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
- 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
- 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
Practice locations
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2115 Wisconsin Ave NW
Ste 200
Washington, DC, 20007
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
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (HMO)
- Health Services for Children with Special Needs
- TRICARE East Select
- Uniformed Services Family Health Plan
- United Healthcare Community Plan - VA Medicaid MCO
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Standard
- CIGNA POS/Network POS
- United Healthcare Options (PPO)
- Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
- Magellan Complete Care of VA - VA Medicaid MCO
- CIGNA HMO Open Access
- UHC Passport
- Core Essential (HMO)
- Veterans Affairs Community Care Network
- IH-PPO
- First Health PPO
- TRICARE East Prime
- Aetna Worker's Compensation Network
- HealthyBlue PPO
- M.D. IPA (HMO)
- Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
- Kaiser Maryland Medicaid MCO
- United Healthcare Select HMO-EPO/NPP Cardiac Global
- United Healthcare Choice Plus Cardiac Global
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Dual Adv
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Adv. Special Needs Plans
- CIGNA Connect EPO
- CareFirst MedStar Select PPO
- Erickson Advantage Plans
- Aetna Student Health Insurance
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- Cigna Alliance Medicare (HMO)
- Choice POS
- Cigna Preferred Medicare (HMO)
- MultiPlan, Inc
- IH-EPO Plus
- IH-POS
- HUMANA/Choice Care Medicare Plans (Choice, Gold Choice)
- Cigna True Choice Plus Medicare (PPO)
- Kaiser Permanente Select
- CIGNA PPO Plus
- Optimum Choice Preferred (POS)
- Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
- Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
- Private Health Care Systems (PPO)
- Aetna Advantage 6350
- CIGNA Indemnity
- Network OA
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice POS Cardiac Global
- OCI Direct (HMO)
- Options PPO Cardiac Global
- Aetna Classic 5000
- Choice POS II
- AMERIVANTAGE/Amerigroup Community Care
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families
- Aetna VA Exchange
- Kaiser Permanente Select - Added Choice
- MD IPA (HMO) & MD IPA Preferred Cardiac Global
- Optima Family Care MCO - VA Medicaid MCO
- Aetna Advantage 5750
- CareFirst FEP Blue Focus
- CareFirst Blue Card Program
- Medicare Direct
- Aetna Better Health of VA
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO) Cardiac Global
- Cigna True Choice Medicare (PPO)
- Maryland Physicians Care MCO
- Kaiser Permaenete Signature - Added Choice Cardiac Global
- Cigna TotalCare (HMO D-SNP)
- HumanaChoice PPO
- IH-Open POS II
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD HMO
- Choice POS II Open Access
- Amerigroup DC Alliance
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (POS & POS OA)
- Anthem BCBS of VA Key Care POS/PPO/Indemnity
- Choice Fund PPO
- TRICARE for Life East
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PLUS PPO
- HighMark
- Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
- CareFirst (NCA) Indemnity
- Alterwood Advanatge HMO & DSNP Plans
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers Plus
- Cigna Achieve Medicare (HMO C-SNP)
- IH-POS Plus
- Kaiser Permanente Select Cardiac Global
- Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
- IH-Open HMO
- United Healthcare Choice Plus
- Coventry Health Care of Virginia
- United Healthcare Navigate Cardiac Global
- Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
- Priority Partners - Maryland Health Choice
- Aetna Basic
- Sentara Health
- Optimum Choice & Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) Cardiac Global
- Aetna HMO
- NYC Medicare Advantage Plus
- Jai Medical Systems - Maryland Health Choice
- CareFirst NASCO
- CareFirst Dual Prime HMO-SNP
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Advantage Signature and Select
- Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA/HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
- United Medicare Private Fee-for-Service (PFFS) plans
- United Healthcare Choice Cardiac Global
- Healthy Blue (HMO, POS)
- Employee Health Plan
- Amerigroup DC Healthy Families
- CareFirst Federal Employee Program (Std. & Basic PPO)
- CIGNA EPO
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- Kaiser Permanente Signature
- Aetna Advantage 6350PD
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Basic
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Plus
- Optimum Choice
- Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
- United HealthCare Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program
- Aetna Medicare Advantage PFFS Plan
- DC/MD SHOP QHP Small Business Plans
- Humana Medicare Advantage - HMO Open Access
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Open Access
- CareFirst MedStar PPO
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice 3-tier POS
- BCBS of Michigan (BCN Advantage,Security Blue, Freedom, Medicare PLUS Blue Group PPO)
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage
- Choice Care Network/HUMANA (PPO)
- CareFirst BlueChoice HMO
- Aetna Classic 3500
- IH-Network Only Plus
- Advantra Platinum (PPO)
- CIGNA SureFit (HMO)
- Private Fee-for-Service Plans (PFFS)
- Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
- CareFirst Blue Preferred PPO
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PPO
- United Healthcare Select Plus (POS)
- Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
- UHC Group Medicare Advantage Plans (HMO, POS, PPO)
- IH-HMO
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthcare Alliance
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Plus
- CareFirst Maryland Point of Service Plan
- CIGNA HMO & Network (HMO)
- TriWest Healthcare Alliance
- Beech Street PPO
- Kaiser Permanente HMO Plus and DHMO Plus Member
- IH-Open Network Only Plus
- CIGNA PPO
- CareFirst Administrators
- CareFirst Community Health Plan of MD
- Kaiser Permanente Signature - Added Choice
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage prescription drug benefit (PPO)
- IH-Open EPO Plus
- Police and Fire Clinic
- Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund)
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue SNP
- Tricare Reserve Select
- HumanaChoice Honor's plan PPO
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage DSNP District of Columbia
- IH-Indemnity
- BCBS Out-of-State Medicare Plans (Blue Advantage)
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthy Families
- United Healthcare Select HMO - EPO/NPP
- Lasso Healthcare - Medicare Medical Savings Account
- Geisinger Medicare Advantage
- Aetna Premier 200PD
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- Navigate
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
- CareFirst EPO
- Aetna Better Health of MD
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
- Humana Medicare Advantage - PPO
- CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield Advantage Core/Enhanced
- United Healthcare Choice
- Medicare FFS
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- UnitedHealthcare and AARP Medicare Complete Plans
- Blue Choice Advantage
- IH-Open HMO Option
- IH-Open POS Plus
- Medicare Advantage - Advantra Value (PPO)
- United Student Resources
- M.D. IPA Preferred (POS)
- Aetna Classic 5000PD
- BlueChoice Open Access
- POS OA
- CareFirst Maryland Indemnity or PPO
- First Health PPO
- Humana Gold Plus HMO
- WellPoint Maryland - Maryland Health Choice
- Aetna Signature Administrator PPO/TPA
- OA Plus
Education
Board Certification: Academy of Certified Social Workers, Psychiatry
Graduate: The Catholic University Of America (1981)