Karen Shennette, LICSW MSSW| Psychiatry | MedStar Health
Karen Shennette, LICSW MSSW
Provider is directly employed by MedStar Health
Provider is directly employed by MedStar Health
Specialties: Psychiatry
Languages: English
Clinical areas of focus
- Adolescent Psychiatry
- Psychotherapy
Conditions and procedures
Conditions I treat
- Adjustment Disorder
- Adjustment Disorder With Anxiety
- Adjustment Disorder With Mixed Anxiety And Depressed Mood
- Adolescent Depression
- Adult And Child Abuse, Neglect And Maltreatment
- Adult Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD)
- Agoraphobia
- Anorexia Nervosa
- Back Pain
- Behavioral Disorders
- Bipolar Disorder
- Bipolar Disorder With Manic Episodes
- Body Dysmorphic Disorder
- Body Region Injury
- Chronic Depression
- Chronic Fatigue Syndrome
- Chronic Stress
- Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy (CTE)
- Clinical Depression
- Cocaine Related Disorders
- Conduct Disorders
- Cyclothymic Disorder
- Degenerative Diseases Of Nervous System
- Dementia
- Depressive Episode
- Developmental Disabilities
- Disorders Of Social Functioning
- Dissociative Amnesia
- Dyslexia
- Dysthymia
- Dystonia
- Eating Disorders
- Emotional Distress
- Emotional Disturbance
- Emotional State Symptoms
- Emotional Trauma
- Executive Function Disorder
- Extrapyramidal And Movement Disorders
- Family Conflict
- Gender Dysphoria
- Gender Identity Disorders
- General Sensations And Perceptions
- Geriatric Depression
- Grief And Bereavement
- Hypochondriasis
- Impulse Control Disorder
- Irritability
- Kleptomania
- Learning Disabilities
- Learning Disability
- Long Term Drug Therapy
- Major Depressive Disorder With Psychotic Features
- Manic Episode
- Marital Problems
- Memory Loss
- Mental Disorders Due To Physiological Condition
- Mental Health Crisis
- Migraine
- Mood Disorders
- Multiple Sclerosis
- Neurodevelopmental Disorders
- Neuropathic Pain
- Nontraumatic Subarachnoid Hemorrhage
- Panic Attacks
- Parkinson's Disease
- Pervasive Developmental Disorder
- Phobia
- Postpartum Depression
- Premenstrual Dysphoric Disorder (PMDD)
- Problems Related To Employment And Unemployment
- Problems Related To Lifestyle
- Problems Related To Primary Support Group
- Problems Related To Upbringing
- Psychosis
- Psychotic Disorder
- Reaction To Stress
- Relationship Issues
- Schizophrenia
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Sedative, Hypnotic, Or Anxiolytic Related Disorders
- Sleep Disorders
- Social Anxiety Disorder
- Somatoform Disorder
- Specific Phobia
- Spinal Cord Injury
- Stress Reaction
- Substance Abuse
- Temporomandibular Joint (TMJ) Disorder
- Tic Disorder
- Trauma
- Traumatic Brain Injury
- Vascular Dementia
- Women's Mental Health Issue
Procedures I perform
- Adjustment Disorder Treatment
- Adolescent Psychiatry
- Anxiety Disorder Screening
- Anxiety Disorder Treatment
- Anxiety Treatment
- Assertiveness Training
- Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) Evaluation
- Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) Testing
- Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) Treatment
- Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder Treatment
- Auditory Processing Disorder Evaluation
- Behavioral Activation
- Behavioral Assessment
- Behavioral Disorder Treatment
- Behavioral Interventions
- Behavioral Modification
- Binge Eating Disorder Treatment
- Bipolar Disorder Treatment
- Borderline Personality Disorder Treatment
- Child Development Guidance
- Child Developmental Assessment
- Clinical Hypnosis
- Clinical Neuropsychology Consultation
- Clinical Supervision
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy For Depression
- Cognitive Flexibility Training
- Cognitive Restructuring
- Cognitive Stimulation Therapy
- Coping Skills Training
- Dementia Diagnosis And Treatment
- Dementia Treatment
- Depression Counseling
- Depression Therapy
- Depression Treatment
- Developmental Psychology
- Dysgraphia Evaluation
- Dyslexia Evaluation
- Electroconvulsive Therapy
- Emotional Intelligence Testing
- Eye Movement Desensitization And Reprocessing
- Family Therapy For Adhd
- Family Therapy For Anxiety
- Family Therapy For Autism
- Fitness For Duty Neuropsychological Evaluation
- Geriatric Psychiatric Consultation
- Grief Counseling
- Group Psychotherapy
- Group Therapy
- Group Therapy For Adolescents
- Group Therapy For Anxiety
- Group Therapy For Depression
- Guided Imagery
- Health Behavior Change
- Health Psychology Services
- Humanistic Psychology
- Hypnotherapy
- Individual Therapy For Children
- Individual Therapy For Teenagers
- Learning Disability Support
- Lobotomy
- Memory Disorder Evaluation
- Memory Training
- Mental Health Assessment
- Mental Health Screenings
- Mild Cognitive Impairment (MCI) Testing
