Raj Chehl , LPC

Raj Chehl is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) with 23 years of experience who helps people navigate stress, relationships, grief, addiction, and identity concerns. She practices from Michigan and brings a practical, person-focused style to sessions. Raj speaks English, Hindi, and Punjabi and offers work with international clients when needed.

Clients can expect straightforward conversations about what is bothering them now. Raj listens for patterns in thinking, behavior, and relationships. She helps people test small changes and build new habits that fit daily life.

Her background includes a Master of Arts from Oakland University and a long clinical career across varied settings. Raj combines talk-based methods with mindfulness and movement practices she learned as a Registered Yoga Teacher to support emotional balance and body awareness.

In sessions she uses client-centered listening alongside cognitive tools to challenge unhelpful thoughts. She also uses EMDR techniques for trauma work and Imago ideas for relationship repair when appropriate. The work is collaborative and paced to each person's comfort.

Raj often helps people facing major life changes, complicated grief, addiction, or chronic stress. She also works with those handling attachment and abandonment wounds, blended family challenges, caregiver strain, and intimacy-related concerns. Her approach focuses on clear goals, real-world skills, and steady progress.

Therapeutic approaches suited to online work

Client-centered therapy focuses on listening and understanding a person's experience, helping them name feelings and decide on goals that matter. It is useful for people who want a supportive space to sort through life choices and relationship concerns.

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, is a skills-based approach that looks at how thoughts, feelings, and actions interact. It teaches practical strategies to shift unhelpful thinking and to build new coping habits for anxiety, depression, stress, and eating concerns.

Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing, EMDR, is a method used to reduce the intensity of traumatic memories and related reactions. It can help people who struggle with trauma, dissociation, or painful past events to process those memories and feel more able to function in daily life.

Finding the right approach is part of the work together. Raj will discuss options, try methods that fit the person's goals, and adjust the plan as progress is made. The choice of techniques is collaborative and based on needs, comfort, and what proves most helpful.

Online therapy offers flexible ways to connect: video calls for deeper conversations, phone sessions when bandwidth is limited, live chat for shorter check-ins, and text-based messaging for ongoing support between sessions. These options make it easier to fit therapy into work, caregiving, or travel schedules while maintaining continuity of care.