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Ann Macvaugh, LCSW

Experienced mental health professional

Provides online counseling through BetterHelp

At a glance

Ann is an experienced, licensed Mental Health Professional who specializes in affordable online therapy offered through our partner, BetterHelp.

4.5 stars
Clients are very satisfied with Ann. View 76 reviews
Great news, Ann is accepting new clients!
She is normally fully-booked.
Speaks English
Offers Telehealth visits
Licensed in Mississippi

Recent reviews

Ann Macvaugh is AMAZING! It’s hard to put into words all the benefits I have received from her help. She is highly skilled, intuitive, and very sensitive to my needs. She has helped me to think outside my situation and has inspired me in the face of my own doubts. I dont know where I’d be without her.

Reviewed August 2024

Ann is great she gets right to the heart of the matter and provides excellent advice. She is very understanding and compassionate. One of the rare ones who gets it.

Reviewed August 2024

More about Ann

  • 48 years' experience
  • Female
  • LCSW

Thank you for taking the time to read my profile. I am a licensed clinical social worker and psychotherapist based in Mississippi. I have over 40 years of experience working with people from various backgrounds who are struggling with a wide variety of issues. I received my Bachelor's degree from the College of William and Mary in Virginia and my Master's degree from the University of Tennessee School of Social Work. I am passionate about assisting people to achieve their goals by providing a safe, confidential and positive clinical experience. I am easy to talk to, compassionate and non-judgmental. My approach is solution focused, client centered, and strengths based. I also utilize evidence based Cognitive Behavior Therapy. It is often necessary to combine various psychological techniques and approaches to meet the needs of each individual's mental and emotional challenges. I am excited to meet you and I hope you will give me an opportunity to work with you!

Specialties

Stress Anxiety Trauma and abuse Grief Self esteem Depression Relationship issues Family conflicts Parenting issues Anger management Bipolar disorder Abandonment Aging and Geriatric Issues Attachment issues Caregiver issues and stress Communication problems Family Problems Isolation / loneliness Mood disorders Post-traumatic stress

Treatment Approaches

  • Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
  • Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR)
  • Mindfulness Therapy
  • Solution-Focused Therapy
  • Trauma-Focused Therapy
  • Internal Family Systems

Licenses

Ann Macvaugh's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1598001760.

  • LCSW · Mississippi · C0181 · Expires April 2025

About online counseling

Affordable.
Pay a low flat fee.
Convenient.
Do it at your own time and at your own pace. Communicate whenever you feel it's needed.
Available now.
There is no waiting list and no calls to make. Simply fill out a short questionnaire and send your first message.

Online counseling, sometimes called teletherapy, refers to talk therapy delivered remotely through digital platforms, such as video calls, phone calls, or chat. It can be a great option for people who face barriers to traditional face-to-face therapy, such as those living in remote areas, individuals with mobility issues, or people with busy schedules that make it difficult to attend in-person sessions.

Teletherapy also offers greater convenience and flexibility, allowing clients to access care from the comfort of their homes. Research shows that the treatment outcomes with online counseling are often just as effective as with traditional therapy, providing a viable alternative for individuals seeking mental health support.

Reviews for Ann Macvaugh

All reviews have been submitted by clients after seeing the provider.

Overall rating:

4.5

76 reviews

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Ann Macvaugh is AMAZING! It’s hard to put into words all the benefits I have received from her help. She is highly skilled, intuitive, and very sensitive to my needs. She has helped me to think outside my situation and has inspired me in the face of my own doubts. I dont know where I’d be without her.

Reviewed August 2024

Ann is great she gets right to the heart of the matter and provides excellent advice. She is very understanding and compassionate. One of the rare ones who gets it.

Reviewed August 2024

Ann is amazing - a great listener, a wonderful and calm presence in a busy world who knows when to listen and when to make the helpful gentle suggestion. Lucky to have found her.

Reviewed June 2024

Ann has always given me a safe space to work on my healing journey. Her wise insights, advice, and suggested coping tools were so helpful. Grateful!

Reviewed June 2024

Ann is the most compassionate, caring and professional therapist I have ever known. Although I’ve only worked with two others in my adult years and I’m OVER 65 now, I wish I had had an Ann to talk to through my 20’s straight to my 60’s! Ann is brilliant in her ways of working with you to solve issues together in sensible ways that are meaningful to not only yourself as the patient, but those around you in your life as well. Ann is one of the sources for « calm » and support I’ve ever known in my life. I am so grateful to her for so much.

