Cedrus Psychiatry of Bethesda
For Children and Young Adults
Care with an evidence-based, conservative approach that prioritizes psychotherapy and lifestyle, and uses the lowest effective medication dose when needed
Psychiatry consultations
Evidence-based, conservative care that prioritizes therapy and lifestyle supports before medication, using the lowest effective dose when medication is needed.
Therapy-informed approach drawing from CBT, ACT, and psychodynamic principles.
Services include diagnostic evaluations, medication management, consultations, family/parent meetings, and coordination with schools, therapists, and other physicians.
Initial evaluations are preferably in person; follow-up visits may be in person or via telepsychiatry.
Accepting new patients; works with children, adolescents, and young adults ages 6–30.
Dr. Yasmina Saade de Chaisemartin
Dr. Yasmina Saade de Chaisemartin is a board-certified child, adolescent, and adult psychiatrist.
She practices in English, French, and Arabic, and has conversational abilities in Italian and Portuguese.
She trained at Johns Hopkins University, and at the Washington University in St. Louis, after working at the Pitié-Salpêtrière Hospital in Paris. She earned her MD from the American University of Beirut.
She serves as a Staff Psychiatrist at Children's National Hospital and holds faculty positions at George Washington University (Washington, DC) and the Lebanese American University School of Medicine.
She is licensed to practice medicine in Maryland, Washington, DC, and Virginia.
Seeking help for
Anxiety disorders
Obsessive compulsive & related disorders
Tic disorders & Tourette’s
Attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder
Depressive & mood disorders
Trauma & stress-related disorders
School and academic challenges
Sleep concerns
Adjustment, cross-cultural, and multilingual family issues
Neurodivergent-affirming psychiatric care
Support for transitional-age youth and young adults