Archandria Owens, Ph.D. (she/her)

Practice Founder, Licensed Psychologist

Licensed In: Tn

Populations that I work with: Adolescents, Adults, Older Adults, LGBTQIA2S+

PsyPact Credentialed for inter-state practice in the states depicted here.

While I work with clients experiencing a wide range of concerns—including depression, anxiety, life transitions, identity development, and relationship challenges—my areas of specialty include racial trauma, grief and loss, childhood and family trauma, and religious and spiritual concerns. My commitment to diversity, equity, and multiculturalism is not simply a clinical value, but one woven into the tapestry of my lived experience. It informs how I understand suffering, resilience, identity, and relationship, and shapes the way I show up with clients, colleagues, and my broader community.

At the heart of my work is the belief that healing happens in relationship. Research consistently shows that the quality of the therapeutic relationship is one of the strongest predictors of meaningful change, and I strive to cultivate a space where clients feel deeply seen, understood, and safe enough to explore the parts of themselves that have often been hidden, protected, or left unattended.

As a Somatic Experiencing® Practitioner, I recognize that our experiences—particularly those marked by trauma, chronic stress, grief, or adversity—are held not only in our stories and memories, but can also be reflected in our nervous systems and bodies. Many of the ways we think, feel, and respond to the world are deeply intelligent adaptations that once helped us survive. In therapy, we honor the wisdom of those protective responses while gently creating opportunities for the body to release what it has been faithfully holding on our behalf. As our nervous systems gradually come to know safety and regulation, we often find greater freedom to engage life with increased presence, flexibility, and connection.

Therapy is a reciprocal and collaborative process. I believe I cannot invite my clients into authenticity, courage, and vulnerability unless I am willing to meet them there myself—with openness, presence, curiosity, and compassion. It is both a privilege and an honor to walk alongside people as they reconnect with their inherent strengths, make meaning of their experiences, and move toward lives that feel more grounded, connected, and fully their own.