About Karen
Karen Epple greets people with warmth and steady attention. She is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) with 30 years of experience. Karen listens without judgment and helps people manage stress, anxiety, or low mood so they can feel more able to move forward.
She focuses on practical steps to ease daily pressure. Karen uses clear strategies to address grief, depression, sleep problems, and feelings of low self-esteem. She also supports people facing major life changes, caregiving strain, smoking or vaping cessation, and issues related to aging and women's health.
How Karen works
Sessions are straightforward and conversational. Karen often blends goal-focused work with mindfulness exercises to help clients notice what’s happening in the moment. She also uses techniques from Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to challenge unhelpful thoughts and build healthier routines.
Her background spans many care settings over three decades. That experience informs a gentle, realistic approach to complicated feelings like anger, forgiveness, and grief. Karen brings particular attention to mood disorders, hospice and end-of-life concerns, and domestic violence recovery.
People can expect a calm, respectful tone and practical tools to try between sessions. Karen accepts international clients and works from Florida. She holds weekday late-afternoon and evening hours to better match busy schedules.
Karen lists 3 ways of working on the entry:
What Karen works with
The areas below are the ones Karen selected when setting up a profile. The first few are listed as the main focus; the rest are also named.
Also listed
- ADHD
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Coping with life changes
- Domestic violence
- Family problems
- Forgiveness
- Hospice and end-of-life counseling
- LGBT
- Life purpose
- Mood disorders
- Self-love
- Sleeping disorders
- Smoking / vaping cessation
- Stress, Anxiety
- Women's issues
Training and background
| Register | LCSW |
|---|---|
| Years in practice | 30 |
| Languages | English |
| Session format | Online: video, phone, live chat or messaging |
| Country | Florida |
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Online support options
Online approaches that meet you where you are
Karen uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to help people identify unhelpful thoughts and try small behavior changes that reduce symptoms of depression and anxiety. CBT focuses on practical steps and experiments to test new ways of thinking and acting.She also uses Mindfulness Therapy to teach simple attention and breathing practices that reduce reactivity and help with sleep and stress. Mindfulness helps people notice patterns without getting swept away by them.
Finding the right approach is collaborative. Karen works with each person to match methods to their goals, needs, and preferences and adjusts the plan as progress is made. She frames therapy as a shared process of trial and learning rather than a one-size-fits-all prescription.
Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to offer flexibility. Video can closely mirror an in-person meeting, phone calls can fit into a work break or be used when bandwidth is limited, and messaging or live chat can provide brief check-ins or ongoing prompts between sessions. These options make it easier to fit therapy into a busy life while still working on concrete tools and skills.
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