Sandra "Chalice" Ledet is a licensed clinical social worker (LCSW) with 30 years of experience. She sees adults and focuses on helping people manage relationship struggles, trauma and abuse, grief, and major life changes. She aims to make starting therapy feel like a manageable step rather than a leap.
She creates an open, nonjudgmental space where people can talk about painful experiences. Conversations are straightforward and paced to what the client can handle. Sandra listens for patterns in relationships, attachment, and behavior that may be getting in the way of feeling steady.
Her work draws on attachment-based ideas to look at how early bonds shape current relationships. She also uses client-centered methods that follow each person’s goals and rhythm. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy techniques are used when practical tools for thinking and behavior can reduce distress.
Sandra has supported people through loss, domestic violence, addiction challenges, and the stress of caregiving. She also helps with issues like body image, sleep problems, anger, and career stress. Those facing long-term health problems or chronic pain have found focus on coping strategies and daily routines helpful.
She values clear next steps. If someone is nervous about starting, she encourages a short conversation to match needs and set small goals. Her approach is collaborative, grounded, and aimed at helping people feel more capable over time.
How attachment, client-centered, and CBT ideas translate to online work
Attachment-based work looks at patterns in relationships and how early bonds influence current trust and closeness. Online sessions can be a place to notice those patterns, practice different responses, and try new ways of relating in real time. Client-centered therapy focuses on following the person’s goals and pace; the therapist listens and reflects so clients steer the work and set priorities. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) breaks problems into thoughts, feelings, and actions and offers practical exercises to change unhelpful patterns; those exercises often transfer well to conversations over video or phone.
Finding the right approach is part of the process. The therapist will talk with each person about goals, preferences, and what feels most useful. Together they decide which methods to try and adjust them as needed, keeping the work collaborative and focused on practical steps.
Confirm current session options before booking, since formats are not listed in the biography. Online sessions can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy week, allow shorter check-ins when needed, and reduce travel time. They can also let people practice skills between sessions in their daily routines. Licensed professionals can adapt exercises and pacing for remote sessions to help address relationship patterns, grief, and coping with life changes.
AbandonmentAging and geriatric issuesAttachment issuesBlended family issuesBody imageCaregiver issues and stressChronic pain, illness, and disabilityCodependencyCommitment issuesCommunication problemsControl issuesCoping with natural or human-caused disasterDependent personalityDivorce and separationDomestic violenceDrug and alcohol addictionEating and food-related issuesEmptinessFamily of origin issuesFamily problemsFirst responder issuesForgivenessGuilt and shameHospice and end-of-life counselingInfidelityIsolation / lonelinessJealousyLife purposeMidlife crisisVeteran and Armed Forces IssuesMood disordersMulticultural concernsPanic disorder and panic attacksPost-traumatic stressSeasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)Self-loveSexual assault and abuseSocial anxiety and phobiaWomen's issuesWorkplace issues
Therapeutic approaches
Attachment-Based TherapyClient-Centered TherapyCognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)Existential TherapyEye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR)HypnotherapyMindfulness TherapyMotivational InterviewingPsychodynamic TherapySolution-Focused TherapyTrauma-Focused Therapy
Experience
30+ years
Credentials
Oregon
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of problems does she address?
Sandra helps adults with relationship problems, trauma and abuse, grief, coping with life changes, addiction concerns, self esteem, and related issues.
What is her therapy style like?
She uses a person-focused approach that follows each client’s goals and pace, combined with attachment-based thinking and practical CBT tools when helpful.
How much experience does she bring?
She has 30 years of professional work experience in behavioral health and social work practice in Oregon.
What credentials and location apply?
She is an LCSW licensed in Oregon and works with adults from that region.
Which languages are supported and are international clients accepted?
Sessions are offered in English and she is not currently accepting international clients.
What session formats are offered?
Confirm current session options before booking, as formats are not specified in the biography.
How does pricing work?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
Select the continue button on this profile, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule according to therapist availability.
