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Isabelle Vachon

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Isabelle Vachon, LCSW

Maine

Licensed Clinical Social Worker - Anger and Relationships

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Key details

  • CredentialsLCSW
  • LicenseLCSW, Maine / LC19201
  • NPI1912480047
  • Experience8 years
  • LanguagesEnglish
  • LocationMaine

About

  • Client-centered approach
  • CBT techniques
  • Mindfulness practices

About Isabelle

Isabelle Vachon is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) with eight years of clinical experience based in Maine. She helps people with anger, anxiety, stress, relationship concerns, trauma, parenting struggles, and questions about identity and intimacy. Sessions are client-driven and focus on practical steps people can use in daily life.

Her style centers on listening first, then offering clear feedback and tools. Isabelle uses a mix of approaches including cognitive-behavioral ideas and client-centered listening. She checks in about how much challenge a person wants and adjusts the balance of support and guidance accordingly.

Isabelle emphasizes practical problem solving over labels. She talks through real situations - snapping at a partner, work frustrations, or built-up resentment - and works with people to set concrete goals. She also addresses related concerns such as self-esteem, career stress, eating and body image, ADHD, and caregiver strain.

Her background includes individual and school-based work, and experience with people across a wide age range. Isabelle brings narrative and mindfulness elements into sessions when they help someone notice patterns and calm reactivity. She invites clients to say when they want coaching or when they want a listening ear.

People who prefer straightforward conversation and actionable steps may find her approach useful. She asks questions, shares observations, and helps clients try new ways of responding to anger and stress. The focus is on practical change that fits everyday life.

How sessions work

How her therapeutic approaches translate to online work

Client-Centered Therapy focuses on listening and treating the person as the expert on their life. Online sessions using this approach let the therapist follow the client’s pace and priorities, offering coaching or listening depending on what the client requests.

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) looks at how thoughts, feelings, and actions connect. In remote sessions CBT can include simple homework, brief skill practice, and real-time problem solving for anger at work or home.

Mindfulness Therapy brings attention to bodily signals and moment-to-moment reactions. Online practice can include guided breathing or short grounding exercises to notice triggers and reduce reactivity.

Choosing the right approach is a collaborative process. Isabelle will discuss goals and preferences, try approaches, and adjust based on what helps. The work is iterative and based on what the client finds useful.

Confirm the exact session formats available before booking. When formats are not specified, please check current options so you know how sessions are delivered. Online work can make it easier to fit appointments into a busy week, allow shorter check-ins when needed, and offer options that avoid travel time or long commutes.

Areas of focus

Areas of expertise

Primary focus

Relationship issuesFamily conflictsTrauma and abuseParenting issues

Also works with

Stress, AnxietyLGBTIntimacy-related issuesEating disordersAnger managementSelf esteemCareer difficultiesCoping with life changesCompassion fatigueADHD

Additional focus areas

AbandonmentAdoption and foster careAttachment issuesAutism and Asperger SyndromeAvoidant personalityBDSM, kink, and alternative sex cultureBlended family issuesBody imageCaregiver issues and stressChronic pain, illness, and disabilityCo-morbidityCodependencyCommitment issuesCommunication problemsControl issuesCoping with natural or human-caused disasterDependent personalityDomestic violenceEmptinessFamily of origin issuesFamily problemsFatherhood issuesFertility issuesFirst responder issuesForgivenessGender dysphoriaGuilt and shameHospice and end-of-life counselingInfidelityIsolation / lonelinessJealousyLife purposeMen's issuesPanic disorder and panic attacksPost-traumatic stressPregnancy and childbirthSeasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)Self-loveSexual assault and abuseSexualityWomen's issuesWorkplace issues

Therapeutic approaches

Client-Centered TherapyCognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)Mindfulness TherapyMotivational InterviewingNarrative TherapyPsychodynamic TherapySolution-Focused TherapyTrauma-Focused Therapy

Experience

8+ years

Listed in

Maine

Languages

English

Questions

Frequently asked questions

What kinds of anger issues does she address?

She works with everyday anger such as snapping at loved ones, workplace frustration, built-up resentment, and related intimacy or communication problems.

How would she approach my temper in sessions?

She uses a client-driven, solution-focused style that mixes listening with practical feedback and skill building. Isabelle asks about how much challenge a person prefers and adjusts accordingly.

How much experience does she have?

She has eight years of experience working as a psychotherapist with issues like trauma, anxiety, relationship concerns, ADHD, and more.

What credential does she hold and where is she based?

She is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) licensed in Maine and practices out of that state.

Can I work with her if I don’t speak English?

Sessions are offered in English.

Does she work with international clients?

She is not currently accepting international clients.

How are fees handled?

Cost varies with location and sessions are provided through a subscription that can be canceled at any time.

What do I need to do to start?

Select the See online therapy options button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session.

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