I'm not that good of a player. But imho you should probably start thinking "How can I get into my comfort zone" instead of having to play in theirs and finding a way to counter it. Like against Litchi, if she has good range, then take it away from her. Get in that ass. Litchi doesn't have a safe reversal other than Counter Assault.
And don't worry too much about ppl's criticism. If you're noticing that it's hindering you, then try and change something, if you're consistently doing good; tell everyone to fuck off.