Amanda Vaughan
Compassionate, skills-focused counseling for life transitions
LMHC Massachusetts
- Experience
- 13 years in practice
- Focus areas
- Stress, Anxiety, Relationship, Self esteem
- Approaches
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Client-Centered Therapy
- Languages
- English
About Amanda
Amanda Vaughan is a Licensed Mental Health Counselor (LMHC) with 13 years of experience helping people navigate stress, anxiety, depression, relationship challenges, grief, trauma, and addiction. She works with clients who are exploring identity and intimacy issues, coping with life transitions, or dealing with family and parenting concerns.
Background and approach
Her practice also addresses a range of focused topics including attachment difficulties, body image and codependency, blended family dynamics, and questions related to gender dysphoria and alternative sexual cultures. Her approach blends practical skills and reflective work.
Amanda uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy alongside elements of Dialectical Behavior Therapy, mindfulness practices, existential inquiry, and client-centered methods to build emotional awareness and actionable coping strategies. She describes her manner as warm, nonjudgmental, and direct, adapting the plan and pace of therapy to each person’s needs and goals.
Based in Massachusetts, Amanda brings experience from crisis intervention, group work, and intensive treatment settings into her counseling. She emphasizes skill development such as mindfulness to increase present-moment awareness and make other therapeutic tools more effective, and she welcomes the chance to support people taking the first steps toward change.
Therapeutic approaches and online care
Many clients find benefit from learning practical tools alongside deeper personal exploration. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) focuses on identifying and changing unhelpful thinking and behavior patterns, which can be useful for anxiety, depression, and stress-related concerns. Client-centered therapy emphasizes an empathic, nonjudgmental relationship and supports self-directed growth through active listening and validation. Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) combines acceptance and change strategies and offers concrete skills for emotion regulation, distress tolerance, and interpersonal effectiveness.Choosing the right approach is part of the therapeutic process, and Amanda collaborates with each person to determine what fits best. She tailors methods and session goals to a client’s symptoms, strengths, and preferences, adjusting strategies as progress is made and priorities shift.
Online therapy sessions are offered via video calls, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging, providing flexibility for different schedules and communication styles. These formats make ongoing support more accessible for people managing busy lives or those who prefer remote care, while still allowing therapists to teach skills, review progress, and refine treatment plans together.
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Experience
13+ years
Licensed
Massachusetts
Languages
English