About Matthew
Matthew Vaughn is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) based in North Carolina with ten years of experience. He brings a warm, down-to-earth manner to sessions and aims to make hard work feel manageable. He uses straightforward talk and occasional lightness so progress does not feel overwhelming.
Matthew focuses on stress, anxiety, addictions, depression, relationship concerns, trauma and abuse, and intimacy-related challenges. He also helps people facing parenting strain, anger, low self-esteem, career stress, and mood conditions such as bipolar disorder.
Background and approach
His practice includes attention to LGBT and multicultural issues. His background includes work in psychiatric and addiction hospitals and independent practice settings. That experience exposed him to a broad range of severe psychiatric and addiction concerns and everyday life struggles alike.
He combines that history with ongoing learning to refine his approach. Matthew draws on client-centered work, cognitive behavioral ideas, Jungian thought, motivational interviewing, and Imago relationship ideas. He adapts tools to each person's needs rather than using a single method for everyone.
Sessions are practical and focused on what helps day to day. People who come to him can expect a collaborative, respectful tone. Matthew aims to help clients notice patterns, try small changes, and build momentum.
He encourages clear goals and straightforward steps toward better coping and more satisfying relationships.
Approaches that translate well to online therapy
Matthew often uses client-centered work and cognitive behavioral therapy in online sessions. Client-centered work focuses on listening, empathy, and helping a person find their own solutions, which fits well with video or phone conversations. Cognitive behavioral therapy involves identifying unhelpful thoughts and testing simple behavior changes, which works effectively through guided exercises and shared homework.He also draws on Imago relationship ideas when relationship patterns are part of the concern. Imago approaches help people notice repeating interaction patterns and practice new ways of relating, which can be practiced and reviewed over video or text check-ins. Choosing the right mix of these methods is collaborative; the therapist will work with each person to find approaches that fit their goals, preferences, and day-to-day needs.
Online sessions offer practical flexibility. Video calls let the therapist and client see nonverbal cues and work through exercises together. Phone sessions use less bandwidth and can be easier when a camera is not wanted. Live chat and text-based messaging are useful for shorter check-ins, quick coping tools, and maintaining momentum between longer sessions. These options make it easier to fit therapy into busy schedules and different life situations.
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What this counselor works with
Most often
- Stress, Anxiety
- Addictions
- Relationship issues
Also listed
- Anger management
- Autism and Asperger Syndrome
- Bipolar disorder
- Career difficulties
- Control issues
- Depression
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Family conflicts
- Family problems
- Guilt and shame
- Immigration issues
- Intimacy-related issues
- Isolation / loneliness
- LGBT
- Men's issues
- Multicultural concerns
- Narcissism
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Paranoia
- Parenting issues
- Personality disorders
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self esteem
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Trauma and abuse
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 10 years
- Licensed
- North Carolina
- Languages
- English