Jeffrey Owen

Jeffrey Owen is an experienced counselor who welcomes the decision to seek help and offers partnership in addressing current challenges. With 45 years of clinical experience and a graduate degree in Mental Health Counseling, he has worked with a wide spectrum of adult clients and brings a steady confidence to therapeutic work.

Early in his career he supported Vietnam combat veterans coping with severe post-traumatic stress, and for decades since he has focused primarily on adults between eighteen and eighty-five who face depression, anxiety, grief and loss, addiction recovery and relapse issues, difficult life-stage transitions, LGBTQ+ concerns, geriatric matters, and emotional, physical, or sexual trauma. In 1992 he completed certification in clinical hypnotherapy and has applied those methods selectively with carefully screened trauma survivors.

He is independently licensed to practice as a professional clinical counselor in Ohio and bases his work on a humanistic philosophy informed by Eriksonian and Jungian perspectives on development. His therapeutic priority is to create a safe, consistently supportive space where clients experience respect and acceptance. From the outset he emphasizes active dialogue and authentic therapist participation to build rapport and a strong working alliance.

Over time his style has grown more cognitive and didactic, reflecting a belief that understanding one’s difficulties can foster empowerment. In actual practice he remains eclectic, pragmatic, and adaptable. A recent decade spent working with people in extreme crisis has led him to focus more on trauma and to combine cognitive-behavioral approaches with other modalities as each client’s needs require.

Jeffrey Owen recognizes the courage it takes to seek change and to step beyond familiar patterns. When a client is ready to move toward a more fulfilling life, he offers support and encouragement throughout that process.