Aimee L Danielson, PhD
Provider is directly employed by MedStar Health
Provider is directly employed by MedStar HealthSpecialties: Behavioral Health, Clinical Psychology, Psychology
Languages: English
(202) 944-5402
About me
Aimee Danielson, PhD, is the Founder and Director of the Women’s Mental Health Program at MedStar Georgetown University Hospital. She is a Clinical Psychologist and Associate Professor of Psychiatry and Obstetrics & Gynecology in the Georgetown School of Medicine. She has worked exclusively in the field of perinatal mental health since creating her own postdoctoral fellowship in this area in 2002. Since that time, she has developed and implemented numerous clinical, academic and research programs to respond to the unmet mental health needs of perinatal women. In 2008, she founded the Women’s Mental Health Program at MedStar Georgetown University Hospital in response to a critical need for specialized care at this institution and in the region. This program, which she continues to direct and participate in clinical care, provides specialized psychiatric care for pregnant and postpartum women. Across MedStar, she leads numerous efforts to train medical providers, residents, students, and nurses on screening for perinatal mental health disorders and has successfully implemented universal maternal depression screening across various hospital-based settings including outpatient obstetrics, acute inpatient obstetrics and pediatrics.
Dr. Danielson is a founding member of the DC Metro Perinatal Mental Health Collaborative and an active member of several local maternal mental health initiatives, each of which have enabled her to grow the capacity of perinatal mental health providers across DC and serve as an advocate for both perinatal mental health awareness and increased access to quality mental health care. Over the past several years, she has led numerous efforts centrally focused on expanding perinatal mental health services in the District of Columbia. Most recently, this work has focused on the integration of mental health care into the obstetric setting at MedStar Washington Hospital Center as part of the “Safe Babies, Safe Moms” MedStar/Clark initiative.
As an expert in the field, she speaks locally and nationally on topics related to maternal mental health and wellness in women. She has been an invited speaker on On Point with Tom Ashbrook (NPR), as well as contributing to stories in the Washington Post and the Huffington Post.
Clinical areas of focus
- Bipolar Disorder Treatment
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy
- Depression Treatment
- Existential Group Therapy
- Group Psychotherapy
- Mood Disorder Treatment
- Psychiatric Evaluation
- Psychotherapy
- Women's Mental Health Treatment
Conditions and procedures
Conditions I treat
- Adjustment Disorder With Anxiety
- Adjustment Disorder With Mixed Anxiety And Depressed Mood
- Adolescent Depression
- Adult Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD)
- Anxiety
- Bipolar Disorder
- Bipolar Disorder With Manic Episodes
- Chronic Depression
- Clinical Depression
- Depressive Episode
- Eating Disorders
- Emotional State Symptoms
- Emotional State Symptoms (MOOD SWINGS)
- Hypochondriasis
- Insomnia Related To Depression
- Major Depressive Disorder With Psychotic Features
- Maternal Diseases
- Memory Disorder
- Miscarriage
- Mood Disorders
- Phobia
- Postpartum Anxiety
- Postpartum Depression
- Postpartum Infections
- Premenstrual Dysphoric Disorder (PMDD)
- Psychotic Disorder
- Reaction To Stress And Adjustment Disorders In Children
- Schizoid Personality Disorder
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Social Anxiety Disorder
- Somatoform Disorder
- Stillbirth
- Suicidal Thought
- Trauma
- Women's Depression
Procedures I perform
- Adjustment Disorder Treatment
- Alcohol Abuse Counseling
- Anxiety Disorder Treatment
- Anxiety Management
- Behavioral Activation
- Behavioral Modification
- Binge Eating Disorder Treatment
- Bipolar Disorder Treatment
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy
- Depression Treatment
- Existential Group Therapy
- Graston Technique
- Group Psychotherapy
- Health Promotion Counseling
- Mood Disorder Treatment
- Motivational Interviewing
- Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder Treatment
- Psychiatric Evaluation
- Psychopharmacology
- Psychotherapy
- Suicidal Ideation Treatment
- Wellness And Prevention
- 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
- CareFirst Dual Prime HMO-SNP
- CIGNA PPO Plus
- Cigna Achieve Medicare (HMO C-SNP)
- First Health PPO
- Medicare Direct
- Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
- United Student Resources
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
- Choice POS
- Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund)
- IH-Open Network Only Plus
- CareFirst EPO
- Private Health Care Systems (PPO)
- Aetna Basic
- TRICARE East Select
- HumanaChoice Honor's plan PPO
- Aetna VA Exchange
- Priority Partners - Maryland Health Choice
- TriWest Healthcare Alliance
- IH-HMO
- TRICARE for Life East
- Aetna Advantage 6350PD
- Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
- Lasso Healthcare - Medicare Medical Savings Account
- First Health PPO
- UHC Group Medicare Advantage Plans (HMO, POS, PPO)
- WellPoint Maryland - Maryland Health Choice
- Kaiser Permanente HMO Plus and DHMO Plus Member
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- CIGNA POS/Network POS
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Plus
- MultiPlan, Inc
- IH-Network Only Plus
- Employee Health Plan
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Adv. Special Needs Plans
- Veterans Affairs Community Care Network
- Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA/HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
- Kaiser Permanente Select - Added Choice
- United Healthcare Select HMO - EPO/NPP
- Geisinger Medicare Advantage
- United Healthcare Community Plan - VA Medicaid MCO
- DC/MD SHOP QHP Small Business Plans
- Cigna TotalCare (HMO D-SNP)
- Alterwood Advanatge HMO & DSNP Plans
- BCBS Out-of-State Medicare Plans (Blue Advantage)
- CareFirst MedStar Select PPO
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families
- CIGNA Indemnity
- Humana Medicare Advantage - HMO Open Access
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (POS & POS OA)
- Private Fee-for-Service Plans (PFFS)
- AMERIVANTAGE/Amerigroup Community Care
- OA Plus
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- IH-Open POS Plus
- POS OA
- IH-PPO
- Magellan Complete Care of VA - VA Medicaid MCO
- IH-EPO Plus
- Tricare Reserve Select
- Network OA
- Police and Fire Clinic
- Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
- HealthyBlue PPO
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Standard
- United Healthcare Choice
- IH-Indemnity
- CIGNA HMO & Network (HMO)
- Humana Medicare Advantage - PPO
- Amerigroup DC Healthy Families
- Beech Street PPO
- CareFirst Federal Employee Program (Std. & Basic PPO)
- Medicare FFS
- CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield Advantage Core/Enhanced
- CIGNA Connect EPO
- CareFirst Maryland Indemnity or PPO
- Cigna Alliance Medicare (HMO)
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PPO
- HUMANA/Choice Care Medicare Plans (Choice, Gold Choice)
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers Plus
- United Healthcare Select Plus (POS)
- CareFirst FEP Blue Focus
- IH-Open HMO Option
- Amerigroup DC Alliance
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Plus
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Open Access
- Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
- United Healthcare Options (PPO)
- Aetna Student Health Insurance
- Aetna HMO
- Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
- BlueChoice Open Access
- Aetna Better Health of MD
- Choice POS II Open Access
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- Aetna Classic 5000
- Aetna Signature Administrator PPO/TPA
- IH-Open HMO
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthcare Alliance
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PLUS PPO
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage
- Choice Care Network/HUMANA (PPO)
- Health Services for Children with Special Needs
- Kaiser Permanente Signature
- Humana Gold Plus HMO
- Cigna Preferred Medicare (HMO)
- Aetna Medicare Advantage PFFS Plan
- CIGNA HMO Open Access
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice 3-tier POS
- IH-Open POS II
- CareFirst Administrators
- BCBS of Michigan (BCN Advantage,Security Blue, Freedom, Medicare PLUS Blue Group PPO)
- Aetna Premier 200PD
- Medicare Advantage - Advantra Value (PPO)
- CareFirst Blue Preferred PPO
- Core Essential (HMO)
- CIGNA SureFit (HMO)
- M.D. IPA Preferred (POS)
- Aetna Advantage 6350
- M.D. IPA (HMO)
- Kaiser Permanente Signature - Added Choice
- Navigate
- CareFirst NASCO
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Advantage Signature and Select
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthy Families
- Kaiser Maryland Medicaid MCO
- NYC Medicare Advantage Plus
- IH-POS Plus
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
- Advantra Platinum (PPO)
- CareFirst (NCA) Indemnity
- Blue Choice Advantage
- CIGNA PPO
- CareFirst Maryland Point of Service Plan
- CareFirst Community Health Plan of MD
- OCI Direct (HMO)
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage DSNP District of Columbia
- Aetna Classic 3500
- Cigna True Choice Medicare (PPO)
- HighMark
- Uniformed Services Family Health Plan
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
- Sentara Health
- Aetna Better Health of VA
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Dual Adv
- Optimum Choice Preferred (POS)
- UnitedHealthcare and AARP Medicare Complete Plans
- Aetna Worker's Compensation Network
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage prescription drug benefit (PPO)
- TRICARE East Prime
- CareFirst MedStar PPO
- Aetna Classic 5000PD
- Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
- Healthy Blue (HMO, POS)
- Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
- Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
- Kaiser Permanente Select
- Choice Fund PPO
- Maryland Physicians Care MCO
- UHC Passport
- Coventry Health Care of Virginia
- Jai Medical Systems - Maryland Health Choice
- United HealthCare Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program
- HumanaChoice PPO
- CIGNA EPO
- Cigna True Choice Plus Medicare (PPO)
- Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
- United Medicare Private Fee-for-Service (PFFS) plans
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Basic
- Erickson Advantage Plans
- CareFirst BlueChoice HMO
- IH-POS
- Optimum Choice
- IH-Open EPO Plus
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue SNP
- CareFirst Blue Card Program
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD HMO
- Optima Family Care MCO - VA Medicaid MCO
- Anthem BCBS of VA Key Care POS/PPO/Indemnity
- Aetna Advantage 5750
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (HMO)
- United Healthcare Choice Plus
- Choice POS II
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Education
Fellowship: Rush-Presbyterian St. Luke's Medical Center-Chicago (2003)
Internship: Rush-Presbyterian St. Luke's Medical Center-Chicago (2002)
Graduate: University of Miami (2002)