Jorrene Vaughn, LMSW

Jorrene Vaughn is an LMSW - Licensed Master Social Worker practicing in Michigan with 32 years of clinical experience. She has worked in psychiatric hospitals, a Veterans Administration hospital, a partial hospital program, and in private practice alongside a licensed clinical psychologist. She helps people with a range of concerns including anxiety, depression, trauma and abuse, addictions, relationship and intimacy issues, grief, and codependency.

Her background spans inpatient and outpatient settings where she saw many emotional struggles. That variety shaped a straightforward style that focuses on making sense of feelings and finding practical direction. She uses what has worked over decades rather than leaning on any single label for treatment.

Jorrene draws on psychodynamic ideas to look at patterns that repeat across relationships. She uses cognitive behavioral techniques to change unhelpful thinking and behavior. Acceptance and Commitment Therapy and mindfulness practices are used when they fit the person’s goals.

In sessions she concentrates on the therapy relationship and on clear, honest conversation. She rarely prescribes direct advice and instead encourages people to reach their own decisions. The aim is to help people recognize patterns - like people-pleasing or losing yourself in a relationship - and find manageable steps forward.

She works in English and practices in Michigan. Her experience includes hospital-based care and long-term outpatient work, which she brings into sessions when helping people cope with life changes, caregiver stress, body image, abandonment, or family of origin issues.

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