About Walterson
Walterson Torchon is a licensed mental health professional based in Maryland who helps people manage stress and anxiety. He draws on nearly a decade of experience to support people facing depression, trauma, relationship struggles, parenting pressures, and life transitions. He treats each person as the expert on their own life.
Sessions focus on practical steps people can use between meetings. He uses simple, direct language and helps clients replace unhelpful thinking with healthier habits.
Background and approach
Walterson blends several evidence-informed methods to match a person’s needs. He often uses cognitive behavioral techniques to identify unhelpful thoughts, and acceptance strategies to reduce the struggle with difficult feelings. He also draws on client-centered methods to keep the work focused on each person’s goals.
His background includes nearly nine years of counseling in community mental health and school settings. That experience includes supporting people after loss, helping those who have faced trauma, and working with individuals navigating conflict and change. In sessions he emphasizes skill-building and clear goals.
He offers a supportive, strength-based environment and helps people develop steps they can follow outside of session. Communication skills and problem solving are common practical targets in his work. Walterson speaks English and Haitian Creole.
His training and license are listed as MD and Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor, and he sees clients in Maryland.
Therapeutic approaches and online options that fit your life
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) emphasizes noticing thoughts and feelings without getting stuck in them. It helps people accept difficult emotions while committing to actions that match their values, which can be useful for anxiety and life changes.Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) focuses on spotting unhelpful thoughts and testing them with practical experiments. This approach is often used to reduce anxious thinking and to build new coping habits that work in day-to-day life.
Finding the right approach is a collaborative process. The therapist will work with each person to choose which methods fit their goals, needs, and preferences. That plan can change over time as progress is made and priorities shift.
Online therapy offers flexible ways to connect using video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging. Video sessions allow face-to-face conversation and visual cues. Phone sessions can be a simpler option when bandwidth is limited. Live chat or text messaging can work well for quick check-ins, short skill practice, or when typing feels easier than speaking.
These formats let therapists and clients adapt session length and frequency to match schedules and goals, while using the chosen therapeutic tools to work on anxiety, stress, communication, and other concerns.
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What this therapist works with
Most often
- Stress, Anxiety
- Family conflicts
- Self esteem
Also listed
- ADHD
- Anger management
- Communication problems
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Grief
- Intimacy-related issues
- Parenting issues
- Relationship issues
- Trauma and abuse
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 9 years
- Licensed
- Maryland
- Languages
- English, Haitian Creole
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