About Elyse
Elyse Vaughn is a California-based therapist who focuses on helping people with stress, anxiety, relationship concerns, trauma and abuse, self-esteem, and depression. She has 15 years of clinical experience and aims to make first steps feel manageable for someone seeking help.
Background and approach
She works in a warm and collaborative way. Elyse treats each person as the expert on their life and looks for strengths the person already has.
Sessions are meant to be practical and supportive while someone gains more clarity and confidence. Her work often addresses specific issues such as abandonment, attachment struggles, communication problems, and difficulties around divorce or separation.
She also helps people coping with domestic violence, family of origin problems, infidelity, and the guilt or shame that can follow painful events. Clients may bring concerns about isolation, life purpose or midlife transitions, panic attacks, or multicultural stressors.
Elyse aims to tailor conversations to what matters most to each person and to help them set clear, achievable steps forward. Over a 15-year career Elyse has developed an approach that balances empathy with practical tools.
She supports people who want clearer boundaries, better communication, or relief from anxious or depressed moods. Her goal is to walk alongside people as they rebuild confidence and move toward a more balanced life.
Evidence-based approaches and online access
Many clients benefit from evidence-based therapeutic techniques that focus on changing unhelpful patterns and building coping skills. One common approach helps people recognize and shift thoughts and behaviors that feed anxiety and low mood; it teaches practical strategies for managing panic, worry, and negative thinking. Another approach concentrates on attachment and relationship dynamics, helping people understand patterns that affect trust, communication, and closeness after experiences like abandonment or infidelity.Choosing the right approach is a team effort. The therapist will talk with each person about their goals, symptoms, and preferences, then try methods that fit the situation. Adjustments are made along the way so the work stays relevant and useful.
Online therapy offers flexible ways to meet. Video calls let conversations feel more personal and visual. Phone sessions can be easier when bandwidth is limited or a shorter check-in is needed. Live chat and text-based messaging can support quick reflections, ongoing check-ins, and homework between sessions. These options make it easier to fit therapy into a busy week while maintaining continuity of care with licensed professionals.
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Specialties and expertise
Top specialties
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Trauma and abuse
Also works with
- Abandonment
- Attachment issues
- Communication problems
- Depression
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Infidelity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Life purpose
- Midlife crisis
- Multicultural concerns
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Post-traumatic stress
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Self esteem
- Self-love
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Experience
- 15 years
- Licensed
- California
- Languages
- English