Meet our Team

Hillary Owen, LCSW-S
Owner + Founder (she/her)

Hillary Owen is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker Supervisor, licensed in Florida, Texas, and Alabama. Since 2005, Hillary has dedicated her career to serving children, adolescents, and families. Hillary received her Bachelor of Arts in Creative Advertising from Southern Methodist University and her Masters in Social Work with a specialty in direct practice with children and families from University of Texas at Arlington. Hillary completed her clinical practicum at the Dallas Children’s Advocacy Center, providing evidence-based, trauma-informed treatment to victims of child abuse and neglect and their caregivers. Most recently, Hillary served as the Clinical Program Manager at New Friends New Life, supervising a team of therapists and overseeing all counseling and case management services for women and children who have been sexually exploited or trafficked.

Photo credit: Go With the Flow Photography

Therapeutic Approach

Hillary specializes in working with individuals and families who have experienced or are navigating trauma. She is passionate about the impact of family and other social support systems and loves consulting with families, schools, and faith communities to grow in their ability to serve and care for children well. Hillary has extensive training in treating PTSD and attachment trauma, as well as other common co-occurring symptoms including anxiety, depression, dissociation and dissociative disorders, and other behavioral and personality disorders. Hillary’s style is heavily focused on establishing a trusting relationship with warmth and care, and using a strengths-based, directive approach to empower her clients to harness what has happened and experience the fullness of healing. Hillary is EMDR Certified, an EMDRIA Approved Consultant, TF-CBT certified, a TBRI® Practitioner, and DBT trained. Learn more about these approaches here.

More about Hillary

Hillary moved to the Santa Rosa Beach area in 2023 after living in Dallas for 18 years. She is thrilled to be back near her hometown of Dothan, AL and to be able to go to the beach regularly, as she grew up doing. She enjoys spending time outside and exploring with her family, and traveling as often as possible to visit extended family. Hillary is an enneagram 2 and practices self-care by doing DIY projects, knitting, painting, and hosting dinner parties. Hillary and her husband have two biological children, are foster parents, and are active in their advocacy for foster children and adoptees.

Hailee Klein
Therapist (she/her)

Hailee Klein is a Registered Clinical Social Work Intern* under supervision of Hillary Owen, LCSW-S. Hailee received her Bachelor of Arts in Psychology from the University of Missouri and her Master in Social Work with a specialty in trauma with children and adolescents from Walden University. Hailee completed her practicum at the Gulf Coast Children’s Advocacy Center (GCCAC) and worked with both the Victim Advocacy and Child Protection Team the Trauma Therapy Treatment Team. Before seeking her MSW, Hailee worked as a Registered Behavioral Therapist at Westonwood Ranch in Freeport, where she worked with children and adults with Autism and other developmental disabilities.

*Hailee’s license application is currently being processed by the state board. We anticipate her license being approved and posted in December.

Therapeutic Approach

Hailee is passionate about walking alongside children, young teens, and adolescents and guiding them towards a place of healing and resiliency. Whether overcoming traumatic experiences, or the stresses of everyday life, Hailee is committed to working with you and your child to find solutions to their challenges and celebrating their strengths. She is dedicated to supporting children who are experiencing big behaviors and negative feelings with individualized treatment specific to the child’s needs. Hailee utilizes trauma-informed and evidence-based modalities including Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR), Trauma-Focused Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (TF-CBT), Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT), and Sand Tray Therapy. Hailee has training in addressing problematic sexual behavior (PSB), child abuse and neglect, sexual exploitation and human trafficking, and working with individuals with developmental disabilities. With a compassion, client-centered approach she strives to create a safe and warm environment, empowering each person to build on their strengths and be the best version of themselves possible.

More about Hailee

Hailee is originally from St. Louis, Missouri (Go Cards!) but has called the 30A area home for the past five years. She is thrilled to be living out her childhood dream of living at the beach and loves being only a ten-minute bike ride from her parents' house. Hailee enjoys walking on the beach with her “fur baby,” Ace, and spending time with her family and friends. She is an adventurer at heart and loves to explore new places whenever she gets a chance: restaurants, cities, coffee shops, you name it! Hailee practices self-care through painting, bike riding, junk journaling, and reading. She is passionate about her advocacy for children to have equal access to mental health services and community resources and is dedicated to ensuring every child feels heard and seen when they walk into Driftwood Healing.