Sarah Bodden-Cheffen is a licensed professional counselor practicing in Louisiana.
01About Sarah
Sarah Bodden-Cheffen is a licensed professional counselor practicing in Louisiana. She brings nine years of experience helping people who feel overwhelmed by stress, anxiety, depression, and relationship or intimacy struggles. She works with clients on self-esteem, grief, parenting pressures, and navigating big life changes.
Her approach centers on the person's goals and strengths. She uses Client-Centered ideas to listen deeply and Cognitive Behavioral tools to notice patterns that keep problems going.
Background and approach
Emotionally-Focused Therapy helps when relationships and attachment get strained, and Acceptance and Commitment Therapy and mindfulness skills support coping with hard feelings. Sessions focus on practical steps and clearer thinking. Sarah helps people spot unhelpful thoughts, try small behavior changes, and build emotional awareness.
She also addresses issues like codependency, control problems, impulsivity, and isolation when those come up. She has worked with people in the LGBTQ+ community on relationship concerns, shame, and self-worth. Other areas she supports include trauma and abuse recovery, bipolar and mood concerns, obsessions and compulsions, and complex stress like compassion fatigue and career pressures.
Starting therapy is framed as a partnership. Sarah encourages clients to be the experts on their lives while she offers tools, reflection, and steady support to move toward clearer priorities and healthier responses.
02Credentials
- LPC (Louisiana)
- License 5521 · expires June 2027
- NPI
- 1538517305 · national provider identifier
Both are public records. A state board register will confirm a license and its standing, and the national registry will confirm an NPI. This directory copies what the counselor lists and checks neither.
03Focus areas and approaches
Everything Sarah lists on their public professional profile, in their own terms.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Intimacy-related issues
- Self esteem
- Depression
- Family conflicts
- Trauma and abuse
- Grief
- Parenting issues
- Anger management
- Career difficulties
- Bipolar disorder
- Coping with life changes
- Compassion fatigue
- ADHD
- Codependency
- Control issues
- Divorce and separation
- Emptiness
- Family problems
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Hoarding
- Impulsivity
- Infidelity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Life purpose
- Mood disorders
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Polyamory / non-monogamous relationships
- Postpartum depression
- Post-traumatic stress
- Pregnancy and childbirth
- Self-love
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Methods Sarah names
- Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Motivational Interviewing
- Narrative Therapy
- Solution-Focused Therapy
- Trauma-Focused Therapy
These are the methods Sarah names on their own professional profile. Naming an approach is not evidence of training or certification in it, and this directory checks no training records. Ask directly if it matters to you.
We will earn a commission if you sign up through our link, at no cost to you. It does not change what you pay or the order of the listings.
04Online support
Therapeutic approaches you can use online
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy helps people notice painful thoughts and feelings without getting stuck in them, and then choose actions that match their values. It is useful for anxiety, stress, and coping with life changes. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy focuses on identifying and changing unhelpful thinking and behavior patterns, which can reduce symptoms of depression, anxiety, OCD, and mood swings.Finding the right approach usually happens together. The therapist will listen to what matters most, try a few methods, and adapt based on progress and preference. This collaborative process helps shape a plan that fits the person's goals and everyday life.
Online therapy options include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. Video lets people read facial cues and hold a longer session, while phone sessions work well when bandwidth is limited or a quieter voice check-in is needed. Live chat and messaging are useful for brief check-ins, skill practice, or when writing out thoughts feels easier. These formats make it simpler to fit therapy into busy days and across different locations.
05Questions people ask
What concerns does Sarah commonly address?
She helps with stress, anxiety, depression, relationship and intimacy issues, self-esteem, grief, parenting challenges, trauma and abuse, and mood disorders including bipolar.
How would you describe her therapeutic style?
Her style blends client-centered listening with Cognitive Behavioral strategies, Emotionally-Focused work, Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, and mindfulness to match each person's needs.
What is her professional background and experience?
She holds an LPC credential and has nine years of professional experience working with a range of emotional and relational concerns.
Where is she located and licensed?
She is licensed as an LPC in Louisiana and practices with that regional scope in mind.
Which languages are offered for sessions?
Sessions are offered in English.
What formats are available for online sessions?
Sessions can be conducted by video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to fit different schedules and preferences.
How does pricing and payment work?
Cost varies with location and therapist scheduling; sessions use a subscription model that may be canceled at any time.
What steps do I take to begin therapy?
Click the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule sessions according to therapist availability.
More counselors in Louisiana
See all
Stress, Anxiety, Grief, Self esteem and 2 more
Stress, Anxiety, Relationship, Anger and 2 more
Stress, Anxiety, Relationship, Family and 2 more
Relationship, Family, Parenting and 9 more
Is this your profile?
Ask us to correct details or take the page down.