Denise Owen

Denise Owen is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker with a long history in social work and counseling. She has 34 years of experience and practices in North Carolina. Denise uses a straightforward, goal-focused way of working and prefers to involve each person in deciding how therapy will proceed.

She began in social work in 1986 and completed a Master of Social Work before starting her formal clinical work in 1990. Her background includes both inpatient and outpatient roles, hospice care, and work on a military base. That variety has shaped how she assesses and plans care with people.

Denise likes to build rapport first and then set clear goals together. She will assess a person’s needs and suggest approaches that fit those goals. If a method doesn’t help, she will adjust the plan rather than push ahead with one fixed model.

Her practice draws on several common clinical approaches, and she regularly attends seminars and conferences to keep her North Carolina LCSW current and to broaden her perspective. She is not currently working in inpatient settings and focuses on outpatient care.

Outside of clinical work she has taught community college courses and homeschool classes, and she has published two children’s books. She values the courage it takes to seek counseling and compares regular therapy work to going to the gym: it often feels hard at first, but it helps over time.

How her approaches fit into online therapy

Denise uses Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) to help people notice their values and take small actions toward them, even when hard thoughts or feelings show up. ACT can be helpful for anxiety, stress, and major life changes.

She also uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) to identify unhelpful thinking and test new behaviors. CBT often helps with depression, anxiety, sleep problems, and coping with difficult emotions.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. Denise assesses each person and discusses options together so the treatment plan matches goals and preferences. She will try a method and shift it if it is not helping.

If you are considering online therapy, confirm the current session options before booking so you know what formats are available. Online work can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy week, allow shorter check-ins when schedules demand it, and remove travel time so people can plan therapy around work or caregiving. Licensed professionals can use these benefits to keep continuity of care and to apply ACT or CBT tools between sessions in everyday life.