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Raj Chehl, LPC

  • Experience23 years
  • LocationMichigan
  • Focus areasStress and Anxiety, Relationship, and Trauma and abuse
  • Therapy approachesInternal Family Systems and Client-Centered Therapy
  • LanguagesEnglish, Hindi, and Punjabi
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About Raj

Raj Chehl is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) practicing in Michigan with 23 years of clinical experience. She combines time-tested psychotherapy methods with contemporary approaches to support clients facing stress, anxiety, trauma, mood concerns, addictions, relationship and intimacy-related issues, grief, and a broad range of life transitions.

Background and approach

Fluent in English, Hindi, and Punjabi, she draws on a multi-modal toolkit to help people move from surviving to greater self-awareness and emotional balance. Her work emphasizes collaboration and respect for each person’s inner knowledge, using person-centered and evidence-informed techniques to clarify goals and shift unhelpful patterns.

Raj integrates Internal Family Systems alongside client-centered and cognitive-behavioral strategies, as well as EMDR and mindfulness practices when appropriate, tailoring interventions to a client’s needs. She frames therapy as an exploratory process where new perspectives and skills are practiced and applied to everyday relationships and challenges.

Practical supports such as coaching for life changes, attention to caregiving stress, and focus on attachment or abandonment dynamics complement her clinical offerings. Prospective clients are invited to begin with a brief matching questionnaire and schedule sessions according to availability under a flexible subscription model.

Bringing evidence-informed approaches to online therapy

Internal Family Systems (IFS) views the mind as made up of different parts and helps clients relate to those parts with curiosity and compassion; this approach can be helpful for working with internal conflicts, attachment-related difficulties, and patterns that undermine self-esteem. Client-Centered Therapy emphasizes empathic listening and acceptance, giving clients a supportive space to explore feelings and clarify their own goals and values. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) focuses on identifying and shifting unhelpful thoughts and behaviors, which can reduce anxiety, depression, and stress-related patterns.

Finding the right approach is treated as a collaborative process. The therapist works together with each client to assess needs, preferences, and goals, then adapts methods such as IFS, client-centered work, or CBT to fit the situation. Over time techniques are adjusted based on what proves most helpful for progress and day-to-day functioning.

Online therapy offers practical flexibility through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging, making it easier to maintain continuity during busy or transitional periods. These options support regular scheduling, quick check-ins, and varied ways to process material between sessions, which can help clients apply skills and insights in real life while working with licensed professionals.

Frequently asked questions

What kinds of concerns does Raj address in therapy?
She works with a wide range of concerns including stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, grief, depression, addictions, LGBT issues, relationship and intimacy-related problems, eating and parenting struggles, anger, self-esteem, career matters, bipolar disorder, and coping with life changes.
What is Raj's therapeutic style and approach?
Her style is collaborative and person-centered, blending Internal Family Systems with client-centered and cognitive behavioral techniques, and using EMDR and mindfulness when appropriate to suit each client's goals.
How long has she practiced counseling?
Raj has been practicing for 23 years, bringing a lengthy clinical background to her work with individuals facing emotional, behavioral, and relational challenges.
Where is Raj licensed and based?
She is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) based in Michigan and holds licensure identifiers MI LPC 6401008442 and TX LPC 87266.
Which languages does she offer sessions in?
Sessions are offered in English, Hindi, and Punjabi, and she is also available to accept international clients.
What session formats are available for working together?
Clients can meet by video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging depending on preference and scheduling.
How are fees and payment handled?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
What are the first steps to begin therapy?
To start, select the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule sessions according to the therapist's availability.

Areas of expertise

Primary focus

Stress, AnxietyRelationship issuesTrauma and abuseGriefDepression

Also works with

AddictionsLGBTFamily conflictsIntimacy-related issuesEating disordersParenting issuesAnger managementSelf esteemCareer difficultiesBipolar disorderCoping with life changesCoachingCompassion fatigue

Additional focus areas

AbandonmentAttachment issuesBlended family issuesCaregiver issues and stressCo-morbidityCodependencyCommitment issuesCommunication problemsControl issuesCoping with natural or human-caused disasterDependent personalityDissociationDivorce and separationDomestic violenceDrug and alcohol addictionEmptinessFamily of origin issuesFamily problemsFatherhood issuesForgivenessGuilt and shameHoardingHospice and end-of-life counselingInfidelityIsolation / lonelinessJealousyLife purposeMidlife crisisMood disordersMulticultural concernsNarcissismObsessions, compulsions, and OCDPanic disorder and panic attacksParanoiaPersonality disordersPhobiasPostpartum depressionPost-traumatic stressProcess addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)Self-harmSelf-loveSex addictionSexual assault and abuseSocial anxiety and phobiaWomen's issuesWorkplace issuesYoung adult issues

Therapeutic approaches

Client-Centered TherapyCognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)Existential TherapyEye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR)Imago Relationship TherapyMindfulness TherapyMotivational InterviewingSolution-Focused TherapyTrauma-Focused TherapyInternal Family Systems

Experience

23+ years

Licensed

Michigan, Texas

Languages

English, Hindi, Punjabi