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Brittany Vaughn, LCSW

  • Experience12 years
  • LocationIllinois
  • Focus areasADHD, Stress and Anxiety, and Trauma and abuse
  • Therapy approachesClient-Centered Therapy and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
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About Brittany

Brittany Vaughn is a licensed clinical social worker (LCSW) with 12 years of clinical experience who helps people manage stress, anxiety, mood concerns, trauma, and related life challenges.

Background and approach

She works with clients to clarify goals and to develop practical steps that reduce symptoms and improve day-to-day functioning, drawing on evidence-based strategies suited to each person’s needs. Brittany’s practice includes support for ADHD as one of several focus areas, along with parenting, self-esteem, relationship and family issues, and coping with significant life changes.

Raised in Southern Illinois, she earned a Bachelor of Social Work from SIU in 2012 and a Master of Social Work in 2014. Her clinical background includes residential work with adolescents who experienced severe trauma, school-based therapy in Williamson County, and outpatient services for children, adolescents, and adults.

Those varied settings shaped a strengths-based, client-centered approach that blends cognitive-behavioral techniques, mindfulness skills, and motivational strategies to help clients move forward and build sustainable coping skills.

Practical therapeutic approaches for online care

Client-centered therapy emphasizes the client’s own goals and perspective, providing a nonjudgmental space where the therapist listens deeply and supports personal insight and growth. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) focuses on identifying and changing unhelpful thoughts and behaviors, offering concrete tools for reducing anxiety, depression, and problem behaviors. Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) teaches emotion regulation, distress tolerance, and interpersonal effectiveness skills that can be especially helpful for intense emotions and relationship challenges.

Finding the right approach is collaborative; the therapist works with the client to choose and adjust methods based on individual needs, values, and goals. Sessions often blend elements of different models so that treatment feels personally relevant and practical rather than one-size-fits-all.

Online therapy with video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging offers flexibility for people balancing work, family, or school. These formats make it easier to maintain continuity of care, practice skills between sessions, and access support from home or other convenient locations. Licensed professionals can adapt these approaches to remote formats while focusing on practical strategies and achievable progress.

Frequently asked questions

What kinds of concerns does she help with?
Brittany supports people coping with stress, anxiety, depression, trauma and related issues such as parenting, self-esteem, relationship difficulties, ADHD, eating concerns, and career or life transitions.
What is her therapeutic style like?
She uses a client-centered stance combined with practical techniques from CBT, DBT, mindfulness, and motivational interviewing to tailor care to each person’s goals and preferences.
How much clinical experience does she have?
She has 12 years of experience working in residential, school-based, and outpatient settings with children, adolescents, and adults.
Where is she licensed and practicing?
She is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) in Illinois with license number IL LCSW 149.021018 and provides services to clients located in Illinois.
Does she work with non-English speakers or international clients?
Sessions are provided in English only, and she is not accepting international clients at this time.
What session formats are available?
Clients may meet through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging according to therapist availability.
How are fees and subscriptions handled?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions are delivered through a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
What are the first steps to begin therapy?
Start by selecting the Start Therapy button, completing a short matching questionnaire, and scheduling based on the therapist’s availability.

Areas of expertise

Primary focus

Stress, AnxietyTrauma and abuseParenting issuesSelf esteemDepression

Also works with

LGBTRelationship issuesFamily conflictsEating disordersAnger managementCareer difficultiesBipolar disorderCoping with life changesCoachingCompassion fatigueADHD

Additional focus areas

Adoption and foster careCommitment issuesCommunication problemsControl issuesCoping with natural or human-caused disasterFamily problemsFirst responder issuesGuilt and shameHoardingImpulsivityInfidelityIsolation / lonelinessLife purposeVeteran and Armed Forces IssuesObsessions, compulsions, and OCDPanic disorder and panic attacksPhobiasPostpartum depressionPost-traumatic stressPregnancy and childbirthSeasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)Self-harmSelf-loveSexual assault and abuseSexualitySocial anxiety and phobiaWomen's issuesWorkplace issuesYoung adult issues

Therapeutic approaches

Client-Centered TherapyCognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)Mindfulness TherapyMotivational InterviewingNarrative TherapyPsychodynamic TherapySolution-Focused TherapyTrauma-Focused Therapy

Experience

12+ years

Licensed

Illinois

Languages

English

What Brittany can help with

Brittany Vaughn works with clients on stress and anxiety, trauma and abuse, parenting issues, self esteem, and depression.

Brittany works with adolescents with extreme trauma in a residential setting.

Brittany works with students with a variety of disorders, including behavior disturbances, in the public schools in Williamson County.

Brittany works with children in an outpatient setting for the past 3 years.

How Brittany approaches therapy

Brittany's clinical approaches include Client-Centered Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT), Mindfulness Therapy, Motivational Interviewing, Narrative Therapy, Psychodynamic Therapy, and Solution-Focused Therapy.

Experience and training

Brittany is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker practicing in Illinois, with 12 years of clinical experience.