About Matthew
Matthew Vaughn is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) based in North Carolina with ten years of clinical experience. He offers a straightforward, approachable style that mixes empathy with practical work. Matthew aims to make therapy feel manageable and often uses a touch of humor to ease tense moments.
Parents reading on their phone will find short, plain explanations and a clear focus on real-life problems. Matthew combines client-centered care with cognitive tools to address stress, anxiety, depression, and addiction.
How Matthew works
He also helps with relationship concerns, intimacy issues, parenting strain, and self-esteem struggles. He works with people facing trauma, bipolar symptoms, and a variety of personality and mood challenges. His background includes work in psychiatric and addiction hospitals and independent practice settings.
That experience informs his approach with people who have intense or complex challenges. He trained in a program influenced by humanistic and transpersonal psychology and continues ongoing learning in multiple therapies. In sessions Matthew tends to be down to earth.
Conversations aim to uncover what matters to the person and to build small, doable steps forward. He draws from Jungian ideas, motivational interviewing, and Imago relationship concepts when they fit the client’s needs. People can expect a collaborative process focused on practical change and clearer understanding.
Matthew uses varied methods to match each person’s goals and preferences. He aims to help people reduce worry, regain balance, and move toward a more stable daily life.
Matthew lists 7 ways of working on the entry:
What Matthew works with
The areas below are the ones Matthew selected when setting up a profile. The first few are listed as the main focus; the rest are also named.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Addictions
- Relationship issues
Also listed
- Anger management
- Autism and Asperger Syndrome
- Bipolar disorder
- Career difficulties
- Control issues
- Depression
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Family conflicts
- Family problems
- Guilt and shame
- Immigration issues
- Intimacy-related issues
- Isolation / loneliness
- LGBT
- Men's issues
- Multicultural concerns
- Narcissism
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Paranoia
- Parenting issues
- Personality disorders
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self esteem
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Trauma and abuse
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Training and background
| Register | LPC |
|---|---|
| Years in practice | 10 |
| Languages | English |
| Session format | Online: video, phone, live chat or messaging |
| Country | North Carolina |
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Online support options
Approach and online therapy options
Matthew blends client-centered work with cognitive behavioral techniques and motivational interviewing. Client-Centered Therapy focuses on listening, empathy, and building a trusting connection so people can explore what matters to them. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) uses practical exercises and thought-focused strategies to reduce anxiety, depression, and unhelpful behavior. Motivational Interviewing helps clarify a person’s goals and boosts motivation for change, which is often useful when addressing addiction or persistent habits.Finding the right approach is a collaborative process. The therapist will talk with each person about goals, preferences, and what has helped or not helped in the past. Together they try different methods and settle on a mix that fits the person’s needs and pace.
Online sessions are offered by video calls, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging to fit different routines. Video lets people use visual cues for deeper conversation. Phone sessions can be simpler when bandwidth is limited or when someone prefers not to be on camera. Live chat and messaging work well for brief check-ins, notes between sessions, or people who express themselves better in writing. These options make it easier to schedule therapy around work, school, or parenting demands.
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