Denise Owen , LCSW

Denise Owen is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker with more than three decades in social work. She brings a calm, practical approach to common struggles like anxiety, depression, relationship stress, parenting strain, grief, and issues that often affect women. Denise writes plainly, listens first, and helps people set clear goals for therapy.

She began in social work in the mid-1980s and earned a Master of Social Work before concentrating on clinical practice in 1990. Her background includes inpatient and outpatient settings, hospice care, and work alongside military communities and correctional facilities. She has experience with addiction, trauma and abuse, bipolar disorder, ADHD, and many other concerns listed in her specialties.

Denise uses a collaborative style. She assesses each person and then discusses treatment options together. If one approach doesn’t fit, she adjusts the plan. Building rapport comes first, and she prefers to agree on goals before moving into active therapy.

Her clinical toolkit includes acceptance and commitment ideas, client-centered methods, cognitive behavior techniques, dialectical behavior skills, and mindfulness practices. She continues professional learning through seminars and conferences to broaden her perspectives and skills.

Outside of clinical work she has taught homeschooling classes and community college courses, and she has published two children’s books. She frames therapy as regular, useful work - like exercise - that often feels harder at first but pays off over time.

Approaches that translate well to online work

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy focuses on noticing thoughts and choosing actions that match personal values. It can help with anxiety, depression, stress, and life transitions by teaching steps to move toward meaningful goals. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy breaks concerns into thoughts, feelings, and behaviors, then uses simple exercises to change patterns that maintain problems like insomnia, worry, or low mood.

Finding the right approach is part of the process. The therapist will assess what a person needs and talk through options together. This is a collaborative effort to pick strategies that fit the client’s goals and day-to-day life, and she will change course if something isn’t working.

Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. Video is useful for face-to-face connection and structured work. Phone sessions take less bandwidth and can fit into a work break. Live chat or text messaging are helpful for brief check-ins, practicing skills between sessions, or when typing feels easier than speaking. These options make it easier to keep therapy consistent around busy schedules.