Business Details
Your Trusted Mental Health Therapist in Belmont, MA
Karen Owens-Schwartz, MA, LMHC is a licensed mental health counselor dedicated to helping individuals, couples, and adult families achieve emotional well-being and stronger relationships. With over two decades of experience in holistic psychological approaches, I specialize in evidence-based therapies including Emotionally Focused Therapy (EFT), Internal Family Systems (IFS), and Gottman Method Couples Therapy. My practice focuses on resolving communication issues, rebuilding secure connections, and addressing anxiety, depression, and life transitions.I provide a safe, culturally competent environment for clients in Greater Boston and surrounding communities, emphasizing personalized care tailored to each individual's unique needs. My approach combines experiential and systemic therapeutic methods to break negative patterns and foster personal growth, self-confidence, and healthier relationships.
Services
Couples Therapy
Individual Psychotherapy
Family Counseling
Anxiety Management
Grief Counseling
Stress Management
Depression Treatment
Performance Coaching
Relationship Counseling
Mindfulness Practices
Highlights and features
- We offer evidence-based therapies including Emotionally Focused Therapy and Gottman Method
- Our practice combines holistic psychological theories with advanced therapeutic techniques
- We provide culturally competent care for diverse individuals and families
- Our approach addresses both individual mental health and relational dynamics
- We specialize in resolving communication issues and rebuilding secure connections
Services
Couples Therapy
Specialized therapy for couples addressing communication issues, intimacy problems, and relationship conflicts. Using evidence-based methods like Emotionally Focused Therapy, we help partners rebuild secure connections and improve relational dynamics through experiential techniques that foster emotional accessibility and responsiveness between partners.
Individual Psychotherapy
Personalized treatment for anxiety, depression, and life transitions using holistic psychological approaches. Our therapy integrates mindfulness practices and Internal Family Systems techniques to help individuals understand and resolve emotional patterns, develop self-compassion, and achieve personal growth through a supportive therapeutic relationship that addresses both mental health and self-concept.
Family Counseling
Therapeutic support for adult family members navigating relationship stressors and intergenerational patterns. Using systemic approaches, we address communication breakdowns and emotional dynamics within families to improve understanding and create healthier interaction patterns that promote collective well-being and stronger familial connections through experiential interventions.
People
Karen Owens-Schwartz, MA, LMHC
MA, LMHC
Licensed mental health counselor with advanced training in couple and family therapy, specializing in Emotionally Focused Therapy and mindfulness practices to help clients achieve emotional well-being and stronger relationships.
Questions
What types of therapy do you offer?
I offer evidence-based therapies including Emotionally Focused Therapy (EFT), Internal Family Systems (IFS), Gottman Method Couples Therapy, and mindfulness practices tailored to individual and relational needs.
Do you work with couples and individuals?
Yes, I specialize in both couples therapy and individual psychotherapy, addressing relationship concerns, mental health issues, and personal growth opportunities for adults.
What areas do you serve?
I serve clients in Greater Boston and surrounding communities including Belmont, Cambridge, Arlington, Watertown, and throughout Middlesex County, MA.
What issues do you commonly address?
Common concerns include relationship communication, anxiety, depression, life transitions, grief, self-esteem issues, and performance-related stress in both individual and relational contexts.
How do you approach therapy sessions?
I use a holistic, experiential approach combining emotional processing with systemic understanding of relationship patterns, creating a safe space for clients to explore and transform negative cycles into more fulfilling connections.
