Karen Epple, LCSW

Karen Epple is a licensed clinical social worker with three decades of experience who helps people facing grief, anxiety, depression, and life transitions. She offers a calm, warm presence and listens without judgment. Many come to her looking for ways to regain energy, improve self-esteem, or cope with stressful change. She also works with concerns related to aging and geriatric issues and caregiver stress.

Karen uses straightforward methods in sessions so people can start feeling better sooner. She mixes practical tools from Cognitive Behavioral Therapy with mindfulness practices and solution-focused steps that target what matters most right now. Sessions are conversational and paced to each person’s comfort, with room for gentle humor when appropriate.

Her background spans multiple care settings in Florida, and she has helped people with hospice and end-of-life counseling, domestic violence recovery, and smoking or vaping cessation. She brings experience supporting women's issues, LGBT concerns, sleep problems, and mood disorders into her work.

Karen aims to help clients find clear, manageable strategies for daily life. That can mean learning ways to manage stress, rebuilding confidence, or making small changes that lead to better routines and sleep. She encourages people to set realistic goals and to celebrate progress along the way.

If you decide to reach out, Karen asks you to use the Start Therapy button and complete a short matching questionnaire. Scheduling is arranged according to her posted hours, and the subscription can be canceled at any time.

How Karen’s approaches translate to online work

Karen uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to help people notice and change unhelpful thinking and behavior patterns. CBT often helps with depression, anxiety, sleep problems, and stress by focusing on small, practical steps and new routines.

She also uses Mindfulness Therapy, which teaches simple attention and breathing practices to reduce reactivity and improve focus. Mindfulness can support coping with grief, caregiver fatigue, and mood symptoms by helping people pause and choose responses.

Solution-Focused Therapy is used to zero in on immediate goals and strengths. This approach helps when someone needs quick, doable strategies for a current problem or life transition.

Choosing the right approach is a team effort. Karen will talk with each person about goals, preferences, and what’s been tried before. Together they decide which methods to try and adjust them as progress is made.

The practical benefits of online therapy include fitting sessions into a busy schedule and keeping continuity when travel or caregiving makes in-person visits hard. Because the original biography does not list specific session formats, confirm the available options before booking. Online work can make it easier to check in during a difficult week, try focused brief sessions, or keep regular weekly appointments without extra travel.