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Sarah Bodden-Cheffen, LPC
Louisiana
LPC in Louisiana - relationships and anxiety
See online therapy options- CBT informed
- Client-centered work
- Emotion-focused methods
About Sarah
Sarah Bodden-Cheffen is an LPC - Licensed Professional Counselor in Louisiana with nine years of experience. She works with people facing stress, anxiety, relationship and intimacy issues, depression, and challenges with self-esteem. She also supports clients dealing with grief, trauma and abuse, parenting concerns, and work or career stress.
Sarah uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy alongside Client-Centered and Emotionally-Focused approaches. She aims to help people notice unhelpful thoughts and patterns. Sessions focus on practical steps people can try between meetings to test what helps.
She has experience supporting members of the LGBTQ+ community around relationship issues, guilt, and shame. Her work also covers a wide range of concerns such as ADHD, bipolar mood concerns, obsessions and compulsions, and coping with life changes. Additional topics she addresses include codependency, control issues, infidelity, and loneliness.
In sessions she listens for strengths and builds on them. Conversations include identifying stuck habits, trying small behavioral experiments, and practicing skills such as mindfulness and emotion regulation. She frames therapy as collaborative and concrete rather than abstract.
People who choose her often want clear strategies and steady follow-through. She asks clients to complete steps between sessions and to review what worked. This approach aims to make progress visible and practical over time.
How her approaches translate to online sessions
Sarah blends Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, and Client-Centered techniques in straightforward ways. CBT helps identify thoughts and behaviors that keep problems going and tests small experiments to shift them. ACT focuses on values and committed action, helping people notice what matters and take steps even when feelings are difficult. Client-Centered work emphasizes listening and reflecting so clients can lead the pace and focus of sessions.Choosing a therapeutic approach is treated as a team decision. She will review what you want to change, try methods that match those goals, and adjust based on what helps. That collaborative process is part of early sessions so the work stays practical and goal-oriented.
The biography does not list specific session formats here, so confirm current session options before booking. Online sessions can make it easier to fit meetings into a busy life, allow shorter check-ins when schedules are tight, and reduce travel time. Many people find online work supports steady skill practice between sessions; she will discuss how to structure sessions and homework to match your daily routine.
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Experience
9+ years
Listed in
Louisiana
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What concerns does she commonly address?
She works with stress, anxiety, relationship and intimacy issues, depression, grief, trauma and abuse, parenting, ADHD, and a range of mood and behavior concerns.
How does she use Cognitive Behavioral Therapy?
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy is used to identify unhelpful thoughts and habits and to try alternative responses. Sessions often include practical exercises and homework to test new ways of coping.
What background and experience does she bring?
She has nine years of professional experience working with people on relationship issues, self-esteem, and mood concerns, including work with the LGBTQ+ community.
What credential and location apply to her practice?
She is an LPC - Licensed Professional Counselor licensed in Louisiana and practices from that state.
Which languages are supported in sessions?
Sessions are offered in English only.
Can international clients work with her?
International clients are not currently accepted.
How are sessions billed or paid for?
Cost varies with location; sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
What should I do to get started?
Select the See online therapy options button, fill out the short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session.
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