Works with
- Anger
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Trauma and abuse
- Grief
- Depression
How Raj works
Practical facts
- Credentials
- LPC
- Licensed in
- Michigan, Texas
- Years in practice
- 23
- Languages
- English, Hindi, Punjabi
- Session format
- Online, through our partner platform
About Raj
Raj Chehl is a Licensed Professional Counselor with over 23 years of experience. She practices from Michigan and brings a calm, direct style to sessions. Her work focuses on helping people navigate stress, anxiety, relationship struggles, grief, depression, addictions, and anger.
Raj blends practical talk therapy with mindfulness and body-centered ideas. She uses client-centered methods and cognitive behavioral tools to help people notice unhelpful patterns and try new responses. She also draws on EMDR and relationship-focused techniques when trauma or intimacy issues are present.
Background and approach
Her approach begins by listening closely to what matters most to each person. Sessions focus on clear goals and skills that can be practiced between meetings. Raj breaks big problems into smaller steps so change feels manageable.
She explains concepts simply and uses everyday language. People learn to spot thoughts and behaviors that keep them stuck and then test small changes in real life. The process aims to build confidence and reduce overwhelm.
Raj is fluent in English, Hindi, and Punjabi. She holds LPC credentials in Michigan and Texas and has worked with many kinds of life challenges over two decades. For those wanting a collaborative, steady guide through difficult emotions, she offers grounded support and practical tools.
What Raj works with
Everything Raj lists, in the therapist's own terms. Anger is the reason this directory exists; the rest tells you what usually sits alongside it in Raj's practice.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Trauma and abuse
- Grief
- Depression
- Addictions
- LGBT
- Family conflicts
- Intimacy-related issues
- Eating disorders
- Parenting issues
- Anger management
- Self esteem
- Career difficulties
- Bipolar disorder
- Coping with life changes
- Coaching
- Compassion fatigue
- Abandonment
- Attachment issues
- Blended family issues
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Co-morbidity
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Dependent personality
- Dissociation
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Emptiness
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Fatherhood issues
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Hoarding
- Hospice and end-of-life counseling
- Infidelity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Midlife crisis
- Mood disorders
- Multicultural concerns
- Narcissism
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Paranoia
- Personality disorders
- Phobias
- Postpartum depression
- Post-traumatic stress
- Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sex addiction
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Approaches Raj lists
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Existential Therapy
- Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR)
- Imago Relationship Therapy
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Motivational Interviewing
- Solution-Focused Therapy
- Trauma-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.
Remote approaches and how they help
Client-Centered Therapy focuses on listening and building a strong working relationship. It helps people clarify values, name problems, and set goals through supportive, nonjudgmental conversation.Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, focuses on the link between thoughts, feelings, and actions. It provides practical tools to change unhelpful thinking and develop new behaviors for anxiety, depression, anger, and stress.
Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing, EMDR, is used to process traumatic memories that continue to cause distress. It helps reduce the intensity of traumatic reactions and supports recovery from past events.
Raj will work collaboratively to find the best approach for each person. She helps clients weigh options and adjusts techniques based on goals, needs, and comfort. Deciding what to try happens together, and the plan can change as progress is made.
Online sessions are offered by video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to fit busy lives. Video is good for face-to-face conversations and visual cues, phone works when bandwidth is limited or a short check-in is needed, and messaging suits brief updates or ongoing support between appointments. These formats make it easier to fit therapy into work, caregiving, or travel schedules while keeping continuity of care.
Questions people ask about Raj
What concerns does Raj commonly address?
She works with stress, anxiety, depression, grief, relationship and intimacy issues, trauma and abuse, addictions, anger, self-esteem, parenting strains, and related concerns listed in her specialties.
What is her general therapy style?
Her style is client-centered and practical. She listens first, sets clear goals, and teaches skills people can use between sessions.
How many years has she been practicing?
She brings 23 years of clinical experience to her work and has supported people through a wide range of life challenges over that time.
What credentials and location are listed?
She is a Licensed Professional Counselor - LPC - with licensing in Michigan and Texas and practices from Michigan.
Which languages are supported for sessions?
Sessions are offered in English, Hindi, and Punjabi, and she does accept international clients.
What session formats are available?
She offers video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to fit different needs and schedules.
How is cost handled for sessions?
Cost varies by location and therapist availability; sessions are provided through a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
What are the steps to begin therapy with her?
Start by selecting the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule sessions according to therapist availability.