Raquel Cherry, LICSW, LCSW

Raquel Cherry is a licensed clinical social worker who helps people manage stress, anxiety, depression, and relationship struggles. She also supports clients facing family and parenting challenges, grief, trauma and abuse, addiction concerns, and compassion fatigue. With nine years of experience, she aims to make the first step feel more manageable for someone ready to change.

She uses straightforward conversation to learn what matters most to each person. Sessions focus on practical strategies for daily life, as well as space to talk through feelings and patterns. Raquel adjusts the plan to a client's needs instead of following a fixed script.

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy is a frequent tool in her work, helping people notice thoughts and behaviors that keep problems going and try small experiments to change them. She also brings client-centered skills to build trust and to help clients lead the pace and priorities of therapy.

Mindfulness techniques and motivational interviewing are used when helpful to increase awareness and strengthen motivation for change. Solution-focused methods help set realistic, short-term goals and track progress between sessions.

Raquel holds a Licensed Independent Clinical Social Worker credential in the District of Columbia and a Licensed Clinical Social Worker credential in Virginia. She practices in Virginia and conducts sessions in English. Her approach is practical, respectful, and aimed at helping people move toward clearer choices and better daily functioning.

How these approaches translate to online care

Raquel commonly uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and Client-Centered Therapy in online sessions. CBT focuses on identifying unhelpful thoughts and testing small behavior changes to reduce stress and anxiety. Client-centered work emphasizes listening, validation, and tailoring the pace to what the client needs, which helps build trust during remote conversations.

She may also draw on mindfulness techniques to help people notice stress responses and regain calm. Mindfulness exercises can be guided in a brief video call or practiced between sessions and reviewed later. Finding the right mix of methods is a collaborative process; the therapist will work with the client to decide which approaches fit their goals and daily life.

Online therapy offers flexibility through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. Video is useful for longer sessions and interactive skill practice. Phone sessions can be a good fit when bandwidth is limited or a client prefers not to use a camera. Live chat and text messaging allow for shorter check-ins, goal tracking, and quick support between sessions. These options make it easier to fit therapy into work, family, and other routines while keeping the focus on steady progress.