About Elyse
Elyse Vaughn is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist in California with 15 years of clinical experience. She helps people who are feeling overwhelmed by stress, anxiety, low self-esteem, depression, or the aftereffects of trauma and abuse. Elyse focuses on restoring balance and building confidence so people can move forward with clearer goals and steadier emotions.
Her style is warm and collaborative. She treats each person as the expert on their life and looks for strengths to build on.
How Elyse works
Sessions are practical and goal-focused, with attention to what feels doable day to day. Elyse often addresses relationship concerns such as communication problems, infidelity, divorce and separation, and family of origin issues. She also works with people struggling with abandonment, attachment wounds, guilt, shame, and isolation.
Panic attacks and multicultural concerns are additional focus areas. In sessions she emphasizes real-world skills alongside emotional processing. That may include practicing new ways to speak up, setting boundaries, or calming the body when anxiety spikes.
The aim is clearer thinking and more reliable coping between appointments. People can expect an encouraging presence that helps them find direction and take next steps. Elyse supports clients through both immediate crises and longer-term questions about life purpose and midlife transitions.
Therapy is offered in English and is provided via video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to fit different schedules and needs.
What Elyse works with
The areas below are the ones Elyse selected when setting up a profile. The first few are listed as the main focus; the rest are also named.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Trauma and abuse
Also listed
- Abandonment
- Attachment issues
- Communication problems
- Depression
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Infidelity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Life purpose
- Midlife crisis
- Multicultural concerns
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Post-traumatic stress
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Self esteem
- Self-love
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
Training and background
| Register | LMFT |
|---|---|
| Years in practice | 15 |
| Languages | English |
| Session format | Online: video, phone, live chat or messaging |
| Country | California |
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Online support options
Practical therapeutic approaches for online care
Many of Elyse's sessions use evidence-based therapeutic techniques that focus on skill building and emotional processing. One common approach is focusing on coping skills for anxiety and panic - teaching breathing and grounding techniques, as well as step-by-step strategies to reduce avoidance. This helps when anxiety feels overwhelming and people need tools they can use in the moment.A second approach centers on attachment and relationship work. That involves noticing patterns in how people relate, practicing clearer communication, and trying new ways to ask for needs to be met. This work is useful for addressing infidelity, communication breakdowns, and family of origin issues.
Choosing the right approach is a collaborative process. The therapist will work with each person to match techniques to their goals, preferences, and day-to-day realities. Plans are adjusted over time based on what helps most.
Online therapy offers flexible ways to meet. Video calls allow face-to-face interaction for deeper conversation, phone sessions can be easier when bandwidth is limited, live chat supports quicker check-ins, and text-based messaging can help maintain momentum between appointments. These options make it simpler to fit therapy into work, caregiving, or busy schedules.
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