- Emotionally-Focused Therapy
- Client-Centered methods
- Cognitive Behavioral tools
About Karen
Dr. Karen Owen is a New Jersey psychologist (NJ Psychologist 35SI00564700) with 13 years of clinical experience. She works with people who are dealing with anxiety, depression, trauma, relationship problems, grief, and parenting strains. Dr. Owen speaks English and Spanish and uses approaches that focus on emotions, thinking patterns, and trauma recovery.
She often draws on Emotionally-Focused Therapy to look at emotions and attachment patterns that shape relationships. She also uses client-centered methods that prioritize the person’s perspective, and cognitive behavioral techniques to address unhelpful thinking and behavior. These approaches are used together to match each person’s needs.
Dr. Owen has experience with complex trauma and related concerns such as domestic violence, postpartum depression, and coping after natural or human-caused disasters. She also helps with intimacy issues, fertility-related stress, multicultural concerns, and challenges common in young adulthood. Her background includes work with individuals, adolescents, couples, and family situations.
Sessions are collaborative. The therapist works at the client’s pace to identify goals and practical steps. Typical work includes naming difficult emotions, tracing how feelings affect behavior, and practicing new ways of responding in relationships.
Clients who prefer Spanish may work in that language. International clients are not accepted. For people interested in starting, she asks that they complete the platform matching questionnaire and schedule a first session.
How her approaches translate to online therapy
Dr. Owen commonly uses Emotionally-Focused Therapy to help people identify and name powerful emotions and to look at attachment and relationship patterns. EFT can be helpful when patterns of disconnection, jealousy, or intimacy issues are hard to name.She also uses Client-Centered Therapy, which centers the person’s own perspective and pace, and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, which targets unhelpful thoughts and behaviors with practical exercises. CBT is often used for anxiety, depression, sleep and eating concerns.
Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will talk with the person about goals, preferences, and what feels most helpful. Together they decide which mix of EFT, client-centered work, or CBT to try and adjust it over time.
Session formats are not specified in the biography, so confirm current online options before booking. Online sessions can make regular meetings easier to fit into work and family schedules, reduce travel time, and allow brief check-ins when a short follow-up is needed. Practical choices such as opting for a phone check-in or a longer video session can be discussed based on what works best for the person.
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Experience
13+ years
Listed in
New Jersey
Languages
English, Spanish
Frequently asked questions
What concerns does she address?
She works with stress, anxiety, depression, trauma and abuse, relationship and intimacy issues, grief, parenting challenges, and related concerns such as fertility stress and postpartum depression.
How would you describe her therapeutic style?
She uses Emotionally-Focused Therapy to look at emotions and attachment, client-centered work to prioritize the person’s perspective, and CBT techniques to change unhelpful thoughts and behaviors.
How much clinical experience does she have?
She has 13 years of experience working in clinical psychology with individuals, adolescents, couples, and family situations.
What are her credentials and where is she based?
She is a New Jersey psychologist listed as NJ Psychologist 35SI00564700 and practices from New Jersey.
Which languages can sessions be held in?
Sessions are offered in English and Spanish.
Can people outside the US work with her?
She does not accept international clients at this time.
How are sessions paid for and what does it cost?
Cost varies with location; sessions operate under a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
Click the See online therapy options button, complete the short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session.
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