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Daniela Owen, Ph.D. is a licensed psychologist and the assistant director of the San Francisco Bay Area Center for Cognitive Therapy. She is licensed in CA (PSY23748), FL (PY12140), and in many states through PSYPACT. She is the author of 7 children’s books that have sold over 1,000,000 copies. Dr. Owen is also an Assistant Professor in the Clinical Sciences Program at the University of California, Berkeley.
In her clinical practice, she treats attention/concentration problems (ADHD), anxiety disorders (general anxiety, phobias, panic, social anxiety), OCD, depression, body focused repetitive behaviors (BFRBs), adjustment to life transitions (including parent divorce), stress management, enuresis, oppositional behavior, and social skills deficits in children and adolescents.
She treats OCD, anxiety, depression, attention and concentration problems (ADHD), and social skills deficits in adults. She also specializes in couples’ communication, satisfaction within relationships, and effective parenting strategies. Dr. Owen is committed to incorporating evidence-based treatments into her work, carefully tailoring therapy to each individual or family’s needs.
In addition to clinical work, teaching, and writing children’s books, Dr. Owen has a strong research background and has published several articles in peer-reviewed journals, as well as a chapter in The Wiley-Blackwell Handbook of Family Psychology, and co-authored Cognitive Behavior Therapy for OCD in Youth: A Step-by-Step Guide. She offers consultation to colleagues internationally and attends and presents at workshops and national conferences annually. She writes blog posts for Psychology Today and posts evidence-based parenting tips and a parenting podcast The Parenting Puzzle with Dr. Daniela Owen on YouTube, Instagram, Facebook, LinkedIn, X, Spotify, and Apple Podcasts.
Dr. Owen received her Ph.D. in Clinical Psychology from Stony Brook University. She has served as a primary therapist in several clinical settings including Kaiser Permanente in Walnut Creek, The Long Island Jewish Zucker-Hillside Hospital, The Mount Sinai Hospital, Child and Family Psychological Services, and the Psychological Center at Stony Brook University.
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