- trauma and abuse
- parenting concerns
- guilt and shame
About Maygen
Maygen Hicks is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) in North Carolina with four years of professional experience. She works with adults facing stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, parenting concerns, motivation, self-esteem, and depression. She also addresses issues such as adoption and foster care, attachment concerns, blended family stress, body image, caregiver strain, communication problems, and feelings of guilt and shame.
She keeps sessions direct and practical. Conversations focus on what is happening now and what you want to change. Maygen adapts the tone and pace to each person and outlines steps you can try between appointments. She aims to help clients notice patterns and choose different responses.
Her background as an LCSW means she brings clinical social work skills to practical problems at home and work. She has experience supporting people after traumatic events and during parenting challenges. She can help with relationship communication and managing strong emotions linked to shame or guilt.
When working together she will listen, reflect what she hears, and suggest strategies to practice outside sessions. Sessions can include talking through difficult memories, building daily routines that reduce stress, and practicing new ways to handle conflict or harsh self-judgment.
Maygen provides services in English and practices in North Carolina. Cost varies by location and sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time. To begin, select the See online therapy options button, complete the short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session.
How evidence-based approaches work online
Many evidence-based therapeutic techniques focus on changing unhelpful thoughts and behaviors. Cognitive-style approaches help identify harsh self-judgments and test whether they match the facts. Practicing alternative thoughts and small behavioral changes can reduce cycles of guilt and shame and improve daily functioning.Skills-based work is also common. That includes learning emotion regulation techniques, breathing or grounding exercises, and simple communication practices to use in stressful moments. These tools help manage anxiety, handle triggers from past trauma, and improve interactions with partners or children.
Finding the right approach is part of the work. Maygen will discuss options with each person and together decide which methods fit best based on needs, goals, and what feels doable. She treats this as a collaborative process and adjusts the plan as progress is tracked.
Confirm the exact online formats before booking since the biography does not list specific session types. Online sessions can make it easier to fit appointments into a busy life, reduce travel time, and allow shorter check-ins when a full session feels like too much. Licensed professionals can adapt exercises for video or phone settings so the work still focuses on manageable steps and real-life practice.
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Experience
4+ years
Listed in
North Carolina
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of concerns does she help with?
She works with stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, parenting issues, self-esteem, depression, and related problems such as attachment, body image, and guilt and shame.
How would she approach feelings of guilt or shame?
She listens to what you describe, reflects patterns, and suggests practical steps to notice and respond differently to harsh self-judgment.
How much clinical experience does she have?
She has four years of professional work experience as a practicing clinician.
What are her credentials and where does she practice?
She is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker, LCSW, licensed in North Carolina and provides services in that state.
Can sessions be conducted in other languages?
Sessions are offered in English.
Does she work with international clients?
She is not currently accepting international clients.
How are sessions scheduled and paid for?
Cost varies with location and sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
What should I do to start a first session?
Select the See online therapy options button, complete the short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session.
Online talk therapy is not emergency care. If you are in danger or thinking about harming yourself, use the crisis numbers.