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