Karimah Ware Edwards, PSYD| Child And Adolescent Psychiatry, Psychiatry | MedStar Health
About me
Dr. Karimah Ware is a licensed Clinical Psychologist, Associate Professor of Clinical Psychiatry at Georgetown University's School of Medicine, and Director of the WISE Center. She has a particular interest in working with youth, whom research has indicated, as being at an increased risk for development of mental disorders. Her areas of specialty are school mental health; trauma; grief and loss; conducting various psychological assessments; facilitating individual and group therapy; providing supervision; crisis management; and teacher, psychiatric, and parent consultation. Dr. Ware, who holds a Psy.D. from the American School of Professional Psychology, has worked in settings ranging from schools to community mental health centers to psychiatric and traditional hospital settings. She has been afforded the opportunity to serve as an administrator of a public charter school in D.C. as well as serve on the board of directors of a public charter school in D.C. Dr. Ware's school service extends from 2002, having over 15 years of providing support to D.C. students, teachers, and faculty. In addition, Dr. Ware has facilitated various workshops, to include effective classroom management, trauma informed care, and parenting trainings. She successfully completed advanced, post-licensure, training at the Washington School of Psychiatry in its two-year child and adolescent psychodynamic psychotherapy training program.
Clinical areas of focus
- Binge Eating Disorder Treatment
- Bipolar Disorder Treatment
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy
- Learning Disability Evaluation
- Mood Disorder Treatment
- Substance Dependence Treatment
Conditions and procedures
Conditions I treat
- Addiction To Prescription Medications
- Adult And Child Abuse, Neglect And Maltreatment
- Adult Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD)
- Amphetamine Addiction
- Anorexia Nervosa
- Antisocial Behavior
- Anxiety
- Asperger Syndrome
- Attachment Issues
- Autism Spectrum Disorder
- Behavioral Problems
- Bipolar Disorder
- Child Abuse Trauma
- Chronic Depression
- Cognitive Function Disorders
- Conduct Disorders
- Depressive Episode
- Developmental Disabilities
- Dysthymia
- Eating Disorders
- Emotional Disturbance
- Emotional State Symptoms (MOOD SWINGS)
- Executive Function Disorder
- Gallbladder Disease
- Impulse Control Disorder
- Learning Disabilities
- Manic Episode
- Mood Disorders
- Newborn Developmental Delays
- Obesity
- Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD)
- Pervasive Developmental Disorder
- Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)
- Reaction To Stress And Adjustment Disorders In Children
- Schizoid Personality Disorder
- School Avoidance
- Self Harm
- Separation Anxiety
- Social Anxiety Disorder
- Social Skills Deficit
- Suicidal Thought
- Trauma And Stress Disorders
Procedures I perform
- Adhd Evaluation
- Alcohol Abuse Counseling
- Anxiety Management
- Behavioral Activation
- Behavioral Modification
- Binge Eating Disorder Treatment
- Bipolar Disorder Treatment
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy
- Cognitive Flexibility Training
- Existential Group Therapy
- Eye Movement Desensitization And Reprocessing
- Group Psychotherapy
- Group Therapy
- Health Promotion Counseling
- Interprofessional Collaboration
- Learning Disability Evaluation
- Learning Disability Support
- Mood Disorder Treatment
- Motivational Interviewing
- Neuropsychological Testing
- Obsessive Compulsive Disorder Treatment
- Pain Medication Management
- Parent Management Training
- Play Therapy
- Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder Treatment
- Psychiatric Evaluation
- Psychoeducational Testing
- Psychological Evaluation
- Psychotherapy
- Relapse Prevention
- Self-Esteem Enhancement
- Self-Harm Prevention
- Social Skills Training
- Stress Reduction
- Substance Dependence Treatment
- Suicide Intervention
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
- Amerigroup DC Healthy Families
- Navigate
- First Health PPO
- UHC Passport
- Blue Choice Advantage
- Humana Gold Plus HMO
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- Aetna VA Exchange
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PPO
- Private Fee-for-Service Plans (PFFS)
- CareFirst BlueChoice HMO
- United Healthcare Select HMO - EPO/NPP
- Medicare Direct
- Anthem BCBS of VA Key Care POS/PPO/Indemnity
- Healthy Blue (HMO, POS)
- Coventry Health Care of Virginia
- HighMark
- Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
- United Healthcare Options (PPO)
- CareFirst Dual Prime HMO-SNP
- IH-Open HMO Option
- CareFirst Blue Card Program
- CIGNA SureFit (HMO)
- CIGNA Connect EPO
- Tricare Reserve Select
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Adv. Special Needs Plans
- M.D. IPA (HMO)
- Veterans Affairs Community Care Network
- Kaiser Permaenete Signature - Added Choice Cardiac Global
- CareFirst NASCO
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice POS Cardiac Global
- CIGNA Indemnity
- CIGNA HMO & Network (HMO)
- Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
- Lasso Healthcare - Medicare Medical Savings Account
- AMERIVANTAGE/Amerigroup Community Care
- Aetna Basic
- Sentara Health
- TriWest Healthcare Alliance
- IH-Open EPO Plus
- Aetna Worker's Compensation Network
- Aetna Better Health of MD
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers Plus
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Plus
- Aetna Classic 3500
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD HMO
- IH-Indemnity
- Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA/HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
- CareFirst MedStar Select PPO
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage
- United Healthcare Choice Cardiac Global
- Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
- CIGNA PPO Plus
- Aetna Student Health Insurance
- Employee Health Plan
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
- Priority Partners - Maryland Health Choice
- POS OA
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (HMO)
- NYC Medicare Advantage Plus
- CareFirst (NCA) Indemnity
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PLUS PPO
- HumanaChoice PPO
- Choice POS
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Basic
- IH-POS Plus
- Kaiser Permanente Select Cardiac Global
- Aetna Advantage 6350PD
- Cigna TotalCare (HMO D-SNP)
- Kaiser Permanente HMO Plus and DHMO Plus Member
- DC/MD SHOP QHP Small Business Plans
- IH-Open POS Plus
- OCI Direct (HMO)
- IH-HMO
- United Healthcare Choice Plus Cardiac Global
- Private Health Care Systems (PPO)
- Alterwood Advanatge HMO & DSNP Plans
- IH-EPO Plus
- Geisinger Medicare Advantage
- Uniformed Services Family Health Plan
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Advantage Signature and Select
- CIGNA EPO
- Optimum Choice & Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) Cardiac Global
- Kaiser Permanente Signature - Added Choice
- TRICARE East Prime
- Core Essential (HMO)
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Plus
- Cigna True Choice Medicare (PPO)
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthy Families
- Kaiser Permanente Select - Added Choice
- Aetna Advantage 6350
- Options PPO Cardiac Global
- Humana Medicare Advantage - PPO
- HumanaChoice Honor's plan PPO
- Aetna Better Health of VA
- CareFirst Maryland Point of Service Plan
- United Medicare Private Fee-for-Service (PFFS) plans
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO) Cardiac Global
- Advantra Platinum (PPO)
- CareFirst Administrators
- Optimum Choice
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- Cigna True Choice Plus Medicare (PPO)
- Aetna Classic 5000PD
- First Health PPO
- Erickson Advantage Plans
- Aetna Premier 200PD
- Choice POS II Open Access
- OA Plus
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- UnitedHealthcare and AARP Medicare Complete Plans
- Medicare Advantage - Advantra Value (PPO)
- CIGNA POS/Network POS
- CareFirst Community Health Plan of MD
- M.D. IPA Preferred (POS)
- Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Dual Adv
- Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
- Network OA
- Maryland Physicians Care MCO
- CareFirst FEP Blue Focus
- United Healthcare Select Plus (POS)
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Standard
- Kaiser Permanente Signature
- CareFirst Federal Employee Program (Std. & Basic PPO)
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage prescription drug benefit (PPO)
- United Healthcare Community Plan - VA Medicaid MCO
- Cigna Achieve Medicare (HMO C-SNP)
- Aetna Classic 5000
- Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
- United Healthcare Navigate Cardiac Global
- HealthyBlue PPO
- Beech Street PPO
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthcare Alliance
- CIGNA PPO
- Optimum Choice Preferred (POS)
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- CIGNA HMO Open Access
- IH-POS
- United HealthCare Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program
- Optima Family Care MCO - VA Medicaid MCO
- Police and Fire Clinic
- BCBS Out-of-State Medicare Plans (Blue Advantage)
- CareFirst Maryland Indemnity or PPO
- Choice Fund PPO
- Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund)
- Humana Medicare Advantage - HMO Open Access
- Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
- IH-Open Network Only Plus
- Medicare FFS
- Jai Medical Systems - Maryland Health Choice
- Kaiser Permanente Select
- Kaiser Maryland Medicaid MCO
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
- Cigna Preferred Medicare (HMO)
- Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
- BlueChoice Open Access
- Choice Care Network/HUMANA (PPO)
- HUMANA/Choice Care Medicare Plans (Choice, Gold Choice)
- Aetna Advantage 5750
- MD IPA (HMO) & MD IPA Preferred Cardiac Global
- Aetna Signature Administrator PPO/TPA
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue SNP
- IH-Open POS II
- Aetna Medicare Advantage PFFS Plan
- Amerigroup DC Alliance
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families
- UHC Group Medicare Advantage Plans (HMO, POS, PPO)
- United Healthcare Select HMO-EPO/NPP Cardiac Global
- CareFirst Blue Preferred PPO
- TRICARE for Life East
- WellPoint Maryland - Maryland Health Choice
- BCBS of Michigan (BCN Advantage,Security Blue, Freedom, Medicare PLUS Blue Group PPO)
- CareFirst MedStar PPO
- IH-PPO
- Health Services for Children with Special Needs
- United Healthcare Choice Plus
- Aetna HMO
- Magellan Complete Care of VA - VA Medicaid MCO
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice 3-tier POS
- TRICARE East Select
- IH-Network Only Plus
- United Healthcare Choice
- Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
- United Student Resources
- Choice POS II
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Open Access
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (POS & POS OA)
- CareFirst EPO
- Cigna Alliance Medicare (HMO)
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage DSNP District of Columbia
- IH-Open HMO
- MultiPlan, Inc
- CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield Advantage Core/Enhanced
Education
Graduate: Argosy University-Northern Virginia CLOSED (2006)