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My name is Mary Vaughan and I am a Licensed Mental Health Counselor for the state of Florida. I have been in the mental health business for 35+ years. I love my work and that is the reason have stayed in it as long as I have. I am a military brat and I have moved around in Europe and many states. Before I begin to work with a client, I tell them some of my background. It is my opinion the client should know something about his/her counselor before we begin our work. I have had very successful results working with people who suffer from some kind of abuse ( either in childhood or as a young adult.) If abuse has occurred at most any age, the individual may come to me and tell me that they are experincing stress, depression, anxiety and/or panic attacks. Before beginning counseling, I inform the client that we will have a questioning and answer process. This allows the client and me to get to know each other a little better. Based on the information I gather about my client, we discuss what the client wants from their sessions. The individual and I work together as a team. In this process, the client gains a sense of self-esteem and a sense of control over their lives going forward in the future. Finding the right "fit" of counselor and client is key to a successful experience for the client. After the counselor gives the client some unique coping skills, the counselor asks the client if these skills might work for them. These coping skills are "Fluid" and can be modified and changed as we proceed in the counseling process.
What can clients expect to take away from sessions with you?
I try very hard to welcome my clients so that they feel comfortable with me and the counseling situation.I inform them that this counseling is a partnership of myself and the client. I ask them to tell me what they want to focus on in their counseling. I also inform them that there will be times that they may feel uncomfortable as we go into their memories and their hurts. There is HOPE. However, at those times I will stop if they ask me to. This can be a slow process and cannot be hurried. Their situation did not happen overnight and they cannot heal overnight. All along I offer them HOPE.
Explain to clients what areas you feel are your biggest strengths.
My strengths lay in the treatment of mood disorders (bipolar and major depression). I also work well with abuse issues and PTSD. I offer them a chance to find their self esteem. So many people who have been abused have very little sef esteem. They have suffered so much abuse that their is little self confidence and/self esteem This is probably my greatest interest . I want to lift a client up and help them find their self esteem
About Mary Elizabeth Vaughan
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Address
255 Simpson Rd, Monticello, FL, USAAppointments
Virtual & in-personMy treatment methods
Motivational Interviewing
Compassion Focused
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