Dr. Lisa Vaughn, LMFT

Dr. Lisa Vaughn uses practical, goal-focused therapy to help people find clearer footing during hard times. She draws on Cognitive Behavioral Therapy along with other approaches to help clients notice unhelpful patterns and try small changes that make daily life easier.

She has worked as a licensed marriage and family therapist for 27 years in California. Her background includes helping people navigate anxiety, depression, grief, trauma and relationship challenges. She also supports those coping with career strain, parenting stress, sleep and eating concerns, and issues tied to identity and intimacy.

Her work blends structured skills practice with conversations that center the person's values and goals. That can mean learning new ways to manage strong emotions, changing thoughts that lead to risky behavior, or practicing clearer communication. She uses Acceptance and Commitment Therapy and Dialectical Behavior Therapy alongside attachment-focused and client-centered approaches when helpful.

Dr. Vaughn often helps people untangle patterns that run through families, such as communication problems, guilt, shame, or generational wounds. She also addresses specific life transitions like divorce, pregnancy and childbirth, hospice and end-of-life concerns, and recovery from addiction.

Sessions are offered via video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging. People who prefer to move at their own pace can try shorter check-ins or longer weekly sessions depending on their needs and schedule.

For someone ready to start, the process begins by using the Start Therapy button, completing a short matching questionnaire, and scheduling a time based on therapist availability.

CBT, ACT and Attachment work for online care

Dr. Vaughn commonly uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to help people spot and shift the thoughts and behaviors that worsen anxiety or depression. CBT breaks problems into clear steps so clients can try small changes and track results.

She also draws on Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, which focuses on identifying what matters most and taking actions that match those values even when feelings are difficult. Attachment-based work looks at how early patterns affect current relationships and helps build safer, more reliable ways of relating.

Finding the right mix of approaches is part of the work. The therapist will collaborate with each person to choose methods that fit their goals, comfort level and daily life. That plan can change over time as progress is made.

Online sessions offer flexible ways to connect. Video calls let people work through issues face to face, phone sessions can be easier when bandwidth is limited, live chat supports brief check-ins, and text-based messaging helps people keep momentum between meetings. These formats make it simpler to fit therapy into busy schedules and to practice new skills in real time.