Nadia Maghsadi

Nadia has worked in inpatient care for girls, at detention centers serving juvenile boys, in outpatient substance abuse programs for adults, and with domestic violence intervention services for couples. She has also taken calls for the National Suicide Lifeline and provided family therapy for complex household dynamics.

Training and credentials include a bachelor’s degree from the University of Maryland, College Park, a master’s degree in Clinical Mental Health Counseling from Johns Hopkins University, and licensure as an LCPC. She also holds an MD and certifications in trauma treatment and problematic sexual behavior interventions. Nadia describes her style as person-centered and humanistic.

That means she aims to be warm, genuine, and nonjudgmental while supporting clients to identify thoughts and patterns that cause painful emotions or unhelpful behaviors. She integrates mindfulness and breathing techniques from her yoga background when helpful. In sessions she mixes practical strategies with a focus on personal meaning.

She may use cognitive behavioral ideas to notice harmful thoughts, narrative work to reframe stories, and relationship tools to improve connection. The goal is steady, usable change that fits each family's life.