Reviewed May 2024

Ann is an e excellent therapist. She understands my issues and seeks for ways I can move forward. She uses a variety of modalities. I left therapy for awhile and needed to come back and I went straight to Ann. She is a treasure.

Reviewed April 2024

She really cares and is very dedicated

Reviewed January 2024

Ann is truly caring! She has a peaceful positive energy that is helpful to me. I feel grateful to have her as my therapist.

Reviewed January 2024

Ann is amazing. She’s helped me work through so much in what feels like such a short amount of time.

Reviewed January 2024

I’m so grateful to have found Ann. I’ve gone thru a tough few years and she has helped me so much! I now, have her to turn to for advice and direction. Thank you so much!

Reviewed January 2024

I’m so thankful to have come across Ann. She her expertise and experience really shows. She is empathetic but also very straight forward and solution based. I always look forward to her advice and ways to improve my quality of life for new life changes that’s happened. Thanks Ann!!!

Reviewed November 2023

Love Ann

Reviewed November 2023

She’s the best! I’ve recommended her to multiple friends

Reviewed September 2023

She very helpful and understanding has help calm my anxiety and stress was able to help me pin point the source of all my issues.

Reviewed September 2023

Ann has turned out to be just what I need in my life. I’ve had therapy in the past, so knew what I was looking for. She fits me well

Reviewed August 2023

I had a great session with Ann today. She encouraged me to use the journaling tool and to tap.

Reviewed August 2023

Dr. MacVaugh is nothing short of amazing: compassionate, intuitive, insightful. I will forever be grateful for her kind and gentle expertise.

Reviewed June 2023

I’m so happy I’ve found Ann, I finally found someone I can trust. Thank you

Reviewed June 2023

I am so blessed to have found Ann. She has been there for me when I really needed it. I will always be so thankful for her compassion, kindness, her understanding, her patience, support and above all, her empathy. I am forever grateful the universe sent her to me.

Reviewed June 2023

Ann Macvaugh has truly given me the tools to help me with my anxiety and stress. Through calm and caring conversations she has allowed me to voice my concerns and always provides me with real life answers, books to read, websites to visit and I know she is available to chat when I need her. If it weren’t for this App and Ann, I honestly don’t know how I would have handled the last year of turmoil, stress and anxiety. This App and caring, professional therapist that Ann is, IS the reason I feel so much better! Thank you to BetterHelp for this incredible way to have therapy remotely. Thank you Ann for everything and all you’ve done for me.

Reviewed May 2023

She is a great therapist

Reviewed May 2023

A++++

Reviewed March 2023

Ann’s experience goes hand in hand with her calm, attentive, intentional and thoughtful approach to diagnosing my issues then helping me resolve them by giving me actual proven methods to use.

Reviewed March 2023

She is great.

Reviewed March 2023

Ann is a great therapist who is understanding, has empathy and provides many ways of addressing things. I really appreciate her style and talking with her has helped a lot.

Reviewed February 2023

Ann is thorough and has a a variety of techniques to help you. She makes recommendations on what to read and what might help. She has a definite plan to help heal you.

Reviewed February 2023

I've had a groundbreaking life change and new way of thinking thanks to Ann's help!

Reviewed April 2023

An amazing wonderful caring lady. She’s changed my life and would highly recommend her!!!

Reviewed February 2023

Ann helps me identify areas that I can grow. She really guides me to feel empowered about every situation and has given me several tools to use when I feel stressed or overwhelmed. 5 out of 5 - highly recommend Ann!

Reviewed February 2023

I couldn't have ask for a better therapist. Ann is amazing! She had giving me such great advice and is helping get pass my traumas. I highly recommend her. Thank you Ann for everything you do.

Reviewed February 2023

My therapist rocks! She always listens to me and gives me great advice

Reviewed January 2023

Ann is awesome! She listens and I feel she’s on my same page!!

Reviewed January 2023

I’m happy I found Ann, She help me a lot.

Reviewed January 2023

Wey kind, attentive, and knows me/remembers what we’ve talked about and seems to genuinely be interested in me

Reviewed January 2023

She’s great, kind and personable!

Reviewed January 2023

Ann Is an awesome person and therapist. She's a good listener. She is also very responsive to journal entries, most of the time answering them in minutes. Ann Is very calm and patient. Thank you Ann From Rich

Reviewed January 2023

Ann has been great! She listens and gives great advice. I trust her opinion. Thank you so much

Reviewed November 2022

Very understanding and easy to talk to. I am looking forward to our next session.

