Karen Murphree, LCSW
Therapist in Montana
Karen Murphree is a licensed clinical social worker with thirty years of experience.
- Licensed inKansas, Washington, Missouri, Montana, Idaho, Oregon
- LicenseLSCSW 1496, LW00004122, 2022026451, BBH-LCSW-LIC-62799, LCSW-44088, L14851
- NPI 1568921658
- Experience30+ years
- LanguagesEnglish
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About Karen
Karen Murphree is a licensed clinical social worker with thirty years of experience. She practices from a strengths-based, whole-person perspective and aims to meet people where they are. Her approach blends practical techniques with creative tools so you can find what helps in day-to-day life.
She commonly helps people facing stress, anxiety, grief, low self-esteem, depression, and big life changes. She also supports those coping with trauma and abuse, intimacy concerns, compassion fatigue, and relationship or family of origin issues.
Background and approach
Additional focuses include body image, chronic illness, caregiving stress, aging, and attachment issues. Karen combines talk therapy with experiential methods such as guided imagery, music, art, movement, rituals, and breath work alongside evidence-based practices. She draws from attachment-based ideas, cognitive behavioral strategies, dialectical behavior techniques, and EMDR-related methods to help people notice patterns and develop new ways of coping.
Her background includes work as an LPN and graduate coursework in natural and alternative approaches, plus health coaching training that informs her interest in the food-mood-lifestyle connection. She often shares educational resources and practical suggestions clients can try between sessions. Karen is LGBTQIA2S+ friendly and affirming of diverse identities, including polyamory and kink communities.
She lives in Montana and offers services in English. She describes herself as spiritual and values kindness, curiosity, and collaboration in therapy.
Credentials
- LSCSW (Kansas)
- License LSCSW 1496 · expires September 2026
- LICSW (Washington)
- License LW00004122 · expires September 2026
- LCSW (Missouri)
- License 2022026451 · expires September 2027
- LCSW (Montana)
- License BBH-LCSW-LIC-62799 · expires December 2026
- LCSW (Idaho)
- License LCSW-44088 · expires September 2026
- LCSW (Oregon)
- License L14851 · expires October 2027
- NPI
- 1568921658 · national provider identifier
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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
- Attachment-Based Therapy
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)
- Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR)
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Internal Family Systems
Naming an approach is not evidence of training in it. This directory copies what each therapist lists and does not check training records.
Online support
Attachment-informed and practical approaches offered online
Attachment-based ideas focus on how early relationships shape current patterns of closeness and trust; in sessions this might look like naming those patterns and practicing new ways of relating. Client-centered work emphasizes listening, empathy, and letting your concerns guide the pace of therapy so you feel recognized and respected. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) helps people identify and change unhelpful thoughts and small behaviors that keep problems going, which can be useful for anxiety, depression, and stress.Choosing the right approach is part of the work. Karen will collaborate with each person to see which methods fit their needs, goals, and preferences. That might mean blending approaches, trying out a technique, and adjusting over time based on what is helpful.
Online therapy options include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to increase flexibility. Video can support face-to-face conversation and visual cues, phone is useful when bandwidth is limited or for shorter check-ins, and chat or messaging lets people communicate between sessions or in writing. These formats make it easier to fit therapy into a busy life and to continue work from different locations.
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Frequently asked
What concerns does Karen commonly address?
She works with stress, anxiety, grief, low self-esteem, depression, coping with life changes, trauma and abuse, intimacy-related issues, anger, and compassion fatigue. There are also focuses on caregiving stress, chronic illness, body image, and attachment issues.
How would you describe the therapy style and approach?
The style mixes a whole-person, strengths-based stance with both creative methods and evidence-based tools. Sessions may include talk therapy plus imagery, music, art, movement, mindfulness, and skill-building techniques.
What is Karen's professional background?
She has thirty years of clinical experience and a background as an LPN plus graduate coursework in natural and alternative healing and health coaching. She brings an eclectic, integrative perspective to sessions.
Where is the therapist located and what credential does she hold?
Karen practices from Montana and holds the credential LCSW with licensure in Oregon and Missouri noted as OR LCSW, MO LCSW.
Which languages are supported and are international sessions available?
Sessions are offered in English. International clients are not accepted at this time.
What session formats are offered online?
Therapy can be delivered via video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to fit different scheduling and communication needs.
How is cost handled for sessions?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with Karen?
Start by selecting the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule according to the therapist's availability.
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