About Debra
Debra Vaughan is a licensed professional counselor (LPC) based in Oklahoma who helps people manage stress, anxiety, depression, trauma, and relationship and family concerns. She also supports people dealing with addiction, ADHD, grief, career transitions, and struggles with self-esteem and intimacy. Her style is direct and compassionate, aimed at practical change rather than long lectures.
Debra draws on approaches such as client-centered work, cognitive behavioral therapy, dialectical behavior therapy, narrative therapy, and solution-focused methods.
How Debra works
She listens first, then works with each person to set concrete goals. Sessions focus on skills, clearer thinking, and homework you can try between meetings. Parents who are worried about behavior, sleep, eating, or parenting strain will find support for those everyday problems.
She also addresses compassion fatigue and coaching for life changes in a straightforward way. Conversations are kept simple and goal-directed so progress is visible. With over 11 years of experience, Debra has worked with people facing trauma and addictive behaviors as well as mood conditions and ADHD.
She brings practical techniques to help people cope now while also looking at the stories that shape their choices. Debra welcomes people who identify as LGBT and includes self-love work alongside symptom-focused therapy. Her approach blends immediate relief strategies with longer term narrative and skills work to help people move forward.
Debra lists 6 ways of working on the entry:
What Debra works with
The areas below are the ones Debra selected when setting up a profile. The first few are listed as the main focus; the rest are also named.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Family conflicts
- Trauma and abuse
Also listed
- Addictions
- ADHD
- Anger management
- Bipolar disorder
- Career difficulties
- Coaching
- Compassion fatigue
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Eating disorders
- Grief
- Intimacy-related issues
- LGBT
- Parenting issues
- Relationship issues
- Self esteem
- Self-love
- Sleeping disorders
Training and background
| Register | LPC |
|---|---|
| Years in practice | 11 |
| Languages | English |
| Session format | Online: video, phone, live chat or messaging |
| Country | Oklahoma |
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Online support options
Approaches that guide online sessions
Client-centered therapy focuses on understanding a person's experience and building a trusting, respectful relationship. It helps people feel heard and clarifies what they want to change. Cognitive behavioral therapy, or CBT, looks at the links between thoughts, feelings, and actions and teaches practical strategies to change unhelpful patterns. It works well for anxiety, depression, and stress management. Dialectical behavior therapy, or DBT, combines emotion regulation, distress tolerance, and interpersonal skills training to help when emotions feel overwhelming.Finding the right approach is part of the work together. Debra will collaborate with each person to choose methods that match their goals and preferences. She often blends styles so sessions can address immediate coping skills while also examining underlying stories and patterns.
Online formats make it easier to fit therapy into a busy life. Video calls let people use face-to-face conversation and shared visual cues. Phone sessions are a good option when bandwidth is limited or for shorter check-ins. Live chat and text-based messaging allow ongoing support between sessions and can help with quick skills practice and reminders. These options offer flexibility and consistent access to a licensed professional.
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