Jessica G Kessler, LICSW MSW| Psychiatry, Behavioral Health | MedStar Health
Clinical areas of focus
- Bipolar Disorder Treatment
- Depression Treatment
- Mood Disorder Treatment
- Psychopharmacology
- Psychotherapy
- Suicidal Ideation Treatment
- 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
- 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
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Standard
- Choice POS II Open Access
- IH-PPO
- CIGNA PPO Plus
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- Aetna Better Health of MD
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families
- Aetna Premier 200PD
- HighMark
- Erickson Advantage Plans
- United HealthCare Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program
- Aetna Medicare Advantage PFFS Plan
- Cigna Achieve Medicare (HMO C-SNP)
- Optimum Choice & Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) Cardiac Global
- Optimum Choice Preferred (POS)
- Healthy Blue (HMO, POS)
- CareFirst FEP Blue Focus
- MultiPlan, Inc
- Kaiser Permaenete Signature - Added Choice Cardiac Global
- Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA/HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
- Private Health Care Systems (PPO)
- TRICARE East Select
- Veterans Affairs Community Care Network
- Medicare FFS
- IH-HMO
- CareFirst BlueChoice HMO
- Uniformed Services Family Health Plan
- Priority Partners - Maryland Health Choice
- Kaiser Permanente Select
- Options PPO Cardiac Global
- Cigna True Choice Plus Medicare (PPO)
- CareFirst (NCA) Indemnity
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Plus
- HealthyBlue PPO
- Coventry Health Care of Virginia
- CareFirst Dual Prime HMO-SNP
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage prescription drug benefit (PPO)
- Amerigroup DC Alliance
- Cigna Preferred Medicare (HMO)
- IH-POS Plus
- CIGNA Indemnity
- Amerigroup DC Healthy Families
- United Healthcare Choice
- Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthy Families
- Kaiser Permanente Signature
- Humana Gold Plus HMO
- Kaiser Permanente Signature - Added Choice
- Kaiser Permanente HMO Plus and DHMO Plus Member
- IH-Network Only Plus
- Aetna VA Exchange
- IH-Open POS Plus
- Kaiser Maryland Medicaid MCO
- Medicare Direct
- Aetna Worker's Compensation Network
- First Health PPO
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO) Cardiac Global
- OA Plus
- Choice POS II
- BlueChoice Open Access
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Basic
- Sentara Health
- IH-EPO Plus
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- DC/MD SHOP QHP Small Business Plans
- Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
- Medicare Advantage - Advantra Value (PPO)
- CareFirst MedStar PPO
- Cigna True Choice Medicare (PPO)
- Police and Fire Clinic
- IH-Open Network Only Plus
- Tricare Reserve Select
- Magellan Complete Care of VA - VA Medicaid MCO
- Advantra Platinum (PPO)
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (HMO)
- Anthem BCBS of VA Key Care POS/PPO/Indemnity
- Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice 3-tier POS
- United Healthcare Community Plan - VA Medicaid MCO
- CIGNA PPO
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (POS & POS OA)
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PLUS PPO
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice POS Cardiac Global
- Core Essential (HMO)
- Aetna Classic 5000PD
- HUMANA/Choice Care Medicare Plans (Choice, Gold Choice)
- Optima Family Care MCO - VA Medicaid MCO
- Aetna Advantage 6350PD
- IH-Open EPO Plus
- CIGNA POS/Network POS
- CIGNA HMO & Network (HMO)
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Plus
- Blue Choice Advantage
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Adv. Special Needs Plans
- WellPoint Maryland - Maryland Health Choice
- CareFirst Maryland Indemnity or PPO
- CareFirst Blue Card Program
- United Healthcare Choice Plus Cardiac Global
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
- Beech Street PPO
- Employee Health Plan
- United Healthcare Options (PPO)
- M.D. IPA Preferred (POS)
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- CareFirst Blue Preferred PPO
- CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield Advantage Core/Enhanced
- IH-Open POS II
- United Student Resources
- IH-Open HMO
- IH-Open HMO Option
- CIGNA Connect EPO
- Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
- Maryland Physicians Care MCO
- MD IPA (HMO) & MD IPA Preferred Cardiac Global
- Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
- Choice POS
- CareFirst EPO
- Lasso Healthcare - Medicare Medical Savings Account
- Alterwood Advanatge HMO & DSNP Plans
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue SNP
- Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
- Cigna Alliance Medicare (HMO)
- HumanaChoice Honor's plan PPO
- Navigate
- Aetna Basic
- UnitedHealthcare and AARP Medicare Complete Plans
- United Healthcare Choice Cardiac Global
- United Healthcare Select Plus (POS)
- CIGNA EPO
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- CIGNA SureFit (HMO)
- TRICARE for Life East
- United Healthcare Choice Plus
- Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
- CareFirst Maryland Point of Service Plan
- Network OA
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Dual Adv
- NYC Medicare Advantage Plus
- CareFirst NASCO
- M.D. IPA (HMO)
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Advantage Signature and Select
- BCBS of Michigan (BCN Advantage,Security Blue, Freedom, Medicare PLUS Blue Group PPO)
- Kaiser Permanente Select Cardiac Global
- CareFirst Administrators
- Jai Medical Systems - Maryland Health Choice
- United Healthcare Navigate Cardiac Global
- HumanaChoice PPO
- BCBS Out-of-State Medicare Plans (Blue Advantage)
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthcare Alliance
- United Healthcare Select HMO - EPO/NPP
- First Health PPO
- Humana Medicare Advantage - PPO
- Humana Medicare Advantage - HMO Open Access
- Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund)
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers Plus
- Aetna Better Health of VA
- Health Services for Children with Special Needs
- Aetna Signature Administrator PPO/TPA
- Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Open Access
- OCI Direct (HMO)
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PPO
- Aetna Advantage 5750
- CareFirst MedStar Select PPO
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD HMO
- Aetna Student Health Insurance
- CareFirst Community Health Plan of MD
- Cigna TotalCare (HMO D-SNP)
- United Medicare Private Fee-for-Service (PFFS) plans
- TriWest Healthcare Alliance
- Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
- Aetna Classic 5000
- Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
- Optimum Choice
- Geisinger Medicare Advantage
- IH-POS
- AMERIVANTAGE/Amerigroup Community Care
- Kaiser Permanente Select - Added Choice
- United Healthcare Select HMO-EPO/NPP Cardiac Global
- UHC Group Medicare Advantage Plans (HMO, POS, PPO)
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage DSNP District of Columbia
- CareFirst Federal Employee Program (Std. & Basic PPO)
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- Aetna Classic 3500
- POS OA
- Aetna Advantage 6350
- Private Fee-for-Service Plans (PFFS)
- CIGNA HMO Open Access
- Aetna HMO
- Choice Care Network/HUMANA (PPO)
- TRICARE East Prime
- UHC Passport
- IH-Indemnity
- Choice Fund PPO
Education
Graduate: University of Maryland-Baltimore (2019)