Reviewed November 2022

I’ve only been doing BetterHelp for a short amount of time. Ann was and is my first recommendation therapist and I do enjoy our time talking. She gets right to the root of things but will slow down if she thinks we are moving to fast. She is very helpful.

Reviewed November 2022

Ann Macvaugh has been great to work with. She has helped me gain power over difficult situations and helped me discover strength inside myself that I forgot I had. She has helped me so much!

Reviewed November 2022

Ann is incredibly professional, compassionate, logical, and so so kind. She really takes the time to get to know you and really get to the root of the problem! She is very patient, determined, and so warm-hearted! I recommend her to EVERYBODY!

Reviewed November 2022

Ann is very kind and understanding. She asks insightful questions that help me to uproot my trauma.

Reviewed September 2022

I have only had one session with Ann so far but I can tell you that I’m very comfortable with her and able to open up. I’m not one to trust easily nor do I open up easily. I feel blessed to have found her and expect good things in the future

Reviewed September 2022

Ann is a wonderful therapist and I always look forward to our sessions. She is very insightful and wise in her experiences and suggestions that work! She is a great listener and really cares about what I share. I always feel calmer and better and have a better plan what to do next. She is great!

Reviewed September 2022

I love my therapist and I think she is helping me with my problems so far

Reviewed September 2022

And McVaugh is caring, professional and compassionate. she does this work because she loves it. She truly cares about her clients. I feel I can trust her with whatever I need to say and she is concerned about my well being and my friend's also, who has also undergone injustice. She encouraged me to text her between appointments and answers everything before she goes to sleep at night. She is committed to us.

Reviewed September 2022

Ann is the best therapist I have come across in years!! She really gets to the heart of your concerns and dies everything to get you to a better place in life. She puts 100% into her work and it shows.

Reviewed September 2022

Ann is so sweet and really cares to help me during my therapy sessions and outside of them. She is very skilled and has already helped me with the 3 sessions that I have had. She is trustworthy and is easy to talk to. I am very appreciative of Ann and to have her be apart of my healing journey.

Reviewed September 2022

Ann continues to help me through my dark periods and is also there for my happy times. She listens and responds with grace and so much support. Ann has had several ways to help me through my grief and the combinations are extremely helpful for me. Thank you, Ann for truly being wonderful for my mental health!

Reviewed September 2022

Ann has the experience, the knowledge and the compassion to really listen and understand. She asks the most intelligent questions to gather knowledge about your past and present in order to be able to help you with whatever issues you’re going through. Ann responds to journal entries in such an incredibly timely manner! Her experience leads her to quickly make useful, helpful suggestions. I look forward to my continuing my sessions, journal entries and talks with her. I feel so lucky and grateful to have Ann Macvaugh to discuss issues with. She’s a very special woman!

Reviewed September 2022

Ann is a wonderful therapist, my time with her is valuable and effective

Reviewed August 2022

Ann was wonderful. She was a great listener and understood all my problems. I am very happy I found her.

Reviewed August 2022

Ann is one of the two best therapists I have ever encountered. She is knowledgeable and compassionate, and results-oriented. I appreciate her expertise beyond words.

Reviewed August 2022

Ann has helped me a lot going through some personal matters, I would definitely recommend her!

Reviewed August 2022

I’ve only seen Ann a handful of times but she has already made a huge impact on my mental health. She actually listens and cares. She is so sweet, kind and genuine. I have a hard time connecting with people but her sweet spirit really makes me feel safe.

Reviewed August 2022

Ann is wonderful- compassionate, creative, experienced, and extremely pleasant to talk to. I really enjoy my meetings with Ann, and she's made some very helpful suggestions for additional tools and resources that I can use.

Reviewed August 2022

She is a wonderful therapist, her kind understanding demeanor allows you to get comfortable and talk, and her decades of experience shows every session.

Reviewed August 2022

Ann MacVaugh is insightful, supportive, and offers me real-life, practical suggestions where applicable She also understands when i just need someone i trust who can listen to me and encourage me. I always felt that she cared and that she actively looked for ways to support my healing

Reviewed June 2022

Ann had helped me a lot getting thru my problems. She listens and gives great advice. I've been thru a few therapist and she is definitely the one I can trust to help me. I would definitely recommend her to anyone that is going thru trauma.

Reviewed June 2022

Ann is a wonderful human who takes time to know, learn, and care for her clients. I have never had such a great experience! I would recommend her to everyone! I don't think I could go anywhere or to anyone better!

