Mana K Carter, PHD| Psychology | MedStar Health
Mana K Carter, PhD
Provider is directly employed by MedStar Health
Provider is directly employed by MedStar HealthSpecialties: Psychology
Languages: English
About me
Mana K. Ali Carter, PhD, is a board-certified rehabilitation psychologist at MedStar National Rehabilitation Hospital (NRH). In both inpatient and outpatient medical rehabilitation settings, Dr. Ali Carter conducts psychological assessments and provides interventions aimed to support mood, coping with disabilities, health behaviors (e.g., pain management, sleep hygiene), and overall quality of life.
Dr. Ali Carter is licensed in both Maryland and the District of Columbia. She also serves as the Director of Training for the Rehabilitation and Pain Psychology Fellowship at MedStar NRH and Co-Chair for MedStar National Rehabilitation Network’s Equity, Inclusion, and Diversity Committee.
Clinical areas of focus
- Adjustment Disorder Treatment
- Anxiety Disorder Treatment
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy
- Health Promotion Counseling
- Mood Disorder Treatment
- Personality Disorder Treatment
- Psychiatric Evaluation
- Psychotherapy
Conditions and procedures
Conditions I treat
- Adjustment Disorder
- Adjustment Disorder With Anxiety
- Adult Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD)
- Amphetamine Addiction
- Amputation Mental Health Issues
- Anxiety
- Bipolar Disorder
- Brain Injury Mental Health Issues
- Burn Injury Survivor Mental Health Issues
- Cardiovascular Disorders Of Newborn
- Cerebrovascular Accident (CVA) Mental Health Issues
- Chronic Illness Coping
- Chronic Illness Mental Health Issues
- Chronic Pain And Mental Health
- Chronic Regional Pain Syndrome
- Chronic Stress
- Cocaine Related Disorders
- Cognitive Rehabilitation After Brain Injury
- Depression
- Depressive Episode
- Eating Disorders
- Emotional Adjustment After Limb Loss
- Emotional Disturbance
- Emotional State Symptoms
- Hip Replacement Surgery Anxiety
- Insomnia
- Irritable Bowel Syndrome
- Knee Replacement Surgery Adjustment Disorder
- Learning Disabilities
- Mental Disorders Due To Physiological Condition
- Mental Health Conditions
- Mood Disorder Due To Traumatic Brain Injury
- Mood Disorders
- Neuropathic Pain Management
- Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD)
- Pain Management For Injuries
- Parkinson's Disease
- Phobia
- Problems Related To Lifestyle
- Problems Related To Primary Support Group
- Reaction To Stress And Adjustment Disorders In Children
- Schizoid Personality Disorder
- Schizophrenia
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Sleep Disorders
- Social Anxiety Disorder
- Somatoform Disorder
- Spinal Cord Injury
- Subcortical Infarction
- Substance Abuse
- Substance Use Disorder
- Trauma
- Traumatic Brain Injury Depression
- Traumatic Brain Injury In Children
Procedures I perform
- Academic Counseling
- Adjustment Disorder Treatment
- Anger Management For Children
- Anxiety Disorder Treatment
- Anxiety Management
- Art Therapy For Children
- Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) Testing
- Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) Treatment
- Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder Treatment
- Attention Training For Anxiety
- Behavioral Activation
- Behavioral Assessment
- Behavioral Interventions
- Binge Eating Disorder Treatment
- Bipolar Disorder Treatment
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy
- Cognitive Flexibility Training
- Cognitive Psychology
- Cognitive Restructuring
- Coping Skills Training
- Dance Therapy
- Dance Therapy For Children
- Depression Treatment
- Developmental Psychology
- Dyadic Developmental Psychotherapy For Children
- Emotional Intelligence Testing
- Existential Group Therapy
- Family Systems Therapy For Children
- Gestalt Therapy For Children
- Graston Technique
- Grief Counseling
- Grief Counseling For Teens
- Group Psychotherapy
- Group Therapy
- Guided Imagery
- Guided Imagery For Pain
- Health Promotion Counseling
- Humanistic Psychology
- Hypnosis For Pain
- Hypnotherapy
- Intelligence Quotient (IQ) Testing
- Mental Status Exam
- Mep (MOTOR EVOKED POTENTIALS)
- Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy For Addiction
- Mood Disorder Treatment
- Motivational Interviewing
- Neuromuscular Rehabilitation
- Neuropsychological Testing
- Pain Medication Management
- Parent Management Training
- Parent-Child Interaction Therapy For Children
- Personality Disorder Treatment
- Play Therapy
- Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) Screening
- Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder Treatment
- Psychiatric Evaluation
- Psychological Counseling For Cancer
- Psychological Evaluation
- Psychological Testing And Assessment
- Psychotherapy
