Works with
- Anger
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Grief
- Parenting issues
- Self esteem
How Denise works
Practical facts
- Credentials
- LCSW
- Licensed in
- North Carolina
- Years in practice
- 34
- Languages
- English
- Session format
- Online, through our partner platform
About Denise
Denise Owen is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker with a long career helping people manage stress, anxiety, anger, depression, and relationship struggles. She brings 34 years of experience to sessions and focuses on clear, practical goals clients set together. She begins by listening and assessing each person's situation.
Denise prefers to build rapport before starting therapeutic work and involves clients in choosing the methods they will try. If one way doesn't fit, she pivots to a different approach.
Background and approach
Her background includes inpatient and outpatient care, medical settings, hospice work, and community agencies. She has worked with people facing addiction, grief, trauma, and serious mental health challenges. That breadth shapes how she sees patterns and coping habits.
Denise uses a mix of approaches including Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, cognitive behavioral strategies, dialectical skills, mindfulness, and a client-centered stance. In sessions she helps people notice unhelpful thoughts, practice new behaviors, and clarify values that guide change. She also brings teaching experience and a creative side into her work.
That makes sessions practical and sometimes hands-on, with homework or short skills practice between meetings. Denise aims to help people make steady, usable progress. Her style is straightforward and respectful.
She compares therapy to going to the gym - it can feel hard at first, but it usually feels worthwhile afterward. Denise works with adults by appointment in North Carolina and conducts sessions in English.
What Denise works with
Everything Denise lists, in the therapist's own terms. Anger is the reason this directory exists; the rest tells you what usually sits alongside it in Denise's practice.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Grief
- Parenting issues
- Self esteem
- Addictions
- LGBT
- Family conflicts
- Trauma and abuse
- Intimacy-related issues
- Eating disorders
- Sleeping disorders
- Anger management
- Career difficulties
- Bipolar disorder
- Depression
- Coping with life changes
- ADHD
- Blended family issues
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Family problems
- Gender dysphoria
- Guilt and shame
- Hoarding
- Hospice and end-of-life counseling
- Infidelity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Midlife crisis
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Post-traumatic stress
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Approaches Denise lists
- Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Motivational Interviewing
- Narrative Therapy
- Psychodynamic Therapy
- Solution-Focused Therapy
Listing an approach is not evidence of training in it. This directory copies what each therapist names and does not check training records.
Therapeutic approaches and online care
Denise often uses Acceptance and Commitment Therapy and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy in her online work. ACT helps people clarify what matters to them and take small steps toward those values even when feelings are difficult. CBT breaks down unhelpful thoughts and habits and teaches practical skills to change them over time.She treats the choice of approach as a conversation. The therapist and client review needs, goals, and preferences together and then try methods that fit. If something does not work, they adjust the plan so the work stays useful and manageable.
Online sessions are offered through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to provide flexibility. Video calls are well suited for in-depth conversations and visual cues. Phone sessions can be a simpler option when bandwidth is limited or a shorter check-in is needed. Chat and text let clients work in smaller moments during the day and keep progress moving between longer sessions.
Questions people ask about Denise
What concerns does she commonly address?
She supports people with stress, anxiety, anger, depression, relationship and intimacy issues, grief, addiction concerns, ADHD, sleep and eating problems, and career or life transitions.
How would you describe her therapy style?
She works in a straightforward, client-centered way and builds rapport before beginning focused work. Sessions focus on practical goals the client helps choose.
What experience informs her work?
She has 34 years in social work, with roles in inpatient and outpatient settings, medical and hospice care, and community agencies that exposed her to a wide range of issues.
What credential and location details are on record?
She is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker, NC LCSW, and practices in North Carolina.
Which languages are supported and are international clients accepted?
Sessions are offered in English and international clients are not currently accepted.
What session formats are available?
She offers video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to fit different needs and schedules.
How are costs and billing handled?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
Start by selecting the Start Therapy button, complete the short matching questionnaire, and then schedule sessions according to therapist availability.