Karen Epple, LCSW

Karen Epple, LCSW, offers calm, practical support for people feeling overwhelmed by loss, low mood, anxiety, or big life changes. She writes plainly and listens closely so clients can name what feels hardest and try small steps that actually help. Karen keeps sessions warm and down-to-earth and often uses gentle humor when it feels right.

With 30 years as a clinical social worker licensed in Florida, Karen brings long experience in different care settings. She helps people cope with grief and hospice issues, caregiver stress, and the emotional impact of aging. She also works with concerns such as depression, anxiety, low self-esteem, sleep problems, ADHD-related challenges, and issues many LGBTQ people face.

Her approach is practical and focused on what works day to day. Karen uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to help spot unhelpful thoughts and try different behaviors. She also draws on mindfulness practices to build calm and on solution-focused techniques to set short-term goals and track progress.

Sessions aim to increase confidence, reduce overwhelming feelings, and restore energy for life. Karen can help people find ways to quit smoking or vaping, navigate forgiveness, or pursue a clearer sense of life purpose. She explains options in straightforward language and helps clients pick manageable next steps.

Appointments are offered in a range of online formats and can fit weekday evenings. Karen encourages anyone who is tired of feeling stuck to take a small step toward change and explore what therapy could do for them.

How Karen Uses CBT, Mindfulness, and Solution-Focused Work Online

Karen combines Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and mindfulness with solution-focused techniques to help people manage mood, anxiety, grief, and everyday stress. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy looks at unhelpful thought patterns and tests out new behaviors to change how people feel and act. Mindfulness Therapy teaches simple attention and breathing practices to reduce reactivity and improve sleep and calm. Solution-Focused Therapy centers on small, achievable goals so progress is visible and motivating.

Choosing the right approach happens together. Karen will listen to your goals and preferences, try methods that match your needs, and adjust plan and pace as you go. The work is collaborative and aimed at concrete, practical improvements that fit your life.

Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. Video is helpful for in-depth conversations and visual cues, phone works well when bandwidth is low or for shorter check-ins, and chat or messaging offers quick reflections or flexible check-ins between sessions. These options make it easier to schedule sessions in the evening and to fit therapy into a busy week.