About Amanda
Amanda Vaughan is a Licensed Mental Health Counselor (LMHC) with 13 years of clinical experience. She helps people who are coping with anxiety, depression, stress, relationship struggles, addiction, trauma, grief, and issues around intimacy and self‑esteem. Amanda also supports people facing parenting concerns, gender dysphoria, body image and attachment questions.
Her style is warm, direct, and nonjudgmental. Sessions focus on practical skills and clear steps that people can try between meetings.
How Amanda works
She often uses mindfulness to build awareness and CBT and DBT techniques to teach coping tools and change unhelpful patterns. Amanda has worked in crisis intervention, group therapy, and intensive mental health settings. That varied background informs how she structures sessions and responds to urgent concerns.
She combines short‑term skill building with deeper conversations about values and meaning when that fits the person’s goals. She tailors each plan to the individual rather than following a fixed script. Some sessions emphasize behavior change and thought work.
Others use mindfulness or existential questions to clarify what matters most to the client. Amanda aims to make therapy understandable and useful. She invites people to try strategies in small steps and reviews what helps.
The focus is on realistic, doable changes that fit everyday life.
Amanda lists 8 ways of working on the entry:
What Amanda works with
The areas below are the ones Amanda selected when setting up a profile. The first few are listed as the main focus; the rest are also named.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Self esteem
Also listed
- Addictions
- Anger management
- Attachment issues
- BDSM, kink, and alternative sex culture
- Bipolar disorder
- Blended family issues
- Body image
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Compassion fatigue
- Control issues
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Emptiness
- Family conflicts
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Fatherhood issues
- Forgiveness
- Gender dysphoria
- Grief
- Guilt and shame
- Impulsivity
- Intimacy-related issues
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- LGBT
- Life purpose
- Men's issues
- Money and financial issues
- Mood disorders
- Multicultural concerns
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Parenting issues
- Post-traumatic stress
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sexuality
- Trauma and abuse
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Training and background
| Register | LMHC |
|---|---|
| Years in practice | 13 |
| Languages | English |
| Session format | Online: video, phone, live chat or messaging |
| Country | Massachusetts |
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Online support options
Approaches that guide online sessions
Amanda commonly uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and Dialectical Behavior Therapy in online work. CBT focuses on identifying unhelpful thoughts and trying practical exercises to change behavior and mood. DBT teaches concrete skills for emotion regulation, distress tolerance, and better communication which can help when feelings feel overwhelming.She also draws on Client-Centered Therapy to keep the work focused on each person’s needs. That approach emphasizes listening closely, validating experience, and shaping sessions around the client’s goals. Amanda approaches choosing methods as a collaboration - she will discuss what feels most useful and adjust techniques based on the client’s preferences and progress.
Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. Video sessions allow face-to-face conversation and visual cues. Phone sessions can work when bandwidth is limited or when a shorter check-in fits better into a busy day. Live chat and text messaging are useful for brief check-ins, ongoing skills practice, or when writing feels easier than speaking. These options offer flexibility so therapy can fit into everyday schedules.
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