Kevin Nicastro, LMSW

Kevin Nicastro earned his Master’s of Social Work from the University of Maryland School of Social Work and graduated as a SUDIF Fellow, receiving specialized training in the treatment of substance use disorders.

His style is collaborative, grounded, empathetic, and direct, while also recognizing that meaningful change takes patience and compassion. His goal is to create a space where clients feel respected, understood, and supported as they work toward lasting change.

Kevin works with both adult individuals and couples and has completed Level 2 Training in Gottman Method Couples Therapy.

Areas of Focus

Parents of Children or Young Adults with Social and Emotional Challenges

Parenting a child with social or emotional difficulties can feel isolating and overwhelming. Kevin works alongside parents to better understand their child’s needs, reduce family stress, and resolve gridlocked parent/child interactions. He understands that many parents feel helpless and confused, recognizing that past parenting strategies have become ineffective or counterproductive. Kevin helps parents be supportive by combining empathy for their child’s experience while simultaneously instilling confidence and setting healthy limits and expectations.

Couples Therapy / Relationship Therapy for Individuals

Relationships can be one of the greatest sources of meaning in our lives. We enter relationships with hope and optimism to satisfy our most innate human desire, the desire for connection. But they can also become places where we feel stuck, misunderstood, or disconnected leading to feelings of loneliness, rejection, and resentment. Kevin works with couples to rebuild or enhance trust and commitment, strengthen their friendship and mutual admiration, rekindle romance and passion, resolve and manage conflict productively, and create shared meaning. Kevin has completed Level 2 Training in the Gottman Method Couples Therapy and draws heavily on its decades of research into what makes couples thrive.

Substance Use Disorders

Kevin supports individuals who are questioning their relationship with substances, actively working toward recovery, or rebuilding after setbacks. His approach balances accountability with empathy, focusing on understanding patterns, strengthening motivation, healing from past trauma, and developing realistic strategies for long-term change.

Schedule

Monday/Tuesday/Friday in Bethesda, MD 

How to Contact Me

*In the case of an emergency, please call 911 or go to your nearest emergency room.

Portal: I will respond within 2 business days

Email: To protect patient privacy, per our practice policy, I do not use email with current or prospective clients.

Phone: (301) 970-4001. I will respond within 2 business days. It is recommended that current clients communicate through the patient portal.