Holistic Jungian therapist specializing in trauma and relationships
I am a Licensed Clinical Social Worker and have been licensed since 1993; however, I’ve worked in the field of Social Work since 1986, starting with an undergraduate internship with DSS. My formal experience, however, officially started in 1990 after receiving a Masters in Social Work. I have worked in both inpatient and outpatient settings, including a state psychiatric hospital in NC, a medical hospital in SC, on a military base in VA and at several outpatient agencies in PA. Due to my husband’s job, I have moved to and worked in four states over the past 29 years. I have worked with children with behavioral issues; long-term psychiatric males; hospice patients; children with developmental issues; State and Federal Inmates; Military service men, women, children, couples and families; domestic violence; addictions; and people dealing with grief, anxiety and PTSD.
I continue to attend a variety of seminars to keep my SW License current and have attended many medical, psychological, social work and ethics conferences in order to become more socially & culturally diverse and to enhance my knowledge outside of my typical wheelhouse, which is long-term psychiatric patients; however, I am not currently working in an inpatient setting.
I look forward to learning about my clients’ needs and typically operate with “client goals” in mind, using a variety of clinical techniques. I prefer to assess the individual first and then include them in the decision-making for which therapeutic work to engage. If that doesn’t work, we move to something else. It’s important to build rapport with a client before jumping into therapy. As Stephen Covey would say, “Diagnose before prescribing.”
Fun facts about me: I have been teaching for the past 11 years in the Home School network in SC, and have taught many different classes, from Creative Crafting to Egyptology to Basic Sign Language to Creative Writing to The Solar System and a few others (I have many interests). I have also taught Psychology 101 and Sociology 101 at a community college in NC. Lastly, I have published two children’s books: “Turtle Gliding” in 2009 and “Why Does God Pull Teeth?” in 2018, with each book being inspired by one of my children.
I respect anyone who has the courage to seek counseling, because none of us can do life without other people and sometimes their help. Therapy is like going to the gym. Sometimes you dread the thought of going, but once you get there, you’re glad you went!
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Denise Owen is a licensed clinical social worker in North Carolina with a license held since 1993 and a career in social work that began with an undergraduate internship in 1986. She earned a Master of Social Work in 1990 and brings 34 years of clinical experience across inpatient and outpatient settings.
Her professional background includes work at a state psychiatric hospital in North Carolina, a medical hospital in South Carolina, a military base in Virginia, and multiple outpatient agencies in Pennsylvania. Over the past 29 years she has lived and worked in four states due to her husband’s job. Her caseload has covered a wide range of populations and concerns, including children with behavioral or developmental challenges, long-term psychiatric males, hospice patients, state and federal inmates, military service members and their families, survivors of domestic violence, people coping with addictions, grief, anxiety, and PTSD.
Although her foundational training centers on long-term psychiatric care, Denise continues professional development through seminars and conferences in medical, psychological, social work, and ethics topics to expand cultural awareness and clinical skills. She is not currently practicing in an inpatient setting.
Denise approaches therapy with client goals as the guiding principle, preferring to assess each individual first and then involve them in decisions about the therapeutic work to pursue. She emphasizes building rapport before beginning targeted interventions, following the idea to “Diagnose before prescribing.” When a particular approach does not fit, she will shift to another method until the client’s needs are met.
Outside of clinical practice she has taught in the homeschool network in South Carolina for 11 years, creating courses ranging from creative crafting and Egyptology to basic sign language, creative writing, and astronomy. She has also taught Psychology 101 and Sociology 101 at a community college in North Carolina. Denise is the author of two children’s books—”Turtle Gliding” (2009) and “Why Does God Pull Teeth?” (2018)—each inspired by one of her children.
Denise respects the courage it takes to seek counseling and likens therapy to going to the gym: the idea may feel difficult at first, but most people are glad they went once they start. Her practice addresses a broad spectrum of issues including stress, anxiety, relationship difficulties, grief, parenting, self-esteem, addictions, LGBT concerns, family conflict, trauma and abuse, intimacy-related issues, eating and sleeping disorders, anger management, career challenges, bipolar disorder, depression, coping with life changes, and ADHD.
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