Dr. Sara Lewis-Stankus, LPC, LMHC

Dr. Sara Lewis-Stankus is a licensed professional counselor (LPC, LMHC) with 26 years of experience. She focuses on helping people reduce stress and anxiety, improve relationships, and build self-esteem. Her approach is practical and nonjudgmental, aimed at steady change rather than quick fixes.

She helps people notice the patterns that get in the way. Sessions often focus on identifying fears, doubts, and habits that cause repeated problems. Together, she and the client work on small, achievable steps to change how things feel day to day.

Dr. Lewis-Stankus draws on several therapeutic approaches to match a client's needs. She uses client-centered listening to understand an individual's goals. She also applies cognitive behavioral techniques to shift unhelpful thinking and dialectical behavior ideas to build stress tolerance and emotion regulation.

Her experience includes helping people cope with caregiving stress, chronic illness or pain, and the transitions of aging and geriatric issues. She also addresses abandonment, attachment concerns, body image, and isolation or loneliness. Career frustration, relationship conflicts, and issues like guilt, shame, and forgiveness are common topics she supports.

Sessions are collaborative and paced to the person. The emphasis is on practical tools, clearer communication, and realistic goals. To begin, interested people use the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule according to the therapist's availability.

How her approaches translate to online work

Dr. Lewis-Stankus commonly uses client-centered therapy and cognitive behavioral therapy in her practice. Client-centered therapy emphasizes honest listening and guiding people toward their own goals, which helps when someone needs a sounding board and clearer direction. Cognitive behavioral therapy focuses on changing unhelpful thoughts and behaviors, which can be useful for anxiety, low mood, and stress management.

She also uses dialectical behavior therapy techniques to teach emotion regulation, distress tolerance, and interpersonal effectiveness. Those skills are practical and can be practiced between sessions, which fits well with remote sessions and homework-based work. Choosing the right approach is a collaborative process; the therapist will talk with the client about goals and preferences and adjust methods as they go.

The original biography did not specify which online session formats are used, so confirm current options before booking. Many people find online work helps fit therapy into a busy day, makes it easier to follow up on skill practice between sessions, and lets them meet with a licensed professional from different locations. Online sessions can also make scheduling shorter check-ins or longer working sessions easier to plan around daily life.