Denise Owen, LCSW

Denise Owen is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker with more than three decades of experience in social work. She helps people facing stress, anxiety, grief, relationship problems, parenting challenges, addiction, and life transitions such as midlife changes. Denise uses straightforward, goal-focused work and believes in getting to know each person before deciding on a plan. Her background includes work in inpatient and outpatient settings, a state psychiatric hospital in North Carolina, a medical hospital in South Carolina, and time on a military base in Virginia. Denise has supported people with long-term psychiatric needs, hospice patients, individuals facing substance use concerns, and those coping with trauma. She has also worked with service members and their families earlier in her career. Denise earned a Master of Social Work and has held her North Carolina Licensed Clinical Social Worker credential since 1993. She keeps up with seminars and conferences in social work, ethics, and related medical and psychological topics. This ongoing learning helps her adapt methods across different concerns and life stages. In sessions she starts by listening to the person’s goals and priorities. She prefers to assess needs first, then choose approaches together. If one method isn’t working, she shifts to another. Building rapport before diving into difficult topics is a priority. Outside clinical work she has taught in homeschool settings and community college courses, and she has published two children’s books. Denise presents an encouraging, matter-of-fact style that aims to make therapeutic work feel like a useful habit rather than a burdensome task.

Approaches that guide online sessions

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) focuses on helping people clarify what matters to them and take small, values-driven steps even when feelings are uncomfortable. It is often used for anxiety, stress, and life changes. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) looks at how thoughts, feelings, and actions interact and teaches practical skills to change unhelpful patterns; it is commonly used for mood and anxiety concerns. Client-Centered Therapy centers the person’s own experience and uses empathic listening so clients can find their own solutions and goals.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. Denise emphasizes a collaborative process: she listens to your goals, suggests methods that may help, and adjusts the plan based on what fits. That means starting with an assessment and then choosing techniques together rather than prescribing a single route up front.

Confirm the exact online session options before booking, as formats are not specified here. Many people find online sessions helpful because they can fit meetings into busy days, reduce travel time, and make it easier to attend regularly. Online work also lets therapists share worksheets, mindfulness exercises, and skill practices between meetings so people can keep progress moving in everyday life.