- Years in practice
- 4
- Credentials
- MD, LCPC
- Licensed in
- Maryland
- Languages
- English
- Focus
- Family conflicts
- Focus
- Trauma and abuse
- Focus
- Anger management
About Nadia
Nadia Maghsadi is an MD and Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor who focuses on parenting concerns alongside a wide range of family and relationship issues. She brings a warm, straightforward style and aims to make therapy feel approachable for people under stress. Nadia writes plainly, listens closely, and helps clients name what’s most upsetting in day-to-day life.
She favors a person-centered approach that centers the client’s experience. That means sessions are conversational and paced to each person’s needs.
Background and approach
Nadia also uses cognitive behavioral techniques to spot unhelpful thoughts and try new ways of responding to them. Her background includes work in inpatient settings, juvenile detention programs, outpatient substance use treatment, domestic violence intervention, and crisis counseling for a national lifeline. That variety shaped a practical, hands-on perspective on safety, coping, and rebuilding trust after trauma.
Nadia values cultural context and often weaves family background into sessions. She helps people who are wrestling with grief, trauma, relationship strain, addictions, mood concerns, or parenting stress to sort priorities and set manageable steps forward. She offers mindfulness and breathing exercises from her experience as a yoga teacher when they fit a client’s goals.
Nadia aims to be honest and nonjudgmental, helping people move from feeling stuck to trying concrete changes that improve daily life.
What Nadia works with
Everything Nadia lists, in the therapist's own terms. Parenting is the reason this directory exists; the rest shows what else Nadia helps people with.
- Family conflicts
- Trauma and abuse
- Anger management
- Self esteem
- Depression
- Stress, Anxiety
- Addictions
- LGBT
- Relationship issues
- Grief
- Intimacy-related issues
- Parenting issues
- Bipolar disorder
- Coping with life changes
- ADHD
- Family problems
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Multicultural concerns
- Self-love
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Sexuality
Approaches Nadia lists
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Imago Relationship Therapy
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Narrative Therapy
- Trauma-Focused Therapy
Listing an approach is not evidence of training in it. This directory copies what each therapist names and does not check training records.
How Nadia’s Approaches Work Online
Client-Centered Therapy focuses on the person's own experience and values. In sessions the therapist listens deeply and follows what matters most to the client, which helps with family strain, parenting stress, and building trust.Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, looks at the connections between thoughts, feelings, and actions. It helps people identify unhelpful thinking patterns and try different behaviors to reduce anxiety, depression, or anger.
Mindfulness techniques teach simple breathing and attention skills to calm the body and reduce reactivity. These tools can be useful for stress, trauma symptoms, and managing emotional flare-ups during parenting challenges.
Choosing the best approach is a collaborative process. The therapist will talk with the client about goals, try methods that fit those goals, and adjust over time based on what helps. Clients and the therapist will work together to pick techniques that match personal preferences and daily life demands.
Online sessions are offered by video call, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging to make therapy fit a busy schedule. Video calls are useful for deeper conversation and visual cues. Phone sessions can be simpler when bandwidth is limited. Live chat or text messaging can work well for short check-ins, brief skill practice, or when typing feels easier than speaking. These options make it easier to keep regular sessions while balancing work, childcare, or other commitments.
Questions people ask about Nadia
What issues does she help with?
She supports concerns such as parenting stress, family problems, trauma and abuse, anxiety, depression, addictions, relationship strain, grief, and issues related to sexuality and identity.
How would you describe her therapy style?
Her style is person-centered and nonjudgmental, with an emphasis on warmth and listening. She balances this with practical work on thoughts and behaviors when that helps.
What relevant experience does she bring?
Her background includes inpatient care, juvenile detention programs, outpatient substance abuse treatment, domestic violence intervention, and crisis lifeline work, which inform a practical approach to complex situations.
What credentials and location apply?
She holds an MD and is a Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor in Maryland.
Which languages are offered and are international clients supported?
Sessions are offered in English. International clients are not currently accepted.
What session formats are available?
She provides video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to fit different needs and schedules.
How does cost and billing work?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions are part of a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
Start by clicking the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule sessions according to therapist availability.
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