Karen Epple

Karen Epple is a Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) licensed in Florida with 30 years of experience. She works with people coping with grief, depression, anxiety, stress, and life changes. She also helps those wrestling with self-esteem, sleeping difficulties, ADHD, and questions about life purpose.

Karen offers straightforward conversations and practical tools. Sessions focus on what is happening now and on small, manageable steps forward. She uses methods drawn from cognitive behavioral therapy, mindfulness, and solution-focused work to address mood and coping skills.

Her approach favors clear problem-solving and gentle skill-building. That can mean identifying thought patterns that make stress worse, trying short experiments to test new behaviors, or practicing attention and breathing exercises to reduce reactivity. She also helps people unpack grief and the practical demands that come with end-of-life care or caregiving roles.

Karen has worked in a range of settings over three decades. That background informs a practical, down-to-earth way of handling common life disruptions. Sessions can include direct feedback, guided exercises, and collaborative planning toward realistic goals.

People often come when they feel stuck after a change or when daily life has become harder to manage. Karen focuses on making progress one step at a time, helping clients weigh options and try different ways of coping that fit their life.

Approaches you may use in online sessions

CBT, or cognitive behavioral therapy, focuses on identifying unhelpful thinking and testing new behaviors. It is often used for depression, anxiety, and stress by turning thoughts and actions into small experiments that can change how you feel.

Mindfulness therapy teaches simple attention and breathing practices to reduce reactivity and increase awareness of moment-to-moment experience. It can help with sleep problems, anxiety, and managing strong emotions.

Solution-focused therapy centers on practical goals and short-term steps. It helps when someone wants to move past feeling stuck by highlighting strengths and building small, achievable plans.

Choosing the right approach is part of the work. Karen will collaborate with each person to decide which methods fit their needs, goals, and preferences. She combines techniques as needed and adjusts the plan as progress is made.

The original biography does not list specific session formats, so confirm available online options before booking. Online work can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy week, allow shorter check-ins when schedules are tight, and reduce travel time, which helps maintain consistency with appointments.