- Mood Disorder Treatment
- Motivational Interviewing
- Multifamily Therapy
- Multisystemic Therapy For Adolescents
- Neurocognitive Disorder Due To Alzheimer's Disease Testing
- Neurocognitive Disorder Treatment
- Neurodevelopmental Disorder Evaluation
- Neurofeedback For Peak Performance
- Neuropsychological Assessment For Epilepsy Surgery
- Neuropsychological Counseling
- Neuropsychological Evaluation For Dementia
- Neuropsychological Expert Testimony
- Neuropsychological Monitoring For Neurostimulation
- Neuropsychological Services For Adults
- Neuropsychological Testing
- Neuropsychological Treatment For Anxiety
- Neuropsychological Treatment For Autism Spectrum Disorder
- Neuropsychological Treatment For Depression
- Neuropsychological Treatment For Stroke
- Neuropsychological Treatment For Traumatic Brain Injury
- Neurostimulation
- Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD) Treatment
- Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder Treatment
- Online Therapy
- Parent Management Training
- Parenting Classes
- Personality Disorder Treatment
- Play Therapy
- Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder Treatment
- Psychiatric Diagnostic Evaluation With Medical Services
- Psychiatric Evaluation
- Psychoanalysis
- Psychodynamic Therapy For Adolescents
- Psychoeducational Testing
- Psychological Testing For Adolescents
- Psychosis Treatment
- Psychotherapy
- Psychotherapy For Adolescents
- Psychotherapy For Crisis
- Psychotic Disorder Treatment
- Relapse Prevention
- Relationship Therapy
- Relaxation Techniques Training
- Relaxation Training
- Schizophrenia Treatment
- School-Based Interventions
- Self Harming Behavior Treatment
- Self-Esteem Enhancement
- Self-Harm Prevention
- Social Skills Training
- Somatoform Disorder Treatment
- Sport Psychology
- Sports Psychology
- Stress Management Therapy
- Substance Abuse Treatment
- Substance Addiction Treatment
- Substance Dependence Treatment
- Suicidal Ideation Intervention
- Suicidal Ideation Treatment
- Suicide Risk Assessment
- Therapeutic Activities
- Therapeutic Play
- Trauma-Focused Cbt
- Traumatic Brain Injury Therapy
- Wada Testing
- 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
- Aetna Advantage 5750
- Lasso Healthcare - Medicare Medical Savings Account
- First Health PPO
- Employee Health Plan
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage
- Aetna Basic
- Sentara Health
- Aetna Premier 200PD
- Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Plus
- United Healthcare Choice Cardiac Global
- AMERIVANTAGE/Amerigroup Community Care
- Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
- Cigna True Choice Plus Medicare (PPO)
- Humana Medicare Advantage - PPO
- CareFirst Maryland Indemnity or PPO
- CIGNA EPO
- Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
- CareFirst NASCO
- Aetna Advantage 6350PD
- Cigna True Choice Medicare (PPO)
- CIGNA PPO Plus
- Advantra Platinum (PPO)
- CareFirst EPO
- Humana Gold Plus HMO
- Coventry Health Care of Virginia
- Aetna Classic 3500
- Private Fee-for-Service Plans (PFFS)
- CIGNA Connect EPO
- Humana Medicare Advantage - HMO Open Access
- WellPoint Maryland - Maryland Health Choice
- United Healthcare Select HMO - EPO/NPP
- Cigna TotalCare (HMO D-SNP)
- Cigna Preferred Medicare (HMO)
- CareFirst Blue Preferred PPO
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthy Families
- CareFirst MedStar PPO
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers Plus
- IH-Open POS Plus
- Aetna Signature Administrator PPO/TPA
- IH-PPO
- Police and Fire Clinic
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Basic
- IH-Open HMO
- United Student Resources
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
- Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
- Medicare Direct
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (HMO)
- United Healthcare Select Plus (POS)
- Kaiser Permanente Select
- First Health PPO
- IH-Open HMO Option
- M.D. IPA (HMO)
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
- Optimum Choice
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue SNP
- DC/MD SHOP QHP Small Business Plans
- NYC Medicare Advantage Plus
- CareFirst Blue Card Program
- HealthyBlue PPO
- United Healthcare Community Plan - VA Medicaid MCO
- Navigate
- Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
- Kaiser Permanente Signature
- Aetna HMO
- Kaiser Permanente Signature - Added Choice
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Adv. Special Needs Plans
- United Medicare Private Fee-for-Service (PFFS) plans
- Core Essential (HMO)
- United HealthCare Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program
- Choice POS
- Medicare Advantage - Advantra Value (PPO)
- HumanaChoice Honor's plan PPO
