Therapist profile
DeAnna Vaughan-Vitale, LCSW
Arkansas
LCSW - Codependency and trauma support
Continue with DeAnnaWhere DeAnna stands
- Credentials
- LCSW
- License
- LCSW, Arkansas / 1241-C; LCSW, Oklahoma / 22096
- NPI
- 1710916911
- Experience
- 30 years
- Languages
- English
- Location
- Arkansas
About
- Codependency focus
- Trauma recovery
- Caregiver stress
About DeAnna
DeAnna Vaughan-Vitale is an LCSW with about 30 years of practice in Arkansas and Oklahoma. She helps adults facing stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, grief, depression, relationship strain, codependency, and addictions. She also works with parenting concerns, caregiver stress, sleep and eating issues, and mood conditions such as bipolar disorder.
DeAnna uses practical talk and skills-based work in sessions. She draws on cognitive behavioral techniques to change unhelpful thinking and behavior. She also uses acceptance and commitment ideas to help people clarify what matters and act on it. Dialectical behavior skills are part of her toolkit for managing strong emotions.
She prefers a collaborative, down-to-earth approach. Sessions focus on concrete steps people can test between meetings. DeAnna supports people who struggle with people-pleasing, boundary problems, and living around someone else’s drinking or crisis. She listens for patterns that keep a person stuck and helps plan different ways of responding.
Her background includes long experience with trauma recovery, grief work, and caregiving stress. DeAnna has worked with adoption and foster care issues, attachment concerns, chronic illness, and aging-related challenges. She brings decades of practice to complicated life transitions.
DeAnna holds the Licensed Clinical Social Worker credential, LCSW. She offers sessions in English and does not accept international clients. Cost varies with location and sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How sessions work
How DeAnna blends approaches for online work
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) helps people notice thoughts without getting ruled by them and clarify personal values to guide action. It can be useful for anxiety, depression, and when someone feels stuck in old patterns. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) focuses on identifying unhelpful thoughts and testing new behaviors to change how people feel and act. It is often used for anxiety, depression, and stress management. Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) teaches concrete skills for emotional regulation, distress tolerance, and clearer communication; those skills can help when emotions feel overwhelming.Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will collaborate with each person to decide which methods fit their needs and goals. That means trying tools, checking what helps, and adjusting the plan together rather than assuming one single method will be used.
Session formats are not listed in the biography, so confirm current online options before booking. Online work can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy week, shorten check-ins when needed, and avoid travel time. It also allows people to bring specific real-life situations into sessions for immediate problem-solving. Licensed professionals can adapt ACT, CBT, and DBT techniques to work well over remote sessions depending on the format agreed on.
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Also works with
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Therapeutic approaches
Experience
30+ years
Listed in
Arkansas, Oklahoma
Languages
English
Questions
Frequently asked questions
Can she help with people-pleasing and boundaries?
Yes. She works with boundary difficulties and people-pleasing by identifying patterns and practicing specific boundary skills.
What kind of therapy style does she use?
She uses practical, skills-based work drawing from CBT, ACT, and DBT to address thinking, behavior, and emotional regulation.
How much clinical experience does she have?
She has about 30 years of clinical experience working with trauma, grief, mood concerns, and long-term life changes.
What credentials and location are on file?
She is an LCSW licensed in Oklahoma and practices in Arkansas.
Does she work with non-English speakers or international clients?
Sessions are offered in English and she does not accept international clients.
What session formats are available?
Please confirm current session options before booking, as formats are not specified in the profile.
How much do sessions cost?
Cost varies with location; sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
Select the See online therapy options button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session.
Details come from information the therapist supplied to BetterHelp. A license can be checked with the state board.
Online talk therapy is not emergency care. If you are not safe at home, use the crisis and helpline numbers.