Janet Haywood
Practical, listening-focused therapy for life changes
LISW, LCSW North Carolina
- Experience
- 10 years in practice
- Focus areas
- Stress, Anxiety, Grief, Self esteem
- Approaches
- Gottman Method, Client-Centered Therapy
- Languages
- English
About Janet
Janet Haywood is a Licensed Independent Social Worker and a Licensed Clinical Social Worker practicing in North Carolina. She brings ten years of experience helping people manage stress, anxiety, grief, depression, and the everyday strain of parenting and caregiving.
Background and approach
Janet aims to make talk therapy feel simple and practical for worried parents and busy people. Her approach centers on listening first and then working with each person to set clear, realistic goals.
She uses client-centered techniques to understand what matters most to the client. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy tools help people notice and change unhelpful thoughts and behaviors.
Mindfulness exercises are used to build calm and focus in daily life. Janet also draws on Dialectical Behavior Therapy skills for emotional regulation and motivational interviewing to support change.
The Gottman Method appears among her approaches as a way to improve communication and reduce conflict when those topics come up. She has experience addressing perinatal concerns, compassion fatigue, adoption and foster care issues, and caregiver stress.
Past work has included crisis management and support for mood disorders such as major depression, bipolar spectrum conditions, and postpartum depression. She helps people talk through grief, guilt, and forgiveness in straightforward terms.
Janet emphasizes steady progress - therapy that fits into real life rather than a rigid timetable. Sessions are offered in English and can be scheduled to fit weekday evenings.
Janet encourages prospective clients to begin with a short matching questionnaire and then arrange sessions that match their needs and routines.
Approach and online options to fit your needs
Janet uses a mix of methods to make online therapy practical and effective. The Gottman Method focuses on improving communication and reducing conflict through clear skills and structured conversation, which is useful when relationship or family communication is a concern. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, helps people identify unhelpful thoughts and try different behavior strategies to reduce anxiety and depression. Client-Centered Therapy emphasizes a supportive, listening stance so the client leads the pace and goals of therapy.Choosing the right approach is collaborative. Janet works with clients to decide which methods match their goals, challenges, and preferences. She will explain options, try techniques together, and adjust the plan as needed so therapy stays relevant and manageable.
Online sessions are offered by video call, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging to fit varied schedules. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation and visual cues. Phone sessions can be simpler when bandwidth is limited or when a hands-free check-in is preferable. Live chat and messaging are useful for shorter check-ins, homework feedback, or when typing feels easier than speaking. These options make it possible to keep therapy consistent during busy weeks and evening hours.
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Experience
10+ years
Licensed in
North Carolina, South Carolina
Languages
English