- Relaxation Training
- Schizophrenia Treatment
- Social Psychology
- Social Skills Training
- Somatic Experiencing
- Somatic Experiencing For Children
- Stress Management And Relaxation Techniques
- Stress Reduction
- Substance Abuse Treatment
Practice locations
Distance from Change LocationEnter your Location
102 Irving St NW NRH Rehab at Irving St Outpatient Center Washington, DC, 20010
202-877-1621Fax 202-829-2632
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
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Plus
- Private Health Care Systems (PPO)
- IH-Open Network Only Plus
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- United Healthcare Options (PPO)
- CareFirst Maryland Point of Service Plan
- Anthem BCBS of VA Key Care POS/PPO/Indemnity
- BCBS of Michigan (BCN Advantage,Security Blue, Freedom, Medicare PLUS Blue Group PPO)
- CareFirst Blue Card Program
- Choice POS II
- United Healthcare Choice
- POS OA
- IH-Open POS II
- United Healthcare Choice Plus Cardiac Global
- MultiPlan, Inc
- United Healthcare Select Plus (POS)
- CareFirst EPO
- IH-HMO
- CareFirst Community Health Plan of MD
- CareFirst NASCO
- Kaiser Maryland Medicaid MCO
- Aetna Better Health of VA
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage DSNP District of Columbia
- First Health PPO
- HUMANA/Choice Care Medicare Plans (Choice, Gold Choice)
- Advantra Platinum (PPO)
- CareFirst MedStar Select PPO
- United Healthcare Choice Cardiac Global
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- Coventry Health Care of Virginia
- Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
- Aetna Advantage 6350PD
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice POS Cardiac Global
- Choice Care Network/HUMANA (PPO)
- Network OA
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Advantage Signature and Select
- Alterwood Advanatge HMO & DSNP Plans
- Medicare Direct
- Aetna Student Health Insurance
- Humana Medicare Advantage - PPO
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthy Families
- AMERIVANTAGE/Amerigroup Community Care
- M.D. IPA (HMO)
- Options PPO Cardiac Global
- CareFirst Blue Preferred PPO
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Open Access
- Aetna Premier 200PD
- United Healthcare Select HMO-EPO/NPP Cardiac Global
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage
- IH-Indemnity
- United Healthcare Community Plan - VA Medicaid MCO
- Blue Choice Advantage
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers Plus
- Veterans Affairs Community Care Network
- Police and Fire Clinic
- IH-POS Plus
- IH-EPO Plus
- Geisinger Medicare Advantage
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (HMO)
- TRICARE East Select
- MD IPA (HMO) & MD IPA Preferred Cardiac Global
- Health Services for Children with Special Needs
- Lasso Healthcare - Medicare Medical Savings Account
- Choice Fund PPO
- Healthy Blue (HMO, POS)
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO) Cardiac Global
- HighMark
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
- IH-POS
- CareFirst Dual Prime HMO-SNP
- Aetna Basic
- CIGNA HMO Open Access
- Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
- Cigna True Choice Medicare (PPO)
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Adv. Special Needs Plans
- IH-Open HMO
- Tricare Reserve Select
- Optimum Choice & Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) Cardiac Global
- Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
- Private Fee-for-Service Plans (PFFS)
- Navigate
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (POS & POS OA)
- CIGNA PPO
- CIGNA SureFit (HMO)
- Aetna Classic 3500
- Medicare FFS
- CIGNA EPO
- United HealthCare Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program
- TRICARE for Life East
- Cigna Preferred Medicare (HMO)
- CIGNA Indemnity
- M.D. IPA Preferred (POS)
- Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
- Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
- IH-PPO
- Kaiser Permanente Signature
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Dual Adv
- Uniformed Services Family Health Plan
- CareFirst MedStar PPO
- Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage prescription drug benefit (PPO)
- Beech Street PPO
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Plus
- UnitedHealthcare and AARP Medicare Complete Plans
- CIGNA HMO & Network (HMO)
- NYC Medicare Advantage Plus
- Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
- IH-Open EPO Plus
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice 3-tier POS
- CIGNA Connect EPO
- DC/MD SHOP QHP Small Business Plans
- United Healthcare Navigate Cardiac Global
- Aetna Classic 5000PD
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PPO
- TRICARE East Prime
- CIGNA PPO Plus
- Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
- Cigna True Choice Plus Medicare (PPO)
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue SNP
- Priority Partners - Maryland Health Choice
- Kaiser Permanente HMO Plus and DHMO Plus Member
- Sentara Health
- Medicare Advantage - Advantra Value (PPO)
- Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund)
- Optimum Choice Preferred (POS)
- United Healthcare Choice Plus
- HumanaChoice PPO
- Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
- UHC Group Medicare Advantage Plans (HMO, POS, PPO)
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
- Aetna Advantage 5750
- United Student Resources
- IH-Open HMO Option
- Optima Family Care MCO - VA Medicaid MCO
- Aetna VA Exchange
- Kaiser Permanente Select
- Amerigroup DC Alliance
- Aetna HMO
- Employee Health Plan
- Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
- Choice POS
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- Kaiser Permanente Signature - Added Choice
- Cigna TotalCare (HMO D-SNP)
- CareFirst FEP Blue Focus
- Cigna Achieve Medicare (HMO C-SNP)
- Aetna Signature Administrator PPO/TPA
- Maryland Physicians Care MCO
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Basic
- CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield Advantage Core/Enhanced
- Choice POS II Open Access
- Aetna Better Health of MD
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Standard
- IH-Network Only Plus
- Humana Medicare Advantage - HMO Open Access
- Magellan Complete Care of VA - VA Medicaid MCO
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PLUS PPO
- BCBS Out-of-State Medicare Plans (Blue Advantage)
- First Health PPO
- HealthyBlue PPO
- CareFirst BlueChoice HMO
- Aetna Medicare Advantage PFFS Plan
- Aetna Advantage 6350
- United Healthcare Select HMO - EPO/NPP
- BlueChoice Open Access
- Core Essential (HMO)
- Aetna Worker's Compensation Network
- Kaiser Permaenete Signature - Added Choice Cardiac Global
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthcare Alliance
- WellPoint Maryland - Maryland Health Choice
- Kaiser Permanente Select - Added Choice
- OCI Direct (HMO)
- Cigna Alliance Medicare (HMO)
- Erickson Advantage Plans
- CareFirst Administrators
- Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA/HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
- Aetna Classic 5000
- Kaiser Permanente Select Cardiac Global
- CareFirst (NCA) Indemnity
- CareFirst Federal Employee Program (Std. & Basic PPO)
- OA Plus
- CIGNA POS/Network POS
- UHC Passport
- Amerigroup DC Healthy Families
- Optimum Choice
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD HMO
- IH-Open POS Plus
- TriWest Healthcare Alliance
- HumanaChoice Honor's plan PPO
- CareFirst Maryland Indemnity or PPO
- United Medicare Private Fee-for-Service (PFFS) plans
- Jai Medical Systems - Maryland Health Choice
- Humana Gold Plus HMO
Education
Fellowship: Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine (2017)
Graduate: Howard University (2015)
Internship: Baltimore VA Medical Center (2015)
Hospital affiliations
News and publications
Ali, M.K., & Mickens, M. (2018). Treatment engagement and multicultural considerations. In. A. Maragakis, & W.T. O’Donohue, Principle-based stepped care and brief psychotherapy for integrated care settings (p.449). Cham, Switerzland:Springer.
Ali, M.K., Hack, S.M., Brown, C.H., Medoff, D., Fang, L., Klingaman, E.A., Park, S.G., Dixon, LB., Kreyenbuhl, J.A. (2017). Racial differences in mental health recovery among Veterans with serious mental illness. Journal of Racial and Ethnic Health Disparities doi: 10.1007/s40615-017-0363-z
Beacham, A.O., Van Sickle, K.S., Khatri, P., Ali, M., Reimer, D., Farber, E.W., & Kaslow, N.J. (2017). Meeting evolving workforce needs: Preparing psychologists for leadership in the Patient Centered Medical Home. American Psychologist, 72(1), 42-54.
Farber, E.W., Ali, M.K., Van Sickle, K.S., & Kaslow, N.J. (2017). Psychology in Patient-Centered Medical Homes: Reducing health disparities and promoting health equity. American Psychologist, 72(1), 28-41.
Sims, R.C., Cole, A.P., Ali, M.K., Whitfield, K.E., Skinner, J., Mwendwa, D.T. (2016). Examining the influence of obesity on executive function and memory in middle age and older African Americans. Archives of Clinical Neuropsychology, 31, 23-28.
Ali, M., Mwendwa, D., Sims, R., Ramsey, N., Ricks, M., Callender, C., & Sumner, A.E. (2016).The association between age at immigration and kidney function in relatively healthy African immigrants in the United States. Journal of Immigrant and Minority Health, 18(1), 294-201.
Ali, M., Mwendwa, D., Sims, R., & Whitfield, K.E. (2014). Mindfulness as a potential protective factor against negative affect in older African Americans. Journal of Depression and Anxiety, S1, 1.
