Daniela J. Owen

Daniela Owen is a licensed psychologist and assistant director of the San Francisco Bay Area Center for Cognitive Therapy. She is the author of 7 children's books and has sold over 1,000,000 books! She is is the creator of the highly acclaimed parenting program Be Amazing! Raising Resilient Children. Dr. Owen is also an Assistant Professor in the Clinical Sciences Program at the University of California, Berkeley.

Dr. Owen received her Ph.D. in Clinical Psychology from Stony Brook University. In her clinical practice she treats attention/concentration problems, oppositional behavior, social skills deficits, anxiety disorders (phobias, panic, social anxiety, obsessions and compulsions), mood disorders (depression, bipolar disorder), adjustment to life transitions (including parent divorce), stress management, enuresis, and eating disorders in children and adolescents. She treats anxiety, mood disorders, attention and concentration problems, and social skills deficits in adults. She also specializes in couples’ communication, satisfaction within relationships, and effective parenting strategies. Dr. Owen has served as a primary therapist in several clinical settings including The Long Island Jewish Zucker-Hillside Hospital, The Mount Sinai Hospital, Child and Family Psychological Services, The Psychological Center at Stony Brook University, and Kaiser Permanente in Walnut Creek. 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 and teaching, Dr. Owen has a strong research background and has published articles in peer-reviewed journals, and a chapter in The Wiley-Blackwell Handbook of Family Psychology. She organizes workshops for the Northern California CBT network, offers consultation to colleagues internationally, and attends and presents at workshops and national conferences annually. She writes blog posts for Psychology Today and posts weekly evidence-based parenting tips on YouTube, Instagram, Facebook, LinkedIn, and X.