Jessica G Kessler, LICSW MSW| Psychiatry | MedStar Health
Clinical areas of focus
- Anxiety
- Bipolar Disorder
- Bipolar Disorder Treatment
- Depression
- Depression Treatment
- Mood Disorder Treatment
- Mood Disorders
- Psychopharmacology
- Psychosis
- Psychotherapy
- Schizoid Personality Disorder
- Schizophrenia
- Social Anxiety Disorder
- Suicidal Ideation Treatment
- Suicidal Thought
- Women's Mental Health Treatment
Conditions and procedures
Conditions I treat
- Adjustment Disorder With Anxiety
- Adjustment Disorder With Mixed Anxiety And Depressed Mood
- Adult Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD)
- Agoraphobia
- Anxiety
- Bipolar Disorder
- Chronic Depression
- Clinical Depression
- Cocaine Related Disorders
- Depression
- Depressive Episode
- Eating Disorders
- Emotional Disorders
- Hypochondriasis
- Hysteria
- Insomnia
- Learning Disability
- Memory Disorder
- Mental Disorders Due To Physiological Condition
- Mental Health Conditions
- Mood Disorders
- Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD)
- Pervasive Developmental Disorder
- Postpartum Depression
- Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)
- Psychosis
- Psychotic Disorder
- Reaction To Stress And Adjustment Disorders In Children
- Schizoid Personality Disorder
- Schizophrenia
- Sedative Use Disorder
- Sleep Disorders
- Social Anxiety Disorder
- Somatoform Disorder
- Substance Abuse
- Substance Use Disorder
- Suicidal Thought
- Traumatic Brain Injury
Procedures I perform
- Adjustment Disorder Treatment
- Alcohol Abuse Counseling
- Anxiety Disorder Treatment
- Anxiety Management
- Behavioral Modification
- Bipolar Disorder Treatment
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy
- Depression Treatment
- Existential Group Therapy
- Eye Movement Desensitization And Reprocessing
- Graston Technique
- Grief Counseling
- Group Psychotherapy
- Health Promotion Counseling
- I-131 Therapy
- Inpatient Palliative Care
- Menstrual Education
- Mental Health Assessment
- Mood Disorder Treatment
- Motivational Interviewing
- Multifamily Therapy
- Pain Medication Management
- Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder Treatment
- Psychiatric Evaluation
- Psychoanalysis
- Psychopharmacology
- Psychotherapy
- Psychotic Disorder Treatment
- Suicidal Ideation Treatment
- Supportive Care
- 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
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- Humana Medicare Advantage - PPO
- IH-HMO
- Cigna Preferred Medicare (HMO)
- Aetna Basic
- Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA/HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
- Alterwood Advanatge HMO & DSNP Plans
- Aetna Worker's Compensation Network
- CIGNA HMO & Network (HMO)
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Standard
- IH-POS
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (HMO)
- Employee Health Plan
- Optima Family Care MCO - VA Medicaid MCO
- Aetna VA Exchange
- Aetna Advantage 6350
- CareFirst Administrators
- Kaiser Permanente HMO Plus and DHMO Plus Member
- Aetna Better Health of MD
- Amerigroup DC Alliance
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthcare Alliance
- CareFirst FEP Blue Focus
- Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage DSNP District of Columbia
- Blue Choice Advantage
- Kaiser Permanente Signature - Added Choice
- POS OA
- Maryland Physicians Care MCO
- United Medicare Private Fee-for-Service (PFFS) plans
- IH-Open EPO Plus
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- Humana Gold Plus HMO
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
- TriWest Healthcare Alliance
- CareFirst EPO
- Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PLUS PPO
- Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund)
- Aetna HMO
- BCBS of Michigan (BCN Advantage,Security Blue, Freedom, Medicare PLUS Blue Group PPO)
- Core Essential (HMO)
- Amerigroup DC Healthy Families
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers Plus
- HighMark
- United Healthcare Choice Plus
- CIGNA Connect EPO
- MultiPlan, Inc
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
- First Health PPO
- CareFirst (NCA) Indemnity
- OCI Direct (HMO)
- Aetna Medicare Advantage PFFS Plan
- Uniformed Services Family Health Plan
- Magellan Complete Care of VA - VA Medicaid MCO
- HumanaChoice Honor's plan PPO
- DC/MD SHOP QHP Small Business Plans
- CareFirst Blue Card Program
- Anthem BCBS of VA Key Care POS/PPO/Indemnity
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- CareFirst Federal Employee Program (Std. & Basic PPO)
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice 3-tier POS
- United Healthcare Choice Cardiac Global
- Cigna TotalCare (HMO D-SNP)
- HealthyBlue PPO
- CareFirst Dual Prime HMO-SNP
- Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
- First Health PPO
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Plus
