Amanda  Vaughn
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Amanda Vaughn

She/Her/Hers

Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist, LMFT Specialties Insurance & Fees Locations
Rhode Island Accepting Online
Providence Accepting In-person
Updated February 18, 2024

Specialties & Expertise

  • Trauma
  • Anxiety
  • Infertility
  • Peripartum mental health
  • Couples counseling
  • Life transitions
  • Depression
  • Adoption Competent Therapy

Professional statement

Amanda Vaughn is a Licensed Psychotherapist in Providence, Rhode Island. She has a special interest in helping individuals through life transitions and in helping people answer questions like, "Why am I the way I am?". Often life can look a bit different than we imagined; whether it's related to our relationships, career path, parenting challenges, or overall levels of happiness. Amanda also sees teenagers through adults for anxiety, depression, and life transitions. She is an interactive therapist who collaborates with clients and offers direct feedback when appropriate to help achieve their goals.

Amanda has expertise in working with individuals processing trauma and grief. Amanda believes we are the sum of our experiences. The work of therapy, at its core, is to make the subconscious conscious. This includes processing and healing from the life events which have shaped us. These experiences are carried in our minds and bodies. Healing will begin from the inside out.

Amanda has worked extensively with individuals and couples facing infertility, postpartum depression, and perinatal mental health. She is an adoption competent therapist, providing psychotherapy to adoptees.

Amanda received her Master of Science in Marriage and Family Therapy from The Family Institute at Northwestern University along with extensive clinical training at The Family Institute’s Bette D. Harris Family and Child Clinic. She is trained in individual, couples, and family therapy. Amanda has also received post-graduate training in Child Parent Psychotherapy, as well as in the assessment and treatment of perinatal mood disorders. She provides screenings for egg donors, surrogates, as well as egg and sperm donor recipients.


Message to clients

I believe therapy should be interactive, challenging, and encourage growth. In my practice, the foundation of our work is rooted in a honest and genuine relationship. The sessions which I find the most rewarding are those when the client has achieved a deepened sense of self-understanding, thus creating a path to personal growth.


Specialties

Trauma - Identifying sources of trauma, trauma responses, PTSD treatment

Anxiety - Generalized anxiety, social anxiety, panic attacks

Infertility - Experience working with infertility, pregnancy loss, perinatal psychology (mental health issues while pregnant), and peripartum / postpartum depression

Peripartum mental health - Anxiety, depression, and relationship concerns specific to childbearing women and their families; Navigating complex emotions and the transition to parenthood during pregnancy and the postpartum period

Couples counseling - Improving communication and problem solving skills with couples from all gender and sexual identities

Life transitions - Adjusting to college, new relationships, career transitions and direction; mid-life existential, relationship, and career challenges; losing one’s drive or burn out; learning self-care

Depression - Sleep and energy disruption, overall mood disturbance, inability to enjoy yourself, and difficulty being motivated, amongst many other symptoms

Adoption Competent Therapy - Sees adoptees across the stages of “coming out of the fog”, adoption related trauma and grief. Birth family reunions.




Clientele

  • Adults (24+)
  • Couples
  • Families
  • Parents
  • Young adults (18-24)

Insurance

  • Tufts Health Plan

Out-of-pocket fees

  • Individual sessions: $175 (50min)
  • Initial session: $225 (50min)
  • Couples sessions: $200 (50min)

Additional session information

Out-of-network billing options

This provider can support you in getting reimbursement from your insurance company if you are seeking out-of-network reimbursement. Here are the out-of-network billing options they provide:

  • Super billing
Payment options
  • Credit Card
  • Venmo
Session frequency

Frequency of sessions this provider offers to see clients once you are an established client.

  • Weekly
  • Every other week
  • As needed

Location(s)

Providence practice
325 Angell Street, Providence, Rhode Island 02906
Accepting new clients in-person
Currently Available Times
  • Morning (Before 10am)
  • Daytime (10am - 1pm)
  • Afternoon (1pm - 5pm)
  • Evening (After 5pm)
  • Weekends
Regular Hours
  • Mon Please inquire about hours
  • Tue Please inquire about hours
  • Wed Please inquire about hours
  • Thu Please inquire about hours
  • Fri Please inquire about hours
  • Sat Closed
  • Sun Closed

Online Sessions (Rhode Island)
Accepting new clients online
Currently Available Times
  • Morning (Before 10am)
  • Daytime (10am - 1pm)
  • Afternoon (1pm - 5pm)
  • Evening (After 5pm)
  • Weekends
Regular Hours
  • Mon Please inquire about hours
  • Tue Please inquire about hours
  • Wed Please inquire about hours
  • Thu Please inquire about hours
  • Fri Please inquire about hours
  • Sat Closed
  • Sun Closed

Work and Education

Private Practice, 2012 - Present

Northwestern University, Masters of Marriage and Family Therapy, 2008


Licensure

Rhode Island: MFT00176


Languages

English


Client testimonials

"Amanda was on time and seems like a great fit!"
- Zencare client • August 2020
"Amanda communicated clearly and was very friendly to talk to."
- Zencare client • June 2020
"Amanda was punctual and very kind; two things everyone can certainly appreciate!"
- Zencare client • June 2020