About Najla
Najla Wortham is a licensed clinician in Maryland with 15 years of professional experience. She holds an MD and is a Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor, and she focuses on helping people manage grief, depression, and the aftermath of trauma and abuse. She helps people who are struggling with self-esteem, loss of motivation, and life transitions.
Sessions focus on building a trusting space where clients can talk openly about painful memories and current challenges.
How Najla works
Najla aims to make each conversation straightforward and judgment-free. Her approach centers on practical ways to cope day to day. She works with clients to identify small steps that improve mood and confidence.
Topics such as forgiveness, finding life purpose, and cultivating self-love are woven into that work when they fit a person's goals. Najla encourages realistic goals and steady progress. Sessions often include talking through difficult emotions, developing coping strategies, and practicing new ways to manage stress.
She emphasizes collaboration so the plan reflects what each person needs. Therapy with Najla is presented as a process that moves at a client’s pace. She recognizes that starting therapy takes courage and treats that first step as important.
Her goal is to help people feel more able to handle present challenges and plan for the future.
What Najla works with
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Training and background
| Registers | MD, LCPC |
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| Years in practice | 15 |
| Languages | English |
| Session format | Online: video, phone, live chat or messaging |
| Country | Maryland |
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Online support options
Evidence-based approaches and online care
Najla uses evidence-based therapeutic techniques to address trauma and mood concerns in a clear, practical way. One common approach focuses on processing traumatic memories and the feelings they bring, helping people reduce their day-to-day distress and gain a clearer sense of safety. Another approach emphasizes grief work and coping skills, offering tools to manage painful emotions and restore routines after loss.Choosing the right approach is part of the work together. Najla collaborates with each person to match treatment to their needs, goals, and preferences. She adjusts methods over time so the plan reflects what is helping and what needs to change.
Online therapy with her offers several practical benefits. Video calls allow longer, face-to-face conversations when visual cues matter. Phone sessions can be easier when bandwidth is limited or when someone prefers not to be on camera. Live chat or text-based messaging work for shorter check-ins, quick coping reminders, or for people who prefer writing to speaking. These options make it easier to fit therapy into a busy life and keep momentum between sessions.
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