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
- 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
- Insomnia
- 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)
- 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
- 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
- Eye Movement Desensitization And Reprocessing
- 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
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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
- Aetna Better Health of MD
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Open Access
- United Healthcare Select HMO-EPO/NPP Cardiac Global
- United Healthcare Options (PPO)
- Magellan Complete Care of VA - VA Medicaid MCO
- IH-Open EPO Plus
- United Healthcare Community Plan - VA Medicaid MCO
- BCBS of Michigan (BCN Advantage,Security Blue, Freedom, Medicare PLUS Blue Group PPO)
- Blue Choice Advantage
- CareFirst Blue Card Program
- HealthyBlue PPO
- United Healthcare Navigate Cardiac Global
- IH-Open POS II
- United Healthcare Choice
- United Healthcare Choice Plus Cardiac Global
- TRICARE East Prime
- MultiPlan, Inc
- TRICARE East Select
- IH-HMO
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue SNP
- CareFirst EPO
- Cigna True Choice Plus Medicare (PPO)
- Kaiser Permanente HMO Plus and DHMO Plus Member
- Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund)
- Aetna Better Health of VA
- Sentara Health
- Kaiser Maryland Medicaid MCO
- Aetna Worker's Compensation Network
- Healthy Blue (HMO, POS)
- Choice Fund PPO
- Core Essential (HMO)
- Kaiser Permaenete Signature - Added Choice Cardiac Global
- Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthcare Alliance
- UHC Group Medicare Advantage Plans (HMO, POS, PPO)
- Advantra Platinum (PPO)
- WellPoint Maryland - Maryland Health Choice
- Optima Family Care MCO - VA Medicaid MCO
- United Healthcare Choice Cardiac Global
- Aetna VA Exchange
- Cigna Alliance Medicare (HMO)
- Kaiser Permanente Select
- Coventry Health Care of Virginia
- Tricare Reserve Select
- Aetna Classic 5000
- CareFirst (NCA) Indemnity
- Navigate
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice POS Cardiac Global
- CIGNA PPO
- Aetna HMO
- Amerigroup DC Alliance
- Choice POS
- Network OA
- CIGNA Indemnity
- Cigna Preferred Medicare (HMO)
- Cigna TotalCare (HMO D-SNP)
- TRICARE for Life East
- United HealthCare Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program
- Aetna Signature Administrator PPO/TPA
- Amerigroup DC Healthy Families
- UHC Passport
- CareFirst MedStar PPO
- Humana Medicare Advantage - PPO
- Uniformed Services Family Health Plan
- IH-Open POS Plus
- CareFirst Maryland Indemnity or PPO
- Humana Gold Plus HMO
- Maryland Physicians Care MCO
- Beech Street PPO
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Standard
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Plus
- CareFirst Blue Preferred PPO
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Plus
- Private Health Care Systems (PPO)
- CareFirst Maryland Point of Service Plan
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- NYC Medicare Advantage Plus
- Anthem BCBS of VA Key Care POS/PPO/Indemnity
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PLUS PPO
- BCBS Out-of-State Medicare Plans (Blue Advantage)
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers Plus
- CIGNA Connect EPO
- First Health PPO
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice 3-tier POS
- DC/MD SHOP QHP Small Business Plans
- Veterans Affairs Community Care Network
- IH-POS Plus
- IH-EPO Plus
- Geisinger Medicare Advantage
- Aetna Classic 5000PD
- CIGNA PPO Plus
- Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
- CareFirst NASCO
- CareFirst Community Health Plan of MD
- Health Services for Children with Special Needs
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
- Aetna Advantage 5750
- Aetna Basic
- CareFirst Dual Prime HMO-SNP
- Kaiser Permanente Select - Added Choice
- CIGNA HMO Open Access
- Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
- IH-Open HMO
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Adv. Special Needs Plans
- CareFirst Administrators
- Optimum Choice & Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) Cardiac Global
- Aetna Advantage 6350PD
- Aetna Classic 3500
- Choice Care Network/HUMANA (PPO)
- Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
- Employee Health Plan
- Medicare FFS
- CareFirst FEP Blue Focus
- CIGNA POS/Network POS
- M.D. IPA Preferred (POS)
- Aetna Student Health Insurance
- IH-PPO
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Dual Adv
- Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthy Families
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage prescription drug benefit (PPO)
- Jai Medical Systems - Maryland Health Choice
- M.D. IPA (HMO)
- Options PPO Cardiac Global
- IH-Network Only Plus
- Aetna Premier 200PD
- IH-Open Network Only Plus
- UnitedHealthcare and AARP Medicare Complete Plans
- CIGNA HMO & Network (HMO)
- Humana Medicare Advantage - HMO Open Access
- IH-Indemnity
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage
- Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families
- Choice POS II
- CareFirst BlueChoice HMO
- Police and Fire Clinic
- POS OA
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (HMO)
- Aetna Advantage 6350
- Aetna Medicare Advantage PFFS Plan
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PPO
- United Healthcare Select HMO - EPO/NPP
- United Healthcare Select Plus (POS)
- MD IPA (HMO) & MD IPA Preferred Cardiac Global
- Priority Partners - Maryland Health Choice
- BlueChoice Open Access
- Lasso Healthcare - Medicare Medical Savings Account
- Medicare Advantage - Advantra Value (PPO)
- Optimum Choice Preferred (POS)
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO) Cardiac Global
- HUMANA/Choice Care Medicare Plans (Choice, Gold Choice)
- First Health PPO
- HumanaChoice PPO
- United Healthcare Choice Plus
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage DSNP District of Columbia
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
- HighMark
- IH-POS
- IH-Open HMO Option
- United Student Resources
- CareFirst MedStar Select PPO
- OCI Direct (HMO)
- Cigna True Choice Medicare (PPO)
- Erickson Advantage Plans
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA/HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
- Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
- Kaiser Permanente Select Cardiac Global
- Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- Private Fee-for-Service Plans (PFFS)
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (POS & POS OA)
- CIGNA SureFit (HMO)
- CareFirst Federal Employee Program (Std. & Basic PPO)
- OA Plus
- CIGNA EPO
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Advantage Signature and Select
- Kaiser Permanente Signature - Added Choice
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- Cigna Achieve Medicare (HMO C-SNP)
- Medicare Direct
- Alterwood Advanatge HMO & DSNP Plans
- Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
- Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
- Kaiser Permanente Signature
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD HMO
- Optimum Choice
- AMERIVANTAGE/Amerigroup Community Care
- HumanaChoice Honor's plan PPO
- TriWest Healthcare Alliance
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Basic
- United Medicare Private Fee-for-Service (PFFS) plans
- Choice POS II Open Access
- CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield Advantage Core/Enhanced
Education
Fellowship: Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine (2017)
Internship: Baltimore VA Medical Center (2015)
Graduate: Howard University (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.