Andjie Cherichel, LICSW, MD, LCSW-C

Andjie Cherichel is a licensed clinical social worker practicing in Maryland and Washington, D.C., with nine years of professional experience helping individuals and families navigate relationship challenges, family conflict, trauma and abuse, and life changes. She adopts a collaborative, client-centered approach that encourages open expression of thoughts and feelings and supports clients as they build motivation, self-esteem, and confidence.

Andjie draws on a range of clinical techniques to help clients unpack patterns, process difficult experiences, and develop practical coping skills for everyday life. She has particular experience assisting people who are facing adoption and foster care issues, attachment concerns, caregiver stress, communication problems, and the emotional impacts of separation or divorce. Her work emphasizes respect, clarity, and steady support as clients move toward their goals.

Fluent in English and Haitian Creole, she brings cultural awareness to work with diverse families and communities. Andjie holds clinical social work licenses - LICSW and LCSW-C - which identify advanced training and authorization to provide clinical therapy. She offers sessions by video calls, phone, live chat, or in-app messaging, and she aims to meet clients where they are while honoring the courage it takes to begin therapy.

Therapeutic Approaches and Online Care

Andjie commonly integrates client-centered therapy and cognitive behavioral therapy to support individuals and families. Client-centered therapy focuses on creating a respectful, nonjudgmental environment where clients lead the pace and direction of work while the therapist offers empathy and validation - this approach helps with relationship issues, self-esteem, and navigating life changes. Cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) involves identifying unhelpful thoughts and patterns and developing practical strategies to change behaviors and manage emotions - it is useful for trauma-related symptoms, coping skills, and everyday stressors.

She approaches treatment collaboratively, working with each person to determine which methods fit their needs, goals, and preferences. That collaborative process helps tailor sessions so clients feel involved in deciding what techniques to try and how to apply them between meetings.

Online therapy options include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging, which make it easier to schedule regular sessions without extensive travel. These formats offer flexibility for busy schedules, allow continuity of care across life transitions, and give clients multiple ways to communicate depending on what feels most comfortable at the time.