Janet Haywood, LISW, LCSW
Compassionate, practical support for parenting and life changes
Book with Janet- Years in practice
- 10
- Credentials
- LISW, LCSW
- Licensed in
- North Carolina, South Carolina
- Languages
- English
- Focus
- Stress, Anxiety
- Focus
- Grief
- Focus
- Self esteem
About Janet
Janet Haywood is a Licensed Independent Social Worker and a Licensed Clinical Social Worker practicing in North Carolina. She brings a calm, conversational style to sessions and invites people to talk through what feels like too much. Her focus includes stress, anxiety, depression, grief, self-esteem, and parenting concerns.
Janet uses straightforward, practical methods to help people understand their symptoms and goals. She commonly draws on client-centered work to follow each person's priorities and cognitive behavioral techniques to address unhelpful thinking and behavior.
Background and approach
Mindfulness and motivational interviewing appear in her sessions to build coping skills and motivation. With ten years of experience, Janet has supported people facing crises, mood disorders, postpartum challenges, and grief. She has also worked with concerns tied to adoption and foster care, caregiver stress, and end-of-life issues.
Those experiences shape how she notices patterns and offers clear steps forward. In sessions she emphasizes listening without judgment and building trust. People can expect a conversational approach where Janet helps name problems and practice new ways of responding.
She views recovery as a personal process rather than a race. Janet provides services in English and holds licenses in North Carolina (LCSW) and South Carolina (LISW). Sessions are offered by video, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging.
To begin, clients follow the platform's matching and scheduling steps to connect at times that work for them.
What Janet works with
Everything Janet lists, in the therapist's own terms. Parenting is the reason this directory exists; the rest shows what else Janet helps people with.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Grief
- Self esteem
- Depression
- Family conflicts
- Parenting issues
- Career difficulties
- Coping with life changes
- Coaching
- Compassion fatigue
- ADHD
- Adoption and foster care
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Communication problems
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Hospice and end-of-life counseling
- Isolation / loneliness
- Midlife crisis
- Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
- Mood disorders
- Postpartum depression
- Pregnancy and childbirth
- Self-love
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
Approaches Janet lists
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)
- Gottman Method
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Motivational Interviewing
Listing an approach is not evidence of training in it. This directory copies what each therapist names and does not check training records.
Integrating proven approaches for online parenting support
Client-Centered Therapy focuses on listening and following what matters to the person. In practice this means sessions begin by hearing your priorities and shaping work around your goals, which helps when parenting worries or life changes feel overwhelming.Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, looks at the thoughts and behaviors that keep problems going. It offers practical exercises for managing anxiety, low mood, and stress so people can try new responses and see real changes at home and work.
Dialectical Behavior Therapy, or DBT, teaches skills for handling intense emotions and improving communication. Those tools can be useful for managing strong reactions, preventing burnout, and improving day-to-day relationships.
Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will collaborate with each person to choose methods that match their needs, goals, and preferences. That means trying strategies, checking what helps, and adjusting plans together.
Online formats make therapy easier to fit into a busy life. Video calls bring face-to-face conversation when that matters. Phone sessions work when bandwidth is limited or a shorter check-in is needed. Live chat and text-based messaging provide a written way to process thoughts between sessions. These options increase flexibility and help people keep therapy consistent while balancing parenting and other responsibilities.
Questions people ask about Janet
What concerns does Janet commonly address?
She helps people manage stress, anxiety, depression, grief, and self-esteem struggles. Parenting questions, caregiver stress, and life transitions are also part of her focus.
What is her therapeutic style like?
Janet keeps sessions conversational and person-focused. She uses client-centered listening along with practical techniques to change thinking and behavior.
How many years has she been practicing?
She has ten years of clinical experience working with mood disorders, crisis situations, and postpartum concerns. That background informs her approach to common parenting and life stressors.
What credentials and location are listed for her?
She is licensed as an LCSW in North Carolina and as an LISW in South Carolina. Her practice is based in North Carolina.
In which languages can I speak with her?
Sessions are offered in English.
What session formats does she offer online?
She meets by video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. These options let people choose what fits their schedule and comfort level.
How does billing and cost work?
Costs vary with location and therapist availability, and sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time. Pricing depends on the subscription plan selected.
How do I start a therapy relationship with her?
Choose the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule sessions according to therapist availability.
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