Karen Murphree, LCSW

Kansas · 30 years in practice

Karen Murphree is a licensed clinical social worker with thirty years of practice.

License and registration

LSCSW, Kansas: LSCSW 1496 · expires September 2026
LICSW, Washington: LW00004122 · expires September 2026
LCSW, Missouri: 2022026451 · expires September 2027
LCSW, Montana: BBH-LCSW-LIC-62799 · expires December 2026
LCSW, Idaho: LCSW-44088 · expires September 2026
LCSW, Oregon: L14851 · expires October 2027
NPI: 1568921658 · national provider identifier
Years in practice: 30
Languages: English

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About Karen

Karen Murphree is a licensed clinical social worker with thirty years of practice. She brings a whole-person, strength-based perspective to therapy and aims to meet people where they are. Her approach blends practical tools with creative methods to help people feel more settled and capable.

She works with adults on stress, anxiety, grief, low self-esteem, depression, and major life changes. She also addresses trauma and abuse, relationship and intimacy concerns, anger, compassion fatigue, and a range of identity-related issues including LGBT and gender dysphoria.

Background and approach

Karen lists EMDR among the approaches she uses alongside mindfulness and skills-based therapies. Sessions often include plain talk alongside visual imagery, music, art, guided meditations, movement, rituals, and attention to sleep and nutrition. She combines evidence-informed techniques like cognitive behavioral and dialectical behavior methods with attachment-based ideas to help people notice unhelpful patterns and try new responses.

Karen says she values creativity and intuition in healing. She shares educational resources so people can follow up between sessions. Her aim is to help each person identify limiting beliefs and behaviors and move toward practical change that fits their life.

She identifies as LGBTQIA2S+ and welcomes people with diverse identities and relationship styles. Karen lives in Montana and draws on a long background that includes hands-on health work and study of whole-person approaches to mood and lifestyle.

Focus areas and approaches

Everything Karen lists on their public professional profile, in their own terms.

Stress, Anxiety
Grief
Self esteem
Depression
Coping with life changes
LGBT
Relationship issues
Family conflicts
Trauma and abuse
Intimacy-related issues
Anger management
Compassion fatigue
Abandonment
Aging and geriatric issues
Attachment issues
BDSM, kink, and alternative sex culture
Body image
Cancer
Caregiver issues and stress
Chronic pain, illness, and disability
Communication problems
Control issues
Divorce and separation
Family of origin issues
Forgiveness
Gender dysphoria
Guilt and shame
Hospice and end-of-life counseling
Isolation / loneliness
Life purpose
Midlife crisis
Panic disorder and panic attacks
Polyamory / non-monogamous relationships
Post-traumatic stress
Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
Self-harm
Self-love
Sexual assault and abuse
Sexuality
Social anxiety and phobia
Visually impaired
Women's issues
Workplace issues

Approaches Karen names

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Online support

How Karen’s approaches translate to online therapy

Attachment-based work focuses on how early relationships shape current patterns. Online sessions can help identify those patterns and try new ways of relating to others and to yourself. Cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) looks at thoughts and behaviors that keep problems going and teaches practical exercises to change them, which adapt well to video and messaging formats. EMDR uses attention and memory techniques to reduce the intensity of traumatic memories and can be incorporated into online sessions with clear pacing and preparation.

Finding the right mix of approaches is a collaborative process. The therapist will talk with you about your goals, preferences, and life circumstances and together choose techniques that fit. That shared planning helps make sessions useful from the start and allows adjustments over time as needs change.

Online formats - video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text messaging - offer flexibility. Video lets you work face-to-face and practice skills together. Phone can be easier when bandwidth is limited or for a shorter check-in. Live chat and text messaging can support quick reflections, ongoing coaching, or notes between sessions. These options make it easier to fit therapy into work, caregiving, and travel schedules while keeping the focus on real change.

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Questions people ask

What concerns does Karen help with?

She works with adults on stress, anxiety, grief, depression, self-esteem, trauma, relationship and intimacy issues, anger, compassion fatigue, and related concerns such as caregiving stress, chronic illness, body image, and gender dysphoria.

How would you describe her therapy style?

Her style blends straightforward skills training with creative methods like imagery, music, art, guided meditation, and movement to help people try new ways of responding to problems.

What is her background and experience?

She has thirty years of clinical experience and a background that includes early hands-on health work and extended study of whole-person and lifestyle-focused approaches to mood and behavior.

Where is she licensed and based?

She holds LCSW credentials in Oregon and Missouri and practices from Montana.

Are sessions offered in other languages or internationally?

Sessions are offered in English and she is not currently accepting international clients.

What session formats are available online?

She offers video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to provide different ways to meet depending on your needs.

How does payment and cost work?

Costs vary by location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.

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