Malisa Hepner , LCSW

Malisa Hepner is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) based in Oklahoma with three years of clinical experience. She focuses on helping people manage stress and anxiety, navigate relationship and family conflicts, and rebuild motivation, self-esteem, and confidence after loss. Her work also addresses grief and other life transitions through practical, straightforward guidance that emphasizes real-world coping skills.

She identifies as a non-traditional therapist and is direct about the approaches she teaches, sharing perspectives she has found useful in practice. Malisa draws on her personal experience in healing complex post-traumatic stress disorder (CPTSD) to inform her therapeutic style, using that lived understanding to shape interventions and support. As an LCSW she brings training in clinical social work together with her own recovery insights to create a practice aimed at clear, actionable change.

Clients can expect a frank, experience-informed approach that blends clinical knowledge with personal insight, focused on symptom relief, healthier relationships, and rebuilding confidence and purpose after difficult experiences.

Approach-Focused Online Therapy for Relationships and Emotion Regulation

Malisa Hepner uses several evidence-informed approaches adapted for online work. Attachment-Based Therapy explores how early bonds and current relationship patterns influence feelings and behavior, and it can help with intimacy, trust, and communication difficulties. Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) teaches practical skills for managing intense emotions, reducing impulsive reactions, and improving relationships through techniques like emotion regulation and distress tolerance. Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT) helps people and couples identify and reshape emotional responses that drive conflict, supporting deeper connection and repair.

Finding the right approach is part of the therapeutic process. Malisa collaborates with each person to identify which methods align with their goals, needs, and preferences, and she adjusts the plan as those needs evolve so treatment remains responsive and relevant.

Online sessions via video calls, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging offer flexibility for clients with busy schedules, caregiving responsibilities, or limited local options for mental health care. These formats allow licensed professionals to provide consistent support, regular skill-building, and timely check-ins while fitting therapy into a client’s daily life.