Brittany Vaughn , LCSW

Brittany Vaughn is a licensed clinical social worker who helps people cope with stress, anxiety, depression, parenting strain, and women’s issues. She writes clear goals with clients and focuses on practical steps to ease day-to-day struggles. Brittany aims to make therapy feel understandable and doable for people juggling busy lives.

She uses straightforward methods to reduce overwhelming symptoms. That can mean breaking problems into small tasks, practicing skills for managing strong feelings, or changing unhelpful thinking patterns. When trauma is part of the story, she works at a pace that lets people process what happened and move forward.

Brittany grew up in Southern Illinois and earned a Bachelor of Social Work from Southern Illinois University in December 2012. She then completed a Master of Social Work in May 2014. Those degrees shaped her focus on practical, person-focused care.

Her work history includes residential treatment with adolescents who experienced severe trauma and school-based counseling in Williamson County. For the past several years she has provided outpatient therapy with children, adolescents, and adults. That range gives her experience with different ages and settings while keeping the client’s needs central.

Sessions with Brittany typically center on identifying clear goals, learning skills to manage emotions, and testing small changes that lead to better daily functioning. She draws from client-centered approaches and evidence-informed methods to help people regain stability and purpose.

Approach and online options for skills-based work

Client-centered therapy puts your goals first and keeps the focus on what you want to change. The therapist listens closely, reflects what she hears, and helps you set simple, realistic steps to try between sessions. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, looks at how thoughts, feelings, and actions connect and teaches practical tools to shift patterns that cause distress. CBT can help with anxiety, depression, and unhelpful habits. Dialectical Behavior Therapy, or DBT, emphasizes skills for tolerating intense emotions, improving relationships, and managing impulses - useful for overwhelming anger, mood swings, or high stress.

Finding the right mix of methods is a collaborative process. The therapist will discuss your needs and preferences, try approaches that match your goals, and make changes as you learn what helps. You and the therapist plan together and revise the approach based on what works in real life.

Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. Video is useful for sessions that need more visual connection, while phone calls work well when bandwidth is limited or a shorter check-in is needed. Live chat and messaging make it possible to share brief thoughts or work through tools between calls. These options aim to make therapy more flexible so people can fit sessions around work, school, or parenting demands.