Denise Owen

Denise Owen is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) with more than three decades in social work. She helps people navigate stress, anxiety, relationship strain, grief, parenting challenges, and anger. Her manner is steady and practical, with an emphasis on working toward clear client goals. Denise began in social work in 1986 and earned a Master of Social Work in 1990. She has practiced across inpatient and outpatient settings, including a state psychiatric hospital, a medical hospital, and community agencies. Her background includes work with hospice patients, people facing addiction, and those coping with trauma and loss. She uses several well-known approaches such as Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Dialectical Behavior Therapy, Client-Centered Therapy, and Mindfulness Therapy. Denise prefers to assess each person first and then choose techniques together. She aims to build rapport before starting active therapeutic work. Over the years she has taught community college psychology and homeschool classes in a variety of topics. She continues to attend seminars and conferences to broaden her knowledge and cultural perspective. She is not currently working in inpatient settings. Getting started typically begins with a short matching process and scheduling that fits the person’s needs. Her style is collaborative and practical - she works with people to set goals, try approaches, and switch things if something does not help.

How Denise Uses Evidence-Based Approaches Online

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) helps a person notice thoughts without getting stuck in them and take action based on personal values. It can be useful for anxiety, stress, and coping with life changes. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) breaks problems into thoughts, feelings, and behaviors and offers practical steps to change unhelpful patterns; it often helps with anxiety, depression, and sleep issues. Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) teaches skills for emotion regulation, distress tolerance, and better communication, which can be helpful when anger or intense emotions interfere with daily life.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. Denise prefers to assess each person and then decide together which methods to try. That collaborative process lets goals and preferences guide the plan, and approaches can be adjusted if something isn’t helping.

Session formats are not listed in the biography, so confirm current options before booking. In general, online work can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy day, reduce travel time, and allow shorter check-ins when needed. It also lets people keep continuity of care if they move within the same region. Licensed professionals can adapt ACT, CBT, or DBT skills to remote sessions so clients can practice tools between visits.