Sarah Bodden-Cheffen, LPC

Sarah Bodden-Cheffen is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) practicing in Louisiana. She uses cognitive behavioral therapy alongside client-centered and emotionally-focused methods to help people manage stress, anxiety, depression, and relationship concerns. Sarah speaks plainly and focuses on practical steps that clients can use between sessions.

She has nine years of professional experience working with people who face low self-esteem, grief, trauma, and intimacy-related issues. She also supports those coping with life changes, career stress, compassion fatigue, and mood variations such as bipolar concerns. Her work has included helping members of the LGBTQ+ community with relationship strains, guilt, and shame.

Sarah emphasizes the person’s own strengths and perspective. Sessions begin by listening to the story and identifying small, manageable goals. She blends evidence-informed strategies with an approach that centers the client’s values and choices.

In practical terms, that means learning concrete skills to challenge unhelpful thoughts, building habits that reduce anxiety, and practicing new ways to connect in relationships. Therapy often includes simple at-home exercises and check-ins to track progress. Sarah encourages curiosity and steady efforts rather than quick fixes.

Her style is warm and straightforward. She aims to make difficult topics easier to talk about and to help clients find ways forward. To begin, clients complete a short matching questionnaire and then schedule sessions based on availability.

How CBT and ACT translate to online sessions

Sarah uses cognitive behavioral therapy to help people identify and shift unhelpful thoughts and build new habits. CBT often includes clear steps and at-home exercises that work well in online formats for anxiety, depression, and obsessive thinking.

She also draws on Acceptance and Commitment Therapy which focuses on clarifying values and learning to act in ways that matter despite difficult feelings. ACT can help with coping during life changes, grief, and chronic stress by teaching helpful acceptance and commitment skills.

Finding the right approach is a collaborative process. The therapist will listen to goals and preferences, try methods that fit those needs, and adjust as progress is tracked. Clients and the therapist decide together which techniques feel most useful.

Online therapy offers flexibility through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging. Video works well for deeper conversations and exercises that benefit from visual cues. Phone sessions are useful when bandwidth is limited or a quicker check-in is needed. Live chat and text-based messaging can support short check-ins, homework review, and ongoing encouragement between longer sessions.

These options make it easier to schedule care around work, parenting, or travel while keeping focus on practical skills and steady progress.