Brenda L. Terry-Leonard, PHD| Psychology, Clinical Psychology | MedStar Health
About me
Brenda Terry-Leonard, Ph.D., is a psychologist who earned her doctorate from Howard University. She has extensive experience providing clinical services to children and families across the developmental spectrum. She has practiced in a range of settings including a public school, a private full day special education placement, out-patient mental health centers, and a residential facility. Dr. Terry-Leonard has also served at local universities as an adjunct faculty providing instruction for a child and adolescent mental hygiene course and as a clinical coordinator for practicum and internship students. As a clinical psychologist with the Center for Wellbeing in School Environments (WISE), Dr. Terry-Leonard provides Early Childhood Mental Health Consultation (ECMHC) at various Apple Tree Early Learning Public Charter Schools. In addition, she is a collaborator with the Early Childhood Innovation Network (ECIN).
Clinical areas of focus
- Adjustment Disorder Treatment
- Anxiety
- Anxiety Disorder Treatment
- Autism Spectrum Disorder
- Behavioral Activation
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy
- Depressive Episode
- Existential Group Therapy
- Mood Disorder Treatment
- Pain Medication Management
- Psychiatric Evaluation
- Reaction To Stress And Adjustment Disorders In Children
- Schizoid Personality Disorder
- Social Anxiety Disorder
- Suicidal Ideation Treatment
- Suicidal Thought
Conditions and procedures
Conditions I treat
- Adult Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD)
- Agoraphobia
- Anxiety
- Autism Spectrum Disorder
- Bipolar Disorder
- Conduct Disorders
- Depressive Episode
- Emotional Disorders
- Emotional State Symptoms (MOOD SWINGS)
- Gallbladder Disease
- Impulse Disorder
- Mental Health Conditions
- Pervasive Developmental Disorder
- Phobia
- Postpartum Depression
- Premenstrual Dysphoric Disorder (PMDD)
- Psychosis
- Psychotic Disorder
- Reaction To Stress And Adjustment Disorders In Children
- Schizoid Personality Disorder
- Schizophrenia
- Social Anxiety Disorder
- Suicidal Thought
Procedures I perform
- Adjustment Disorder Treatment
- Alcohol Abuse Counseling
- Anxiety Disorder Treatment
- Anxiety Management
- Behavioral Activation
- Behavioral Modification
- Bipolar Disorder Treatment
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy
- Existential Group Therapy
- Eye Movement Desensitization And Reprocessing
- Graston Technique
- Group Psychotherapy
- Health Promotion Counseling
- I-131 Therapy
- Mental Health Assessment
- Mood Disorder Treatment
- Motivational Interviewing
- Pain Medication Management
- Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder Treatment
- Psychiatric Evaluation
- Psychological Evaluation
- Psychopharmacology
- Psychotherapy
- Suicidal Ideation Treatment
- Women's Mental Health Treatment
Insurance
MedStar Health accepts most major health insurance plans. If you are uncertain as to whether your individual health insurance plan is accepted at MedStar Health, please call your insurance company.
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List of insurance plans we accept
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD HMO
- Humana Medicare Advantage - PPO
- Amerigroup DC Healthy Families
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Open Access
- Humana Gold Plus HMO
- UnitedHealthcare and AARP Medicare Complete Plans
- Cigna Alliance Medicare (HMO)
- Medicare Direct
- Navigate
- Aetna Signature Administrator PPO/TPA
- United Healthcare Choice Cardiac Global
- Aetna Classic 5000
- MD IPA (HMO) & MD IPA Preferred Cardiac Global
- First Health PPO
- Erickson Advantage Plans
- Kaiser Maryland Medicaid MCO
- Optima Family Care MCO - VA Medicaid MCO
- Police and Fire Clinic
- IH-POS Plus
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthcare Alliance
- CareFirst Dual Prime HMO-SNP
- WellPoint Maryland - Maryland Health Choice
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
- Cigna Achieve Medicare (HMO C-SNP)
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- United Healthcare Options (PPO)
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PPO
- Options PPO Cardiac Global
- Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
- HUMANA/Choice Care Medicare Plans (Choice, Gold Choice)
- Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
- Cigna TotalCare (HMO D-SNP)
- DC/MD SHOP QHP Small Business Plans
- IH-Indemnity
- CareFirst NASCO
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers Plus
- Aetna Basic
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (HMO)
- CareFirst EPO
- IH-Open HMO Option
- CareFirst BlueChoice HMO
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO) Cardiac Global
- Aetna Better Health of MD
- CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield Advantage Core/Enhanced
- United Healthcare Choice Plus Cardiac Global
- Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
- Choice POS II
- Tricare Reserve Select
- Sentara Health
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage
- NYC Medicare Advantage Plus
- CareFirst MedStar PPO
- CIGNA PPO
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage prescription drug benefit (PPO)
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice POS Cardiac Global
- UHC Passport
- Aetna Advantage 6350
- MultiPlan, Inc
- Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
