Therapist profile
Sandra "Chalice" Ledet, LCSW
Oregon
LCSW - Relationships and Trauma
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- Credentials
- LCSW
- License
- LCSW, Oregon / L4453
- NPI
- 1811104342
- Experience
- 30 years
- Languages
- English
- Location
- Oregon
About
- Attachment work
- CBT and DBT skills
- Grief and loss
About Sandra
Sandra "Chalice" Ledet is an LCSW - Licensed Clinical Social Worker practicing in Oregon with 30 years of professional experience. She works with adults on relationship concerns, trauma and abuse, grief and loss, and other life changes. Sandra helps people who are coping with addictions, compassion fatigue, parenting stress, and difficulties with intimacy and self-esteem.
She focuses on practical conversations that help people understand their reactions. Sessions often look at attachment patterns and how past hurts affect current relationships. Sandra uses straightforward interventions to help clients practice different ways of relating and communicating.
Her background includes long-term work with adults facing loss, chronic stress, and transitions. She draws on Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and Dialectical Behavior Therapy techniques to offer skills for managing strong emotions and changing unhelpful thought patterns. Attachment-based ideas guide work on closeness, boundaries, and trust.
Sandra aims for a clear, respectful tone in sessions. She invites people to talk through what matters most and tries to help them test new approaches between meetings. Practical tools and short skills practice are common parts of her work.
People who come for help with codependency concerns, abandonment fears, or caregiving strain often focus on setting limits, rebuilding a sense of self, and improving communication. Sandra asks about specific goals and helps plan small steps toward those goals.
How sessions work
How Sandra uses therapeutic approaches online
Attachment-Based Therapy looks at how early relationships shape current connection patterns. It helps people understand why they may fear abandonment or struggle to ask for needs. Client-Centered Therapy focuses on the person's experience in the moment and uses listening and reflection to help people understand their feelings and choices. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) works on identifying thought patterns that lead to distress and practicing concrete behavior changes to reduce symptoms.Choosing which approach or combination to use is part of the work. Sandra will discuss goals and preferences with each person and together they will decide what methods to try. That collaborative process lets the therapist adjust techniques if something is not helping.
The practical benefits of doing this work online include fitting sessions into a busy life and making check-ins easier around other responsibilities. Because the biography does not list specific session formats, confirm current online session options before booking. Many people find that remote sessions make it simpler to maintain regular appointments, try short skill-checks between meetings, or avoid travel time when scheduling around work or caregiving duties.
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Experience
30+ years
Listed in
Oregon
Languages
English
Questions
Frequently asked questions
What concerns does she address related to relationships?
She works with adults on relationship issues, attachment problems, intimacy-related concerns, and communication difficulties.
What is her general therapy style?
She uses a direct, conversational approach that combines client-centered discussion with practical skills from CBT and DBT.
How much experience does she have?
She has 30 years of professional experience working with adults on trauma, grief, addiction, and relationship concerns.
What credential does she hold and where does she practice?
She is an LCSW - Licensed Clinical Social Worker practicing in Oregon.
Does she offer sessions in other languages?
Sessions are offered in English.
What session formats are available?
Session formats were not specified in the biography; confirm current session options before booking.
How is cost handled for sessions?
Cost varies with location and sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
Select the See online therapy options button, complete the short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session.
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