Practitioner record · Checked 7 Oct 2026
Che' Raquel Ward has been in practice 17 years and is licensed in North Carolina. Che' lists stress, Anxiety, relationship issues and trauma and abuse among 66 subjects on the BetterHelp roster.
Everything below is either quoted from Che''s own BetterHelp listing, taken from public licensing records, or written by Maker Therapy and labelled as such. Nothing here is an availability promise, a review, or a rating.
01 · Who Che' works with
Che' lists 5 specialisms and 61 further focus areas. Specialisms are the subjects Che' chose to list first, which is the closest a listing gets to “this is my actual practice”.
02 · In Che''s own words
Reproduced in full and unedited - not summarised, not tightened, not rewritten in a house voice.
Anything that happened to you, that changed your sense of safety or your view of justice in the world can be labeled a trauma. Sometimes we aren't even aware of how trauma has shaped us, skewed our view of others, changed our belief in ourselves, or impeded our ability to succeed at our usual or expected rate. No one but you can determine the severity of your experiences and the impact they have on your current life.
You are the expert on you. I am the expert on healing. Your job is to commit to honest self-exploration and to provide feedback if something is not working for you. My job is to help you determine what the problems are, according to your definitions, and what tools will work best for you to help you heal. Together we can set a path towards the best way for you to heal. If we are successful together, you'll fire me and we will both be happy, lol.
As a dedicated Psychologist, with extensive experience, my practice centers on creating a compassionate, affirming space where clients can explore personal growth, heal from past experiences, and develop meaningful strategies for well-being. All of YOU is welcomed and considered in your treatment. Let's get started.
Che' Raquel Ward, on the BetterHelp listing · read 7 Oct 2026
03 · What happens next
Che' practises through BetterHelp, so the route in is BetterHelp's. This is that sequence, written by Maker Therapy from the platform's published process - not a description of Che''s own practice, and not a promise about how quickly anything happens.
BetterHelp opens with a set of questions about what you are dealing with, what you want from therapy, and any preferences on the therapist. You are not booking Che' at this point.
BetterHelp matches algorithmically by default, so asking for Che' is a step you have to take. There is a field for requesting a specific therapist during sign-up, and you can switch afterwards from your account. Starting from a link on this page does not by itself assign you to Che'.
You will be offered somebody else rather than put on a waitlist. Worth knowing, because it is easy to assume a match is the person you asked for.
A first session is typically history and orientation: what brought you, what has been tried, what you want to be different. It is also where the questions in the next section belong.
Changing therapist on BetterHelp does not need a reason. A first session that does not click is common and is not a verdict on therapy. That option existing is the main practical difference between a platform and a private practice.
04 · Before you commit
Built from what Che' actually lists, so they are answerable and specific rather than generic. Maker Therapy's, not Che''s - Che' has not seen them and is under no obligation to answer any of them.
“How do you decide when someone is ready to work on a traumatic memory itself?”
Pacing is the biggest safety question in trauma work. A clear, unhurried answer here matters more than any credential.
“With 17 years in, what has changed most in how you work?”
Long experience is only an advantage if it has been examined. This tends to surface whether it has.
“How do you handle the gap between sessions if something comes up?”
On BetterHelp this varies a great deal by therapist. Better to know the rhythm now than to discover it on a bad week.
05 · Practical details
06 · Provenance
Che''s name, credential, state, subjects, approaches and biography are read from BetterHelp's therapist roster, which Maker Therapy re-reads once a day; this page reflects the reading taken on 7 Oct 2026. The licence number and NPI are cross-checked against public registers.
The plain-English method descriptions, the first-session walkthrough and the questions are written by Maker Therapy and labelled as such wherever they appear.
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