Sandra Vaughn, LPC

Sandra Vaughn is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) in Georgia with 23 years of experience. She focuses on helping people who feel overwhelmed by stress, anxiety, depression, grief, addiction, or relationship struggles. Sandra aims to make the first steps feel manageable and practical for worried parents and busy adults.

Her sessions are straightforward and respectful. She listens first, then helps people set clear, achievable goals. Sandra blends practical tools from cognitive behavioral approaches with a client-centered way of working to shape each plan to what actually fits someone's life.

Sandra also draws on techniques from dialectical behavior therapy and emotionally-focused work when things feel intense or relationships are strained. That mix lets her teach skills for managing strong emotions, improving communication, and changing unhelpful patterns.

She has supported people through life transitions such as caregiving strain, divorce, job change, and the impact of chronic illness. Sandra pays attention to issues like sleep problems, parenting stress, and burnout from caregiving roles when those come up.

Sessions can include short skill-building exercises, practical behavior changes, and space to talk through painful experiences. The goal is steady progress you can notice in day-to-day life.

How Sandra’s approaches translate to online care

Sandra uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) to help people identify unhelpful thoughts and try new behaviors that change how they feel. CBT is useful for anxiety, depression, sleep problems, and many everyday stressors. She also works in a client-centered way, which means sessions focus on the person’s priorities and pace while the therapist listens and reflects to help them make choices.

When emotional intensity or relationship patterns are central, Sandra brings in elements of Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) and Emotionally-Focused Therapy. DBT-style skills teach ways to handle strong emotions and reduce reactivity, while emotionally-focused ideas can help people notice and shift interaction patterns with important others. Choosing which approach to emphasize is collaborative - Sandra will help clients decide based on their goals, needs, and what feels most useful in early sessions.

Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to match different routines. Video is close to an in-person feel for skill work and deeper conversations. Phone sessions can be easier when bandwidth is limited or a client prefers not to be on camera. Live chat and text messaging work well for brief check-ins, homework support, or quick strategy reminders between longer meetings. These options make it easier to fit therapy into busy lives and keep progress steady.