Babette A. Wise, LCSWC MA| Psychiatry | MedStar Health
Babette A. Wise, LCSWC MA
Provider is directly employed by MedStar Health
Provider is directly employed by MedStar HealthSpecialties: Psychiatry
Languages: English
About me
Ms. Wise is a psychiatric social worker who is the Director of the Substance Abuse Clinic in the Department of Psychiatry. She speciaizes in working with patients who have substance abuse issues. She also works with family members who are affected by substance abuse. She works with individuals, families and groups. She also works with patients who have dual diagnoses. She supervises Psychiatry residents, teaches residents about substance abuse and organizes panels of recovering substance abusers to speak to medical students. She is an Assistant Professor of Psychiatry.
Clinical areas of focus
- Bipolar Disorder Treatment
- Depression Treatment
- Mood Disorder Treatment
- Pain Medication Management
- Psychopharmacology
- Psychotherapy
- Suicidal Ideation Treatment
- Women's Mental Health Treatment
Conditions and procedures
Conditions I treat
- Adjustment Disorder
- Adult Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD)
- Agoraphobia
- Amphetamine Addiction
- Anxiety
- Bipolar Disorder
- Chronic Depression
- Clinical Depression
- Cocaine Related Disorders
- Depression
- Depressive Episode
- Eating Disorders
- Emotional State Symptoms (MOOD SWINGS)
- Family Conflict
- Family History Of Specific Disorders
- Hallucinations
- Hallucinogen Abuse
- Hypomania
- Hysteria
- Insomnia
- Irritability
- Manic Depression
- Memory Disorder
- Mental Health Conditions
- Mood Disorders
- Neurosis
- Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD)
- Panic Attacks
- Paranoia
- Phobia
- Postpartum Depression
- Problems Related To Primary Support Group
- Psychosis
- Psychotic Disorder
- Reaction To Stress And Adjustment Disorders In Children
- Sadness
- Schizoid Personality Disorder
- Schizophrenia
- Sedative Use Disorder
- Social Anxiety Disorder
- Stress
- Substance Abuse
- Suicidal Thought
- Trauma
Procedures I perform
- Adjustment Disorder Treatment
- Alcohol Abuse Counseling
- Anxiety Disorder Treatment
- Anxiety Management
- Behavioral Activation
- Behavioral Modification
- Bipolar Disorder Treatment
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy
- Depression Treatment
- Electroconvulsive Therapy
- Existential Group Therapy
- Eye Movement Desensitization And Reprocessing
- Graston Technique
- Grief Counseling
- Group Psychotherapy
- Health Promotion Counseling
- Mood Disorder Treatment
- Motivational Interviewing
- Pain Medication Management
- Personality Disorder Treatment
- Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder Treatment
- Psychiatric Evaluation
- Psychological Evaluation
- Psychopharmacology
- Psychotherapy
- Schizophrenia Treatment
- Suicidal Ideation Treatment
- 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
- Options PPO Cardiac Global
- Employee Health Plan
- Kaiser Maryland Medicaid MCO
- Aetna Classic 5000
- Healthy Blue (HMO, POS)
- IH-Open Network Only Plus
- IH-Open POS Plus
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- CIGNA HMO & Network (HMO)
- CIGNA PPO
- Geisinger Medicare Advantage
- United Healthcare Choice Cardiac Global
- Humana Medicare Advantage - HMO Open Access
- Optimum Choice & Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) Cardiac Global
- Aetna Premier 200PD
- DC/MD SHOP QHP Small Business Plans
- Amerigroup DC Alliance
- HumanaChoice Honor's plan PPO
- United Healthcare Select Plus (POS)
- Choice Care Network/HUMANA (PPO)
- Tricare Reserve Select
- Medicare Direct
- Aetna Advantage 6350PD
- Lasso Healthcare - Medicare Medical Savings Account
- Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
- Cigna Alliance Medicare (HMO)
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Adv. Special Needs Plans
- Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
- Advantra Platinum (PPO)
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue SNP
- CIGNA HMO Open Access
- IH-Open HMO Option
- Jai Medical Systems - Maryland Health Choice
- BCBS of Michigan (BCN Advantage,Security Blue, Freedom, Medicare PLUS Blue Group PPO)
- Kaiser Permanente Signature
- Aetna Student Health Insurance
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Basic
- Health Services for Children with Special Needs
- CareFirst Blue Card Program
- Kaiser Permaenete Signature - Added Choice Cardiac Global
- Coventry Health Care of Virginia
- Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
- Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA/HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
- Alterwood Advanatge HMO & DSNP Plans
- TRICARE for Life East
- CareFirst Maryland Point of Service Plan
- M.D. IPA Preferred (POS)
- Optimum Choice
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (POS & POS OA)
- M.D. IPA (HMO)
- IH-Open HMO
- Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
- Private Health Care Systems (PPO)
- IH-POS Plus
- Beech Street PPO
- UHC Passport
- Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
