Francine Owens, LCSW

Francine Owens is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) practicing in Tennessee. She works with people facing stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, bipolar challenges, and depression. She also focuses on issues such as aging and geriatric concerns, caregiver stress, chronic illness and pain, and adoption and foster care matters.

Francine brings 28 years of clinical experience to her practice. Her style is warm, respectful, and nonjudgmental. In sessions she listens closely, helps clients name what matters to them, and works with them to make changes that fit their life.

She uses a mix of approaches to match each person’s needs. That may include acceptance and commitment ideas to clarify values, cognitive behavioral techniques to shift unhelpful thinking, and emotionally focused methods to improve important relationships. She also uses dialectical behavior strategies when stronger emotion regulation skills are needed.

Her practice places emphasis on practical steps that can be used between sessions. Clients can expect skill-building, gentle challenges to long-standing patterns, and support while trying new ways of coping. Francine aims to help people move toward a life they can celebrate rather than remain stuck in old patterns.

Francine welcomes people from a range of backgrounds and affirms LGBTQ and non-binary identities. She encourages anyone considering therapy to think about what they want to change and to take a small first step toward getting support.

How therapeutic approaches translate to online work

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) helps people clarify what they value and take small steps toward those values while accepting difficult thoughts and feelings. It can be useful for anxiety, depression, and stress when someone wants clearer direction in life. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) focuses on identifying and changing unhelpful thoughts and behaviors, often with simple exercises and homework to practice new skills between sessions. That approach is commonly used for anxiety, depression, and mood regulation. Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT) concentrates on understanding and reshaping emotional responses in important relationships, which can help with communication and connection issues.

Finding the right approach is part of the work together. The therapist will talk with each person about their goals, preferences, and needs, and then suggest methods that might fit best. This collaborative process makes it easier to adjust methods if something is not working.

The biography does not list specific session formats, so confirm current options before booking. In general, online sessions can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy life. They can save travel time, allow shorter check-ins on a day with limited time, and make attendance simpler when managing health or caregiving responsibilities. Licensed professionals can use online work to teach skills, guide practice exercises, and support people as they try new ways of coping in daily life.