- Years in practice
- 25
- Credentials
- LCSW, CSW
- Licensed in
- Florida, Michigan, Colorado
- Languages
- English
- Focus
- Addictions
- Focus
- Relationship issues
- Focus
- Trauma and abuse
About Connie
Connie Owens is a licensed social worker with 25 years of clinical experience. She focuses on practical help for people juggling parenting concerns alongside stress, anxiety, grief, addiction, and relationship struggles. Connie speaks plainly and aims to make therapy feel understandable and doable for busy parents.
She draws on several evidence-informed approaches and adapts them to each person's life. Sessions are collaborative and paced to fit what a person can manage.
Background and approach
The emphasis is on clear goals, coping skills, and everyday strategies that can be used between appointments. Connie works from a whole-person perspective that includes mental, physical, and emotional factors. She looks at how sleep, eating, stress, and relationships affect mood and parenting.
Conversations often include concrete steps to improve daily routines and communication patterns. Her background includes long experience with trauma, substance use concerns, grief, and relationship difficulty. She has practiced across multiple states and holds the credential Licensed Clinical Social Worker, LCSW, as well as CSW.
Those years of work inform a steady, experienced approach in sessions. People who choose Connie can expect straightforward feedback, practical homework, and a plan focused on change. She aims to help each person find tools that fit their values and family life, and to support steady progress rather than quick fixes.
What Connie works with
Everything Connie lists, in the therapist's own terms. Parenting is the reason this directory exists; the rest shows what else Connie helps people with.
- Addictions
- Relationship issues
- Trauma and abuse
- Grief
- Depression
- Stress, Anxiety
- LGBT
- Family conflicts
- Intimacy-related issues
- Eating disorders
- Sleeping disorders
- Parenting issues
- Anger management
- Self esteem
- Career difficulties
- Bipolar disorder
- Coping with life changes
- Compassion fatigue
- ADHD
- Abandonment
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Antisocial personality
- Attachment issues
- Avoidant personality
- Blended family issues
- Body image
- Cancer
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Co-morbidity
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Dependent personality
- Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)
- Dissociation
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Eating and food-related issues
- Emptiness
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Fatherhood issues
- First responder issues
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Hospice and end-of-life counseling
- Impulsivity
- Infidelity
- Intellectual disability
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Midlife crisis
- Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
- Money and financial issues
- Mood disorders
- Multicultural concerns
- Narcissism
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Paranoia
- Personality disorders
- Polyamory / non-monogamous relationships
- Postpartum depression
- Post-traumatic stress
- Pregnancy and childbirth
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sex addiction
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Sexuality
- Smoking / vaping cessation
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Traumatic brain injury
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Approaches Connie lists
- Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
- Attachment-Based Therapy
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Motivational Interviewing
- Narrative Therapy
- Psychodynamic Therapy
- Solution-Focused Therapy
- Trauma-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 that translate to online care
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, or ACT, emphasizes clarifying personal values and taking small actions that align with those values. It helps with anxiety, stress, and making consistent changes in daily life. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, CBT, focuses on identifying unhelpful thoughts and testing new behaviors to reduce symptoms like depression, sleep problems, and low mood. It is useful for parenting stress and managing routines. Attachment-Based Therapy looks at relationship patterns and how early bonds influence current connections, which can help with communication, intimacy-related issues, and trust.Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist collaborates with each person to choose or blend methods that match their goals, values, and what feels practical. Methods can shift as needs change so sessions stay focused and useful.
Online therapy offers flexible ways to meet. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation for skill teaching and detailed work. Phone sessions can fit a short break at work or be easier when bandwidth is limited. Live chat and text-based messaging make it simple to check in between appointments and try brief problem-solving or coping reminders. These options help people balance therapy with parenting, work, and daily life while keeping a steady path toward goals.
Questions people ask about Connie
What kinds of concerns can be addressed in sessions?
Connie supports people facing addictions, anxiety, depression, trauma and abuse, grief, relationship and intimacy challenges, parenting strain, sleep and eating problems, ADHD, and many related issues.
What is her general therapy style like?
She uses a gentle but direct style and adapts methods to each person. Sessions focus on practical steps, skill building, and setting achievable goals.
How much clinical experience does she bring?
She has 25 years of clinical practice, including long work with trauma, substance use concerns, grief, and relationship issues.
What credentials and region are associated with this therapist?
She holds LCSW and CSW credentials and practices from Colorado with licensure history across multiple states.
Are sessions available in other languages or internationally?
Sessions are offered in English, and she accepts international clients for online work.
Which session formats are offered?
She provides video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to fit different schedules and needs.
How is cost handled for sessions?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
What are the steps to begin working with her?
Start by selecting the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule sessions according to therapist availability.
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