- CareFirst (NCA) Indemnity
- HUMANA/Choice Care Medicare Plans (Choice, Gold Choice)
- IH-Indemnity
- CareFirst Community Health Plan of MD
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- CareFirst MedStar PPO
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage
- Cigna Preferred Medicare (HMO)
- Aetna Classic 5000PD
- Aetna Signature Administrator PPO/TPA
- Choice Fund PPO
- Humana Gold Plus HMO
- United Medicare Private Fee-for-Service (PFFS) plans
- Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
- First Health PPO
- Aetna Worker's Compensation Network
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthy Families
- CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield Advantage Core/Enhanced
- IH-PPO
- Humana Medicare Advantage - PPO
- Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
- Kaiser Permanente Select - Added Choice
- Core Essential (HMO)
- Aetna Classic 3500
- Amerigroup DC Healthy Families
- Choice POS II Open Access
- Cigna TotalCare (HMO D-SNP)
- Blue Choice Advantage
- Aetna VA Exchange
- CIGNA Indemnity
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Advantage Signature and Select
- Navigate
- United Healthcare Select HMO - EPO/NPP
- Aetna Basic
- CareFirst FEP Blue Focus
- Medicare FFS
- Aetna HMO
- IH-Open POS II
- Aetna Medicare Advantage PFFS Plan
- POS OA
- CareFirst Blue Preferred PPO
- Kaiser Permanente Select
- CareFirst Federal Employee Program (Std. & Basic PPO)
- CareFirst Administrators
- CIGNA PPO Plus
- IH-Network Only Plus
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Plus
- IH-POS
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Plus
- CareFirst BlueChoice HMO
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Open Access
- CIGNA EPO
- TRICARE East Prime
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice POS Cardiac Global
- Anthem BCBS of VA Key Care POS/PPO/Indemnity
- First Health PPO
- Sentara Health
- CIGNA Connect EPO
- CareFirst EPO
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO) Cardiac Global
- Kaiser Permanente HMO Plus and DHMO Plus Member
- United Healthcare Choice Plus
- Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
- CIGNA POS/Network POS
- WellPoint Maryland - Maryland Health Choice
- BlueChoice Open Access
- United Healthcare Navigate Cardiac Global
- Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
- Aetna Better Health of VA
- UnitedHealthcare and AARP Medicare Complete Plans
- CareFirst MedStar Select PPO
- TriWest Healthcare Alliance
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Standard
- Cigna True Choice Plus Medicare (PPO)
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- United Healthcare Select HMO-EPO/NPP Cardiac Global
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice 3-tier POS
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
- Priority Partners - Maryland Health Choice
- Erickson Advantage Plans
- MultiPlan, Inc
- United Healthcare Options (PPO)
- BCBS Out-of-State Medicare Plans (Blue Advantage)
- Optima Family Care MCO - VA Medicaid MCO
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (HMO)
- Police and Fire Clinic
- Aetna Advantage 5750
- IH-HMO
- Cigna Achieve Medicare (HMO C-SNP)
- Medicare Advantage - Advantra Value (PPO)
- HumanaChoice PPO
- CareFirst NASCO
- IH-EPO Plus
- Aetna Better Health of MD
- NYC Medicare Advantage Plus
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers Plus
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage prescription drug benefit (PPO)
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PPO
- Aetna Advantage 6350
- Uniformed Services Family Health Plan
- United Healthcare Choice Plus Cardiac Global
- Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund)
- United Healthcare Choice
- Choice POS
- TRICARE East Select
- OCI Direct (HMO)
- Cigna True Choice Medicare (PPO)
- United HealthCare Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program
- AMERIVANTAGE/Amerigroup Community Care
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- United Student Resources
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families
- HighMark
- MD IPA (HMO) & MD IPA Preferred Cardiac Global
- Magellan Complete Care of VA - VA Medicaid MCO
- Private Fee-for-Service Plans (PFFS)
- Network OA
- Kaiser Permanente Signature - Added Choice
- Optimum Choice Preferred (POS)
- Choice POS II
- OA Plus
- Veterans Affairs Community Care Network
- Maryland Physicians Care MCO
- CareFirst Dual Prime HMO-SNP
- United Healthcare Community Plan - VA Medicaid MCO
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PLUS PPO
- HealthyBlue PPO
- CIGNA SureFit (HMO)
- IH-Open EPO Plus
- Kaiser Permanente Select Cardiac Global
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthcare Alliance
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Dual Adv
- CareFirst Maryland Indemnity or PPO
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD HMO
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage DSNP District of Columbia
- UHC Group Medicare Advantage Plans (HMO, POS, PPO)
Education
Graduate: The Catholic University Of America (1981)