Andjie Cherichel, LICSW, MD, LCSW-C

Andjie Cherichel is a licensed clinical social worker who uses practical, client-centered methods to help people cope with relationship strain, family conflict, trauma, and life changes. She speaks English and Haitian Creole and practices in Maryland. Her approach is straightforward and focused on what matters most to each person.

She often applies Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to help clients notice unhelpful thoughts and try different behaviors. She also leans on client-centered techniques to create a calm, nonjudgmental space where people can say what they need to say. Existential ideas and narrative methods are used when someone wants to make sense of life events or identity shifts.

Across nine years of work, she has supported people managing self-esteem concerns, motivation challenges, and the emotional aftermath of trauma and abuse. She also addresses topics such as abandonment, adoption and foster care, attachment issues, body image, caregiver stress, codependency, communication problems, and forgiveness. Practical problem solving and short-term strategies are part of sessions when they fit the person's goals.

Sessions focus on clear goals and steps clients can try between meetings. She helps people prioritize small changes that add up. Whether someone needs help after a separation, is juggling caregiver stress, or feels stuck by old patterns, she works to make progress feel doable.

Starting therapy involves a simple sign-up and matching process, then scheduling a format that fits the person. Andjie aims to keep sessions readable and direct so busy people and stressed parents can take the next step without extra complication.

How therapeutic approaches work online

Client-Centered Therapy centers the person's own experience and perspective. In practice this means the therapist listens without judgment, reflects what the person says, and follows their lead to set goals that feel meaningful. This approach helps when someone needs space to talk through emotions or regain confidence.

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy focuses on how thoughts, feelings, and behaviors interact. Online CBT sessions often include identifying unhelpful thinking patterns, testing new behaviors between sessions, and using simple exercises to reduce symptoms of anxiety, low mood, or relationship stress.

Narrative Therapy looks at the stories people tell about their lives and offers ways to retell those stories with more agency. It can be useful for people dealing with identity shifts, past trauma, adoption and foster care questions, or patterns that feel stuck.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will collaborate with each person to pick methods that match their needs, goals, and preferences. That choice can change as progress is made, and decisions are reviewed together.

Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. Video lets people use visual cues and longer conversations. Phone sessions work well when bandwidth or camera use is limited. Live chat or text-based messaging can fit quick check-ins, brief coaching, or days when writing feels easier. These options make it simpler to schedule sessions around work, caregiving, or other commitments.