Maureen A-Ngeh, MD, LCSW-C, LICSW

Maureen A-Ngeh is a licensed clinical social worker and therapist practicing in Maryland and the District of Columbia with more than 10 years of experience. She holds an MD and dual social work credentials - LCSW-C and LICSW - indicating clinical licensure in Maryland and DC. Over the past decade she has supported children, families, young adults, and older adults as they cope with depression, anxiety, trauma, grief, parenting challenges, relationship struggles, and life transitions. Her caseload has included people facing societal and environmental stressors both in hospital settings and in the community.

Her therapeutic approach is warm, interactive, and grounded in active listening. She emphasizes treating each person with dignity, respect, and compassion so clients feel heard and understood. Maureen draws on strengths-based methods, cognitive behavioral therapy, solution-focused strategies, and additional approaches such as Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Client-Centered techniques, Dialectical Behavior Therapy, and Motivational Interviewing to create individualized plans. These tools are used to help clients build coping skills, manage mood and anxiety, and work toward practical goals.

Maureen frames therapy as a collaborative journey that requires courage to begin. She aims to support and empower clients as they take steps toward greater wellbeing and more satisfying daily functioning.

Therapeutic Approaches and Online Care

Maureen uses Client-Centered Therapy to create a supportive space where the client is treated with empathy and respect. This approach emphasizes active listening and helps people explore their own goals and values while feeling understood. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, focuses on identifying unhelpful thinking patterns and developing practical skills to manage symptoms of anxiety, depression, and stress. Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, known as ACT, combines acceptance of difficult feelings with commitment to valued actions, helping clients navigate life changes and build resilience.

Choosing the right approach is a collaborative process. Maureen will work with each client to assess needs, preferences, and goals, and together they will select or blend methods that best fit the situation. The aim is to tailor a plan that feels meaningful and achievable.

Online therapy options - including video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging - offer flexibility for busy schedules and varying comfort levels. These formats make it easier to access support from home, coordinate care around work or family responsibilities, and maintain continuity of care when in-person visits are difficult. Licensed professionals and therapists can adapt their techniques to these modalities to help clients make steady progress.