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MD, LCSW-C

Rochelle Lachance, MD, LCSW-C

  • Experience41 years
  • LocationMaryland
  • Focus areasAddictions, Relationship, and Family
  • Therapy approachesInternal Family Systems and Client-Centered Therapy
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About Rochelle

Rochelle Lachance, MD, LCSW-C, brings more than four decades of clinical experience to her therapeutic work. She has practiced as a social worker since 1975 and has developed skills across hospitals, outpatient programs, psychiatric units, substance abuse treatment settings, special education schools, and geriatric home visits.

Background and approach

Her long career includes specialized training in marriage and family therapy and a deep familiarity with family dynamics and community resources. Her approach centers on careful listening, empathy, and building a trusting relationship while collaborating with clients to define and reach practical goals.

She draws on a range of methods - including Internal Family Systems, client-centered techniques, cognitive behavioral strategies, and emotionally focused and Imago-influenced relationship work - to tailor interventions to each person’s situation. Rochelle emphasizes problem-solving and connects clients with relevant community supports when helpful.

Based in Maryland, she combines extensive experience with a steady, goal-oriented style to help people manage addictions, trauma, mood and anxiety concerns, relationship and intimacy issues, grief, hoarding, obsessive patterns, and life transitions.

Therapeutic Approaches and Online Options

Rochelle draws from Internal Family Systems to explore internal parts and their roles, helping people understand competing thoughts and feelings so they can work toward internal harmony and reduced reactivity. She also uses client-centered therapy to prioritize empathic listening and the client's own pace and priorities, creating space for personal insight and self-directed growth. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy is employed to identify and shift unhelpful thinking and behavior patterns, which can be useful for anxiety, depression, compulsions, and stress-related concerns.

Finding the right approach is treated as a collaborative process. Rochelle will work with each person to determine which methods fit their needs, goals, and preferences, and she adapts strategies over time based on what proves most effective for the individual.

Online sessions are offered via video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging, allowing flexibility for varied schedules and comfort levels. These formats can make it easier to maintain continuity of care while balancing work, family, or mobility limitations, and they support ongoing therapeutic work between in-person visits when needed.

Frequently asked questions

What concerns does she address in therapy?
Her practice supports people facing addictions, anxiety, depression, trauma and abuse, relationship and intimacy issues, grief, stress, anger, self-esteem challenges, ADHD, career questions, parenting and family difficulties, and related concerns such as hoarding and obsessive-compulsive patterns.
What is her general therapeutic style?
She emphasizes empathic listening and collaborative problem-solving, building a trusting relationship and working with clients toward clearly defined treatment goals.
What kind of experience does she bring?
She has practiced as a social worker since 1975 and has more than 41 years of clinical experience in hospitals, outpatient clinics, psychiatric and substance abuse settings, special education schools, and home visits for geriatric patients.
What credentials and location information apply?
She holds MD and LCSW-C credentials with licence number MD LCSW-C 04908 and practices from Maryland.
Does she offer services in multiple languages or accept international clients?
She provides services in English and is not currently accepting international clients.
What session formats are available?
Sessions may be conducted via video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to accommodate different communication preferences.
How is cost handled for sessions?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions are provided through a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How does someone begin working with her?
Start by selecting the Start Therapy button, completing a short matching questionnaire, and then scheduling sessions according to therapist availability.

Areas of expertise

Primary focus

AddictionsRelationship issuesFamily conflictsParenting issues

Also works with

Stress, AnxietyTrauma and abuseGriefIntimacy-related issuesAnger managementSelf esteemCareer difficultiesDepressionCoping with life changesADHD

Additional focus areas

HoardingHospice and end-of-life counselingInfidelityJealousyObsessions, compulsions, and OCDPersonality disorders

Therapeutic approaches

Client-Centered TherapyCognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)Imago Relationship TherapyMindfulness TherapyMotivational InterviewingSolution-Focused TherapyInternal Family Systems

Experience

41+ years

Licensed

Maryland

Languages

English