Walterson Torchon, MD, LCPC

Walterson Torchon is an MD and Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor with nine years of experience helping people manage stress, anxiety, depression, grief, and life changes. He supports clients facing relationship and intimacy concerns, parenting strain, anger, ADHD, trauma and abuse, and communication problems. He works in Maryland and provides services in English and Haitian Creole.

His style is direct and person-centered. He respects that each person knows their life best and focuses on practical steps people can try between sessions. Sessions emphasize clear goals, skill building, and changing unhelpful patterns of thinking and behavior.

Torchon uses cognitive behavioral methods alongside Acceptance and Commitment Therapy and client-centered techniques. He also draws on dialectical behavior strategies and motivational interviewing when they fit a person's goals. The goal is to find approaches that match the issue and the person’s preferences rather than use one fixed method.

In sessions he helps people notice automatic thoughts, test unhelpful beliefs, and learn coping tools for emotion regulation and communication. He offers short-term, goal-focused work and longer-term support depending on what a person wants to achieve. Practical homework is common so progress continues between meetings.

People who choose him can expect a collaborative, strengths-focused process. He aims to guide and support clients as they build new habits, improve communication, and move through difficult life transitions.

How Walterson Uses Evidence-Based Approaches Online

CBT helps people identify unhelpful thoughts and change behaviors that keep problems going. It is practical and often includes simple experiments and exercises to try between sessions to reduce anxiety, lift mood, or manage ADHD-related challenges.

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) focuses on clarifying values and taking small committed steps toward them. It can help when life changes feel overwhelming or when someone wants to act differently despite difficult feelings.

Client-centered therapy prioritizes the person’s perspective and builds on strengths. Walterson uses this stance to create a collaborative conversation and to tailor strategies to what each person finds most useful.

Finding the right fit is part of the process. He works together with each person to choose which approaches to use based on goals, preferences, and what works in early sessions. Adjustments are made as progress unfolds so the plan matches needs.

Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. Video allows face-to-face conversation and screen sharing for worksheets. Phone sessions can be a lower-bandwidth option and fit into a busy schedule. Live chat and text-based messaging work well for brief check-ins, practicing skills, or when writing out thoughts feels easier than speaking.