Karen Jurls, LICSW

Alabama · 35 years in practice

Karen Jurls is a licensed clinical social worker (LICSW) with 35 years of experience.

License and registration

LICSW, Alabama: 0901C · expires July 2026
NPI: 1891452454 · national provider identifier
Years in practice: 35
Languages: English

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About Karen

Karen Jurls is a licensed clinical social worker (LICSW) with 35 years of experience. She focuses on helping people who feel overwhelmed by stress, anxiety, depression, grief, or life transitions. She aims to make the process of getting help straightforward and practical for worried parents and busy adults.

She pays attention to how emotions and relationships shape day-to-day life. In sessions she helps people notice patterns, name difficult feelings, and try small changes that fit their life.

Background and approach

She brings a steady, respectful presence to conversations about trauma, addiction, sleep or eating problems, and struggles with self-esteem. Her background mixes mental health and public health work, and she has spent time supporting adoptive parents and their children. That experience informs how she thinks about attachment, family of origin issues, and blended family concerns.

She also addresses caregiver stress, aging issues, and difficulties that come from separation, divorce, or domestic violence. Therapy with her may use approaches that focus on emotions and relationships, thoughts and behavior, or values-based action. She works with practical skills for coping, communication, and managing mood symptoms such as bipolar disorder or persistent depression.

Sessions also cover parenting challenges and career-related stress when those concerns come up. Sessions are offered in English and conducted through video, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging. Karen encourages a collaborative pace where goals are set together and progress is checked in regularly.

Focus areas and approaches

Everything Karen lists on their public professional profile, in their own terms.

Stress, Anxiety
Relationship issues
Grief
Self esteem
Coping with life changes
Addictions
Family conflicts
Trauma and abuse
Eating disorders
Sleeping disorders
Parenting issues
Anger management
Career difficulties
Bipolar disorder
Depression
Coaching
ADHD
Abandonment
Adoption and foster care
Aging and geriatric issues
Attachment issues
Blended family issues
Caregiver issues and stress
Communication problems
Control issues
Dependent personality
Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)
Divorce and separation
Domestic violence
Emptiness
Family of origin issues
Family problems
Fatherhood issues
Forgiveness
Gender dysphoria
Guilt and shame
HIV / AIDS
Hoarding
Hospice and end-of-life counseling
Impulsivity
Infidelity
Intellectual disability
Isolation / loneliness
Jealousy
Life purpose
Midlife crisis
Personality disorders
Polyamory / non-monogamous relationships
Post-traumatic stress
Sexuality
Social anxiety and phobia
Women's issues

Approaches Karen names

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Online support

Working with emotions and patterns online

Karen uses Emotionally-Focused Therapy to help people identify and work with core emotions that shape their relationships and reactions. EFT focuses on recognizing feelings, understanding how they influence behavior, and creating new ways to respond that reduce conflict and loneliness.

She also uses Acceptance and Commitment Therapy to help people notice thoughts and feelings without getting stuck, and to choose actions that match their values. Attachment-Based Therapy is used to look at how early relationship patterns affect current connections and coping. Together these approaches help with grief, anxiety, mood shifts, and relationship stress in everyday life.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. She collaborates with each person to match methods to their goals, needs, and preferences. That means trying a few ideas, checking what helps, and adjusting the plan together.

Online sessions are offered by video calls, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging to fit different routines. Video is useful for face-to-face conversation, phone works well when bandwidth is limited, and messaging or live chat can be a shorter check-in during a work break. These options make it easier to keep therapy consistent across a busy week.

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Questions people ask

What kinds of concerns does she help with?

She works with stress, anxiety, depression, grief, relationship and family issues, trauma and abuse, addictions, sleep and eating problems, parenting challenges, anger, career concerns, bipolar disorder, ADHD, and related struggles.

What is her therapeutic style like?

She blends emotion-focused and evidence-based approaches. Sessions are conversational and goal-oriented, with attention to feelings, relationships, and practical skills.

How long has she been practicing?

She brings 35 years of experience in mental health and public health settings, including work with adoptive parents and children.

What credentials and location are listed?

She is an AL LICSW, a licensed clinical social worker practicing in Alabama.

Which languages are available for sessions?

Sessions are offered in English.

Can people outside the country work together?

International clients are not currently accepted; sessions are offered to clients located where the license applies.

What session formats are offered?

Therapy can be done by video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to fit different schedules and needs.

How does cost and starting therapy work?

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