DeAnna Vaughan-Vitale

Compassionate, experienced therapy for life transitions

LCSW Arkansas

Experience: 30 years in practice
Focus areas: Stress, Anxiety, Trauma and abuse, Grief
Approaches: Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
Languages: English

About DeAnna

DeAnna Vaughan-Vitale is an LCSW with 30 years of clinical experience who helps people navigate stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, grief, depression, compassion fatigue, addictions, and a broad range of life challenges.

Background and approach

She draws on a trauma-informed understanding to support clients working through relationship and family struggles, eating and sleeping problems, parenting and anger issues, and mood concerns such as bipolar disorder. Her work also addresses career stress, ADHD, and coping with major life changes.

Her style blends practical, skills-based work with empathic listening and reflective exploration. DeAnna uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy alongside acceptance-oriented and client-centered approaches to help people build coping strategies, challenge unhelpful thought patterns, and cultivate values-based action.

She also integrates techniques from dialectical perspectives and existential inquiry when clients are wrestling with identity, meaning, or intense emotional regulation needs. Licensed in Arkansas and Oklahoma (OK LCSW 22096; AR LCSW 1241-C), she offers a collaborative therapy process that aims to foster resilience, self-compassion, and sustainable change.

DeAnna tailors interventions to the concerns presented, drawing on decades of practice to support recovery from trauma, manage mood and stress, and improve daily functioning.

How therapy approaches translate to online care

DeAnna commonly uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and Acceptance and Commitment Therapy in her clinical work. CBT focuses on identifying and changing unhelpful thinking and behavior patterns to reduce symptoms and improve daily functioning, which can be especially useful for anxiety, depression, and stress. ACT emphasizes mindfulness, values clarification, and committed action to help clients live in alignment with what matters to them despite difficult emotions.

Finding the right approach is a collaborative process and the therapist will work with each person to determine which methods fit their needs, goals, and preferences. Sessions often combine practical skill-building with reflective dialogue so clients and therapist can adapt strategies over time and measure what feels most effective.

Online sessions are offered as video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to provide flexibility and easier access to care from home or work. These options make it simpler to maintain continuity of treatment around busy schedules and life transitions while allowing licensed professionals to guide therapeutic work using the approaches described above.

Frequently asked questions

What issues does DeAnna commonly address in therapy?

She works with a wide range of concerns including stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, grief, depression, compassion fatigue, addictions, relationship and family difficulties, eating and sleeping problems, parenting and anger, bipolar disorder, ADHD, and coping with life changes.

What is her therapeutic approach and style?

The practice combines Cognitive Behavioral Therapy with acceptance-oriented and client-centered methods, supplemented by dialectical and existential perspectives as needed. Sessions are collaborative, blending skills training with empathic reflection to help clients build coping strategies.

How much clinical experience does she have?

DeAnna brings 30 years of counseling experience to her work, applying long-term clinical insight to support clients through transitions and complex emotional concerns.

What credentials and licensing does she hold and where does she practice?

She is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker with credentials OK LCSW 22096 and AR LCSW 1241-C, practicing from Arkansas and licensed in Oklahoma as noted.

Can sessions be conducted in languages other than English or with international clients?

Sessions are offered in English, and she is not currently accepting international clients.

Which session formats are available with this therapist?

Clients may meet via video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging according to the available options offered by the practice.

How is cost determined for sessions?

Cost varies with location and therapist availability; services are delivered through a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.

What are the steps to begin working with her?

To get started, select the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule sessions based on the therapist's availability.

Areas of expertise

Primary focus

Stress, Anxiety Trauma and abuse Grief Depression Compassion 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 issuesBody imageCaregiver issues and stressChronic pain, illness, and disabilityCodependencyCommunication problemsControl issuesCoping with natural or human-caused disasterDivorce and separationDomestic violenceDrug and alcohol addictionEating and food-related issuesEmptinessFamily of origin issuesFamily problemsForgivenessGuilt and shameHospice and end-of-life counselingImpulsivityInfidelityIsolation / lonelinessJealousyLife purposeMidlife crisisMood disordersMulticultural concernsObsessions, compulsions, and OCD Panic disorder and panic attacks PhobiasPostpartum depressionPost-traumatic stressSeasonal 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

Licensed

Arkansas, Oklahoma

Languages

English