About Najla
Najla Wortham draws on 15 years of professional experience to guide people through difficult life moments. She is listed with MD and LCPC, and she focuses on trauma, grief, low self-esteem, depression, and adapting to life changes. Najla tries to make the first step feel doable and respects how hard it can be to reach out for help.
She creates a calm space where clients can talk about painful memories and current struggles without feeling judged.
Background and approach
Sessions emphasize clear, steady conversation and practical steps to manage strong emotions. Najla listens for what matters most to each person and helps set small, realistic goals. Her work often centers on rebuilding confidence and self-worth after loss or trauma.
She supports people who want to understand how past experiences shape their choices now. She also helps those wrestling with purpose, forgiveness, and learning to treat themselves with more kindness. Najla uses approaches grounded in evidence-based therapeutic techniques to guide conversations and plan next steps.
She adapts the pace to each person, combining reflective talk with exercises people can use between sessions. Progress is tracked in ways that fit each client’s life and goal set. People who prefer a straightforward, compassionate style tend to fit well with Najla.
She helps people sort through feelings, try new ways of coping, and move toward clearer decisions about their next steps.
Evidence-based approaches and online care
Najla uses evidence-based therapeutic techniques that focus on practical change and emotional understanding. One common approach she uses is trauma-focused work that helps people process painful memories and learn ways to reduce distressing reactions. This work often includes gradual exposure to memories and building skills to manage strong emotions.She also emphasizes methods that rebuild self-worth and motivation, helping people identify unhelpful beliefs and test new behaviors. These techniques aim to strengthen confidence and encourage small, achievable steps toward goals like improved mood or clearer life direction.
Finding the right approach is a shared process. Najla will talk with each person about their needs, goals, and preferences and then recommend strategies to try together. She adjusts methods as progress is made and checks in regularly to ensure the work fits the client’s life.
Online therapy options include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation when bandwidth permits, phone sessions work well for lower-bandwidth or hands-free check-ins, and chat or messaging suits shorter check-ins or ongoing support between longer sessions. These formats offer flexibility to fit therapy around work, school, and family obligations.
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- Experience
- 15 years
- Licensed
- Maryland
- Languages
- English