DeAnna Vaughan-Vitale, LCSW - Therapist in Arkansas

Anxiety and stress
Trauma recovery
CBT and ACT

About DeAnna

DeAnna Vaughan-Vitale is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) with 30 years of experience practicing in Arkansas and Oklahoma. She works with people facing stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, grief, and depression. She also supports those dealing with relationship strain, caregiving stress, addiction-related concerns, sleep and eating issues, and attention-related challenges.

Her style is straightforward and person-focused. She listens to what is happening now and helps people identify small, practical steps they can try between sessions. Conversations consider emotions, behavior, and the situations that keep problems going. Sessions often include skill teaching and reflection about patterns that matter.

DeAnna uses a mix of approaches. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) is used to notice and shift unhelpful thinking and behavior. Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) helps people clarify values and take values-based action. Client-Centered Therapy provides space for people to lead the topics they want to address.

She brings trauma-informed methods when working with difficult memories and the aftereffects of abuse or loss. Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) tools are offered for emotion regulation and distress tolerance when those skills are needed. Existential ideas are used when people want to talk about meaning and life direction.

DeAnna emphasizes practical coping skills alongside reflection on deeper life questions. People are helped to set manageable goals and try different ways of coping, then review what works. To begin, prospective clients follow the site process to match and schedule a first session.

How therapy approaches are used in online sessions

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) focuses on helping people clarify what matters to them and take small steps that align with those values, which can help with anxiety, low mood, and life transitions. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) teaches practical skills to notice unhelpful thoughts and change patterns of behavior that maintain stress or avoidance. Client-Centered Therapy emphasizes listening and letting the client guide what matters most in each session, which can be useful when someone needs space to name their priorities.

The therapist will work together with each person to figure out which approaches make the most sense. That choice is based on current goals, what has helped or not helped before, and personal preferences. Sessions can combine skill work, reflective conversation, and specific strategies chosen collaboratively.

Session format options are not specified in the biography, so confirm the available online formats before booking. Ask about the length and structure of sessions when you schedule. Online work can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy week, allow for shorter check-ins when needed, and avoid travel time, which helps people try consistent practice and follow-up between meetings.

Areas of expertise

Primary focus

Stress, Anxiety Trauma and abuse Grief DepressionCompassion fatigue

Also works with

AddictionsRelationship issuesFamily conflictsEating disordersSleeping disordersParenting issuesAnger managementSelf esteemCareer difficultiesBipolar disorderCoping with life changes ADHD

Additional focus areas

AbandonmentAdoption and foster careAging and geriatric issuesAttachment issues Body imageCaregiver issues and stressChronic pain, illness, and disabilityCodependencyCommunication problems Control issuesCoping with natural or human-caused disasterDivorce and separationDomestic violenceDrug and alcohol addictionEating and food-related issuesEmptinessFamily of origin issuesFamily problemsForgiveness Guilt and shameHospice and end-of-life counselingImpulsivity Infidelity Isolation / loneliness Jealousy Life purposeMidlife crisisMood disorders Multicultural concerns Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD Panic disorder and panic attacks PhobiasPostpartum depressionPost-traumatic stress Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)Self-loveSexual assault and abuseSocial anxiety and phobiaWomen's issues

Therapeutic approaches

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)Client-Centered TherapyCognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)Existential TherapyEye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR)Mindfulness TherapyMotivational InterviewingNarrative TherapyPsychodynamic TherapySolution-Focused TherapyTrauma-Focused Therapy

Experience

30+ years

Listed in

Arkansas, Oklahoma

Languages

English

Frequently asked questions

What concerns does she address?

She works with stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, grief, depression, relationship strain, caregiving stress, addictions, sleep and eating issues, ADHD, and related concerns.

What is her therapeutic style?

Her style is practical and person-focused, combining skills teaching with reflective conversation to identify patterns and small steps to try between sessions.

How much experience does she have?

She has thirty years of clinical experience working with adults on a wide range of emotional and behavioral concerns.

What credentials and location apply?

She is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) licensed in Oklahoma and Arkansas and practices from Arkansas.

Which languages are supported?

Sessions are offered in English.

What session formats are available?

Confirm the current session formats before booking by following the site's matching and scheduling steps; the biography does not list specific formats.

How does cost work?

Cost varies with location and sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.

How do I get started?

Select the See online therapy options button, complete the short matching questionnaire, and schedule your first session through the site.