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Dual Adv
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- M.D. IPA (HMO)
- United Student Resources
- Cigna Alliance Medicare (HMO)
- CIGNA EPO
- United Healthcare Select HMO-EPO/NPP Cardiac Global
- Private Fee-for-Service Plans (PFFS)
- CareFirst MedStar PPO
- United HealthCare Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Adv. Special Needs Plans
- IH-POS Plus
- Choice POS II
- IH-Indemnity
- BCBS Out-of-State Medicare Plans (Blue Advantage)
- Healthy Blue (HMO, POS)
- CareFirst Maryland Indemnity or PPO
- Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
- Geisinger Medicare Advantage
- United Healthcare Options (PPO)
- Aetna Premier 200PD
- Choice POS
- IH-Open HMO
- Medicare Direct
- Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
- Aetna Advantage 6350PD
- IH-EPO Plus
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- IH-Open Network Only Plus
- Tricare Reserve Select
- Veterans Affairs Community Care Network
- Optimum Choice Preferred (POS)
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue SNP
- Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
- Priority Partners - Maryland Health Choice
- Aetna Advantage 5750
- IH-Network Only Plus
- United Healthcare Community Plan - VA Medicaid MCO
- M.D. IPA Preferred (POS)
- UnitedHealthcare and AARP Medicare Complete Plans
- CIGNA SureFit (HMO)
- Choice Fund PPO
- Optimum Choice
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Advantage Signature and Select
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families
- Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- IH-Open POS Plus
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage prescription drug benefit (PPO)
- Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
- Beech Street PPO
- OA Plus
- United Healthcare Navigate Cardiac Global
- WellPoint Maryland - Maryland Health Choice
- Health Services for Children with Special Needs
- IH-Open POS II
- Medicare FFS
- Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
- Network OA
- Options PPO Cardiac Global
- Advantra Platinum (PPO)
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice POS Cardiac Global
- TRICARE East Prime
- Cigna True Choice Medicare (PPO)
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthy Families
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD HMO
- CareFirst Blue Preferred PPO
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PPO
- Kaiser Permanente Signature
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (POS & POS OA)
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO) Cardiac Global
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Basic
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Plus
- Coventry Health Care of Virginia
- Cigna True Choice Plus Medicare (PPO)
- Navigate
- CIGNA Indemnity
- MD IPA (HMO) & MD IPA Preferred Cardiac Global
- BlueChoice Open Access
- Cigna Achieve Medicare (HMO C-SNP)
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Open Access
- TRICARE for Life East
- Kaiser Permanente Select Cardiac Global
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- Aetna Classic 5000PD
- Aetna Better Health of VA
- Aetna Signature Administrator PPO/TPA
- Choice Care Network/HUMANA (PPO)
- HUMANA/Choice Care Medicare Plans (Choice, Gold Choice)
- Sentara Health
- Police and Fire Clinic
- TRICARE East Select
- CIGNA PPO
- Aetna Student Health Insurance
- Private Health Care Systems (PPO)
- CareFirst BlueChoice HMO
- NYC Medicare Advantage Plus
- United Healthcare Select HMO - EPO/NPP
- United Healthcare Choice
- Erickson Advantage Plans
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- CareFirst Maryland Point of Service Plan
- CIGNA PPO Plus
- Aetna Classic 3500
- AMERIVANTAGE/Amerigroup Community Care
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- Kaiser Permanente Select - Added Choice
- CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield Advantage Core/Enhanced
- Medicare Advantage - Advantra Value (PPO)
- CIGNA HMO Open Access
- Lasso Healthcare - Medicare Medical Savings Account
- Kaiser Maryland Medicaid MCO
- Kaiser Permaenete Signature - Added Choice Cardiac Global
- Choice POS II Open Access
- CareFirst NASCO
- Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
- CareFirst Community Health Plan of MD
- Jai Medical Systems - Maryland Health Choice
- United Healthcare Select Plus (POS)
- United Healthcare Choice Plus Cardiac Global
- UHC Passport
- HumanaChoice PPO
- IH-PPO
- IH-Open HMO Option
- Kaiser Permanente Select
- CareFirst MedStar Select PPO
- CIGNA POS/Network POS
- UHC Group Medicare Advantage Plans (HMO, POS, PPO)
- Aetna Classic 5000
- Optimum Choice & Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) Cardiac Global
- Humana Medicare Advantage - HMO Open Access
Education
Graduate: University of Maryland-Baltimore (2019)