Sims, R.C., Bennett, N., Mwendwa, D.T., Ali, M., Levy, S.A., Callender, C., & Campbell, A. (2014). Executive functioning and negative eating behaviors in severely obese African Americans. Ethnicity and Disease, 24(3), 328-324.
Mwendwa, D., Ali, M., Sims, R., Cole, A., Lipscomb, M., Levy, S., Callender, C., & Campbell, A. (2013). Depressive and hostile personality styles are associated with inflammatory markers of cardiovascular disease in African Americans. Brain, Behavior, and Immunity, 28, 72-82.
Mwendwa D., Ali, M., Sims, R., Madhere, S., Levy, S., Callender, C., & Campbell, A. (2013). Psychometric properties of the Cook Medley Hostility Scale and its association with inflammatory markers in African Americans. Psychology, Health, and Medicine, 18, 431-444.
Mwendwa, D.T., Gholson, G., Sims, R.C., Levy-Massey, S.A., Ali, M., Harrell, J., Callender, C.O., & Campbell, A.L. (2011). Coping with perceived racism: A significant factor in the development of obesity in African-American women? Journal of the National Medical Association, 103, 602-608.
Sims, R., Mwendwa, D., Ali, M., Thomas, J., Callender, C., & Campbell, A. (2010). Depressive symptomatology: Relations to C-reactive protein in African-American men. Journal of Best Practices in Health Profession Diversity: Research, Education and Policy, 3, 43.
Ali, M.K., Hack, S.M., Brown, C.H., Medoff, D., Fang, L., Klingaman, E.A., Park, S.G., Dixon, LB., Kreyenbuhl, J.A. (2017). Racial differences in mental health recovery among Veterans with serious mental illness. Journal of Racial and Ethnic Health Disparities doi: 10.1007/s40615-017-0363-z
Beacham, A.O., Van Sickle, K.S., Khatri, P., Ali, M., Reimer, D., Farber, E.W., & Kaslow, N.J. (2017). Meeting evolving workforce needs: Preparing psychologists for leadership in the Patient Centered Medical Home. American Psychologist, 72(1), 42-54.
Farber, E.W., Ali, M.K., Van Sickle, K.S., & Kaslow, N.J. (2017). Psychology in Patient-Centered Medical Homes: Reducing health disparities and promoting health equity. American Psychologist, 72(1), 28-41.
Sims, R.C., Cole, A.P., Ali, M.K., Whitfield, K.E., Skinner, J., Mwendwa, D.T. (2016). Examining the influence of obesity on executive function and memory in middle age and older African Americans. Archives of Clinical Neuropsychology, 31, 23-28.
Ali, M., Mwendwa, D., Sims, R., Ramsey, N., Ricks, M., Callender, C., & Sumner, A.E. (2016).The association between age at immigration and kidney function in relatively healthy African immigrants in the United States. Journal of Immigrant and Minority Health, 18(1), 294-201.
Ali, M., Mwendwa, D., Sims, R., & Whitfield, K.E. (2014). Mindfulness as a potential protective factor against negative affect in older African Americans. Journal of Depression and Anxiety, S1, 1.
Sims, R.C., Bennett, N., Mwendwa, D.T., Ali, M., Levy, S.A., Callender, C., & Campbell, A. (2014). Executive functioning and negative eating behaviors in severely obese African Americans. Ethnicity and Disease, 24(3), 328-324.
Mwendwa, D., Ali, M., Sims, R., Cole, A., Lipscomb, M., Levy, S., Callender, C., & Campbell, A. (2013). Depressive and hostile personality styles are associated with inflammatory markers of cardiovascular disease in African Americans. Brain, Behavior, and Immunity, 28, 72-82.
Mwendwa D., Ali, M., Sims, R., Madhere, S., Levy, S., Callender, C., & Campbell, A. (2013). Psychometric properties of the Cook Medley Hostility Scale and its association with inflammatory markers in African Americans. Psychology, Health, and Medicine, 18, 431-444.
Mwendwa, D.T., Gholson, G., Sims, R.C., Levy-Massey, S.A., Ali, M., Harrell, J., Callender, C.O., & Campbell, A.L. (2011). Coping with perceived racism: A significant factor in the development of obesity in African-American women? Journal of the National Medical Association, 103, 602-608.
Sims, R., Mwendwa, D., Ali, M., Thomas, J., Callender, C., & Campbell, A. (2010). Depressive symptomatology: Relations to C-reactive protein in African-American men. Journal of Best Practices in Health Profession Diversity: Research, Education and Policy, 3, 43.