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
- Bipolar Disorder Treatment
- Depression
- Depression Treatment
- Mood Disorder Treatment
- Mood Disorders
- Pain Medication Management
- Psychopharmacology
- Psychosis
- Psychotherapy
- Schizoid Personality Disorder
- Schizophrenia
- Suicidal Ideation Treatment
- Suicidal Thought
- 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
- Acid-Base Management
- 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
- I-131 Therapy
- 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
- Sentara Health
- Aetna Basic
- AMERIVANTAGE/Amerigroup Community Care
- IH-POS Plus
- BCBS Out-of-State Medicare Plans (Blue Advantage)
- Employee Health Plan
- IH-Open Network Only Plus
- CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield Advantage Core/Enhanced
- MD IPA (HMO) & MD IPA Preferred Cardiac Global
- Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund)
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- Optimum Choice & Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) Cardiac Global
- Police and Fire Clinic
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- United Healthcare Choice Plus
- CareFirst Federal Employee Program (Std. & Basic PPO)
- IH-Indemnity
- HighMark
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- Beech Street PPO
- Aetna Classic 3500
- Lasso Healthcare - Medicare Medical Savings Account
- Aetna Student Health Insurance
- Choice POS II
- HumanaChoice Honor's plan PPO
- CareFirst Maryland Indemnity or PPO
- Optimum Choice Preferred (POS)
- Medicare Direct
- Kaiser Maryland Medicaid MCO
- Geisinger Medicare Advantage
- UnitedHealthcare and AARP Medicare Complete Plans
- Veterans Affairs Community Care Network
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PLUS PPO
- CareFirst Community Health Plan of MD
- Alterwood Advanatge HMO & DSNP Plans
- CIGNA Connect EPO
- Kaiser Permanente Signature - Added Choice
- CIGNA PPO Plus
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- Aetna Premier 200PD
- Aetna Advantage 6350
- First Health PPO
- Aetna Better Health of VA
- IH-Open EPO Plus
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO) Cardiac Global
- Core Essential (HMO)
- CareFirst Administrators
- CIGNA PPO
- Kaiser Permanente Select - Added Choice
- United Healthcare Community Plan - VA Medicaid MCO
- Amerigroup DC Alliance
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Dual Adv
- CIGNA SureFit (HMO)
- United Medicare Private Fee-for-Service (PFFS) plans
- United Healthcare Choice Plus Cardiac Global
- Priority Partners - Maryland Health Choice
- United Student Resources
- Aetna Better Health of MD
- MultiPlan, Inc
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families
- United Healthcare Select Plus (POS)
- IH-EPO Plus
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage DSNP District of Columbia
- United Healthcare Navigate Cardiac Global
- IH-PPO
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthcare Alliance
- CareFirst NASCO
- Choice Care Network/HUMANA (PPO)
- Cigna True Choice Medicare (PPO)
- M.D. IPA Preferred (POS)
- CareFirst Blue Preferred PPO
- Aetna Medicare Advantage PFFS Plan
- CareFirst (NCA) Indemnity
- CareFirst FEP Blue Focus
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage prescription drug benefit (PPO)
- United HealthCare Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Plus
- CareFirst Blue Card Program
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
- Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
- NYC Medicare Advantage Plus
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD HMO
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Plus
- Private Fee-for-Service Plans (PFFS)
- UHC Group Medicare Advantage Plans (HMO, POS, PPO)
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Basic
- Cigna Alliance Medicare (HMO)
- Network OA
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice POS Cardiac Global
- IH-Network Only Plus
- Navigate
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- DC/MD SHOP QHP Small Business Plans
- OA Plus
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- Aetna Advantage 6350PD
- CareFirst MedStar Select PPO
- Magellan Complete Care of VA - VA Medicaid MCO
- Erickson Advantage Plans
- TriWest Healthcare Alliance
- TRICARE for Life East
- CareFirst MedStar PPO
- CIGNA POS/Network POS
- BCBS of Michigan (BCN Advantage,Security Blue, Freedom, Medicare PLUS Blue Group PPO)
- BlueChoice Open Access
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Open Access
- HealthyBlue PPO
- TRICARE East Select
- Healthy Blue (HMO, POS)
- Cigna Preferred Medicare (HMO)
- Choice POS II Open Access
- Aetna Signature Administrator PPO/TPA
- Medicare FFS
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (HMO)
- CIGNA HMO Open Access
- OCI Direct (HMO)
- Cigna Achieve Medicare (HMO C-SNP)
- Tricare Reserve Select
- Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
- Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
- IH-HMO
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
- Choice Fund PPO
- IH-Open HMO
- Aetna HMO
- Amerigroup DC Healthy Families
- Private Health Care Systems (PPO)
- TRICARE East Prime
- WellPoint Maryland - Maryland Health Choice
- Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue SNP
- Kaiser Permanente Select
- Maryland Physicians Care MCO
- Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
- CIGNA Indemnity
- HUMANA/Choice Care Medicare Plans (Choice, Gold Choice)
- United Healthcare Options (PPO)
- Medicare Advantage - Advantra Value (PPO)
- Humana Gold Plus HMO
- First Health PPO
- Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
- Coventry Health Care of Virginia
- Kaiser Permaenete Signature - Added Choice Cardiac Global
- CareFirst Maryland Point of Service Plan
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Standard
- United Healthcare Choice
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Adv. Special Needs Plans
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice 3-tier POS
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- CIGNA HMO & Network (HMO)
- Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
- Aetna Advantage 5750
- IH-POS
- Choice POS
- Options PPO Cardiac Global
- Advantra Platinum (PPO)
- Humana Medicare Advantage - PPO
- Health Services for Children with Special Needs
- UHC Passport
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Advantage Signature and Select
- CareFirst EPO
- Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
- Cigna True Choice Plus Medicare (PPO)
- Kaiser Permanente Select Cardiac Global
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PPO
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers Plus
- Aetna VA Exchange
- IH-Open HMO Option
- CareFirst BlueChoice HMO
- CareFirst Dual Prime HMO-SNP
- United Healthcare Select HMO - EPO/NPP
- Humana Medicare Advantage - HMO Open Access
- Blue Choice Advantage
- Uniformed Services Family Health Plan
- Kaiser Permanente HMO Plus and DHMO Plus Member
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (POS & POS OA)
- Aetna Classic 5000PD
- Kaiser Permanente Signature
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA/HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
- Anthem BCBS of VA Key Care POS/PPO/Indemnity
- Cigna TotalCare (HMO D-SNP)
- Optimum Choice
- Jai Medical Systems - Maryland Health Choice
- Optima Family Care MCO - VA Medicaid MCO
- HumanaChoice PPO
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- United Healthcare Select HMO-EPO/NPP Cardiac Global
- IH-Open POS Plus
- Aetna Worker's Compensation Network
- IH-Open POS II
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- CIGNA EPO
- POS OA
- Aetna Classic 5000
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthy Families
- United Healthcare Choice Cardiac Global
- Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
- M.D. IPA (HMO)
- Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
Education
Board Certification: Academy of Certified Social Workers, Psychiatry
Graduate: The Catholic University Of America (1981)