Rochelle Lachance, MD, LCSW-C
Experienced clinician focused on parenting and relationships
Explore online therapy options- Years in practice
- 41
- Credentials
- MD, LCSW-C
- Licensed in
- Maryland
- Languages
- English
- Focus
- Addictions
- Focus
- Relationship issues
- Focus
- Family conflicts
About Rochelle
Rochelle Lachance is a licensed clinician based in Maryland who brings 41 years of experience to parenting and relationship concerns. She combines steady listening with practical problem solving to help people manage stress, anxiety, grief, addiction, and life transitions. Rochelle uses simple, direct conversation to sort priorities and set realistic steps forward.
She trained and worked across hospitals, outpatient clinics, psychiatric settings, substance abuse units, and special education schools. That variety shaped a flexible approach that fits different situations.
Background and approach
Rochelle also provided home visits for geriatric patients and built knowledge of community supports. In sessions she emphasizes a warm, client-centered style that centers a person’s own goals. She draws on cognitive behavioral tools to address unhelpful thoughts and behaviors.
Emotionally-focused techniques support people facing intimacy and relationship strain. Rochelle’s practice includes attention to parenting challenges, hoarding, hospice and end-of-life counseling, obsessions and compulsions, and personality disorder concerns. She also helps with anger, self-esteem, career questions, and ADHD-related struggles.
Her background in substance abuse treatment informs work with addictions and relapse prevention. People meet her to talk through concrete problems and build skills they can use outside sessions. She helps identify community resources and tailors plans to each person’s life and available supports.
What Rochelle works with
Everything Rochelle lists, in the therapist's own terms. Parenting is the reason this directory exists; the rest shows what else Rochelle helps people with.
- Addictions
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
- Parenting issues
- Stress, Anxiety
- Trauma and abuse
- Grief
- Intimacy-related issues
- Anger management
- Self esteem
- Career difficulties
- Depression
- Coping with life changes
- ADHD
- Hoarding
- Hospice and end-of-life counseling
- Infidelity
- Jealousy
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Personality disorders
Approaches Rochelle lists
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)
- Imago Relationship Therapy
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Motivational Interviewing
- Solution-Focused Therapy
- Internal Family Systems
Listing an approach is not evidence of training in it. This directory copies what each therapist names and does not check training records.
Therapeutic approaches you can use online
Rochelle commonly uses client-centered work that puts a person’s goals first. This approach focuses on listening, reflecting what matters to the client, and shaping sessions around the issues they bring. It helps when someone wants a supportive space to sort feelings and decide next steps.She also integrates cognitive behavioral therapy, which targets unhelpful thoughts and behaviors with clear exercises and practice. CBT can be useful for anxiety, depression, anger, and patterns that keep returning. Emotionally-focused techniques are part of her toolkit for addressing intimacy, relationship distress, and emotional connection by identifying patterns and creating new ways of responding.
Finding the right approach is a collaborative process. She will work together with each person to choose methods that match their needs, goals, and comfort level. That can mean trying different techniques and tracking what helps most over time.
Online formats make scheduling and follow-up easier. Video calls support face-to-face conversation and visual cues. Phone sessions can be simpler when bandwidth is limited or a shorter check-in is needed. Live chat and text messaging let people keep momentum between sessions and fit support into a busy day.
Questions people ask about Rochelle
What kinds of concerns does Rochelle address?
She works with a wide range of issues including addictions, relationship strain, parenting concerns, anxiety, depression, trauma, grief, anger, self-esteem, career changes, and ADHD.
How would you describe her therapy style?
Sessions are warm and client-centered with clear listening and problem-solving. She blends conversational support with practical steps to reach the goals a person names.
What is her professional background?
Rochelle has 41 years of experience in hospitals, outpatient programs, psychiatric units, substance abuse treatment, special education schools, and home visits for geriatric patients.
What credentials and location are listed?
She holds an MD and is a Licensed Certified Social Worker-Clinical (LCSW-C) practicing in Maryland.
Which languages are sessions offered in?
Sessions are offered in English.
What session formats are available?
Therapy can take place via video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging.
How does cost and billing work?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability and sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
Start by selecting the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule sessions according to the therapist's availability.
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