Connie Owens, LCSW, CSW

Connie Owens is a licensed clinical social worker who brings 25 years of experience to people facing addiction and related concerns. She focuses on helping individuals who are dealing with substance use, trauma, relationship struggles, grief, anxiety, depression, and life changes. Connie aims to meet people where they are and work with their values and beliefs to set practical goals.

Connie uses a holistic outlook that considers mind, body, soul, and spirit when appropriate. She combines several therapeutic approaches including Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, cognitive behavioral techniques, dialectical behavior ideas, attachment-based thinking, and client-centered conversation. Her style is described as gentle yet direct - she listens closely and offers clear steps to try between sessions.

Her background includes work with substance use disorders, trauma and narcissistic abuse, grief and end-of-life concerns, and mental health conditions across the lifespan. Connie has practiced in multiple states and holds LCSW and CSW credentials, with clinical experience in individual and group settings.

She also incorporates nutrition and holistic health ideas into care when helpful, drawing on additional study in functional nutrition and holistic mental health. That perspective is used to look at lifestyle factors that affect mood, sleep, energy, and coping.

Connie aims to tailor plans to each person’s needs and to support practical changes. She encourages steady effort and offers guidance, tools, and accountability so people can move toward better daily functioning and more stable relationships.

How therapy approaches translate to online care

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) focuses on helping people notice thoughts and feelings without getting stuck in them, and then choose actions that reflect their values. It can help with addictions, anxiety, depression, and making life changes. Attachment-Based Therapy looks at how early relationship patterns shape current connections and trust; it helps with intimacy concerns, relationship problems, and healing from trauma. Client-Centered Therapy emphasizes a respectful, nonjudgmental conversation where the therapist follows the person’s lead and supports their own problem-solving and self-direction.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. Connie treats the decision as a collaboration, using the first sessions to learn what matters to each person and then trying methods that fit their goals, preferences, and daily life. She adjusts the plan as needed rather than sticking to one way of working.

The original biography does not specify which online session formats are offered, so confirm current options before booking. In general, online work can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy week, keep shorter check-ins on a work break, or avoid travel time. It also allows the therapist and client to use worksheets, mindfulness practice, and behavior plans between meetings so progress keeps moving forward.