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Steven Vaughan

Practical, experienced counseling for everyday challenges

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Credentials
LPC
Experience
22 years
Licensed in
Texas
Languages
English
Format
Online sessions

About Steven

Steven Vaughan is a licensed professional counselor who focuses on practical support for people facing stress, anxiety, grief, depression, and related concerns. He speaks directly and plainly, helping clients name problems and try steps that can make daily life easier. Steven brings 22 years of experience to conversations and aims for clear, doable goals rather than vague promises.

He uses a mix of approaches that help people understand patterns and try new ways of coping.

Background and approach

Sessions often include looking at thoughts and behaviors, talking about how past experiences still affect the present, and setting short-term goals to build momentum. The work is collaborative and paced to what the person can handle. Across his career Steven has worked in clinics and independent practice.

That variety gave him exposure to many common struggles such as mood changes, trauma, addiction, sleep problems, parenting stress, and identity concerns. He also has experience guiding newer counselors as a supervisor, which broadened his clinical perspective. People can expect straightforward conversation, practical strategies, and attention to how life demands affect daily functioning.

Steven aims to reduce overwhelm and increase coping skills in ways that fit each person’s situation. He frames progress as small, steady steps rather than quick fixes. Sessions are offered in English and can be scheduled online through the service.

Steven holds a Texas LPC license - TX LPC 60315 - and tailors methods to what each person needs and prefers.

Approaches and online care that fit your life

Steven commonly uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, which focuses on identifying unhelpful thoughts and changing patterns of thinking and behavior to reduce symptoms like anxiety and low mood. He also uses Trauma-Focused Therapy to address the effects of traumatic experiences, helping people process difficult memories and build coping skills. Finally, Motivational Interviewing is used when someone needs help finding and strengthening reasons to change a habit or behavior.

Choosing a therapeutic method is part of the work. He will talk with each person about goals and preferences, and then try approaches that match those needs. The process is collaborative and may shift over time as progress and priorities change.

Online sessions make it easier to fit therapy into a busy life. Video calls provide face-to-face conversation, phone sessions remove travel time, and live chat or text-based messaging let people check in or work through short problems between sessions. These options offer flexibility for scheduling, consistency across locations, and different ways to communicate depending on comfort and need.

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)

CBT looks at the link between what you think, how you feel, and what you do. You work on noticing unhelpful patterns and practising steadier responses. It suits online sessions well, because much of the work happens between appointments and can be talked through from anywhere.

Motivational Interviewing

A way of working through mixed feelings about change without being pushed. The therapist helps you weigh things up and find your own reasons, which often makes a difficult decision feel less stuck.

Psychodynamic Therapy

Exploring how earlier relationships and patterns still shape the present, often over a longer stretch of time. It relies on conversation and reflection rather than exercises.

Frequently asked questions

What concerns does he commonly address?
He works with a wide range of issues including stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, grief, depression, ADHD, addictions, LGBT concerns, relationship and family matters, parenting stress, anger, self-esteem, and coping with life changes.
What is his general therapy style?
He blends insight-oriented and practical methods. That means talking about past patterns while trying concrete steps like changing thoughts and behaviors to see real change.
How much clinical experience does he have?
He has 22 years of counseling experience and has worked in both agency settings and independent practice, including supervising newer counselors.
What credentials and region apply to this therapist?
He is a Licensed Professional Counselor - LPC - with the Texas license number TX LPC 60315 and practices from Texas.
Which languages are sessions offered in?
Sessions are offered in English.
Can international clients work with him?
He accepts international clients, and sessions can be arranged across time zones as appropriate.
What session formats are available?
He offers video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to fit different schedules and needs.
How are cost and scheduling handled?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time. To begin, select the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule based on therapist availability.

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Experience
22 years
Licensed
Texas
Languages
English

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