- Stress and anxiety
- Family of origin issues
- CBT and DBT methods
About Amanda
Amanda Vaughan is a Licensed Mental Health Counselor (LMHC) in Massachusetts with 13 years of clinical experience. She works with adults dealing with stress, anxiety, depression, relationship struggles, addictions, and family of origin issues. Amanda also supports people facing identity questions, intimacy-related concerns, parenting strain, and problems around body image and self-esteem.
Her background includes crisis intervention, group therapy, and work in intensive mental health treatment settings. She uses practical coping skills such as mindfulness alongside structured therapies. Sessions focus on developing skills for managing emotions, improving communication, and reducing symptoms that get in the way of daily life.
Amanda describes her style as direct and nonjudgmental. She combines client-centered work with cognitive behavioral and dialectical behavior approaches. Existential ideas are used when people want to look at meaning, values, and life direction.
In a typical session she helps people identify unhelpful patterns that started in early family life and the present-day behaviors those patterns create. She talks through communication skills, boundaries, and ways to address codependency and control issues. Practical homework and mindfulness exercises are often part of the work.
People who come to her for help with addiction, bipolar symptoms, grief, or compassion fatigue will find a focus on coping strategies and behavior change. Amanda also has experience addressing attachment issues, blended family challenges, and concerns connected to gender or sexual identity.
How her approaches translate to online work
Amanda often blends client-centered work with Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT). Client-centered work focuses on the client's priorities and perspective, helping people speak about what matters most to them. CBT looks at thoughts and behaviors and teaches skills to change patterns that feed anxiety, depression, or problematic habits.She also uses Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) strategies for emotion regulation and distress tolerance. DBT teaches concrete skills for managing strong emotions, improving relationships, and reducing impulsive behavior. These approaches can be especially useful for people coping with family of origin patterns, relationship difficulties, or addiction-related impulses.
Picking the right approach is part of the work together. Amanda will review a client's goals, preferences, and needs and suggest approaches that fit. That selection is collaborative and may change as progress is made.
Session format options were not listed in the biography, so confirm current online session choices before booking. Online work can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy week, allow for shorter check-ins when needed, and reduce travel time. It also makes it possible to continue work while managing caregiving, work breaks, or recovery schedules.
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Therapeutic approaches
Experience
13+ years
Listed in
Massachusetts
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What concerns does she help with?
Amanda works with stress, anxiety, depression, relationship difficulties, addictions, and family of origin issues among other concerns listed in her profile.
What is her therapeutic style?
Her approach is direct and nonjudgmental, combining client-centered work with structured techniques to develop skills and improve communication.
How much clinical experience does she have?
She has 13 years of experience in mental health counseling, including crisis intervention, group therapy, and intensive treatment settings.
What are her credentials and where is she based?
She is an LMHC (Licensed Mental Health Counselor) holding an MA and practices in Massachusetts.
Which languages are available for sessions?
Sessions are offered in English.
Does she work with clients outside the US?
She is not accepting international clients at this time.
What session formats does she offer?
Session formats were not specified in the biography. Confirm current session options before booking.
How are fees and getting started handled?
Fees vary by location and sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time. To begin, select the See online therapy options button, complete the short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session.
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