- Years in practice
- 22
- Credentials
- LPC
- Licensed in
- Texas
- Languages
- English
- Focus
- Stress, Anxiety
- Focus
- Trauma and abuse
- Focus
- Grief
About Steven
Steven Vaughan is an LPC with 22 years of practice who helps parents and individuals facing stress, anxiety, grief, or changes in family life. He speaks plainly and aims to make sessions practical for everyday challenges. Many people reach out about parenting strain, sleep problems, or feeling overwhelmed by work and relationships.
He blends cognitive and insight-oriented methods with focused problem solving. Sessions often look at what works now and what patterns repeat over time.
Background and approach
Steven helps clients notice thinking and behavior patterns, set small goals, and try different approaches between meetings. Over two decades in Texas settings and independent practice have given him broad experience with mood and anxiety disorders, trauma and abuse, addiction concerns, and relationship and intimacy-related issues.
He also supports people dealing with caregiver stress, aging and geriatric concerns, and fatherhood issues in individual work. Steven uses several practical approaches, including Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and Motivational Interviewing, alongside psychodynamic ideas and trauma-focused strategies when helpful. He combines short-term solution-focused work with deeper reflective work based on each person's needs and pace.
Sessions are straightforward and collaborative. Expect a clear agenda, hands-on suggestions, and space to talk through what’s most pressing. He works to balance immediate relief with longer-term growth.
What Steven works with
Everything Steven lists, in the therapist's own terms. Parenting is the reason this directory exists; the rest shows what else Steven helps people with.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Trauma and abuse
- Grief
- Depression
- ADHD
- Addictions
- LGBT
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
- Intimacy-related issues
- Sleeping disorders
- Parenting issues
- Anger management
- Self esteem
- Career difficulties
- Bipolar disorder
- Coping with life changes
- Compassion fatigue
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Dissociation
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Fatherhood issues
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Hospice and end-of-life counseling
- Impulsivity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Life purpose
- Men's issues
- Midlife crisis
- Mood disorders
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Paranoia
- Phobias
- Post-traumatic stress
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-love
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Approaches Steven lists
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Motivational Interviewing
- 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.
How his approaches translate to online care
Steven commonly uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to help people identify unhelpful thoughts and try new behaviors. CBT is practical and goal oriented, which works well for issues like anxiety, sleep problems, ADHD challenges, and mood shifts.He also uses Motivational Interviewing to help people clarify what matters to them and build commitment to small changes. This approach supports work on addictions, parenting goals, and lifestyle adjustments by focusing on a person’s own reasons for change.
Finding the right mix of methods is part of the work together. He collaborates with each client to pick approaches that fit their needs, goals, and pace. That might mean short solution-focused steps at first, then deeper psychodynamic or trauma-focused conversations later.
Online sessions offer flexibility for busy schedules. Video calls let the therapist and client work face to face when that helps, phone sessions use less bandwidth, live chat can be used for quicker check-ins, and text messaging supports brief ongoing reflection between longer sessions. These options make it easier to fit therapy into a weekday break, manage childcare, or follow up after an intense session.
Questions people ask about Steven
What kinds of concerns does he help with?
He supports people dealing with stress, anxiety, depression, grief, trauma and abuse, ADHD, addictions, parenting strain, sleep problems, and career or relationship concerns.
What is his therapeutic style like?
He uses a mix of cognitive behavioral techniques, motivational interviewing, psychodynamic reflection, solution-focused steps, and trauma-focused work to match practical needs and deeper patterns.
How much experience does he have?
He brings 22 years of counseling experience in Texas, including independent practice and supervisory roles with newer counselors.
What credentials and location are on record?
He holds the LPC credential and practices from Texas.
Which languages and international sessions are supported?
Sessions are offered in English and he accepts clients from outside the United States.
In what formats can sessions take place?
He meets by video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to fit different schedules and needs.
How does payment and cost work?
Costs vary with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
What does someone do to begin?
Start by selecting the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule sessions according to therapist availability.
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