Kelly Owens , LMHC

Kelly Owens, LMHC (Licensed Mental Health Counselor), practices in New York and brings nine years of experience in the mental health field. She supports people navigating stress, anxiety, depression, trauma and abuse, relationship and family challenges, grief, parenting concerns, and career or life transitions.

Kelly offers individualized care that draws on multiple therapeutic methods and is tailored to each person’s goals and circumstances. She is experienced in virtual therapy and works with clients through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to make therapy more accessible. In sessions she combines warmth and compassion with practical strategies to help clients identify barriers, strengthen coping skills, and move toward meaningful change.

Her practice emphasizes collaboration and a non-judgmental stance, and she adapts techniques to fit individuals, couples, and families. Areas of particular focus include abandonment, adoption and foster care concerns, body image and self-esteem issues, codependency and commitment struggles, infidelity and communication problems, caregiving stress, and coping with loss. Kelly invites prospective clients to clarify their goals and to work together on steps that feel manageable and relevant.

Therapeutic Approaches Adapted for Online Care

Client-Centered Therapy focuses on building a supportive relationship in which the client’s perspective guides the work. It emphasizes empathy, acceptance, and collaboration to help people explore their feelings, clarify values, and strengthen self-understanding - useful for relationship issues, self-esteem concerns, and life transitions.

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) is a skills-oriented approach that helps clients identify and change unhelpful thinking and behavior patterns. It is commonly used for anxiety, depression, stress management, and developing practical coping strategies for everyday challenges.

Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) is a trauma-focused method designed to reduce the emotional intensity of distressing memories and support adaptive processing. It can be helpful for those working through traumatic or highly upsetting experiences.

Choosing the right approach is part of the therapeutic process. Kelly works collaboratively with clients to determine which methods best fit their needs, goals, and preferences, and can adjust techniques as therapy progresses.

Online therapy offers flexibility and accessibility - clients can meet by video, phone, live chat, or messaging, making it easier to fit sessions into busy schedules or to work from familiar settings. Licensed professionals can adapt these approaches to remote formats, providing consistent support and practical tools that translate well to virtual care.