Professional supervision of parent-child contact in accordance with applicable court orders, agreements, and established service guidelines.

Services may include:

• Neutral supervision of parenting time

• Attention to the child’s physical and emotional well-being

• Structured expectations for participating adults

• Objective behavioral observations

• Documentation of attendance, interactions, and significant events

• Communication with authorized professionals when appropriate

Supervised visitation is not therapy, legal representation, or a custody evaluation.

Parent Coaching and Education

Practical, individualized support helps parents strengthen skills that affect their children’s daily experiences.

Areas of focus may include:

• Emotional regulation

• Developmentally appropriate expectations

• Positive discipline and boundaries

• Trauma-informed parenting

• Parent-child communication

• Co-parenting and conflict reduction

• Responding to challenging behavior

• Rebuilding trust and consistency

Parent coaching can be offered independently or alongside other family services when appropriate.

Reunification and Relationship Support

Families who have experienced separation may need a gradual and thoughtfully structured path toward reconnection.

Support may focus on:

• Preparing parents and children for renewed contact

• Establishing safe and realistic expectations

• Strengthening communication

• Supporting attachment and trust

• Helping parents respond to children’s emotional needs

• Coordinating with existing treatment providers when authorized

The exact service structure is determined by the family’s needs, applicable court orders, and the provider’s professional scope.

Counseling Referrals

Counseling is available for appropriate individuals and families experiencing:

• Anxiety and chronic stress

• Trauma-related concerns

• Depression

• Parenting stress

• Family conflict

• Divorce and major life transitions

• Emotional regulation difficulties

• Substance use and recovery-related concerns

Counseling services are provided within the requirements of Florida law and under qualified supervision when applicable.

Professional Documentation

Clear, timely documentation is available within the limits of the service provided and applicable authorization.

Documentation may include:

• Attendance records

• Visitation summaries

• Objective observations

• Behavioral descriptions

• Noted concerns or significant incidents

• Progress related to identified parenting goals

• Confirmation of participation in parent coaching or education

Documentation is factual and clinically informed when appropriate. It does not include legal conclusions, custody recommendations, psychological evaluations, or opinions outside the provider’s role and scope unless separately qualified and formally retained to provide such a service.

What Referral Professionals Can Expect

Clear Communication

Referral questions, service expectations, authorization requirements, and documentation procedures are clarified at the beginning of the working relationship.

Professional Boundaries

Services remain neutral, child-centered, and focused on the defined purpose of the referral.

Objective Reporting

Reports distinguish direct observations from participant statements and avoid speculation.

Trauma-Informed Care

Family behavior is viewed through the lenses of safety, attachment, development, emotional regulation, and lived experience.

Practical Intervention

Parents receive concrete guidance designed to improve interactions, accountability, consistency, and family functioning.

Why Refer to Dr. Becky Owens?

Dr. Becky Owens brings together clinical education, family experience, teaching, leadership, and public service.

Her background includes:

• Registered Mental Health Counseling Intern in Florida

• Master’s degree in Clinical Mental Health Counseling

• PhD in Educational Leadership

• Mental health and substance use treatment experience

• Former foster parent

• Parent of five children

• More than 20 years of college teaching and mentoring

• Former state legislator with experience working across complex systems

This combination supports an approach that is compassionate, structured, practical, and professionally grounded.

A Collaborative Approach

Effective family services often require coordination among several professionals.

With appropriate written authorization, Coastal Sage Family Services can collaborate with attorneys, therapists, guardians ad litem, case managers, and other involved providers to support continuity and reduce confusion for the family.

Confidentiality and release-of-information requirements apply to all professional communication.

Submit a Referral

To discuss a potential referral, request service information, or determine whether Coastal Sage Family Services is an appropriate fit, please contact:

Dr. Becky Owens, PhD, MA, RMHCI
Coastal Sage Family Services
Helping families regulate, reconnect, and thrive.

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Coastal Sage Family Services does not provide legal advice, legal representation, custody evaluations, or forensic psychological evaluations. Services are subject to provider availability, professional scope, informed consent, applicable court orders, and required releases.