About Monet
Monet Hefner is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) based in North Carolina who helps people facing stress, anxiety, identity concerns, trauma, intimacy struggles, and low self-esteem. She works with individuals coping with issues like abandonment, adoption and foster care challenges, autism and Asperger syndrome, and relationship communication problems. Sessions aim to be straightforward and respectful of each person's pace.
Monet uses a person-centered way of working that keeps the client's goals first.
How Monet works
She mixes practical techniques with listening and reflection. That can mean learning tools to manage anxious thoughts, trying small behavior changes, or practicing clearer ways to talk about feelings. Her clinical approach draws on cognitive behavioral methods to change unhelpful thinking patterns, emotionally-focused ideas to strengthen important connections, and mindfulness practices to reduce reactivity.
Motivational interviewing is used when people want help finding their own reasons to shift habits. Monet adapts the mix to what the person needs at the moment. Over three years in direct clinical practice, she has supported people through trauma and abuse, domestic violence aftermath, fertility and caregiver stress, codependency and boundary struggles, and first responder concerns.
She also addresses body image, blended family adjustments, and divorce or separation stress. Sessions are offered in English and delivered online through video, phone, live chat, or text messaging. Monet aims to create a calm, nonjudgmental setting where people can talk, try new strategies, and track progress at a steady pace.
Monet lists 8 ways of working on the entry:
What Monet works with
The areas below are the ones Monet selected when setting up a profile. The first few are listed as the main focus; the rest are also named.
Also listed
- Abandonment
- Adoption and foster care
- Autism and Asperger Syndrome
- Blended family issues
- Body image
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Codependency
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Dependent personality
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Family problems
- Fertility issues
- First responder issues
- Forgiveness
- Gender dysphoria
- Guilt and shame
- Immigration issues
- Impulsivity
- Intimacy-related issues
- Isolation / loneliness
- Midlife crisis
- Polyamory / non-monogamous relationships
- Post-traumatic stress
- Postpartum depression
- Pregnancy and childbirth
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
- Self esteem
- Self-love
- Sexuality
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Training and background
| Register | LCSW |
|---|---|
| Years in practice | 3 |
| Languages | English |
| Session format | Online: video, phone, live chat or messaging |
| Country | North Carolina |
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Online support options
Using practical approaches in online sessions
Monet often uses cognitive behavioral therapy to help identify and change unhelpful thoughts and behaviors; this approach is useful for anxiety, low mood, and stress. She also draws on emotionally-focused ideas to help people understand and shift patterns in close relationships, which can help with intimacy concerns and stronger emotional connection.Choosing the right approach is part of the work together. She listens to the person's goals and tries methods that fit their needs and rhythm. If something doesn't help, she adjusts the plan so therapy remains useful and manageable.
Online therapy options include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. Video is helpful when visual cues matter, phone calls work well when bandwidth is limited, live chat suits shorter check-ins, and messaging lets people reflect between sessions. These formats make it easier to schedule sessions around work, caregiving, or other commitments while keeping consistent momentum in therapy.
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