Therapist profile
Sarah Bodden-Cheffen, LPC
Louisiana
LPC counselor - anger and relationships
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- CredentialsLPC
- LicenseLPC, Louisiana / 5521
- NPI1538517305
- Experience9 years
- LanguagesEnglish
- LocationLouisiana
About
- CBT methods
- Client-centered care
- Mindfulness practice
About Sarah
Sarah Bodden-Cheffen is an LPC - Licensed Professional Counselor in Louisiana with nine years of clinical experience. She helps people who are dealing with stress, anxiety, depression, relationship and intimacy concerns, and anger. She also addresses parenting stress, grief, trauma and abuse, ADHD, and related mood and coping challenges.
Her approach is grounded in Client-Centered Therapy and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, with elements drawn from Emotionally-Focused Therapy, Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, and Mindfulness. In sessions she listens for the practical patterns that keep problems going. She then works with each person to try different ways of responding to those patterns.
Sarah uses straightforward strategies and skill practice to reduce reactivity and build more helpful habits. That can include identifying automatic thoughts, noticing bodily cues that come with anger, and practicing small behavior changes between sessions. She also supports work on relationship patterns like codependency, control issues, infidelity, and non-monogamous relationship concerns.
Her background includes work with people facing guilt, shame, isolation, and life transitions such as divorce or career shifts. She has experience supporting members of the LGBTQ+ community with self-esteem and relationship concerns. Sarah encourages practical steps people can take right away while also addressing deeper emotional patterns.
If you want to manage snapping at loved ones, reduce work frustration, or handle built-up resentment, she helps people identify what triggers their anger and what alternatives are possible. To begin, readers are asked to follow the site's process to match and schedule a first session.
How sessions work
How her approaches translate to online work
Sarah integrates Acceptance and Commitment Therapy and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy into her work in clear, practical ways. ACT focuses on identifying values and taking committed steps toward them while learning to live with difficult thoughts. It can help when anger gets in the way of relationships or personal goals. CBT looks at the link between thoughts, feelings, and actions and uses short exercises to change unhelpful thinking and rehearse new behaviors.She also uses Client-Centered Therapy to keep the process collaborative. That means she listens for what matters to the person and adjusts techniques to match their goals. Together they will figure out which approach or mix of approaches fits best for the specific concern and daily life demands.
Confirm current session formats before booking so you know how sessions are delivered. Online work can make it easier to fit appointments into a busy week, allow shorter check-ins when needed, or remove travel time. These practical benefits help people try new skills between sessions and apply them in real situations while working with a licensed professional to refine the plan.
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Experience
9+ years
Listed in
Louisiana
Languages
English
Questions
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of concerns does she treat?
She works with stress, anxiety, depression, relationship and intimacy issues, anger, parenting concerns, trauma, grief, ADHD, and related mood challenges.
How would she approach my anger?
She combines Client-Centered listening with CBT skills and mindfulness to notice triggers, test automatic thoughts, and practice different responses to anger.
How much clinical experience does she have?
She has nine years of professional work experience as a Licensed Professional Counselor in Louisiana.
Where is she licensed to practice?
She is an LPC - Licensed Professional Counselor - licensed in Louisiana.
Can I work with her if I live outside the United States?
Sessions are offered in English and she is not currently accepting international clients.
What session formats does she offer?
Confirm current session options before booking to learn which formats are offered for her practice.
How are fees handled?
Cost varies with location and sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How do I start a first session?
Select the See online therapy options button, complete the short matching questionnaire, and schedule your first session.
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