Sarah Bakura, LCPC, LPC

Sarah Bakura is a licensed counselor with six years of clinical experience based in Wyoming. She uses clear, practical methods to help people who feel stuck by anxiety, depression, anger, or the effects of past trauma. She emphasizes strengths and works alongside clients to set realistic steps toward change.

Her approach blends cognitive behavioral ideas with client-centered care and skills from dialectical behavior therapy. Sessions focus on everyday tools - spotting unhelpful thoughts, practicing grounding techniques, and building small routines that reduce stress. Sarah keeps language simple and helps people apply techniques between sessions.

She often supports people facing relationship wounds such as attachment or abandonment concerns, and those coping with mood diagnoses like bipolar disorder. Work may include communication skills, managing impulsivity, and reducing isolation or shame. Sarah also addresses family conflict and patterns such as codependency or control issues through practical conversations.

Sarah aims to make therapy a collaborative process. She listens first, then helps shape goals you can try out. Progress is tracked in concrete ways so clients can see what changes are working.

For people juggling busy lives, she offers options that fit different schedules and comfort levels. The first sessions focus on immediate priorities and then build a plan that feels manageable and relevant.

How CBT and Skills-Based Work Translate to Online Therapy

Sarah uses cognitive behavioral techniques to identify unhelpful thoughts and test new ways of thinking and acting. CBT helps with anxiety, depression, and managing mood swings by breaking problems into small, solvable steps. Client-centered therapy is also a core part of her work, which means sessions begin with listening and reflecting so goals come from the client's priorities.

She often incorporates dialectical behavior therapy skills for emotion regulation and distress tolerance. DBT tools can be helpful for people who struggle with strong emotions, impulsivity, or intense relationship patterns. Together these approaches give a mix of practical tools and supportive conversation so clients can try new behaviors between sessions.

Online therapy offers flexibility with video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging. Video is useful for a full session when face-to-face interaction matters, while phone calls work well when bandwidth is limited. Live chat or text messaging can be used for brief check-ins, skill reminders, or when a shorter touchpoint fits a busy day. These options make it easier to fit therapy into work, school, or caregiving schedules while keeping treatment focused on clear goals and skills practice.