Walterson Torchon , MD, LCPC

Walterson Torchon is a licensed mental health professional with nine years of clinical experience who has supported individuals and families across a wide range of concerns. He holds an MD and an LCPC - the MD denotes a medical degree and the LCPC indicates Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor status - and brings experience working with trauma, loss, family conflict, and challenging life transitions.

His background includes counseling in mental health clinics serving clients involved with the criminal justice system, both adults and adolescents, as well as providing school-based therapy for teenagers. He has worked extensively with people coping with trauma and abuse, grief, stress, anxiety, depression, relationship and parenting difficulties, ADHD, anger, intimacy-related issues, and other common concerns.

Therapeutically, he uses an integrative, person-centered, and strength-based approach that draws on evidence-informed methods such as Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT), Motivational Interviewing, Solution-Focused Therapy, Trauma-Focused Therapy, and Client-Centered Therapy. He emphasizes collaboration, helping clients build practical skills and confidence while addressing unhelpful thinking patterns and habits.

Walterson frames clients as the experts in their own lives and focuses on tailoring interventions to each person's needs. He emphasizes clear communication and pragmatic strategies to help families and individuals navigate change and improve functioning. He is not currently accepting new clients.

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