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Online therapist

Bridgett Sims

Compassionate, practical help for families

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Credentials
LPC
Experience
21 years
Licensed in
Oklahoma
Languages
English
Format
Online sessions

About Bridgett

Bridgett Sims is a Licensed Professional Counselor who brings a practical, down-to-earth approach to therapy. She focuses on helping families and parents manage stress, parenting challenges, anxiety, grief, addiction concerns, and other everyday struggles. Her style is calm and approachable, aiming to make therapy feel manageable for busy people.

Bridgett communicates plainly and works alongside clients to set realistic goals. She has 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 blends physical and mental health.

Background and approach

Those varied roles shaped her ability to adapt to different family situations and needs. Bridgett commonly uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Dialectical Behavior Therapy, and elements of Acceptance and Commitment Therapy. In sessions she helps people notice unhelpful thoughts, build skills to manage strong feelings, and choose actions that match their values.

She also draws on attachment ideas when family relationships and caregiving patterns matter. Her approach includes collaboration on clear goals and practical steps. She emphasizes respect, sensitivity, and compassion while keeping work focused and useful.

Parents will find straightforward strategies for sleep, behavior, communication, and coping with life changes. Bridgett provides services from Oklahoma and conducts sessions in English only. She offers a range of online formats and guides clients through a brief matching questionnaire to begin the process.

How Bridgett’s Approaches Work Online

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) helps people get clearer about what matters to them and to take small, value-driven steps despite uncomfortable thoughts or feelings. It’s useful for stress, anxiety, and navigating life changes. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) focuses on spotting unhelpful thoughts and patterns and practicing practical skills to change them, which can help with anxiety, sleep, and mood. Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) teaches calm-down, emotion regulation, and better communication tools that are helpful for strong emotions and relationship stress.

Choosing the right approach is part of the work. Bridgett will talk with clients about goals, preferences, and what has or hasn’t helped before. Together they decide which methods to try and adjust them as progress is made, so therapy feels collaborative rather than one-size-fits-all.

Online sessions are offered by video call, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging to fit different schedules and comfort levels. These options make it easier for parents and caregivers to get ongoing support without added travel. The formats also let Bridgett share exercises, homework, and skills practice in ways that suit everyday life and family routines.

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)

Less about arguing with difficult thoughts, more about loosening their grip and acting on what matters to you anyway. Values and committed action carry the work, which suits conversation at a distance.

Attachment-Based Therapy

Looks at how early bonds shaped what you expect from closeness, and how that plays out now with a partner, a parent, or your own children.

Client-Centered Therapy

The direction comes from you rather than from a set programme. The therapist offers a warm, non-judgemental space to think out loud and work at your own pace. Online, this rests on the relationship rather than on being in the same room.

Frequently asked questions

What kinds of concerns does Bridgett address?
She works with stress, anxiety, depression, grief, addiction issues, trauma and abuse, parenting difficulties, family conflict, sleeping problems, anger, self-esteem, ADHD, bipolar concerns, and related issues including caregiver stress and chronic illness.
How would she describe her therapeutic style?
Her style is laid back and practical. She uses collaboration and clear goals to teach skills and help clients make changes that fit their lives.
What is her professional background and experience?
She has 21 years of experience working in outpatient community mental health, inpatient teen care, home-based children’s services, residential substance use treatment, vocational rehabilitation, and integrated physical and mental health settings.
What credentials and where is she licensed?
She is a Licensed Professional Counselor, LPC, licensed in Oklahoma with licence number OK LPC LPC03938.
Which languages are supported and are international clients accepted?
Sessions are offered in English. International clients are not currently accepted.
What session formats are available?
She offers video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging as options for online therapy.
How does cost and billing work?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability and sessions are provided through a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
Start by selecting the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule sessions according to the therapist's availability.

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Experience
21 years
Licensed
Oklahoma
Languages
English

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