Dr. Lisa Vaughn, LMFT

Therapeutic approaches adapted for online care

Existential therapy helps people look at questions of meaning, choice, and responsibility. It’s useful when someone feels lost after a life change or wants to understand what matters to them. Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) teaches practical skills to notice thoughts and feelings without being driven by them and then to act on values-based goals. It can be helpful for anxiety, depression, and stress management. Attachment-Based Therapy focuses on how early connection styles affect present relationships and can guide work on communication problems and intimacy-related issues.

Finding the right mix of approaches is part of the work. Dr. Vaughn will collaborate with each person to match methods to their goals, needs, and preferences. That means blending meaning-focused exploration with hands-on strategies when that makes sense, and adjusting over time as progress or new questions emerge.

Online sessions are offered by video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to make care more accessible. Video can support deeper conversation and visual cues, phone calls can be easier when bandwidth is limited, and text or chat options are useful for brief check-ins or when people prefer not to be on camera. These options make it easier to fit therapy into busy schedules and to continue work between in-person commitments.