Brittany Vaughn, LCSW

Brittany Vaughn is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) licensed in Illinois with 12 years of experience helping people manage stress, anxiety, depression, trauma, parenting strains, and relationship concerns. She uses straightforward, practical work to reduce symptoms and improve day-to-day functioning. Brittany writes plainly about goals and steps so clients know what to expect from sessions.

She began with a Bachelor of Social Work from Southern Illinois University in 2012 and completed a Master of Social Work in 2014. Early work included providing therapy to adolescents with severe trauma in a residential setting. She later provided school-based therapy in Williamson County, addressing behavior challenges and other difficulties students faced.

For several years she has worked in outpatient settings with children, adolescents, and adults. Sessions focus on identifying clear goals, tracking progress, and using concrete strategies to manage symptoms. Brittany draws on Client-Centered methods to prioritize the client’s concerns and supports practical problem solving in the moment.

Her clinical toolkit also includes Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and Dialectical Behavior Therapy skills for addressing anxiety, mood problems, impulsivity, and emotion regulation. Motivational Interviewing and mindfulness techniques are used when clients want to make changes or reduce reactivity. These approaches are mixed into a plainspoken, step-by-step therapy process.

She also addresses specific areas such as adoption and foster care questions, first responder and veteran issues, compassion fatigue, ADHD, eating and hoarding concerns, and relationship communication problems. Brittany aims to help people organize next steps, manage distressing symptoms, and return attention to daily responsibilities and relationships.

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