Michelle Owen
VerifiedGroup PracticeTelehealthLMSW, LSW
Clinician Information
License Type
LMSW, LSW
Clinical Supervisor
Dr. Daniel OlavarríaState(s) of Licensure
New York, Massachusetts, New Jersey, Colorado
Years in Practice
9 years
Accepting New Referrals
Yes
Session Rate
120
Session Format
Telehealth Only
Contact
Practice
The City Psychotherapy New York
New York, New York
Professional Background
Modalities & Approaches
Populations Served
Therapeutic Style
My clinical approach centers around vulnerability and authenticity within the therapeutic relationship. We'll use our relationship to explore the persisting impacts that relational and family dynamics might be having in your life, and to discover new pathways forward in the present day. I work from a strength-based clinical lens, and I offer a unique perspective to therapeutic work related to adoption, multiracial identity, and transracial family dynamics. I offer individual, couples, and family therapy for adult clients. I’m honored to do this work with you!
What Makes Me Unique
I'm particularly passionate about supporting clients in accessing their own vulnerability within the safety of our work together and in navigating issues related to adoption, multiracial identity, and transracial family dynamics. I offer evening and weekend sessions.
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Articles on Michelle's Specialties
Navigating Holiday Transitions as a Family: Staying Grounded Before, During, and After the Season
The holiday season is in full swing, and holiday transitions can feel like a full-body experience for families. The season arrives in stages planning, gathering, traveling, unwinding each with its own blend of joy, pressure, overstimulation, and emotional complexity. Kids feel these transitions too, often more intensely, which means many parents find themselves managing two layers of needs: their child’s nervous system and their own. This article offers simple ways to stay steady throughout the full arc of the season: before, during, and after the holidays.
Reconnecting in Couples Therapy: How Relationship Counseling Can Help
Relationships are among life’s most rewarding experiences, but they are also some of the most complex. Even the strongest couples encounter periods of miscommunication, conflict, or emotional distance. When challenges start to feel overwhelming, couples therapy can provide the structure, tools, and support needed to heal, reconnect, and move forward. If you are considering couples therapy in, here’s what to expect and how it can help strengthen your relationship.
Coping with “Invisible Grief” During the Holidays
Grief is complicated, complex and heavy. As a grief therapist and an active griever myself, I know how difficult the holidays can feel especially when you are coping with disenfranchised grief, or “invisible grief” as I like to call it. After a while, all grief feels invisible in western culture, we barely acknowledge grief, even though it is a natural part of life and something we all go through. However, there is some grief that we are truly given no tools for, and it feels like we do not have any space at all to grieve.
