- Laid back approach
- Skills focused
- Practical goals
About Bridgett
Bridgett Sims, LPC offers calm, practical support for people facing stress, anxiety, addiction, grief, and related struggles. She keeps sessions straightforward and respectful. Her approach aims to help clients set realistic goals and build skills they can use day to day.
She brings 21 years of experience across many settings. That includes outpatient community mental health, inpatient teen care, home-based children’s services, residential substance use treatment, vocational rehabilitation, and integrated care that bridges physical and mental health. This breadth helps her recognize what practical support looks like in different life stages.
Her style is laid back and collaborative. She uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Dialectical Behavior Therapy, and Motivational Interviewing to help people make concrete changes. Sessions focus on identifying goals, developing coping skills, and practicing strategies that fit each person’s life.
Bridgett works with a wide range of concerns such as depression, trauma and abuse, relationship and family issues, parenting stress, sleep problems, anger, low self-esteem, ADHD, and codependency. She also supports people dealing with chronic illness, caregiving strain, grief, and life transitions.
People who sign up will work together to choose the best next steps. Bridgett emphasizes respect, sensitivity, and compassion in every interaction. She invites clients to take small, manageable steps toward a more functional and satisfying life.
How Bridgett's approaches translate to online work
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) focuses on clarifying what matters to you and taking small committed steps toward those values. It is useful for stress, anxiety, and coping with life changes. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) helps identify unhelpful thoughts and patterns and replaces them with practical actions and experiments to reduce symptoms like anxiety or low mood. Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) teaches emotion regulation, distress tolerance, and interpersonal skills that can help with mood swings, anger, and relationship struggles.Finding the right approach usually happens together. The therapist will listen to your goals, try a few techniques, and adjust based on what helps most. Clients and the therapist collaborate to pick methods that match life demands and personal preferences rather than fitting everyone to the same plan.
If you are considering online therapy, confirm the session formats before booking so you know what is offered. Online work can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy week, reduce travel time, and allow shorter check-ins when needed. It also makes it possible to use practical tools during sessions, such as guided breathing, worksheets, and in-the-moment skills practice that translate into daily routines. Licensed professionals can adapt ACT, CBT, and DBT techniques effectively in remote settings, and Bridgett will help tailor sessions to what fits your life and goals.
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Experience
21+ years
Credentials
Oklahoma
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of concerns can be addressed in sessions?
She helps with stress, anxiety, addictions, grief, depression, trauma and abuse, intimacy concerns, sleep problems, parenting strain, anger, self-esteem, career worries, bipolar challenges, ADHD, and related issues.
What is Bridgett's general approach in therapy?
Her work is collaborative and skills focused. She leans on Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Dialectical Behavior Therapy, Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Attachment-Based methods, and client-centered principles to set goals and practice new behaviors.
How much experience does she have?
She has 21 years of professional experience across outpatient, inpatient, residential, home-based, vocational rehabilitation, and integrated care settings.
What credentials and location are listed for this therapist?
She is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) practicing in Oklahoma.
Which languages are supported for sessions?
Sessions are offered in English.
Can international clients work with this therapist?
International clients are not currently accepted.
How does payment or cost work for sessions?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
What are the steps to begin therapy?
Choose the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule sessions according to therapist availability.
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