Sarah Bakura, LCPC, LPC

Sarah Bakura is a Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor (LCPC) and a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) practicing in Wyoming with six years of experience. She works with adults facing trauma and abuse, anger, depression, stress, anxiety, self-esteem concerns, bipolar disorder, and major life changes. Sarah also notes additional focus areas such as attachment and abandonment issues, codependency, communication and control problems, and feelings of isolation or loneliness.

Sarah frames the work around the person's own expertise in their life story. She listens for strengths people already have and uses those strengths to address current problems. Sessions tend to be straightforward and practical, with a focus on skills people can use between meetings.

Her approach draws on client-centered methods, cognitive behavioral therapy, dialectical behavior therapy, emotionally-focused work, and mindfulness practices. That means conversations about thoughts, emotions, and behaviors are paired with concrete tools for managing stress, regulating strong emotions, and improving relationships. Mindfulness practices are introduced as simple skills for grounding and attention.

Sarah describes starting therapy as an act of courage and aims to support people as they change patterns that cause them pain. She works with each person to identify small, manageable steps toward clearer boundaries and healthier responses. Her style is direct and practical, aimed at helping people stop defaulting to others first when it costs them personally.

People who connect with her are typically looking for help with people-pleasing, setting limits, handling anger, managing mood swings, and recovering from past hurt. If someone wants to explore how codependency or attachment play out in their relationships, she offers focused conversation and skill-based work to do that.

Approaches used in online sessions and how they help