About Maygen
Maygen Hicks helps people who are struggling with stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, parenting challenges, low self-esteem, and depression. She speaks plainly and aims to make the first step feel manageable. Maygen is a licensed clinical social worker in North Carolina (LCSW).
She uses a practical, respectful approach in sessions. Conversations are tailored to what each person needs. Maygen listens for what matters most and focuses on small, useful changes people can try between meetings.
Background and approach
Her work also covers concerns that often come with family life and caregiving. That includes adoption and foster care issues, attachment questions, blended family dynamics, caregiver stress, and divorce or separation. She also supports people facing body image concerns, guilt and shame, isolation, and communication problems.
Maygen draws on four years of professional experience to guide sessions. She aims to help clients build confidence, reduce reactivity, and find clearer ways to handle hard days. Sessions can include practical skills, planning, and check-ins on progress.
People meet Maygen for a mix of short-term problem solving and longer-term work. She encourages open conversation about goals and adjusts plans as needs change. Her style is calm, respectful, and focused on steps people can use right away.
Therapeutic approaches and online care
Maygen uses evidence-based therapeutic techniques that focus on clear steps and practical change. One common approach helps people learn coping skills to manage anxiety and stress. It teaches simple breathing, grounding, and thought-management strategies that can reduce overwhelm in the moment. Another approach focuses on processing trauma and difficult experiences through paced conversations and stabilizing techniques. This work emphasizes safety, pacing, and building skills to handle strong emotions.Finding the right approach is a team effort. The therapist will talk with each person about goals, preferences, and what has helped or not helped in the past. Together they try methods that fit the person’s needs and adjust the plan as progress is made.
Online sessions are offered by video, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging to give flexible options. Video calls support face-to-face conversation and visual cues. Phone sessions can be easier when bandwidth is limited or a quick check-in is needed. Live chat and text messaging work well for brief updates, journaling between sessions, or when someone prefers typed communication. These options make it easier to fit therapy into work, school, or caregiving routines and to keep continuity when schedules change.
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Specialties and expertise
Top specialties
- Stress, Anxiety
- Trauma and abuse
- Parenting issues
Also works with
- Adoption and foster care
- Attachment issues
- Blended family issues
- Body image
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Communication problems
- Dependent personality
- Depression
- Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)
- Divorce and separation
- Family problems
- Forgiveness
- Gender dysphoria
- Guilt and shame
- Impulsivity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Life purpose
- Mood disorders
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Personality disorders
- Post-traumatic stress
- Postpartum depression
- Pregnancy and childbirth
- Self esteem
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Women's issues
- Young adult issues
- Experience
- 4 years
- Licensed
- North Carolina
- Languages
- English