Profile / United States
Amanda Vaughan, LMHC
Massachusetts
LMHC in Massachusetts - Anxiety and Relationships
See online therapy options- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy
- Mindfulness practice
- DBT skills
About Amanda
Amanda Vaughan is a Licensed Mental Health Counselor (LMHC) with 13 years of experience based in Massachusetts. She works with people who are managing stress, anxiety, depression, relationship problems, trauma and abuse, addiction concerns, grief, parenting strain, and issues around intimacy and identity. Amanda also supports clients facing burnout and compassion fatigue and those dealing with complicated family or attachment difficulties.
Amanda’s sessions focus on practical skills and clear steps people can try between meetings. She uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) alongside client-centered conversations and elements of Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) and mindfulness. Discussions tend to be straightforward and goal-oriented, with attention to thoughts, behaviors, and coping strategies.
In practice Amanda draws on her crisis-intervention and group-work background to help people develop routines and safety strategies when needed. She pays attention to patterns that come from family of origin and attachment history, and to issues that come up around gender and sexuality, including gender dysphoria and BDSM or kink questions.
Sessions mix skill-building and reflective work. Clients can expect to notice unhelpful thinking patterns, try behavior experiments, and practice emotion-regulation tools such as mindfulness and grounding. The emphasis is on approaches that can be applied to daily life.
Amanda frames therapy as a collaborative process. She helps people set clear goals, track progress, and adjust methods when something isn’t working. People who want concrete strategies for stress, mood, relationship struggles, or addiction often find this practical focus useful.
How Amanda brings CBT and related approaches to online sessions
Amanda commonly uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and Dialectical Behavior Therapy alongside client-centered methods. CBT focuses on identifying unhelpful thoughts and testing new behaviors to reduce distress and improve daily functioning. DBT adds practical emotion-regulation and distress-tolerance skills for handling intense feelings and impulses. Client-centered work emphasizes listening, exploring goals, and shaping sessions around what feels most relevant to the client.Choosing the right approach is a collaborative step. Amanda works with each person to identify which methods match their current goals, preferences, and life demands. She checks progress regularly and adjusts the mix of skills, reflection, and homework to fit what is helping most.
Confirm current session formats before booking, as the biography does not list specific online options. Online work can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy schedule, allow shorter check-ins when needed, and eliminate travel time. It also supports using in-the-moment behavior experiments, audio-guided mindfulness practice, and skill-review between sessions so tools are more likely to be used in everyday life.
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Experience
13+ years
Listed in
Massachusetts
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What concerns does Amanda often address?
She works with stress, anxiety, depression, relationship and intimacy issues, trauma and abuse, addiction, grief, parenting strain, and compassion fatigue.
How does she approach therapy in sessions?
Sessions focus on practical skills, noticing unhelpful thoughts, and testing small behavior changes. Amanda blends CBT with client-centered conversation, DBT skills, and mindfulness exercises.
How much clinical experience does she have?
She has 13 years of experience working in mental health counseling, crisis intervention, group therapy, and intensive treatment settings.
What are her credentials and where is she based?
She is an MA LMHC, a Licensed Mental Health Counselor, practicing in Massachusetts.
Which languages are available for sessions?
Sessions are offered in English.
Does she work with clients outside the United States?
International clients are not currently accepted.
How are session costs handled?
Cost varies with location and sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
What are the steps to begin working with her?
Use the See online therapy options button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session.
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