- Kaiser Permaenete Signature - Added Choice Cardiac Global
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (POS & POS OA)
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthcare Alliance
- M.D. IPA Preferred (POS)
- CIGNA PPO
- CareFirst Community Health Plan of MD
- CareFirst FEP Blue Focus
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice 3-tier POS
- United Healthcare Choice Plus
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO) Cardiac Global
- Cigna Alliance Medicare (HMO)
- Amerigroup DC Healthy Families
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice POS Cardiac Global
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD HMO
- CIGNA HMO & Network (HMO)
- Kaiser Permanente Select Cardiac Global
- IH-HMO
- Veterans Affairs Community Care Network
- United Healthcare Options (PPO)
- Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund)
- CareFirst Maryland Point of Service Plan
- TRICARE for Life East
- IH-Network Only Plus
- Aetna Classic 5000PD
- Aetna Student Health Insurance
- OCI Direct (HMO)
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage DSNP District of Columbia
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- Kaiser Permanente Select - Added Choice
- Aetna VA Exchange
- UHC Group Medicare Advantage Plans (HMO, POS, PPO)
- United Healthcare Select HMO-EPO/NPP Cardiac Global
- IH-Open Network Only Plus
- CIGNA HMO Open Access
- HUMANA/Choice Care Medicare Plans (Choice, Gold Choice)
- BCBS of Michigan (BCN Advantage,Security Blue, Freedom, Medicare PLUS Blue Group PPO)
- IH-Indemnity
- United Healthcare Choice Plus Cardiac Global
- Choice Fund PPO
- IH-Open POS II
- IH-POS
- Tricare Reserve Select
- CIGNA Indemnity
- CIGNA POS/Network POS
- Optimum Choice Preferred (POS)
- IH-EPO Plus
- Uniformed Services Family Health Plan
- Aetna Worker's Compensation Network
- Options PPO Cardiac Global
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PLUS PPO
- Jai Medical Systems - Maryland Health Choice
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Open Access
- Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
- IH-Open EPO Plus
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Standard
- POS OA
- Aetna Medicare Advantage PFFS Plan
- BCBS Out-of-State Medicare Plans (Blue Advantage)
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Dual Adv
- UHC Passport
- Erickson Advantage Plans
- Maryland Physicians Care MCO
- Choice Care Network/HUMANA (PPO)
- CareFirst Administrators
- Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
- Kaiser Maryland Medicaid MCO
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- HighMark
- Kaiser Permanente HMO Plus and DHMO Plus Member
- Priority Partners - Maryland Health Choice
- CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield Advantage Core/Enhanced
- Alterwood Advanatge HMO & DSNP Plans
- MD IPA (HMO) & MD IPA Preferred Cardiac Global
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- CIGNA SureFit (HMO)
- CareFirst (NCA) Indemnity
- Amerigroup DC Alliance
- Choice POS II
- Aetna Classic 5000
- Health Services for Children with Special Needs
- Blue Choice Advantage
- Aetna Better Health of VA
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage prescription drug benefit (PPO)
- CareFirst MedStar Select PPO
- Cigna Achieve Medicare (HMO C-SNP)
- TriWest Healthcare Alliance
- UnitedHealthcare and AARP Medicare Complete Plans
- United Healthcare Choice
- Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
- Private Health Care Systems (PPO)
- BlueChoice Open Access
- IH-POS Plus
- CareFirst Federal Employee Program (Std. & Basic PPO)
- Aetna Better Health of MD
- HumanaChoice PPO
- Network OA
- TRICARE East Select
- TRICARE East Prime
- Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
- Anthem BCBS of VA Key Care POS/PPO/Indemnity
- Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
- Choice POS II Open Access
- CareFirst Dual Prime HMO-SNP
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PPO
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Plus
- Medicare FFS
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA/HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
- Geisinger Medicare Advantage
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Advantage Signature and Select
- Beech Street PPO
- Optima Family Care MCO - VA Medicaid MCO
- Aetna Advantage 6350
- MultiPlan, Inc
- OA Plus
- CareFirst BlueChoice HMO
- Optimum Choice & Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) Cardiac Global
- Healthy Blue (HMO, POS)
- Magellan Complete Care of VA - VA Medicaid MCO
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families
- United Healthcare Navigate Cardiac Global
Education
Graduate: Howard University College of Medicine (2005)