Therapist profile
Karen Murphree, LCSW
LCSW - Stress and family related concerns
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- Attachment-based work
- CBT and DBT skills
- Creative expressive techniques
About Karen
Karen Murphree is an LCSW with thirty years of clinical experience based in Montana. She focuses on stress, anxiety, grief, low self-esteem, depression, and coping with life changes. Her profile notes work with relationship and family concerns, trauma and abuse, intimacy-related issues, anger, and compassion fatigue.
Karen describes an eclectic, whole-person approach rather than a purely illness-based model. She combines evidence-based practices with creative methods to help people find what works for them. She uses techniques such as guided imagery, music, art, movement, and meditation alongside cognitive and behavioral skills.
Her background includes early training as a licensed practical nurse and additional graduate coursework in natural and alternative healing. Karen also completed a health coaching course and has an interest in the food-mood connection and lifestyle factors that affect mental health.
In session she may draw on Attachment-Based Therapy, Client-Centered Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Dialectical Behavior Therapy, and EMDR-related methods. She offers education and resource links to help people follow up between sessions and build practical skills.
Karen identifies as LGBTQIA2S+ friendly, neurodivergent friendly, and affirming of polyamory and kink communities. She also describes a personal interest in spirituality, herbal remedies, and creative self-expression. Her style blends practical skills with exploration of values, meaning, and daily routines.
To begin, she asks prospective clients to complete a short matching questionnaire and schedule a first session through the site. The cost varies by location and uses a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How sessions work
Therapeutic approaches used and how online sessions fit
Attachment-Based Therapy looks at how early connections affect current relationships and emotional patterns. Online work using attachment ideas can help someone who struggles with trust, closeness, or reactivity in family interactions by noticing patterns and trying new ways of relating.Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) focuses on identifying unhelpful thoughts and changing actions that keep problems going. In practical online sessions CBT techniques can teach clear skills for anxiety, depression, or everyday stress and include simple homework between meetings.
EMDR-related methods are used to target distress from traumatic memories by combining focused attention with guided processing. When appropriate, these approaches can help reduce the emotional intensity of past events and improve day-to-day functioning.
Finding the right approach is part of the work together. The therapist will discuss goals, preferences, and immediate needs, and then try methods that fit the person's situation. This is a collaborative process that can change over time as needs shift.
The practical benefits of online care include fitting sessions into busy routines and reducing travel time. Confirm the specific session formats available before booking, since options were not listed in the biography. Many people find that remote sessions make it easier to keep regular appointments and follow through on skills between meetings.
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Experience
30+ years
Listed in
Kansas, Washington, Missouri, Montana, Idaho, Oregon
Languages
English
Questions
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What kinds of problems does she help with?
She lists stress, anxiety, grief, depression, self-esteem, relationship and family concerns, trauma and abuse, intimacy issues, anger, and compassion fatigue among her focus areas.
What is her style or therapeutic approach?
She uses an eclectic, whole-person approach that blends attachment-informed and client-centered work with CBT and DBT skills and creative techniques like guided imagery and movement.
How much clinical experience does she have?
She has thirty years of professional experience in behavioral health.
What credential and region are listed?
She is an LCSW based in Montana with licensure listed as OR LCSW and MO LCSW in her materials.
Does she work in other languages or with international clients?
Sessions are offered in English and she is not accepting international clients.
What session formats does she offer?
Please confirm current session options before booking; the biography does not specify which formats are used.
How do fees and billing work?
Fees vary with location and sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
How do I get started with her?
Use the See online therapy options button, complete the short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session through the site.
Details come from information the therapist supplied to BetterHelp. A license can be checked with the state board.
Online talk therapy is not emergency care. If anyone is in danger, use the crisis numbers.