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Trenton Owens
About
Hello! My name is Dr. Trenton Owens. I am a licensed psychologist in Iowa and North Carolina. Welcome, and congratulations for the steps that you are taking to support yourself and achieve your goals. I am passionate (and geek out) about helping and advocating for underserved groups, particularly people of color, sexual and gender minorities, individuals from low-income backgrounds, individuals with autism spectrum disorders, the kink community, and those engaged in “non-traditional” relationship structures. Clients place a great deal of trust in me. I take this gift very seriously and prioritize building relationships with them. Compassion and taking the time to learn about you through your eyes are what I believe supply the magic to my clinical work. My perspective is necessary to provide an accurate clinical impression, but you are an integral part of the process as the only one who holds your story. Your story deserves to be heard.
I will be honest with you. I didn’t choose to specialize in working with autistic/neurodivergent clients. I began working with sexual and gender minorities and found something very intriguing. There was a great deal of overlap among these individuals and those who were already diagnosed or who I believed very clearly had a neurodivergent experience. I became more specialized during my doctoral training. This is where the passion developed. I worked with countless individuals who all carried a deep hurt and sadness from being undiagnosed and/or unsupported. Through this work, I’ve become insistent (maybe obsessive) about helping people better understand themselves and replace narratives of being broken, defective, different, or the only one who didn’t get the memo that everyone else seemed to get. I do not believe anyone should feel less than for who they are or how their brain works. I do this work to help people see themselves more accurately and more compassionately. Together, we can find a version of you that makes sense and can thrive.
I support clients by highlighting and capitalizing on their strengths. I enjoy celebrating their unique ways of being in this world and helping them to see and appreciate themselves, their skills/talents/efforts, and their resilience.
