Brittany Vaughn, LCSW
Practical, goal-focused therapy for everyday challenges
Details
| Name | Brittany Vaughn |
|---|---|
| Credentials | LCSW |
| Based in | Illinois |
| Licensed in | Illinois |
| Session format | Online |
| Languages | English |
| Years in practice | 12 |
About Brittany
Brittany Vaughn is a licensed clinical social worker who helps people handle stress, anxiety, depression, trauma, and parenting struggles. She focuses on practical steps clients can use day to day. Her style is straightforward and caring, aimed at making small changes that add up.
Brittany grew up in Southern Illinois and earned a Bachelor of Social Work from Southern Illinois University in December 2012. She then completed a Master of Social Work in May 2014.
Background and approach
Those degrees led to work in residential settings with adolescents who had experienced severe trauma. After that early work she provided therapy in public schools across Williamson County, supporting students with behavior challenges and other disorders. More recently she has worked in outpatient settings with children, adolescents, and adults for several years.
Her background gives her experience with a wide range of concerns. In sessions she helps people set clear goals and break those goals into manageable steps. She uses tools from client-centered work, cognitive behavioral ideas, mindfulness, and narrative approaches to help people change unhelpful patterns.
She also draws on dialectical behavior therapy skills when people need emotional regulation strategies. Brittany pays attention to what each person brings into the room and adjusts methods to fit their needs. She emphasizes processing trauma when it is part of the story, because working through those experiences can reduce their hold on daily life.
Her aim is to help people build routines and skills that make life feel more manageable.
What this therapist works with
Her listing names Stress, Anxiety, Trauma and abuse, Parenting issues among the things Brittany works with, alongside the areas below.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Trauma and abuse
- Parenting issues
- Self esteem
- Depression
- LGBT
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
- Eating disorders
- Anger management
- Career difficulties
- Bipolar disorder
- Coping with life changes
- Coaching
- Compassion fatigue
- ADHD
- Adoption and foster care
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Family problems
- First responder issues
- Guilt and shame
- Hoarding
- Impulsivity
- Infidelity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Life purpose
- Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Phobias
- Postpartum depression
- Post-traumatic stress
- Pregnancy and childbirth
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Sexuality
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Approaches listed
- Narrative Therapy: Named in her listing among her approaches.
- Client-Centered Therapy: Listed by Brittany among the ways she works.
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT): Listed by Brittany among the ways she works.
- Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT): Listed by Brittany among the ways she works.
- Mindfulness Therapy: Listed by Brittany among the ways she works.
- Motivational Interviewing: Listed by Brittany among the ways she works.
- Psychodynamic Therapy: Listed by Brittany among the ways she works.
- Solution-Focused Therapy: Listed by Brittany among the ways she works.
- Trauma-Focused Therapy: Listed by Brittany among the ways she works.
- Training stated: This directory copies the approaches a therapist names and does not check training records. Ask Brittany directly how much of the work is narrative and what a session usually looks like.
Narrative Therapy in this listing
Narrative Therapy appears in this therapist's own list of approaches. That tells you it is part of how she works. It does not tell you how much of a session it shapes, and this directory does not check or rate training.
If a narrative approach is what you are looking for, it is worth asking Brittany directly how she uses it and what a session usually looks like.
Online session options
How narrative and skills-based work fits online
Brittany uses Narrative Therapy to help people examine the stories they tell about themselves and change unhelpful narratives that keep them stuck. Narrative work is useful when past events shape how someone sees their options and identity. She also draws on Client-Centered Therapy, which focuses on listening closely and helping people find their own solutions through empathic support and open conversation. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, appears in sessions as practical tools to notice thoughts, test them, and try different behaviors to reduce anxiety or depression.Choosing the right approach is part of the therapy process. Brittany collaborates with each person to identify goals, test different strategies, and adjust the plan over time. She will talk with clients about what methods fit their needs and preferences rather than prescribing a single path.
Online sessions offer flexibility for people with busy lives. Video calls let you work face to face when discussion and visual cues matter. Phone sessions can be easier when bandwidth is limited or when being on camera is difficult. Live chat and text-based messaging are useful for quick check-ins, ongoing coaching, or brief skills practice between longer sessions. These options make it simpler to fit regular work on goals into a weekday or a break at work.
Common questions about this listing
What concerns does she address?
She works with stress, anxiety, depression, trauma and abuse, parenting issues, self-esteem, LGBT concerns, relationship and family problems, eating concerns, anger, career questions, bipolar, ADHD, and many related issues.
What is her therapeutic style like?
Her approach is collaborative and practical. She blends client-centered listening with cognitive behavioral tools, mindfulness, DBT skills, and narrative ideas to help people change patterns.
How long has she been practicing?
She has 12 years of professional experience since completing her degrees and working in residential, school, and outpatient settings.
What credentials and location apply to her practice?
She is an LCSW licensed in Illinois and provides services to people located in Illinois.
Are sessions available in other languages or countries?
Sessions are offered in English and international clients are not currently accepted.
Which session formats does she use?
She offers video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to meet different scheduling needs.
How does payment and cost work?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
What steps are needed to begin working with her?
Start by selecting the Start Therapy button and completing a short matching questionnaire, then schedule sessions according to therapist availability.
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