Denise Owen, LCSW

Denise Owen is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) licensed in North Carolina with 34 years of experience in social work. She began in the field in 1986, completed a Master of Social Work, and has practiced across inpatient and outpatient settings. She helps people with stress, anxiety, relationship and parenting concerns, grief, addictions, mood concerns such as depression and bipolar, ADHD, and a variety of family and intimacy issues.

Her background includes work in a state psychiatric hospital, medical hospital settings, a military base, and several outpatient agencies. She has supported people facing domestic violence, substance use issues, long-term psychiatric needs, hospice and end-of-life concerns, and disaster-related coping. She has also worked with people affected by infidelity, hoarding, gender dysphoria, and caregiver stress.

Denise uses a practical, client-centered approach. She typically assesses where a person is first, then agrees on goals and which methods to try. If an approach does not fit, she will move to another method rather than sticking with something that isn't working. Her stated methods include acceptance and commitment techniques, cognitive behavioral ideas, dialectical behavior strategies, mindfulness work, motivational interviewing, and client-centered practices.

She continues professional development through seminars and conferences to broaden her knowledge of medical, psychological, social work, and ethical issues. She has taught Psychology 101 and Sociology 101 at a community college and spent more than a decade teaching classes in a homeschool network.

Outside clinical work she has published two children's books and runs classes on varied topics. She encourages a practical view of therapy - regular effort often brings useful change over time.

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