About Walterson
Walterson Torchon is a mental health counselor based in Maryland who helps people manage stress, anxiety, ADHD, depression, and relationship concerns. He brings nine years of clinical experience and works in English and Haitian Creole. Walterson aims to make conversations straightforward and focused on practical change.
He uses a person-centered style that treats each client as the expert on their life. Sessions emphasize building skills, increasing confidence, and breaking down unhelpful thinking patterns.
Background and approach
He explains techniques plainly and helps people try them between sessions. His background includes work in mental health clinics and school-based settings. He has supported people who have experienced trauma, loss, and family conflict.
He has also worked with clients involved in criminal justice settings and with those facing big life transitions. Therapy sessions are collaborative and goal oriented. Walterson uses a mix of approaches such as cognitive behavioral methods and acceptance-based strategies to match what a person needs.
He focuses on clear steps people can practice to see small changes in daily life. People often come for help with parenting strain, communication problems, grief, intimacy-related issues, anger, and coping with change. Walterson aims to guide and support clients while they build practical habits and new ways of thinking.
He invites people to take the next step toward their goals.
Approaches for online care and practical skill building
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) helps people notice difficult thoughts and feelings without getting stuck in them, and then choose actions that match their values. It can be useful for anxiety, stress, and life transitions by shifting attention toward meaningful goals. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) focuses on identifying unhelpful thought patterns and testing new behaviors to change symptoms. CBT is often used for anxiety, depression, ADHD-related challenges with organization and focus, and for improving day-to-day routines.Finding the right approach is part of the work. This therapist will collaborate with each person to decide which methods fit their goals and preferences. Together they set clear, achievable steps and adjust techniques as progress is made.
Online sessions are offered as video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to increase flexibility. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation; phone sessions work well when bandwidth is limited or a check-in fits a break at work. Live chat and text messaging can suit brief check-ins, skill practice, or people who prefer typed communication. These options make it easier to fit therapy into a busy life while keeping focus on practical tools and steady progress.
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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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