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Rochelle Lachance, MD, LCSW-C

Experienced clinician for anxiety and life stress

41 years in practice · based in Maryland · sessions in English · online sessions

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About Rochelle

Rochelle Lachance is a Maryland-based clinician with four decades of experience supporting people facing anxiety and related concerns. She combines calm listening with practical steps to help clients manage stress, grief, addiction, relationship strains, and changes in life circumstances. Rochelle holds an MD and is a Licensed Certified Social Worker-Clinical, and she draws on long experience in hospitals and outpatient settings.

She began working in social services in 1975 and has provided care across many settings.

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Background and approach

Her background includes hospital work, psychiatric facilities, substance abuse units, outpatient treatment centers, and special education schools. She has also done home visits with geriatric patients, giving her a broad view of needs across the lifespan. Rochelle uses a problem-solving approach that centers on what the client wants to accomplish.

She listens closely, builds a working relationship, and helps shape realistic goals. Sessions often focus on practical steps people can try between meetings. Her methods include client-centered talking, cognitive behavioral techniques to change unhelpful thinking and behavior, emotionally focused work for relationship issues, and mindfulness practices to manage distress.

She also brings experience with hoarding, end-of-life counseling, OCD-related concerns, infidelity, jealousy, and personality disorder issues. People seeking help with parenting stress, career worries, self-esteem problems, or ADHD-related challenges may find her steady, experienced approach useful. Her long career also means she knows many community resources and can help connect clients to local supports and services.

How her approaches work online

Client-Centered Therapy focuses on listening and understanding the person's goals. The therapist follows the client's lead, helping them clarify what matters and choose steps to move forward. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, helps people spot unhelpful thinking and try different behaviors to reduce anxiety and stress. It is useful for worry, compulsions, and mood shifts. Emotionally-Focused Therapy, or EFT, concentrates on emotional patterns in relationships and helps people communicate needs more clearly to reduce conflict.

Deciding which approach to use is a collaborative process. Rochelle will work with each person to match methods to their goals, preferences, and the problems they bring. Sessions can combine techniques over time so the plan can change as progress is made.

Online sessions are offered by video call, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging to make care more flexible. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation, phone sessions can be easier when video is not possible, and messaging or chat can support brief check-ins or ongoing coaching between appointments. These options help fit therapy into work, caregiving, or busy daily routines while keeping the focus on practical steps and steady progress.
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Questions people ask

What concerns does she address?
Rochelle helps people with anxiety, stress, depression, grief, addictions, trauma, relationship and intimacy issues, anger, self-esteem, career questions, and life transitions.
What is her therapeutic style like?
Her style is listening-focused and collaborative. She builds a working relationship and focuses on achievable goals and practical steps between sessions.
How much experience does she have?
She has worked in social services since 1975 and brings 41 years of clinical experience across hospitals, outpatient clinics, psychiatric units, substance abuse programs, and special education settings.
What credentials and location are listed?
She holds an MD and is a Licensed Certified Social Worker-Clinical (LCSW-C). Her practice is based in Maryland.
Which languages are supported and are international clients accepted?
Sessions are offered in English. International clients are not currently accepted.
How are sessions delivered?
She offers video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to fit different schedules and preferences.
What does therapy cost?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability. Sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How do I get started?
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Experience
41 years
Licensed
Maryland
Languages
English

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