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Steven Vaughan, LPC

  • Experience22 years
  • LocationTexas
  • Focus areasADHD, Stress and Anxiety, and Trauma and abuse
  • Therapy approachesCognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) and Motivational Interviewing
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About Steven

Steven Vaughan is a licensed professional counselor (LPC) based in Texas with 22 years of clinical experience. He focuses on helping people manage stress, anxiety, depression, trauma, ADHD, addictions, and a wide range of emotional and relationship challenges.

Background and approach

Steven frames his work around helping clients identify the thoughts and patterns that hold them back and developing practical ways to move forward. He blends insight-oriented methods with cognitive behavioral techniques to promote clearer self-understanding and measurable change.

Over two decades he has practiced in multiple settings and supervised newer counselors, experiences that broaden his perspective and inform his collaborative style. Clients can expect a therapist who aims to combine warmth and acceptance with skillful, goal-focused interventions to address concerns such as grief, bipolar symptoms, communication problems, caregiver stress, and intimacy-related issues.

Steven emphasizes helping people reduce barriers to a more satisfying life by drawing on motivational strategies, psychodynamic understanding, and trauma-focused methods when appropriate. He accepts international clients and offers flexible session formats tailored to client needs.

Approaches That Guide Online Care

Steven frequently draws on Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and Trauma-Focused Therapy to structure online work. CBT helps clients identify and change unhelpful thought patterns and behaviors through practical exercises and skill building, which is useful for concerns like anxiety, depression, ADHD-related challenges, and anger. Trauma-Focused Therapy concentrates on processing and reducing the impact of traumatic experiences using techniques tailored to each person's readiness and safety needs.

Finding the right approach is a collaborative process. He partners with clients to clarify goals, review what has helped or not helped in the past, and select methods that fit the individual's needs and preferences. Over time the plan is adjusted based on progress and any new priorities that arise.

Online formats offer flexibility that can make consistent care more achievable. Steven provides video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging so clients can choose what works best for their schedule and communication style. These options expand access for those balancing work, caregiving, travel, or geographic distance while preserving a therapeutic relationship with a licensed professional.

Frequently asked questions

What kinds of concerns does Steven address?
He works with a broad range of issues including stress, anxiety, depression, trauma and abuse, ADHD, addictions, grief, relationship and intimacy-related problems, caregiver stress, and more.
What is Steven's therapeutic style like?
He uses an insight-oriented cognitive behavioral style that blends self-understanding with practical strategies for change, and may incorporate motivational, psychodynamic, solution-focused, or trauma-focused techniques as appropriate.
How much clinical experience does he have?
Steven has 22 years of counseling experience and has worked in multiple clinical settings, which contributes to a broad base of knowledge and skills.
What are his credentials and where is he located?
He is an LPC with licence TX LPC 60315 and provides services based in Texas.
Can people who live outside the U.S. work with him?
Yes, he accepts international clients and offers services for English-speaking clients regardless of location.
Which session formats are available for appointments?
Sessions can be conducted via video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to accommodate different preferences and schedules.
How are fees and subscription handled?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
What steps are involved in starting therapy?
Begin by selecting the Start Therapy button, completing a short matching questionnaire, and scheduling a session according to therapist availability.

Areas of expertise

Primary focus

Stress, AnxietyTrauma and abuseGriefDepressionADHD

Also works with

AddictionsLGBTRelationship issuesFamily conflictsIntimacy-related issuesSleeping disordersParenting issuesAnger managementSelf esteemCareer difficultiesBipolar disorderCoping with life changesCompassion fatigue

Additional focus areas

Aging and geriatric issuesCaregiver issues and stressCodependencyCommitment issuesCommunication problemsControl issuesCoping with natural or human-caused disasterDissociationDivorce and separationDomestic violenceFamily of origin issuesFamily problemsFatherhood issuesForgivenessGuilt and shameHospice and end-of-life counselingImpulsivityIsolation / lonelinessLife purposeMen's issuesMidlife crisisMood disordersObsessions, compulsions, and OCDPanic disorder and panic attacksParanoiaPhobiasPost-traumatic stressSeasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)Self-loveSexual assault and abuseSocial anxiety and phobiaWorkplace issuesYoung adult issues

Therapeutic approaches

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)Motivational InterviewingPsychodynamic TherapySolution-Focused TherapyTrauma-Focused Therapy

Experience

22+ years

Licensed

Texas

Languages

English

What Steven can help with

Steven Vaughan works with clients on stress and anxiety, trauma and abuse, grief, depression, and ADHD.

Steven works with individuals coping with or overcoming depression.

How Steven approaches therapy

Steven's clinical approaches include Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Motivational Interviewing, Psychodynamic Therapy, Solution-Focused Therapy, and Trauma-Focused Therapy.

Experience and training

Steven is a Licensed Professional Counselor practicing in Texas, with 22 years of clinical experience.