Dr. Lisa Vaughn, LMFT
California · 27 years in practice
Dr. Lisa Vaughn uses Emotionally-Focused Therapy to help people understand and shift their emotional responses in close relationships.
License and registration
- LMFT, California
- 99777 · expires September 2026
- NPI
- 1821411216 · national provider identifier
- Years in practice
- 27
- Languages
- English
Details are as listed on the therapist's public professional profile. You can check the license with the issuing state board, and the NPI with the national registry.
About Lisa
Dr. Lisa Vaughn uses Emotionally-Focused Therapy to help people understand and shift their emotional responses in close relationships. She combines this with other practical approaches to address stress, anxiety, depression, and relationship pain.
Her style is warm and direct, aimed at helping people feel heard and make small changes that add up over time. With 27 years as a licensed marriage and family therapist (LMFT) in California, she draws on several therapies to fit each person’s needs.
Background and approach
Sessions often focus on patterns that keep problems repeating and on improving communication and emotional connection. She also supports people coping with grief, trauma, addiction, and issues around identity and intimacy. Her work includes helping people sort through parenting challenges, career strain, sleep and eating concerns, and the life shifts that come with pregnancy, divorce, or end-of-life caregiving.
She pays attention to attachment issues, forgiveness, and rebuilding trust after hurt. Practical tools from cognitive behavioral and acceptance-based approaches are used alongside emotion-focused work. Dr.
Vaughn offers sessions by video call, phone, live chat, or text messaging to fit different schedules and needs. Sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time and vary in cost with location and therapist availability. She provides therapy in English and does not take international clients.
To begin, a person selects the Start Therapy button, completes a short matching questionnaire, and schedules sessions based on availability. Early visits typically map goals and identify which combination of approaches will work best.
Focus areas and approaches
Everything Lisa lists on their public professional profile, in their own terms.
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
- Trauma and abuse
- Anger management
- Self esteem
- Stress, Anxiety
- Addictions
- LGBT
- Grief
- Intimacy-related issues
- Eating disorders
- Sleeping disorders
- Parenting issues
- Career difficulties
- Bipolar disorder
- Depression
- Coping with life changes
- Coaching
- Compassion fatigue
- ADHD
- Attachment issues
- Communication problems
- Divorce and separation
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Hospice and end-of-life counseling
- Isolation / loneliness
- Life purpose
- Pregnancy and childbirth
Approaches Lisa names
- Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)
- Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
- Attachment-Based Therapy
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)
- Existential Therapy
- Gottman Method
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Motivational Interviewing
- Solution-Focused Therapy
- Internal Family Systems
Naming an approach is not evidence of training in it. This directory copies what each therapist lists and does not check training records.
Online support
Emotion-Focused and Practical Therapies Online
Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT) centers on identifying and changing the emotional responses that shape close relationships. It helps people notice patterns in how they react, name vulnerable feelings, and practice new ways of connecting. Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) teaches skills for accepting difficult thoughts and feelings while choosing actions that match personal values; it can help with anxiety, depression, and life transitions. Attachment-Based Therapy looks at early relationship patterns and how they influence current bonds, useful for communication issues, trust, and intimacy concerns.Finding the right approach is part of the work together. The therapist will listen to your goals and try different methods to see what fits. Clients and the therapist decide collaboratively which blend of EFT, ACT, or attachment work will best address the problem at hand.
Online sessions are offered by video call, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging to make care more flexible. Video allows face-to-face conversation when that feels important. Phone sessions use less bandwidth and can be easier during a busy day. Live chat or texting can be used for brief check-ins, coaching-style prompts, or to continue progress between longer sessions. These options help people fit therapy into work, family, and caregiving schedules.
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Questions people ask
What concerns does she help with?
She works with relationship struggles, family patterns, trauma and abuse, anxiety, depression, grief, addictions, and a range of life changes.
What is her therapeutic style like?
Her approach is caring and direct, using Emotionally-Focused Therapy alongside client-centered and skills-based techniques to improve emotion and communication.
How much experience does she have?
She has 27 years of experience as a licensed marriage and family therapist in California.
What credentials and location are listed?
She is a California LMFT and practices in California.
Which languages are supported?
Sessions are offered in English only and international clients are not accepted.
What session formats are available?
She offers video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to accommodate different needs.
How are sessions priced?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions are billed through a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
Click the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule sessions according to therapist availability.
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