- Years in practice
- 30
- Credentials
- LCSW
- Licensed in
- Arkansas, Oklahoma
- Languages
- English
- Focus
- Stress, Anxiety
- Focus
- Trauma and abuse
- Focus
- Grief
About DeAnna
DeAnna Vaughan-Vitale is a licensed clinical social worker with 30 years of experience helping people with stress, anxiety, depression, grief, trauma, and parenting concerns. She works with individuals facing addiction, relationship strain, anger, low self-esteem, and life changes. Her approach aims to help parents and caregivers find practical ways to cope and build resilience.
She keeps sessions straightforward and focused on what matters most to each person. Conversations often center on immediate problems and small steps that make daily life easier.
Background and approach
She listens closely and helps clients set realistic goals they can try between sessions. DeAnna draws on a mix of approaches to match the person in front of her. She uses cognitive behavioral strategies to identify unhelpful thoughts and ACT ideas to clarify values and take committed action.
She also uses client-centered listening to understand each person’s experience. Her background includes work across many concerns such as caregiver stress, adoption and foster care issues, attachment problems, chronic illness, and substance use challenges. Over three decades she has supported people through divorce, grief, body-image struggles, and career transitions.
In sessions she focuses on building coping skills, improving communication, and reducing symptoms that interfere with daily life. She helps parents address parenting challenges without assuming a one-size-fits-all solution. Plans are tailored to each person’s needs and day-to-day realities.
What DeAnna works with
Everything DeAnna lists, in the therapist's own terms. Parenting is the reason this directory exists; the rest shows what else DeAnna helps people with.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Trauma and abuse
- Grief
- Depression
- Compassion fatigue
- Addictions
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
- Eating disorders
- Sleeping disorders
- Parenting issues
- Anger management
- Self esteem
- Career difficulties
- Bipolar disorder
- Coping with life changes
- ADHD
- Abandonment
- Adoption and foster care
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Attachment issues
- Body image
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Codependency
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Eating and food-related issues
- Emptiness
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Hospice and end-of-life counseling
- Impulsivity
- Infidelity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Midlife crisis
- Mood disorders
- Multicultural concerns
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Phobias
- Postpartum depression
- Post-traumatic stress
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-love
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Women's issues
Approaches DeAnna lists
- Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)
- Existential Therapy
- Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR)
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Motivational Interviewing
- Narrative Therapy
- Psychodynamic Therapy
- Solution-Focused Therapy
- Trauma-Focused Therapy
Listing an approach is not evidence of training in it. This directory copies what each therapist names and does not check training records.
Approaches that guide online parenting and life work
DeAnna often uses cognitive behavioral therapy and Acceptance and Commitment Therapy in her online work. CBT focuses on noticing unhelpful thought patterns and testing them with practical experiments, which can help with anxiety, depression, and sleep or eating issues. ACT helps people clarify their values and take small steps aligned with those values, useful for parenting stress, chronic illness, and coping with big life changes.Finding the right approach is part of the process. She will collaborate with each person to decide which methods make the most sense based on goals and daily demands. Together they try techniques and adjust the plan as needed so the work fits real life.
Online sessions are offered as video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to make care flexible. Video lets people use face-to-face interaction for skill practice and learning. Phone can be easier when bandwidth is limited or for shorter check-ins. Live chat and text messaging support ongoing check-ins, homework discussion, and brief problem-solving between longer sessions.
Questions people ask about DeAnna
What concerns does this therapist address?
She helps people with stress, anxiety, depression, grief, trauma and addiction, plus parenting and caregiver stress. The practice also covers relationship issues, sleep and eating concerns, and coping with life changes.
How would you describe the therapy style?
Sessions are practical and collaborative with a focus on small, actionable steps. The therapist emphasizes listening, goal setting, and real-world strategies clients can use between visits.
What is her clinical background?
She has 30 years of experience working with a wide range of emotional and life concerns. That experience includes long-term support for grief, trauma recovery, caregiver stress, and addiction-related issues.
What credentials and location are listed?
The therapist holds an LCSW and practices in Arkansas with prior licensure in Oklahoma noted in her background.
Which languages are available for sessions?
Sessions are offered in English.
What session formats are offered?
She offers video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to fit different schedules and 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.
How do I begin working with her?
Start by selecting the Start Therapy button and completing a short matching questionnaire. Then schedule sessions according to the therapist's availability.
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