Nadia Maghsadi, MD, LCPC

Nadia Maghsadi holds MD (medical doctor) and LCPC (licensed clinical professional counselor) credentials and practices from Baltimore, Maryland. She completed undergraduate studies at the University of Maryland, College Park and earned a Master’s degree in Clinical Mental Health Counseling from Johns Hopkins University. Her clinical background includes inpatient hospital care for girls, work in juvenile detention centers, outpatient substance abuse treatment for adults, domestic violence intervention programs for couples, and service with the National Suicide Lifeline. She also provides family therapy and is nationally certified as a counselor, with additional certifications in treating trauma and problematic sexual behaviors.

Her work is grounded in a person-centered, humanistic stance that emphasizes warmth, genuineness, empathy and patience. She helps clients identify and shift dysfunctional thoughts that contribute to painful emotions and unhelpful behaviors, offering honest yet kind support throughout the therapeutic process. As the child of Middle Eastern immigrants, she brings attention to cultural background and multicultural concerns when relevant. In addition to talk-based methods, she is a yoga teacher who offers breathing and mindfulness techniques to individual clients. Her practice addresses a wide range of concerns including family problems, trauma and abuse, anger, self-esteem, depression, stress and anxiety, addictions, LGBT issues, relationship and intimacy challenges, grief, parenting, bipolar disorder, coping with life changes, ADHD, forgiveness, guilt and shame, self-love, and sexual assault and sexuality-related matters.