About Vaughn
Dr. Vaughn DeCoster welcomes people who are feeling stuck, drained, or overwhelmed. He explains therapy in simple terms and helps clients find practical steps toward feeling better.
With kindness and patience, he listens and then works with each person to try different ways of coping and growing. DeCoster is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker, LCSW, with 31 years of experience. He has worked as a therapist and a university professor.
How Vaughn works
Over his career he has gathered many tools that address feelings, thoughts, and behavior. He sometimes uses creative methods, including techniques that involve photography. Sessions are collaborative.
He treats the client as the expert on their life and offers options to try. Sessions may focus on reducing anxiety, improving relationships, coping with grief, or managing stress and trauma. He also supports people dealing with career questions, self-esteem, loneliness, and issues around identity and intimacy.
DeCoster draws from several well-known approaches such as Attachment-Based work, Client-Centered methods, and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy. He adapts sessions to fit each person’s needs and goals. He emphasizes practical, doable steps that respect a client’s time.
People who want a thoughtful, experienced guide will find a calm, engaged clinician in DeCoster. He aims to build strength, increase resilience, and help people move toward a more satisfying life. To begin, follow the site’s Start Therapy process and complete the matching questionnaire.
Vaughn lists 10 ways of working on the entry:
What Vaughn works with
The areas below are the ones Vaughn 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
- ADHD
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Anger management
- Autism and Asperger Syndrome
- Cancer
- Career difficulties
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Co-morbidity
- Coaching
- Codependency
- Compassion fatigue
- Coping with life changes
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Depression
- Emptiness
- Fatherhood issues
- First responder issues
- Grief
- Guilt and shame
- Hospice and end-of-life counseling
- Intimacy-related issues
- Isolation / loneliness
- LGBT
- Life purpose
- Men's issues
- Midlife crisis
- Self esteem
- Self-harm
- Sexuality
- Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
Training and background
| Register | LCSW |
|---|---|
| Years in practice | 31 |
| Languages | English |
| Session format | Online: video, phone, live chat or messaging |
| Country | Arkansas |
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Online support options
How these approaches work online
Attachment-Based work focuses on how early connections shape current relationships and emotional responses; it helps people understand patterns that affect intimacy and trust. Client-Centered Therapy emphasizes listening and acceptance so clients can explore their own goals and values at their own pace. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) looks at the link between thoughts, feelings, and actions and teaches practical strategies to change unhelpful patterns.Finding the right approach is part of the therapy process. The therapist will collaborate with each person to decide which methods to try based on their needs, goals, and preferences. Sessions may combine elements from different approaches and adapt over time as progress is made.
Online formats offer practical flexibility. Video calls let participants see facial cues and have fuller conversations. Phone sessions are useful when bandwidth is limited or when being on camera is not desired. Live chat or text-based messaging can support shorter check-ins, quick coaching, or ongoing reflection between longer sessions. These options make it easier to fit therapy into busy schedules and varied lifestyles.
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