Adishree Nayak, LMSW

Adishree Nayak, LMSW, provides therapy for OCD and anxiety to adolescents, college students, and adults across Maryland, Virginia, and District of Columbia. She focuses on young women and college students, with particular attention to how culture, identity, and family expectations shape OCD and anxiety.

Living with OCD or anxiety can feel like a full-time job — It can consume so much energy and emotion, making it difficult to feel fully present in your own life and focus on the things that matter most to you. These experiences become even more nuanced when we consider how identity and culture shape mental health.


My personal and professional backgrounds allow me to recognize the ways in which community, culture, and broader systems, affect our health and impact how we move through the world. As a public health and mental heath practitioner, this framework is central to my work with individuals navigating trauma (primary, vicarious, intergenerational), menstrual and reproductive health concerns, and systemic marginalization and oppression.


As such, I have a particular passion for working with women and young adults, who are often navigating OCD and anxiety alongside these experiences and the unique pressures of this life stage — newfound independence, academic and social responsibilities, identity development, and relationships that are shifting all at once. I understand how isolating it can feel to manage anxious and intrusive thoughts while also trying to figure out who you are.


I am deeply committed to creating an affirming therapeutic space that honors authenticity and vulnerability. I draw from my lived experiences in my work while always centering clients as the experts of their own lives. Above all, I want clients to feel safe and supported in showing up as they are.


Those who know me best describe me as grounded, warm, and values-driven. In my free time, I love dancing, doomscrolling (let’s be real!), trying new restaurants and recipes, and doing DIY projects. I also love hiking and spending time outdoors in the rain!


Credentials & Certifications:

  • Licensed Master Social Worker (LMSW), Maryland
  • Licensed Master Social Worker (LMSW), Virginia
  • Licensed Graduate Social Worker (LGSW), District of Columbia


Educational Background: 

  • M.S.W., Clinical Social Work - University of Maryland School of Social Work
  • M.P.H., Women’s & Reproductive Health - Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health
  • B.S., Public Health - University of Maryland


Most Recent Training:

  • 2026 International OCD Foundation Annual Conference
  • 2025 International OCD Foundation Annual Conference
  • 2025 CBT for OCD and Anxiety


Languages:

  • English
  • Oriya
  • Hindi



Specialties:

  • OCD (including contamination, harm, scrupulosity, relationship OCD, mental compulsions)
  • Anxiety disorders
  • Co-occurring trauma
  • Cultural and intergenerational dynamics in mental health


Treatment Approaches:

  • Exposure and Response Prevention (ERP)
  • Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
  • Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)


Ages Served:

Adolescents, young adults, college students, and adults


Sessions: 

Telehealth across Maryland, D.C., and Virginia; in-person in Bethesda, Maryland 

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