Francine Owens, LCSW

Francine Owens is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) based in Jackson, Tennessee, and the owner of Owens Family Counseling. She holds an MSSW - a Master of Science in Social Work focused on clinical treatment - from the University of Tennessee at Memphis and brings more than two decades of hands-on clinical experience working with individuals, couples, and families.

Francine aims to help clients uncover their authentic selves and move toward lives they can celebrate. While she acknowledges that past hardships cannot be erased, she partners with clients to understand and address current challenges, reduce patterns that limit well-being, and build more meaningful daily experiences. Her work centers on changing long-standing behaviors and reshaping negative perceptions that interfere with personal growth.

Her therapeutic style is warm, respectful, non-judgmental, compassionate, and sensitive, tailored to meet each client where they are. She draws from a range of evidence-informed methods, including Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT), Trauma-Focused CBT, Client-Centered Therapy, Internal Family Systems, EMDR, Solution-Focused techniques, and Emotional Freedom Therapy. Francine provides support across a wide array of concerns, from stress and anxiety to trauma, mood disorders, and caregiver and family issues.

Committed to inclusive practice, she creates a welcoming environment for LGBTQ clients and those who are non-binary or genderqueer. Francine welcomes those seeking guidance through transitions, recovery from difficult experiences, or a new direction in life, and she looks forward to collaborating on achievable goals.

Practical therapeutic approaches for online care

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, or ACT, encourages clients to clarify their values and take committed action toward them while learning to accept difficult thoughts and feelings. It can be helpful for stress, anxiety, and situations where avoidance has limited engagement in meaningful life activities.

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, focuses on identifying and shifting unhelpful thoughts and behaviors. Through practical strategies and skills building, CBT is commonly used for anxiety, depression, mood regulation, and many everyday coping challenges.

Client-Centered Therapy emphasizes a respectful, empathetic therapeutic relationship in which the therapist supports the client to discover their own solutions and strengths. This approach supports growth, self-understanding, and improved communication in relationships.

Finding the right approach is part of the collaborative work Francine undertakes with each person. She assesses needs, goals, and preferences and helps select or combine methods that fit the client best, adjusting the plan as progress unfolds.

Online sessions via video, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging offer flexible access to a licensed professional and make it easier to fit therapy into busy schedules or different locations. These options support continuity of care and allow therapists and clients to focus on progress and practical strategies regardless of physical distance.