Aimee L Danielson, PhD
Provider is directly employed by MedStar Health
Provider is directly employed by MedStar HealthSpecialties: Psychology, Behavioral Health, Clinical 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 Group Medicare Advantage prescription drug benefit (PPO)
- Cigna Preferred Medicare (HMO)
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Advantage Signature and Select
- MultiPlan, Inc
- AMERIVANTAGE/Amerigroup Community Care
- Aetna Advantage 5750
- Aetna VA Exchange
- UHC Group Medicare Advantage Plans (HMO, POS, PPO)
- Aetna Signature Administrator PPO/TPA
- CIGNA PPO Plus
- OCI Direct (HMO)
- UnitedHealthcare and AARP Medicare Complete Plans
- Advantra Platinum (PPO)
- CareFirst MedStar Select PPO
- Amerigroup DC Healthy Families
- HUMANA/Choice Care Medicare Plans (Choice, Gold Choice)
- Amerigroup DC Alliance
- IH-HMO
- CIGNA Connect EPO
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD HMO
- OA Plus
- Choice Fund PPO
- Optimum Choice
- Healthy Blue (HMO, POS)
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PPO
- First Health PPO
- CareFirst Administrators
- United HealthCare Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program
- Medicare FFS
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue SNP
- United Healthcare Select HMO - EPO/NPP
- United Healthcare Choice Plus
- Aetna Basic
- DC/MD SHOP QHP Small Business Plans
- TRICARE East Prime
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers Plus
- IH-Indemnity
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage DSNP District of Columbia
- IH-EPO Plus
- Kaiser Permanente Signature
- Core Essential (HMO)
- Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
- Jai Medical Systems - Maryland Health Choice
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PLUS PPO
- M.D. IPA (HMO)
- Medicare Advantage - Advantra Value (PPO)
- CareFirst Blue Preferred PPO
- Humana Medicare Advantage - HMO Open Access
- CIGNA HMO Open Access
- Private Health Care Systems (PPO)
- BCBS of Michigan (BCN Advantage,Security Blue, Freedom, Medicare PLUS Blue Group PPO)
- Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
- CareFirst EPO
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- Choice Care Network/HUMANA (PPO)
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice 3-tier POS
- CareFirst Maryland Indemnity or PPO
- Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA/HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
- Aetna Classic 3500
- Alterwood Advanatge HMO & DSNP Plans
- Lasso Healthcare - Medicare Medical Savings Account
- Aetna Classic 5000PD
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Dual Adv
- Blue Choice Advantage
- Medicare Direct
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (POS & POS OA)
- Aetna Advantage 6350
- CIGNA Indemnity
- TriWest Healthcare Alliance
- Kaiser Permanente Select
- CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield Advantage Core/Enhanced
- Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
- CIGNA PPO
- Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund)
- Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
- Aetna Better Health of VA
- Tricare Reserve Select
- CareFirst MedStar PPO
- Employee Health Plan
- Uniformed Services Family Health Plan
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- Cigna TotalCare (HMO D-SNP)
- IH-Open POS II
- First Health PPO
- Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Plus
- IH-POS Plus
- UHC Passport
- CareFirst Blue Card Program
- United Healthcare Choice
- Optima Family Care MCO - VA Medicaid MCO
- IH-Open POS Plus
- Humana Gold Plus HMO
- Police and Fire Clinic
- Health Services for Children with Special Needs
- Aetna Better Health of MD
- United Healthcare Options (PPO)
- Choice POS II
- Aetna Student Health Insurance
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Basic
- CareFirst FEP Blue Focus
- CareFirst Dual Prime HMO-SNP
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- CIGNA POS/Network POS
- Aetna Worker's Compensation Network
- Kaiser Permanente Select - Added Choice
- Sentara Health
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families
- Aetna HMO
- Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
- Humana Medicare Advantage - PPO
- United Medicare Private Fee-for-Service (PFFS) plans
- Cigna True Choice Plus Medicare (PPO)
- TRICARE East Select
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthcare Alliance
- CareFirst Community Health Plan of MD
- HumanaChoice PPO
- Aetna Advantage 6350PD
- Magellan Complete Care of VA - VA Medicaid MCO
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthy Families
- Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
- Kaiser Permanente HMO Plus and DHMO Plus Member
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Standard
- Beech Street PPO
- Cigna True Choice Medicare (PPO)
- TRICARE for Life East
- IH-Open HMO
- IH-Open HMO Option
- HumanaChoice Honor's plan PPO
- BCBS Out-of-State Medicare Plans (Blue Advantage)
- Network OA
- CIGNA EPO
- Aetna Classic 5000
- United Healthcare Select Plus (POS)
- Choice POS
- Erickson Advantage Plans
- CareFirst (NCA) Indemnity
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Adv. Special Needs Plans
- Veterans Affairs Community Care Network
- WellPoint Maryland - Maryland Health Choice
- Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
- CareFirst BlueChoice HMO
- CareFirst Federal Employee Program (Std. & Basic PPO)
- United Student Resources
- Choice POS II Open Access
- Aetna Medicare Advantage PFFS Plan
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Open Access
- HealthyBlue PPO
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (HMO)
- Maryland Physicians Care MCO
- NYC Medicare Advantage Plus
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Plus
- CIGNA SureFit (HMO)
- IH-PPO
- Anthem BCBS of VA Key Care POS/PPO/Indemnity
- IH-Open Network Only Plus
- Private Fee-for-Service Plans (PFFS)
- IH-POS
- IH-Open EPO Plus
- Navigate
- IH-Network Only Plus
- BlueChoice Open Access
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
- CareFirst Maryland Point of Service Plan
- Coventry Health Care of Virginia
- Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
- Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
- Kaiser Permanente Signature - Added Choice
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage
- Cigna Alliance Medicare (HMO)
- CareFirst NASCO
- Aetna Premier 200PD
- CIGNA HMO & Network (HMO)
- Cigna Achieve Medicare (HMO C-SNP)
- Geisinger Medicare Advantage
- HighMark
- POS OA
- M.D. IPA Preferred (POS)
- United Healthcare Community Plan - VA Medicaid MCO
- Optimum Choice Preferred (POS)
- Priority Partners - Maryland Health Choice
- Kaiser Maryland Medicaid MCO
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Education
Fellowship: Rush-Presbyterian St. Luke's Medical Center-Chicago (2003)
Graduate: University of Miami (2002)
Internship: Rush-Presbyterian St. Luke's Medical Center-Chicago (2002)