01 · Who Janet works with

Janet works with stress, Anxiety, grief and self esteem

Janet lists 11 specialisms and 16 further focus areas. Specialisms are the subjects Janet chose to list first, which is the closest a listing gets to “this is my actual practice”.

02 · In Janet's own words

What Janet says about the work

Reproduced in full and unedited - not summarised, not tightened, not rewritten in a house voice.

Thank you for sharing information about yourself. I'm so happy that you reached out for your therapy needs.

Hello, my name is Janet. I am a practicing Licensed Clinical Social Worker in the state of North Carolina. I am also licensed in South Carolina as a Licensed Independent Social Worker. I have the gift of talk therapy and would love to spend time chatting with you. I have a strength in helping my clients to reach a better understanding of their symptoms, goals, and challenges as they choose their path to recovery. Remember, recovery is not a race but an individual journey. I have extensive experience in crisis management, depression, anxiety, grief and loss, and anger management. I have worked with diagnosis such as Bipolar, Schizoaffective Disorders, Anxiety and Major Depressive Disorders and Post Partum Depression.

I use motivational interviewing, mindfulness, and cognitive behavioral therapies. I create a safe zone for my clients to feel comfortable enough to share without judgement. While working with you, I will strive to provide quality care, as well as working to build a trustful and professional relationship.

SPECIALTIES: Stress, Grief, Depression, Coping with life changes, , self care, post partum depression

Also experienced in: Christian Therapy, Caregiver Issues and Stress , Forgiveness , Guilt and Shame , Hospice and End of Life Counseling , Immigration Issues , Mood Disorders , Postpartum Depression , Pregnancy and Childbirth

Clinical approaches: Client-Centered Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT), Mindfulness Therapy, Motivational Interviewing

I am currently available for your therapy needs between 430pm and 7:00pm weekdays. Please feel free to reach out to me with any questions you may have.

Janet

Please review and confirm: I understand that the service provided through BetterHelp is not intended for crisis situations and urgent needs. In a crisis situation, I agree to call 911 or local emergency services, or visit the nearest emergency room. Information shared with my counselor is confidential except in the following circumstances: If I present as a danger to myself or others, mandated reporting of abuse of children or elders, or if I sign a release of information.

Thank you, Janet

Janet Haywood, on the BetterHelp listing · read 9 Oct 2026

03 · How Janet works

The 6 approaches Janet lists, in plain English

These are the clinical methods Janet lists. The descriptions are Maker Therapy's, not Janet's - a general explanation of what each method is, so the list means something before you have spoken to anybody. They are not a claim about how Janet runs a session.

Client-Centred TherapyPerson-centred · Rogerian

The therapist does not steer toward a technique or a diagnosis. They offer sustained, non-judgemental attention and reflect back what they hear, on the premise that people find their own direction when they are genuinely listened to. Often what people mean by “someone who just gets it”.

Cognitive Behavioural TherapyCBT

Structured, present-focused work on the loop between what you think, how you feel and what you then do. Usually means noticing a thought pattern in the room, testing it against evidence, and practising something different between sessions. Among the most heavily researched talking therapies for depression and anxiety.

Dialectical Behaviour TherapyDBT

A structured skills-led adaptation of CBT built around holding two things at once: accepting yourself as you are and working to change. Teaches concrete skills for distress tolerance, emotion regulation and relationships. Developed for people whose feelings arrive at overwhelming intensity, and strongest-evidenced there.

The Gottman Method

A couples approach built on decades of observational research into what distinguishes relationships that last. Structured and assessment-led: it maps friendship, conflict and shared meaning, then works on the specific mechanics of how the two of you argue.

Mindfulness-Based TherapyMBCT

Trains attention on what is happening right now - body, breath, the thought as it arrives - so distress can be observed rather than automatically acted on. Strongest evidence is in preventing depression from recurring, and it is usually taught as a practice you keep doing outside the session.

Motivational InterviewingMI

A way of talking about change with somebody who is genuinely in two minds about it. The therapist does not argue for the change; they help you say your own reasons out loud, which is the part that predicts whether it happens. Common around substance use and health behaviour.

04 · What happens next

From this page to a first session

Janet practises through BetterHelp, so the route in is BetterHelp's. This is that sequence, written by Maker Therapy from the platform's published process - not a description of Janet's own practice, and not a promise about how quickly anything happens.

1. A questionnaire, not a booking form

   BetterHelp opens with a set of questions about what you are dealing with, what you want from therapy, and any preferences on the therapist. You are not booking Janet at this point.

2. Naming Janet specifically

   BetterHelp matches algorithmically by default, so asking for Janet is a step you have to take. There is a field for requesting a specific therapist during sign-up, and you can switch afterwards from your account. Starting from a link on this page does not by itself assign you to Janet.

3. If the caseload is full

   You will be offered somebody else rather than put on a waitlist. Worth knowing, because it is easy to assume a match is the person you asked for.

4. The first conversation

   A first session is typically history and orientation: what brought you, what has been tried, what you want to be different. It is also where the questions in the next section belong.

5. If the fit is wrong

   Changing therapist on BetterHelp does not need a reason. A first session that does not click is common and is not a verdict on therapy. That option existing is the main practical difference between a platform and a private practice.

05 · Before you commit

2 questions worth asking Janet

Built from what Janet actually lists, so they are answerable and specific rather than generic. Maker Therapy's, not Janet's - Janet has not seen them and is under no obligation to answer any of them.

• “You list both Cognitive Behavioural Therapy and Client-Centred Therapy. Which do you lean on with someone like me?”

  Those two point in different directions - one structured and led by the therapist, the other led by you. The answer tells you what the sessions will actually feel like.

• “How do you handle the gap between sessions if something comes up?”

  On BetterHelp this varies a great deal by therapist. Better to know the rhythm now than to discover it on a bad week.

06 · Practical details

Credentials and licensing

Credential

LISW

Licensed in

North Carolina

Licence

SC LISW 12167, NC LCSW C010459

Licence number

C010459

Licence expires

21 Oct 2026

NPI

1790165066

Years in practice

10

Gender

Female

Languages

English

International clients

Not accepted

Listed since

15 May 2026

07 · Provenance

Where every line on this page came from

Janet's name, credential, state, subjects, approaches and biography are read from BetterHelp's therapist roster, which Maker Therapy re-reads once a day; this page reflects the reading taken on 9 Oct 2026. The licence number and NPI are cross-checked against public registers.

The plain-English method descriptions, the first-session walkthrough and the questions are written by Maker Therapy and labelled as such wherever they appear.

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