About Steven
Steven Vaughan is a licensed professional counselor with more than two decades of experience. He aims to help people who feel stuck by offering straightforward support and practical steps they can use right away. Steven writes in a calm, clear way and focuses on what will make everyday life easier for each person he meets.
He blends insight-oriented work with behavior-focused methods. That means he helps clients notice patterns from the past while also trying small changes in the present.
Background and approach
Sessions often include clear goals, simple tools to manage mood or anxiety, and space to make sense of painful memories. Steven has worked in a range of settings and has supported people facing depression, anxiety, bipolar challenges, trauma and abuse, substance concerns, and grief.
He also assists those dealing with relationship strains, intimacy problems, parenting stress, sleep difficulties, and the effects of major life changes. His background supervising newer counselors adds to his experience and perspective. His approach is practical and down to earth.
Conversations are respectful and direct, with an emphasis on steps that can be practiced between sessions. He encourages clients to try strategies, notice what helps, and adjust plans as needed. Steven is based in Texas and holds the LPC credential, which appears as LPC.
He works with clients in English and supports people joining sessions from other countries. He uses a mix of short-term problem solving and deeper work to match what each person needs.
Approach options and online therapy
Steven commonly uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and Trauma-Focused Therapy in online sessions. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy focuses on identifying unhelpful thoughts and testing small behavior changes to reduce anxiety, improve mood, and ease daily functioning. Trauma-Focused Therapy centers on processing painful memories and building coping skills to reduce their impact on current life.He also draws on Motivational Interviewing to help clients clarify what they want to change and to strengthen the motivation to try new steps. Clients and the therapist decide together which approach or combination feels most useful for the situation and personal goals.
Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. Video allows face-to-face conversation and shared exercises. Phone sessions can be easier when bandwidth is limited or when a person prefers not to be on camera. Live chat and messaging support shorter check-ins, quick problem-solving, and ongoing reflection between longer sessions. These options make scheduling more flexible and help people fit therapy into busy lives while working toward clear goals.
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What this counselor works with
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Also listed
- Addictions
- ADHD
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Anger management
- Bipolar disorder
- Career difficulties
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Compassion fatigue
- Control issues
- Coping with life changes
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Depression
- Dissociation
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Family conflicts
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Fatherhood issues
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Hospice and end-of-life counseling
- Impulsivity
- Intimacy-related issues
- Isolation / loneliness
- LGBT
- Life purpose
- Men's issues
- Midlife crisis
- Mood disorders
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Paranoia
- Parenting issues
- Phobias
- Post-traumatic stress
- Relationship issues
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self esteem
- Self-love
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Sleeping disorders
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 22 years
- Licensed
- Texas
- Languages
- English