About
- Stress and anxiety
- Parenting concerns
- Trauma informed
About Maygen
Maygen Hicks is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) licensed in North Carolina with four years of clinical experience. She helps people who are dealing with stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, parenting questions, low self-esteem, and depression. She also focuses on related issues such as adoption and foster care, attachment concerns, blended family dynamics, and caregiver stress.
Her approach is straightforward and practical. Sessions center on clear conversation about what is happening at home and what is getting in the way. She listens for patterns in relationships, communication, and emotion, and then works with clients to try new ways of responding. Expect short-term goals alongside longer-term work when needed.
Maygen draws on evidence-based therapeutic techniques to address trauma responses and mood symptoms. She helps people build skills for managing anxiety and for handling difficult parenting moments. When attachment or blending family roles are at issue, she focuses on concrete steps to improve understanding and everyday interactions.
Her work also attends to identity and stress factors that affect relationships, such as gender dysphoria, body image, guilt, and isolation. For people coping with separation, divorce, or disruption in family life, she helps sort priorities and make pragmatic plans.
Sessions are delivered in English from North Carolina. Cost varies by location and uses a subscription model that can be canceled at any time. To begin, clients complete a short matching questionnaire and schedule a first session.
How sessions work
Evidence-based approaches explained for online work
Maygen uses evidence-based therapeutic techniques to address trauma and mood concerns. Trauma-focused work often includes helping a person name what happened, understand how it affects current reactions, and practice skills to reduce overwhelming symptoms. This approach is useful for people who have difficulty feeling safe in their own responses or who are reliving past hurt.She also draws on interventions for anxiety and depression that focus on behavior and thought patterns. These methods look at how daily routines, thoughts, and avoidance keep problems going, and then test small changes to change how a person feels. That work helps with stress, low mood, and motivation challenges.
Finding the right approach is part of the work together. The therapist will discuss goals, try techniques, and adjust based on what helps most. That collaborative process means clients help decide which methods feel useful for their situation.
The biography does not list specific session formats, so confirm the available online options before booking. In general, online work can make scheduling easier and fit into busy home routines. It can also allow shorter check-ins when time is limited, or let someone choose audio-only when video is not needed. Licensed professionals often use online sessions to support consistent progress while fitting therapy into everyday life.
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Experience
4+ years
Listed in
North Carolina
Languages
English
Questions
Frequently asked questions
What specific concerns does she help with?
She helps people with stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, parenting issues, self-esteem, and depression, plus related family and caregiving topics.
How does she approach sessions?
She uses evidence-based techniques and direct conversation. Sessions focus on practical steps for everyday problems and skill building.
How much clinical experience does she have?
She has four years of professional work experience as a licensed clinician.
What are her credentials and location?
She is an LCSW licensed in North Carolina and works from that state.
Does she offer sessions in other languages or internationally?
Sessions are offered in English and she is not accepting international clients.
What session formats are available?
The original biography does not specify session formats; please confirm current session options before booking.
How does payment work?
Cost varies with location and sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How do I start working with her?
Select the See online therapy options button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session.
Details come from information the therapist supplied to BetterHelp. A license can be checked with the state board.
Online talk therapy is not emergency care. If anyone is in danger, use the crisis numbers.