Reviewed June 2022

After having a not so successful experience with another therapist I feel that Ann has been God sent. I felt an immediate connection with her and I feel she completely understands the complexity of "me". I am so thankful that I reluctantly tried Betterhelp. Gratitude....

Reviewed May 2022

So far my therapist has been helpful in my treatment and I look forward to continuing my journey

Reviewed May 2022

She is a great trauma therapist, even though my trauma arent as bad, it still helpful to know that she knows how to help me

Reviewed May 2022

Absolutely enjoyed every minute with Ann, one of the best helps I’ve received throughout my years in therapy

Reviewed May 2022

Ann has been amazing. So nice and kind and beyond helpful. I love her. She makes me feel heard and understood. I’m blessed to have been paired with her.

Reviewed April 2022

Ms. Macvaugh has been a great pairing for my needs. The process of finding the correct therapist for me was easy and quick. So far we have had 5 sessions and I feel that she is a good fit - responsive, validating my concerns, and providing solid solutions to help me to cope with my issues. My 'homework' has been straightforward and very helpful. I highly recommend Ann Macvaugh for anyone who has PTSD, childhood trauma, or other difficult to deal with symptoms, don't want mask the symptoms with drugs, and are interested in more long-term solutions.

Reviewed March 2022

Ann is a wonderful therapist. Great listener, helps me problem solve and offers helpful additional resources. I highly recommend her.

Reviewed February 2022

Great empathetic therapist

Reviewed February 2022

Ms. MacVaugh is very professional, caring, and a great listener.

Reviewed January 2022

After a rocky start on Betterhelp with another therapist, I found Ann. She responds in a very timely fashion, and it's clear that she cares. I would highly recommend her, and I look forward to working with her more.

Reviewed January 2022

Ann really provides a nonjudgmental and safe space when in session with her. She really listens and treats you with great respect while still giving her honest opinion and advice. She is an incredible person to work with!

Reviewed January 2022

I got lucky finding Ann. Otherwise, the platform is not very clear and takes some learning to maneuver it. Once you get started and therapy the session seem to open up a little bit more but finding a therapist and sessions are a bit problematic. The only reason I will continue with this service is because of my current therapist, Ann.

Reviewed December 2021

I’m glad I am in therapy with her because she is great and she’s helping me well with everything so far. I connect with her and I would recommend her to everyone.

Reviewed December 2021

Really great to speak to and told me what I needed to hear in order to realize I needed to get out of a really bad relationship. It was definitely a tough process, but I feel much better after having made the right decision and know I truly deserve the best.

Reviewed December 2021

Very accepting and helped guide my thoughts as someone who is new to therapy and was very closed off to the idea, she made me feel safe and able to talk. I enjoyed my session and look forward to another one

Reviewed November 2021

Ann is an amazing Therapist!

Reviewed November 2021

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Frequently asked questions

Does Ann Macvaugh offer telehealth visits?

Yes. Ann Macvaugh works with clients by exchanging messages, chatting live, speaking over the phone, or video conferencing based on what works for the client at that particular time.

What language(s) does Ann Macvaugh speak?

Ann Macvaugh speaks English.

How many years of experience does Ann Macvaugh have?

Ann Macvaugh has 48 years of experience.

Where is Ann Macvaugh licensed to practice?

Ann Macvaugh is licensed to practice in Mississippi.

Does Ann Macvaugh accept clients outside of the United States?

No, Ann Macvaugh does not accept clients outside of the United States.

Is online therapy as effective as in-person therapy?

Numerous studies support the effectiveness of online platforms in facilitating life changes. For instance, research published by JMIR Publications, conducted by teams from the University of Berkeley, UCSF, and SF General Hospital, found that "users of BetterHelp experienced significantly reduced depression symptom severity after engaging with the platform."

What treatment approaches does Ann Macvaugh offer?

Ann Macvaugh offers clients Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR), Mindfulness Therapy, Solution-Focused Therapy, Trauma-Focused Therapy, and Internal Family Systems.

How can I communicate with Ann Macvaugh?

Ann Macvaugh can be engaged in any one of four ways: (1) Exchanging messages, (2) chatting live, (3) speaking over the phone, or (4) video conferencing. You can use different ways at different times as you wish, based on your needs, availability, and convenience.

How do I get started with Ann Macvaugh?

Just tap the CHAT NOW button or tap here: A new window will open and you'll be directed to a simple form that will help start the conversation. Please note: It can take up to a few days to be matched to a therapist.

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