Start Therapy With Charika

Personalized sessions that meet you where you are — whether you're managing anxiety, depression, or the stress of constantly code-switching in a world that doesn't always get you. Life is complex — and sometimes, we need a space to process, heal, and grow.

As a licensed psychotherapist serving Maryland and Washington, DC, I provide individual therapy that centers your story. Whether you’re navigating depression, anxiety, identity questions, or emotional stress, I offer culturally-responsive support tailored to your needs.

You deserve care from a mental health professional who sees your full humanity. Its less about solution focused therapy, and more about commitment therapy to your own current space.

I get to know you, address challenges with a person centered approach where I provide compassionate guidance that’ll bring positive change to your world.

From identity navigation to intergenerational trauma, I specialize in holding space for those raised between worlds — children of immigrants, multicultural families, and folks doing deep emotional unlearning. Lets face it, we face unique challenges, we have specific needs, helping clients like you is why I became a therapist.

Being the first in your family to navigate life in a new country can feel isolating. You may carry unspoken pressure, cultural conflict, or guilt. I offer therapy for immigrants and children of immigrants that addresses intergenerational trauma, identity exploration, and code-switching exhaustion. You don’t have to choose between honoring your heritage and building your future — together, we make space for both.

Navigating the immigration process is already hard — your psychological evaluation shouldn’t be.

I provide timely, culturally-informed mental health evaluations for:

• Extreme Hardship Waivers

• Asylum Cases

• VAWA Petitions

• U Visa & T Visa Applications

With experience working with immigrant families and African American families and trauma-informed care, I ensure your story is documented clearly and compassionately.

Done with cultural sensitivity, a safe space and timeliness — supporting you and your attorney throughout the process.

We’re accepting new clients and helping clients consistently, schedule a call here.

Feel like you're always “on”? Let’s unpack burnout, boundary-setting, and imposter syndrome in a space that honors your humanity.

Your job shouldn’t cost you your health. If you’re overwhelmed by deadlines, micro aggressions, burnout, or lack of fulfillment, you’re not alone. I offer therapy for work-related stress that helps you identify patterns, process trauma, and reclaim peace. We’ll work together to explore what rest and boundaries can look like — even when quitting isn’t an option.

As a Black woman, you’re often expected to carry everything — strength, silence, survival.

But you deserve space to be seen, heard, and held. I specialize in therapy for Black women in Maryland and DC who are dealing with stress, burnout, imposter syndrome, or emotional overwhelm.

This is a place where you can unmask, reconnect, and rebuild on your own terms. Using different methods from cognitive behavioral therapy and solution focused therapeutic services, I help clients break free and live fuller, healthier lives.

Queer, questioning, and LGBTQ+ folks deserve affirming, safe, and nonjudgmental therapy. Whether you're navigating coming out, trauma, chosen family dynamics, or the intersections of queerness and culture, I hold space for your full experience. As a Queer-affirming and BIPOC therapist, my work centers liberation and mental wellness — not pathology.

Traditional therapy can feel disconnected or dismissive for many BIPOC and immigrant communities. That’s why I practice decolonized therapy — an approach rooted in social justice, lived experience, and collective healing. We name power, honor your story, and center your truth without shame or labels. This is therapy that honors you, not fixes you.

Access care from the comfort of home. I offer HIPAA-compliant online therapy to clients across Maryland and DC.

Whether you’re balancing parenting, commuting, or just prefer the privacy of your space, online counseling is a convenient and effective option for mental health support.

Major life changes — whether joyful or painful — can bring emotional stress, confusion, and grief. I work with clients navigating transitions like career changes, moving, breakups, new relationships, and family shifts. Together, we build clarity and resilience through every chapter.