Jorrene Vaughn

Jorrene Vaughn is a Licensed Master Social Worker with over three decades of clinical experience. She has worked in psychiatric hospitals, a Veterans Administration hospital, partial hospital programs, and outpatient private practice alongside a Licensed Clinical Psychologist. Her background covers a wide range of emotional concerns, including depression, anxiety, trust issues, shame, and more complex sources of distress.

She centers her work on the therapeutic relationship. She aims to be fully present and to build an honest connection. Jorrene focuses on helping people make sense of their experiences and find a clearer direction for themselves.

Her approach draws on psychodynamic ideas, cognitive behavioral techniques, and interpersonal perspectives. She also uses Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, client-centered methods, and mindfulness exercises when they fit the person’s needs. Sessions tend to emphasize understanding patterns and trying practical steps to change everyday habits.

Jorrene works with concerns such as stress, relationship struggles, trauma and abuse, grief, addictions, eating and food-related issues, parenting strain, anger, self-esteem, and career challenges. She also addresses topics like body image, attachment wounds, codependency, and caregiver stress.

She rarely gives direct advice and prefers a collaborative process. Her goal is to help people notice what matters to them and move toward it with clearer choices. To begin, clients complete a brief matching questionnaire and schedule based on the therapist’s availability.

Approach-driven care and what online therapy can offer

Jorrene draws on Acceptance and Commitment Therapy and psychodynamic ideas alongside cognitive behavioral techniques. ACT focuses on clarifying values and taking committed action even when difficult thoughts or feelings are present, which can help with chronic worry, avoidance, and patterns around eating. Psychodynamic work looks at repeating patterns and relationships from the past to understand how they shape current feelings and choices, which can be useful for long-standing trust, attachment, or interpersonal issues.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. She collaborates with each person to choose methods that match their goals and preferences. Over time she adjusts the mix of listening, reflection, and practical exercises based on what helps the client move forward.

The original biography did not list specific session formats, so please confirm current online options before booking. Online therapy can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy life, reduce travel time, and allow for shorter check-ins around work or caregiving responsibilities. Different approaches can be adapted for remote work through conversation, mindfulness practices, and behavioral experiments that you can try between sessions.