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Alabama, Arizona, Arkansas, CNMI, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky, Maine, Maryland, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, New Hampshire, New Jersey, North Carolina, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Vermont, Virginia, Washington, Washington, D.C., West Virginia, Wisconsin, Wyoming
(Online Only)
VHA- and Stanford-trained psychologist specializing in trauma, PTSD, anxiety, burnout, and relationship challenges for individuals, couples, veterans, first responders, and healthcare professionals.
Client Focus
Session Format: Couple, Individual sessions.
Age Specialty: Adult, Senior, Teen, Young Adult
Demographic Expertise: Black / African American, Christian, Jewish, LGBTQ+, Men, Military / Veterans, Persons with Disabilities, Women clients.
Languages: English
Treatment Approach
- Acceptance & Commitment Therapy (ACT) Helps people accept difficult thoughts and feelings instead of fighting them, while committing to actions that reflect their values. It blends mindfulness with practical behavior strategies.
- Behavioral Therapy Uses learning techniques like reinforcement and practice to change unwanted behaviors. It is often applied to phobias, anxiety, and habits.
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) One of the most widely used approaches, CBT helps people identify unhelpful thoughts and replace them with healthier patterns. It is effective for anxiety, depression, and many other concerns.
- Cognitive Processing Therapy (CPT) An evidence-based treatment for PTSD that teaches clients to reframe unhelpful thoughts about trauma. It helps reduce guilt, shame, and fear.
- Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) Combines CBT with mindfulness to help regulate emotions, tolerate stress, and build stronger relationships. Originally designed for borderline personality disorder, it’s now used more broadly.
- Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) A structured therapy that uses guided eye movements to help process traumatic memories. It is widely recognized for treating PTSD and trauma-related conditions.
- Interpersonal Therapy (IPT) A short-term approach focused on improving relationships and social support. It is often used for depression and grief.
Approach Description: My approach to therapy is collaborative, compassionate, and tailored to your unique needs and goals. I take time to truly understand your story and how past experiences may be impacting your thoughts, emotions, relationships, stress responses, and sense of self. Together, we identify patterns that may be contributing to anxiety, trauma, PTSD, relationship difficulties, emotional overwhelm, or feeling stuck in unhealthy cycles. Treatment is always a shared decision, allowing us to choose evidence-based therapeutic approaches that feel safe, empowering, and aligned with your personal values and healing process. My goal is to create a supportive, nonjudgmental space where you can build emotional resilience, improve self-awareness, strengthen relationships, and create meaningful, lasting change.
I am committed to creating a safe, non-judgmental space where you can begin to rebuild trust in yourself, develop emotional resilience, and move toward the life you want. If you are looking for a trauma therapist near me, you are in the right place. I work with individuals seeking support for trauma, PTSD, anxiety, burn-out and related challenges, using evidence-based therapies tailored to each client.
By integrating proven clinical strategies with a deep respect for your strengths and lived experiences, I help clients build self-awareness, develop practical coping skills, and create lasting, positive change. Whether you are healing from trauma or navigating life’s ongoing stressors, therapy can be a place of clarity, growth, and restoration.
Fees & Insurance
Fees
- Average Session Fee 225
- Affordable sliding scale therapy: apply if you may be eligible.
- We offer a sliding scale AND clients can check with insurance reimbursement and out-of-pocket costs on our website!
- Out of Network
- We are out of network and client can check their out of pocket cost on our website: https://psychologicaltreatmentspecialists.com. We provide clients with super bills for reimbursement!
Education & Credentials
Amanda S. Vaught PsyD
- Female
- License # PS020105
- Licensed in Pennsylvania
- PSYPACT Mobility # 21608
- Practicing Since 2012
Education: Graduated from Villanova University with a B.A. in Psychology in 2003 and completed post-baccalaureate training at the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences at Stanford University from 2004–2007. Earned a Psy.D. in Clinical Psychology from the PAU-Stanford PsyD Consortium in 2012.
Amanda S. Vaught Practice Details
Therapy Sessions
- Available Online for residents of PSYPACT states Alabama, Arizona, Arkansas, CNMI, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky, Maine, Maryland, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, New Hampshire, New Jersey, North Carolina, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Vermont, Virginia, Washington, Washington, D.C., West Virginia, Wisconsin, Wyoming
- Online Therapy Details: I use a HIPPA compliant and secure platform to meet and communicate between sessions with you. I have been providing telehealth and virtual care since 2012. I love telehealth because it takes away the burden of driving to a clinic/finding child care/taking time off of work, etc. I am also highly skilled at finding a private space for clients to fully engage in therapy.
I am a co-founder of Psychological Treatment Specialists, a group practice dedicated to helping individuals and couples navigate trauma, PTSD, anxiety, stress, burnout, and other mental health challenges. My colleagues and I met while working together on a combat-related PTSD residential treatment unit, where we developed a strong clinical foundation and a shared passion for providing compassionate, evidence-based care.
Our practice specializes in the assessment and treatment of trauma, posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), and stress-related conditions affecting veterans, first responders, healthcare professionals, and the broader community. We offer individual therapy, couples counseling, and group therapy in a supportive and collaborative environment designed to foster healing, resilience, and meaningful change.
We utilize evidence-based therapies tailored to each client’s unique needs, including Cognitive Processing Therapy (CPT), Prolonged Exposure (PE), Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR), Trauma-Focused Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (TF-CBT), Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT), Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), and Cognitive-Behavioral Conjoint Therapy (CBCT). Our goal is to help clients process difficult experiences, strengthen relationships, improve emotional well-being, and move toward a healthier, more fulfilling life.
Check out our Website: https:psychologicaltreatmentspecialists.com