- Stress and anxiety
- Parenting concerns
- Blended family issues
About Maygen
Maygen Hicks is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) in North Carolina with four years of professional experience. She works with people who are dealing with stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, parenting concerns, low self-esteem, and depression. Maygen also focuses on blended family issues, adoption and foster care, attachment concerns, and related challenges.
She prefers clear, practical conversations. Sessions focus on identifying current patterns and creating manageable steps to change them. She listens for how daily routines, relationships, and caregiving demands affect mood and behavior. The aim is to make the work feel relevant to everyday life.
Maygen uses evidence-based therapeutic techniques to address symptoms and build skills. That can include talking through difficult events, practicing new ways to communicate, and trying small behavior changes between sessions. She pays attention to problems like guilt, shame, impulsivity, and isolation so those issues are not left out of the plan.
For people joining a blended household, she will look at roles, loyalty conflicts, and co-parenting stress. The focus is on individual strategies that help someone manage their response to family shifts and mixed routines. Maygen frames change as a step-by-step process rather than an all-or-nothing fix.
Her approach draws on direct, goal-oriented work and gradual skill building. She encourages small experiments - short changes you can try and then review. That makes progress easier to notice and adjust over time.
How evidence-based approaches translate to online sessions
Maygen describes her work as using evidence-based therapeutic techniques that focus on skills and clear steps. One common approach is skills-based work that teaches practical ways to manage anxiety and stress, such as breathing strategies, routine planning, and behavioral experiments. These tools are useful for people juggling parenting demands or blended household logistics.Another approach emphasizes processing difficult events and their effects on current reactions. This helps when trauma or past hurts affect daily relationships and parenting choices. A short, structured conversation can identify patterns and name specific goals to reduce reactivity and guilt.
Finding the right therapeutic approach is part of the early work. She will collaborate with each person to decide which techniques fit their needs, goals, and preferences. That may mean trying a skill for a few weeks, reviewing progress, and switching focus as needed.
The biography does not specify which online session formats are offered, so confirm format options before booking. Online work can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy schedule, reduce travel time, and allow for shorter check-ins when needed. It also lets people apply new strategies between sessions in their everyday routine and then bring real examples back to discuss.
Areas of expertise
Primary focus
Additional focus areas
Experience
4+ years
Listed in
North Carolina
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of problems does she help with?
She helps with stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, parenting concerns, low self esteem, and depression. Additional focus areas include blended family issues, adoption and foster care, attachment concerns, and caregiver stress.
How would she describe her therapeutic style?
She uses clear, practical conversations and evidence-based techniques. Sessions focus on concrete steps and skill practice you can use between meetings.
How much experience does she have?
She has four years of professional work experience as an LCSW. That experience has included helping people with parenting stress and trauma-related concerns.
What are her credentials and where is she located?
She is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) licensed in North Carolina. Her practice is based in North Carolina.
Which languages are supported?
Sessions are offered in English.
Does she work with international clients?
International clients are not currently accepted.
What are the session formats and cost?
The biography does not list specific session formats; please confirm current options before booking. Cost varies by location and sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
Start by selecting the See online therapy options button, completing a short matching questionnaire, and scheduling a first session.
Online talk therapy is for adults and is not emergency care, mediation or legal advice. If you or a child are in danger, use the emergency numbers. Find someone else by name.