Denise Owen

Denise Owen is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker with decades of experience helping people manage stress, anxiety, grief, relationship strain, parenting challenges, and life changes. She draws on practical tools to help clients reduce overwhelm and rebuild routine after loss or disruption. Denise writes in a straightforward way and focuses on clear goals clients can track.

Denise earned a Master of Social Work in 1990 and has been a licensed clinical social worker (LCSW) since 1993. Her work background spans inpatient and outpatient settings, including a state psychiatric hospital, a medical hospital, and community agencies across several states. She has supported people coping with addiction, trauma and abuse, hospice and end-of-life concerns, and complex mental health conditions.

Her style centers on building rapport before starting specific therapy work. She likes to assess each person first and invite them into decisions about which techniques to try. If one approach does not help, she prefers to shift course rather than pushing ahead with the same method.

Denise uses a mix of clinical approaches such as Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Dialectical Behavior Therapy, client-centered listening, and mindfulness practices. She also draws on motivational techniques when people need extra momentum to change habits.

Outside of clinical work she has taught community college courses and homeschool classes, and she has published two children’s books. Denise values practical progress and compares therapy to exercise - it can feel hard at first, then worthwhile.

Therapeutic approaches and online care