Kristy Wells-Owens, MSW, CSWA

Kristy Wells-Owens, MSW, CSWA

Psychotherapist
4224 NE Halsey St, Portland, OR
Kristy Wells-Owens helps teens and adults across Oregon navigate life's challenges with compassion, clarity, and practical therapeutic support. As a Clinical Social Worker Associate at LifeStance Health, she provides individual therapy for adolescents, teens, and adults experiencing anxiety, depression, and trauma. Kristy creates a supportive, nonjudgmental space where clients can build insight, strengthen coping skills, and move toward meaningful emotional well-being. Kristy focuses on treating anxiety, depression, and PTSD/trauma, while also supporting individuals facing grief, ADHD, reproductive challenges, and women's issues. She integrates evidence-based approaches such as Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), and Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT), along with mindfulness techniques, to tailor care to each individual's goals. Kristy also has experience working with LGBTQ+ clients and offers additional areas of support to meet diverse mental health needs. With a background that includes specialized training in disaster and collective trauma, Kristy brings a thoughtful understanding of how large-scale and personal stressors can impact emotional health. She helps clients process difficult experiences, build resilience, and develop tools to navigate both immediate challenges and long-term healing. Kristy's approach is collaborative and strengths-based, empowering clients to better understand themselves while creating sustainable strategies for growth. She believes therapy should feel both grounding and forward moving, offering guidance that is both empathetic and actionable. Outside of her clinical work, Kristy enjoys spending time with her children and family, reading and listening to podcasts focused on personal growth, and being outdoors especially horseback riding and visiting the beach. She also values quiet time at home with her dog.
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About Kristy Wells-Owens

Focus areas

Anxiety
Depression
Psychological Trauma
Attention-Deficit / Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD)
Fertility Counseling
Women's Issues Therapy
Bereavement / Grief Counseling
Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)

Clientele seen

Teenagers (13-17)
Individuals
Young adults (18-24)
Adults (25-64)

Treatment approaches

Acceptance and Commitment (ACT)
Mindfulness-Based (MBCT)
Cognitive Behavioral (CBT)
Dialectical (DBT)

Identity

Gender

Female

Languages spoken

English

Getting to know Kristy Wells-Owens

Kristy Wells-Owens helps teens and adults across Oregon navigate life's challenges with compassion, clarity, and practical therapeutic support. As a Clinical Social Worker Associate at LifeStance Health, she provides individual therapy for adolescents, teens, and adults experiencing anxiety, depression, and trauma. Kristy creates a supportive, nonjudgmental space where clients can build insight, strengthen coping skills, and move toward meaningful emotional well-being. Kristy focuses on treating anxiety, depression, and PTSD/trauma, while also supporting individuals facing grief, ADHD, reproductive challenges, and women's issues. She integrates evidence-based approaches such as Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), and Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT), along with mindfulness techniques, to tailor care to each individual's goals. Kristy also has experience working with LGBTQ+ clients and offers additional areas of support to meet diverse mental health needs. With a background that includes specialized training in disaster and collective trauma, Kristy brings a thoughtful understanding of how large-scale and personal stressors can impact emotional health. She helps clients process difficult experiences, build resilience, and develop tools to navigate both immediate challenges and long-term healing. Kristy's approach is collaborative and strengths-based, empowering clients to better understand themselves while creating sustainable strategies for growth. She believes therapy should feel both grounding and forward moving, offering guidance that is both empathetic and actionable. Outside of her clinical work, Kristy enjoys spending time with her children and family, reading and listening to podcasts focused on personal growth, and being outdoors especially horseback riding and visiting the beach. She also values quiet time at home with her dog.

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Popular visit reasons

Anxiety Disorder
Depression
New Patient Visit
Psychotherapy
Psychotherapy Intake / Initial Visit
Therapy
Women's Mental Health Issues
Young Adult Issues
Anxiety Disorder
Depression
New Patient Visit
Psychotherapy

Office location

Kristy Wells-Owens, MSW, CSWA also offers online video visits for patients
Lifestance Health - Oregon
4224 NE Halsey St, Portland, OR 97213

Education and background

Practice names

Education and training

  • Tulane University, Master's in Clinical Social Work

NPI number

1427700889

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What languages does Kristy Wells-Owens speak?

Kristy Wells-Owens speaks English.

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