We enjoy the opportunity to speak, teach and train other healthcare providers. We are available to do in person or tele-health workshops or trainings for your group or organization. Contact us to see how we can help!
Cassie Owens, LPC, CPCS, PMH-C
Perinatal Mental Health Trainer/Educator – 2017 – 2022
Present the Perinatal Mental Health 101 presentations/trainings for providers across Georgia. This one hour presentation focuses on best practices for screening and referring patients for perinatal mental health challenges. Cassie has helped to train dozens of volunteers to lead these presentations, and personally delivered presentations to hundreds of providers in a variety of settings across the state.
Co Presenter – August 2021
Young Presidents Association: Strategies for Supporting Employees as they Return to the Office Post COVID: using wellness principles and change management to ensure a successful transition
Video Interview – April 2020
Patricia Kathleen Podcasts: Speaking with Mental Health Therapist: Cassie Owens https://patriciakathleen.podbean.com/e/speaking-with-mental-health-therapist-cassie-owens/
Guest speaker/Presenter – December 2019
Annual conference for Northside HEARTSTRINGS: Perinatal Bereavement and Palliative Care: When Mental Illness and Perinatal Loss Collide
Guest speaker/Presenter – October 2019
Credigy: Self Care for Parenting and Partners: Tips and Tricks
Guest speaker/Presenter – January 2019
PSI GA Facebook Live: Top 5 Myths of Motherhood https://www.facebook.com/488924661301877/videos/1239040886233854
Guest speaker/Presenter – December 2018
Annual conference for Northside HEARTSTRINGS: Perinatal Bereavement and Palliative Care: Bridging the Gap: Communicating with Perinatal Loss Families
Guest speaker/Presenter – November 2018
Piedmont Hospital Presentation: Maternal Mental Health in the OB/GYN office with Melissa Keane
Guest speaker/Presenter – September 2018
MOPS presentation: Maternal Mental Health: It’s not just postpartum Depression
Video Interview – May 2018
Happy With Baby: 5 Tips for healthier boundaries https://happywithbaby.com/blog/momma-interviews-expert-edition-featuring-cassie-owens-2018
Guest speaker/Presenter – January 2018
PSI GA Facebook Live: Baby Blues or Postpartum Depresssion https://www.facebook.com/488924661301877/videos/793774164150257
Presenter – January 2018
2 day training: Advanced Maternal Mental Health Clinical Skills
Co developed an experiential training with Elizabeth O’Brien and Dr. Marianela Rodriguez discussing the significance of postpartum OCD and worked on skill building to help with the complexity of intrusive thoughts and images. We discussed relationship/sexuality postpartum as well as the O’Brien Mind/Body Model. Other topics for this training included: perinatal loss and skills for treatment, birth trauma, and obstetric violence.
Guest speaker/Presenter – July 2017
Postpartum Support International Annual Conference: Bolstering Clinical Competency in Private Practice: Build Your Own Maternal Mental Health Consultation Group
Co developed experiential workshop with colleague Elizabeth O’Brien, LPC to help others learn how to create their own MMH consultation group. Members explored professional development in the business side of private practice, and ways to strengthen advanced clinical skills.
Video Interview – May 2017
Happy With Baby: Momma Interviews “Expert Edition” featuring Cassie Owens, LPC https://happywithbaby.com/blog/momma-interviews-expert-edition-featuring-cassie-owens
March 2017
Presenter at the National Perinatal Association Annual Conference March 2017Bolstering Clinical Competency; Professional Support and Consultation Groups. Co developed and facilitated a training with Elizabeth, O’Brien, LPC,Discussed the importance of ongoing professional support as a clinician and the value of consultation groups as it relates to professionals working in maternal mental health.
Presenter – January 2017
Advanced Maternal Mental Health Training: Applied Clinical Skills
Co developed and presented workshop with colleague, Elizabeth O’Brien, LPC. Discussed significance of postpartum OCD and worked on skill building to help with the complexity of intrusive thoughts and images. Talked about how a history of complex trauma can affect pregnancy, childbirth and the postpartum period. Other topics for this training included: perinatal loss and skills for treatment, exploring how the perinatal period affect relationships and sexuality, and developing the beginning steps of a marketing plan for private practice.
Presenter/Adjunct Faculty – November 2016
Georgia Academy of Family Physicians Annual Conference November 2016 Maternal Mental Health in Family Practice
Developed and presented workshop Discussed recommended physician protocol in terms of identification and treatment of perinatal mood and anxiety disorders. Explored different treatment options and emphasized the importance of getting resources and referrals to patients and their families.
Consultant/Educator – 2015-2016
Consulted with and provided 2 hour PMAD trainings for Mental Health America of GA. Traveled to different healthcare facilities in the metro Atlanta area to teach and promote awareness of perinatal mood and anxiety disorders. In this workshop, we defined specific PMADS, symptoms, how to asses, treatment modalities, resources, and how to refer