- TriWest Healthcare Alliance
- Optimum Choice & Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) Cardiac Global
- Aetna Premier 200PD
- Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
- CIGNA Indemnity
- Kaiser Permanente Signature
- Aetna Classic 3500
- First Health PPO
- United Student Resources
- United Healthcare Navigate Cardiac Global
- Kaiser Permaenete Signature - Added Choice Cardiac Global
- M.D. IPA Preferred (POS)
- United Healthcare Choice
- OA Plus
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- Aetna Classic 5000PD
- Private Health Care Systems (PPO)
- CIGNA SureFit (HMO)
- HighMark
- TRICARE East Prime
- Amerigroup DC Alliance
- CIGNA HMO Open Access
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- UHC Group Medicare Advantage Plans (HMO, POS, PPO)
- POS OA
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage DSNP District of Columbia
- Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Plus
- BlueChoice Open Access
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- United Healthcare Community Plan - VA Medicaid MCO
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Adv. Special Needs Plans
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA/HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families
- BCBS Out-of-State Medicare Plans (Blue Advantage)
- OCI Direct (HMO)
- United HealthCare Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program
- IH-EPO Plus
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthy Families
- Health Services for Children with Special Needs
- TRICARE East Select
- Medicare Advantage - Advantra Value (PPO)
- CareFirst Maryland Point of Service Plan
- HealthyBlue PPO
- Magellan Complete Care of VA - VA Medicaid MCO
- IH-Network Only Plus
- Uniformed Services Family Health Plan
- IH-Open POS Plus
- IH-Open Network Only Plus
- Network OA
- HumanaChoice PPO
- CareFirst Community Health Plan of MD
- CIGNA Connect EPO
- Beech Street PPO
- Aetna HMO
- Choice Fund PPO
- CareFirst (NCA) Indemnity
- Geisinger Medicare Advantage
- CareFirst Maryland Indemnity or PPO
- IH-PPO
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- Aetna Medicare Advantage PFFS Plan
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
- TRICARE for Life East
- Advantra Platinum (PPO)
- CareFirst Blue Preferred PPO
- Priority Partners - Maryland Health Choice
- Aetna Worker's Compensation Network
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- United Healthcare Select Plus (POS)
- IH-POS
- Coventry Health Care of Virginia
- Cigna True Choice Plus Medicare (PPO)
- Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
- Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
- Optimum Choice Preferred (POS)
- United Healthcare Choice Plus
- Kaiser Permanente HMO Plus and DHMO Plus Member
- IH-HMO
- CIGNA POS/Network POS
- Aetna Student Health Insurance
- United Healthcare Select HMO - EPO/NPP
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (POS & POS OA)
- Lasso Healthcare - Medicare Medical Savings Account
- Alterwood Advanatge HMO & DSNP Plans
- Optimum Choice
- Healthy Blue (HMO, POS)
- Kaiser Permanente Select - Added Choice
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- Choice Care Network/HUMANA (PPO)
- Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice 3-tier POS
- Blue Choice Advantage
- Aetna Advantage 5750
- CareFirst Federal Employee Program (Std. & Basic PPO)
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Basic
- CareFirst Administrators
- CIGNA EPO
- AMERIVANTAGE/Amerigroup Community Care
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue SNP
- BCBS of Michigan (BCN Advantage,Security Blue, Freedom, Medicare PLUS Blue Group PPO)
- HumanaChoice Honor's plan PPO
- Humana Medicare Advantage - HMO Open Access
- Aetna Better Health of VA
- CareFirst FEP Blue Focus
- Employee Health Plan
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Advantage Signature and Select
- Choice POS
- Maryland Physicians Care MCO
- Aetna Advantage 6350PD
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Plus
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Dual Adv
- Choice POS II Open Access
- Veterans Affairs Community Care Network
- Anthem BCBS of VA Key Care POS/PPO/Indemnity
- IH-Open POS II
- Aetna VA Exchange
- IH-Open HMO
- CIGNA HMO & Network (HMO)
- CareFirst MedStar Select PPO
- Cigna True Choice Medicare (PPO)
- Core Essential (HMO)
- Cigna Preferred Medicare (HMO)
- Kaiser Permanente Select
- Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
- CIGNA PPO Plus
- Kaiser Permanente Signature - Added Choice
- Medicare FFS
- Private Fee-for-Service Plans (PFFS)
- M.D. IPA (HMO)
- United Medicare Private Fee-for-Service (PFFS) plans
- Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund)
- CareFirst Blue Card Program
- IH-Open EPO Plus
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PLUS PPO
- Kaiser Permanente Select Cardiac Global
- Jai Medical Systems - Maryland Health Choice
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Standard
- United Healthcare Select HMO-EPO/NPP Cardiac Global
Education
Medical School: Howard University College of Medicine (1999)
Hospital affiliations
News and publications
Terry-Leonard, B. & Berkowitz, M. (Fall/Winter, 2019). Early Childhood Mental Health Consultation: A Collaborative Process. School Social Work Newsletter. National Association of School Social Workers: Washington, DC.