I am a family and marriage counselor licensed in California with over 10 years of experience working as a psychotherapist both privately and in the clinic setting. I have had the honor of working with clients from children to senior adults, couples and groups. In this experience, I have worked with clients who have had visits of depression; anxiety; trauma; family issues; religious crisis; parenting challenges and self-harm thoughts. I have been trained in Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR). My preferred approaches include: Cognitive Behavior Therapy (CBT), Person Centered, Psychodynamic and Family Therapy. Although I do not provide pastoral counseling, I assist clients whom are Christian with issues that may challenge their faith. I pray with clients (at their request) and provide Biblical scriptures as a foundation.
My counseling style is warm and interactive and I may challenge clients at times where we both agree may be barriers to moving forward. I do not give advice to clients, but assist them in finding what works for them.
Psychotherapy involves hard work, being true to yourself and awareness that real change is done outside of the therapeutic relationship. "Anything you work hard for, you appreciate more."
I look forward to working with you!
Additional areas of focus: Grief, Intimacy-related issues, Sleeping disorders, Anger management, Self esteem, Bipolar disorder, Coping with life changes, Compassion fatigue, ADHD, Aging and geriatric issues, Blended family issues, Caregiver issues and stress, Codependency, Communication problems, Control issues, Divorce and separation, Emptiness, Family of origin issues, Family problems, First responder issues, Forgiveness, Guilt and shame, Hospice and end-of-life counseling, Isolation / loneliness, Jealousy, Midlife crisis, Mood disorders, Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD, Panic disorder and panic attacks, Personality disorders, Post-traumatic stress, Prejudice and discrimination, Self-harm, Self-love, Sexual assault and abuse, Social anxiety and phobia, Women's issues, Workplace issues, Young adult issues
Clinical approaches: Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR), Narrative Therapy, Psychodynamic Therapy, Solution-Focused Therapy, Trauma-Focused Therapy
AZ LMFT LMFT-15491
CA LMFT 50926
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Elizabeth Owens is an unforeseen gift to me. I thought I knew what I needed, but she showed me what I was missing. I admire her strength and courage to challenge me, with the spirit of an angel.
Written on May 14, 2024 after therapy with Elizabeth for 2 weeks on issues concerning stress, anxiety, and adhd
Elizabeth was great to talk to
Written on May 11, 2024 after therapy with Elizabeth for 3 weeks on issues concerning stress, anxiety, relationship issues, family conflicts, and trauma and abuse
Elizabeth stands out above the rest! She is fantastic! have attempted therapy a few times and was always disappointed with the therapists, as I felt they were not providing me feedback and tools. Not Elizabeth! In session 1 she provided me with very simple, yet very effective tools to help me slow down, cope, and re-evaluate my thought process regarding some very frustrating situations I was facing. Then she followed up with a worksheet, and excellent yet thoughtful questions at our next session. I truly enjoy her approach & her in-depth knowledge of the Bible verses. She shares wonderful & meaningful verses from the Bible at each session and I find myself looking forward to them.
This is the first time, I’ve felt that therapy was helping me, and I am grateful.
Written on May 06, 2024 after therapy with Elizabeth for 2 weeks on issues concerning depression, stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, career difficulties, and coping with life changes
Miss Owen’s is a superb therapist that offers excellent advice and insight for my problems. Her style of therapy for me has been extremely helpful in many ways. She’s loving, warm, and eloquently spoken. Just hands down an amazing therapist
Written on Dec 18, 2023 after therapy with Elizabeth for 2 weeks on issues concerning depression, stress, anxiety, relationship issues, trauma and abuse, self esteem, anger management, and coping with life changes
Elizabeth is very knowledgeable and has offered great techniques to get through tough issues. Great listener, offers sound advice and most importantly ties it into the Christian faith. Highly recommend going with her!
Written on Apr 05, 2023 after therapy with Elizabeth for 1 month on issues concerning depression, stress, anxiety, relationship issues, and sleeping disorders
This is my first experience with therapy for myself. I have often encouraged others in my line of work to seek therapy and I also knew going in that you get what you give when it comes to therapy. My experience with Elizabeth has been eye opening! She really listens to me and offers me to explore and really challenge my reflective thinking beyond what I have ever been able to do on my own! Most of the time, I don't want the time to run out! So because my time is limited, I also use the reflection tool and journaling along with and when you share those with your therapist, she again, responds and offers more insight! What an amazing experience!
Written on Feb 22, 2023 after therapy with Elizabeth for 2 weeks on issues concerning stress, anxiety, family conflicts, parenting issues, coping with life changes, compassion fatigue, and adhd