About Vaughan
Vaughan Sexton offers calm, practical support for people feeling overwhelmed by stress and anxiety. He writes and listens with respect, sensitivity and compassion. Vaughan aims to create a straightforward space where worries can be talked through and manageable steps worked out.
He has three years of professional experience and is registered with the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy, BACP. Vaughan focuses on common problems such as stress, anxiety, depression, relationship difficulties and addiction-related concerns.
Background and approach
He also helps with grief, trauma and challenges that follow life changes like separation or caregiving demands. Sessions are tailored to each person's needs rather than following a fixed script. Vaughan works with clients to set clear goals and to try practical strategies between meetings.
Expect a conversational approach that checks what is helpful and adjusts things that are not working. He is comfortable discussing sensitive topics such as family of origin issues, communication problems, commitment worries and questions about intimacy. Vaughan also supports people facing health-related stresses including cancer and caregiving responsibilities.
Therapy can be short term to tackle a specific problem or longer term for deeper change. Vaughan encourages honest feedback so sessions remain relevant and useful. If someone wants a steady, empathetic counsellor who focuses on everyday coping and clearer decision making, he may be a good fit.
Approaches that help online and in conversation
Vaughan uses evidence-based therapeutic techniques that focus on clear, practical work. One approach emphasises identifying unhelpful thoughts and trying different ways of thinking and acting to reduce anxiety and low mood. This helps people notice patterns and test new behaviours in daily life.Another approach focuses on problem solving and short-term goals. It breaks larger problems into small steps, so progress feels manageable and momentum builds. That style can be helpful for career stress, relationship difficulties and coping with big life changes.
Finding the right approach is a shared process. Vaughan will talk about different ways of working and agree a plan based on what the client needs and prefers. He checks progress and adjusts the methods if something is not helping, so the work stays practical and relevant.
Online sessions are offered by video call, phone, live chat or text messaging, giving flexibility around work and family life. Video calls let people use visual connection for deeper conversation, phone sessions need less bandwidth, and messaging can suit quick check-ins or shorter updates. These options make it easier to fit therapy into a busy routine and to keep continuity between meetings.
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What this therapist works with
Most often
- Stress, Anxiety
- Addictions
- Relationship issues
Also listed
- Blended family issues
- Cancer
- Career difficulties
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Emptiness
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Fatherhood issues
- Forgiveness
- Grief
- Guilt and shame
- Infidelity
- Intimacy-related issues
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- LGBT
- Life purpose
- Men's issues
- Midlife crisis
- Money and financial issues
- Mood disorders
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Paranoia
- Phobias
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sex addiction
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Trauma and abuse
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
- Experience
- 3 years
- Licensed
- Languages
- English
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