Licensed clinical social worker recordOklahoma
Malisa Hepner, LCSW
Oklahoma
Licensed Clinical Social Worker - Relationships and Trauma
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- Credentials
- LCSW
- Licensed in Oklahoma
- LCSW, licence 20044
- NPI
- 1285479469
- Experience
- 3 years
- Languages
- English
- Location
- Oklahoma
These details come from information Malisa supplied to BetterHelp. A licence can be checked with the social work board of the state that issued it, and an NPI with the national registry.
AAbout
- Stress and anxiety
- Attachment approaches
- DBT skills
About Malisa
Malisa Hepner is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) licensed in Oklahoma with three years of professional experience. She focuses on stress, anxiety, relationship concerns, family conflict, self-esteem, and coping with life changes. She also addresses communication problems, control issues, divorce and separation, guilt and shame, isolation, life purpose, post-traumatic stress, and self-love.
She describes herself as a non-traditional therapist who shares straightforward observations in sessions. She draws on her personal experience with complex post-traumatic stress to shape how she talks with people. Sessions are direct and practical, with clear ideas about tools that can help day-to-day functioning.
Her work combines several approaches to suit what a person needs in the moment. She uses attachment-based ideas to look at how early relationships shape current patterns. She also uses emotion-focused techniques to help people name and move through strong feelings, and DBT skills to manage intense emotions and improve coping.
Expect conversations about specific patterns and small, testable changes to try between sessions. Malisa often teaches skills and offers concrete suggestions rather than abstract theory. She helps people work on clearer communication, rebuilding confidence after loss, and handling the stress that comes from major life changes.
People who prefer a direct style and practical tools tend to find her approach matches their needs. Those looking for a clinician in Oklahoma with LCSW credentialing and a focus on relationship and trauma-related concerns may consider the steps listed on the site to begin a match.
BHow sessions work
How her approaches translate to online care
Attachment-based work looks at how early relationship patterns affect current reactions. Online conversations can map those patterns and identify where new ways of relating might help reduce repeated conflict or anxiety. Emotionally-Focused Therapy helps people name and move through strong emotions to change interaction patterns. In remote sessions this often means guided conversations and exercises that focus on feeling and connection. Dialectical Behavior Therapy, or DBT, teaches concrete skills for handling intense emotions, improving distress tolerance, and building better communication. These skills are easy to practice between sessions and can be reviewed during online meetings.Choosing an approach is a shared process. The therapist will talk with the client about goals, try methods that match those goals, and adjust based on what actually helps. That collaborative process helps pick whether attachment work, EFT, DBT skills, or another method is the best fit for current problems.
Confirm current session formats before booking because the biography does not list them explicitly. Online sessions can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy week, let people have shorter check-ins when needed, and support practicing skills in real-life settings. Talk with the therapist during the matching process about how to schedule sessions that fit work, family, and other commitments.
CAreas of focus
Areas of expertise
Primary focus
Additional focus areas
Therapeutic approaches
Experience
3+ years
Listed in
Oklahoma
Languages
English
DQuestions
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of concerns does she help with?
She works with stress, anxiety, relationship and family issues, self-esteem, and coping with life changes. Additional focuses include communication problems, control issues, divorce and separation, guilt and shame, isolation, life purpose, post-traumatic stress, and self-love.
How would you describe her therapeutic style?
Her style is direct and practical, with teaching and clear suggestions. She uses tools and skills people can try between sessions.
How long has she been practicing?
She has three years of professional experience as a clinician.
Is she licensed to practice in a specific state?
She is an LCSW licensed in Oklahoma.
What languages are supported during sessions?
Sessions are offered in English.
Can people from other countries work with her?
International clients are not currently accepted.
How are session costs handled?
Cost varies with location; sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
What are the steps to begin working with her?
Select the See online therapy options button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session.
Online talk therapy is not emergency care. If you are in danger, call 911, or call or text 988. More crisis numbers