Andjie Cherichel , LICSW, MD, LCSW-C

Andjie Cherichel is a licensed clinical social worker with nine years of professional experience supporting people through relationship challenges, family conflicts, and the effects of trauma and abuse. Based in Maryland, she brings a practical, strengths-based approach to helping clients build motivation, improve self-esteem, and increase confidence in everyday life.

She works collaboratively to navigate systems and interpersonal dynamics, guiding clients through difficult transitions and chronic stressors while addressing concerns related to abandonment, attachment, adoption and foster care, and caregiver strain. Her practice also focuses on common relationship issues such as communication problems, codependency, divorce and separation, and parenting or fatherhood challenges.

Holding LICSW and LCSW-C credentials - both clinical social work licenses that indicate advanced training and practice authority - Andjie aims to create a respectful, nonjudgmental space where people can share thoughts and feelings openly. She integrates approaches that emphasize the client’s perspective, practical skills, and meaning-making to tailor care for each person’s goals. Fluent in English and Haitian Creole, she can engage with diverse communities and cultural experiences. Taking the first step toward therapy often requires courage, and Andjie acknowledges and supports that initial effort as part of the healing process.

Approaches that guide online care and progress

Andjie often draws on client-centered therapy and cognitive behavioral therapy to guide online work. Client-centered therapy emphasizes listening, empathy, and the client’s own goals - it is useful for building trust, exploring personal values, and navigating relationship and family concerns. Cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) focuses on identifying patterns of thought and behavior and teaching practical skills to change unhelpful responses - it is effective for addressing low self-esteem, anxiety, and coping with life changes.

She also uses motivational interviewing to support people who are feeling stuck or ambivalent about change; this approach helps clarify values and strengthen motivation in a collaborative way. Determining the right mix of approaches is part of the therapeutic process, and Andjie works together with each person to find methods that fit their needs, goals, and preferences.

Online therapy with Andjie is offered through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging, which can make scheduling easier and reduce travel time. These options provide flexibility for people balancing work, family, or caregiving roles, and they allow consistent access to licensed professionals from different settings.