Chelsea Owens, LMFT

marriage & family therapist, art therapist

It all started when…

An eating disorder, heartbreak, loss, self-hatred, grief, deaths, extreme boundary violations, depression, the internalization of the rejection of the feminine, feeling lost in my 20s, and lots of failing miserably.  

I spent a lot time desiring connections with other people, seeking a relationship with another person, and totally neglecting, betraying, and abusing myself in order to get it.

On my journey, I began to look at the all of the coverings that were masking my authenticity. I started to lead with my heart, shine a flashlight on my own shame and embody compassion for all parts of myself, to let my true golden essence take the lead. 

I am an artist, therapist, meditator, an enneagram 4, ocean lover and forever student.

I am Certified level 3 trained in Internal Family Systems therapy, I have also been a PA (program assistant) for Level 1 IFS trainings.

I work with folks who are struggling in relationships by guiding them to access their wildness, messiness, and spirit through deepening their relationship to Self and healing parts of themselves so that they can go out in the world and embody their Knowing relationally with others.

I bring warmth and energy to the room, my laugh is infectious. I bring levity to situations that can sometimes feel overwhelming and heavy.

Education and Training

BA: Political science and history St. Louis University

MA: Marital & Family Therapy, Art Therapy Notre Dame de Namur University

IFS Certification, IFS (Internal Family Systems) Institute

IFS Level 3 Training, Washington DC with trainer Pam Krauss

IFS Level 2 Anxiety, Shame, and Depression, trainers Ann Sinko & Mike Elkin

IFS Level 1, trainer Kay Gardener

Program Assistant for IFS Level 1 trainings

Clinical Supervisor for Trainees in the Transpersonal Therapy program at CIIS

Clinical Supervisor for AMFT Associates in Private Practice

My holistic approach includes many complementary modalities :

Community Herbalist Training, Scarlet Sage Land of Verse Herbal School

Reiki level 1

Archetypal Jungian Dreamwork program with Toko Pa

Art & Altar Art Channeling program with Mary Grisey

Buddhist Psychology and Mindfulness at Spirit Rock Meditation Center and Green Gulch

Unpacking Privilege and Whiteness program