Nadia Maghsadi , MD, LCPC

Nadia Maghsadi is a licensed mental health professional based in Baltimore, Maryland, who brings a broad clinical background and a compassionate, person-centered approach to her work. She completed undergraduate studies at the University of Maryland, College Park, and earned a Master of Science in Clinical Mental Health Counseling at Johns Hopkins University. Nadia is credentialed as an MD (Doctor of Medicine) and an LCPC (Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor) and is a nationally certified counselor with additional certifications in trauma treatment and in addressing problematic sexual behaviors.

Nadia’s clinical experience spans inpatient hospital care for girls, detention settings for juvenile boys, outpatient substance abuse treatment for adults, domestic violence intervention programs for couples, and service on the National Suicide Lifeline. She has also provided family therapy to help people navigate complex family dynamics and patterns. Her work includes helping with trauma and abuse, addiction, mood and anxiety disorders, relationship struggles, parenting concerns, grief, and intimacy-related issues.

Rooted in humanistic, person-centered principles, Nadia is warm, genuine, empathetic, and nonjudgmental. She combines an ability to gently identify unhelpful thoughts and behaviors with honest, kind support to help clients move toward their goals. As the child of Middle Eastern immigrants, she brings an appreciation for multicultural context to clinical work and often explores background and identity as part of the healing process. Nadia is also a trained yoga teacher and incorporates breathing and mindfulness techniques when they fit a client’s needs.

Approaches, Collaboration, and Online Care with Nadia

Client-Centered Therapy focuses on creating a warm, nonjudgmental therapeutic relationship where the client’s perspectives and goals guide the work; this approach helps people who need empathy, acceptance, and support to explore identity, self-worth, and family dynamics.

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) helps identify and shift unhelpful thoughts and behaviors that contribute to anxiety, depression, and other patterns; it is practical and skills-based, useful for managing mood, stress, and addictive behaviors.

Mindfulness Therapy introduces breathwork, grounding, and present-moment awareness practices to reduce reactivity and increase emotional regulation, and these tools are often woven into sessions for clients who find somatic or embodied strategies helpful.

Nadia approaches treatment collaboratively, recognizing that finding the right method is part of the therapeutic process. She works with each person to explore which approaches fit their needs, goals, and preferences and adjusts the plan over time so therapy stays relevant and effective.

Online therapy with Nadia is offered through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging, providing flexibility for different schedules and communication styles. These options make it easier to maintain continuity of care, access support from home, and choose the format that best fits a client’s daily life.