Sandra Vaughn

Sandra Vaughn is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) with 23 years of experience. She helps people who are feeling overwhelmed by stress, anger, anxiety, depression, substance use, relationship strain, grief, or life changes. Her tone is warm and direct, and she treats people with compassion and respect.

Sandra uses practical approaches that match each person's needs. She draws on client-centered methods to follow what matters most to the client. She also uses cognitive behavioral techniques to identify unhelpful thinking and build new coping skills.

In sessions she aims for clear goals and steady progress. That can mean learning ways to manage strong emotions like anger, improving sleep and routines, or practicing communication skills. She also supports people facing career shifts, caregiving stress, or difficult medical and life transitions.

Her background includes long experience working with people who face trauma, addiction, mood disorders, ADHD, and compassion fatigue. She blends emotion-focused and existential perspectives when people want to explore meaning or deeper patterns in their lives.

Sandra works with adults in Georgia and conducts sessions in English. To get started she asks people to complete a brief questionnaire and then schedule a first appointment that fits their needs.

Approaches used in online sessions and what they do

Client-centered therapy centers on the person in front of the therapist, allowing clients to guide the pace and topics of work while the therapist listens and reflects. This approach helps when someone needs an accepting space to talk through strong feelings like anger or grief.

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, focuses on the links between thoughts, feelings, and actions. It teaches practical skills to challenge unhelpful thinking and to build routines for improved sleep, mood, and stress management.

Dialectical Behavior Therapy, or DBT, adds concrete skills for emotion regulation, distress tolerance, and clearer communication, which can be useful for people who struggle with intense reactions or impulsive behavior.

Choosing the right mix of approaches is part of the work. Sandra will collaborate with each person to find which methods fit their goals and preferences, and she will adjust plans as needs change.

If you are considering online sessions, confirm which session formats are offered before booking. Online therapy can make it easier to fit appointments into a busy week, allow shorter check-ins when needed, and remove travel time so work or caregiving commitments are easier to manage. Licensed professionals use these options to help clients keep steady progress while balancing daily life.