Amanda Vaughan, LMHC

Amanda Vaughan is a Licensed Mental Health Counselor with 13 years of experience. She helps people facing stress, anxiety, depression, relationship struggles, and trauma. Amanda also supports those dealing with addiction, grief, intimacy concerns, and issues related to gender and sexual identity.

Her approach in session is warm, direct, and nonjudgmental. She blends practical skill-building with time to talk through feelings. Mindfulness and breathing exercises are used alongside problem-focused work to help people manage tough moments.

Amanda uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and Dialectical Behavior Therapy to address unhelpful thinking and build coping skills. She also draws on Client-Centered and Existential approaches to help people make sense of values, meaning, and life choices. Sessions are shaped around each person’s needs and goals.

She has worked in crisis intervention, group therapy, and intensive treatment settings. That background informs a pragmatic, steady style in one-on-one sessions. Amanda aims to give clear tools people can try between meetings.

People who meet with her can expect straightforward guidance, invitations to practice new skills, and space to reflect. She encourages small steps and realistic changes, while acknowledging that reaching out for help takes real courage.

How her approaches fit into online therapy

Amanda often uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to help people notice and change patterns of thinking that increase anxiety or depression. CBT focuses on identifying specific thoughts and testing them with real-life experiments to reduce distress.

She also incorporates Dialectical Behavior Therapy skills to teach emotion regulation, distress tolerance, and clearer communication. DBT techniques can be useful when emotions feel overwhelming or reactions become harmful to relationships.

Choosing the right approach is a joint process. Amanda works with each person to figure out which methods fit their goals and preferences. She adjusts techniques over time based on what helps most.

If you are considering online sessions, confirm the current session options before booking. Online work can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy life, reduce travel time, and allow quicker check-ins during workday breaks. Different formats also change practical details like camera use or session length, so discuss what will work best when you schedule.