Brenda L. Terry-Leonard, PhD
Provider is directly employed by MedStar Health
Provider is directly employed by MedStar HealthSpecialties: Clinical Psychology, Psychiatry, Psychology
Languages: English
About me
Brenda Terry-Leonard, Ph.D., is a psychologist who earned her doctorate from Howard University. She has extensive experience providing clinical services to children and families across the developmental spectrum. She has practiced in a range of settings including a public school, a private full day special education placement, out-patient mental health centers, and a residential facility. Dr. Terry-Leonard has also served at local universities as an adjunct faculty providing instruction for a child and adolescent mental hygiene course and as a clinical coordinator for practicum and internship students. As a clinical psychologist with the Center for Wellbeing in School Environments (WISE), Dr. Terry-Leonard provides integrated educator well-being services in public and charter schools across the District of Columbia, programmatic consultation with educational partners, and clinical supervision for psychology doctoral trainees and psychiatry fellows in Outpatient Psychiatry.
Clinical areas of focus
- Adjustment Disorder Treatment
- Anxiety
- Anxiety Disorder Treatment
- Behavioral Activation
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy
- Mood Disorder Treatment
Conditions and procedures
Conditions I treat
- Adult Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD)
- Anxiety
- Autism Spectrum Disorder
- Conduct Disorders
- Depression
- Depressive Episode
- Emotional Disorders
- Mental Health Conditions
- Reaction To Stress And Adjustment Disorders In Children
- Social Anxiety Disorder
- Suicidal Thought
- Trauma
Procedures I perform
- Adjustment Disorder Treatment
- Anxiety Disorder Treatment
- Anxiety Management
- Behavioral Activation
- Behavioral Modification
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy
- Health Promotion Counseling
- Mental Health Assessment
- Mood Disorder Treatment
- Motivational Interviewing
- Psychological Evaluation
- Psychotherapy
- 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
- Cigna True Choice Plus Medicare (PPO)
- Advantra Platinum (PPO)
- Anthem BCBS of VA Key Care POS/PPO/Indemnity
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PPO
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PLUS PPO
- IH-Network Only Plus
- Choice POS II
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Advantage Signature and Select
- Police and Fire Clinic
- IH-Open Network Only Plus
- HumanaChoice PPO
- IH-POS Plus
- Humana Medicare Advantage - HMO Open Access
- MultiPlan, Inc
- United HealthCare Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program
- Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA/HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
- HealthyBlue PPO
- Aetna Better Health of MD
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (POS & POS OA)
- United Healthcare Options (PPO)
- United Healthcare Choice
- Choice Care Network/HUMANA (PPO)
- CareFirst Blue Preferred PPO
- POS OA
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD HMO
- CIGNA POS/Network POS
- CIGNA PPO Plus
- Aetna Student Health Insurance
- Aetna Classic 5000PD
- CareFirst Maryland Point of Service Plan
- Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
- CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield Advantage Core/Enhanced
- Cigna Alliance Medicare (HMO)
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage prescription drug benefit (PPO)
- BCBS of Michigan (BCN Advantage,Security Blue, Freedom, Medicare PLUS Blue Group PPO)
- CareFirst (NCA) Indemnity
- Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
- Magellan Complete Care of VA - VA Medicaid MCO
- Aetna Worker's Compensation Network
- Optimum Choice
- Aetna Advantage 6350PD
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthcare Alliance
- OA Plus
- Kaiser Maryland Medicaid MCO
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- United Healthcare Choice Plus
- HUMANA/Choice Care Medicare Plans (Choice, Gold Choice)
- IH-HMO
- HumanaChoice Honor's plan PPO
- Aetna Medicare Advantage PFFS Plan
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Adv. Special Needs Plans
- Aetna Signature Administrator PPO/TPA
- IH-Open POS II
- CareFirst FEP Blue Focus
- TRICARE East Select
- IH-Indemnity
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage
- Network OA
- Cigna Achieve Medicare (HMO C-SNP)
- United Medicare Private Fee-for-Service (PFFS) plans
- TriWest Healthcare Alliance
- CareFirst Maryland Indemnity or PPO
- Coventry Health Care of Virginia
- United Healthcare Choice Cardiac Global
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthy Families
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue SNP
- Optimum Choice Preferred (POS)
- CareFirst Community Health Plan of MD
- Kaiser Permanente Select
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Basic
- Cigna TotalCare (HMO D-SNP)
- Aetna Classic 5000
- Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
- Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
- CIGNA Indemnity
- CIGNA SureFit (HMO)
- CIGNA HMO Open Access
- Aetna HMO
- Cigna True Choice Medicare (PPO)
- UnitedHealthcare and AARP Medicare Complete Plans
- Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund)
- CareFirst Dual Prime HMO-SNP
- HighMark
- Tricare Reserve Select
- Kaiser Permaenete Signature - Added Choice Cardiac Global
- United Healthcare Navigate Cardiac Global
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
- Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
- Employee Health Plan
- IH-Open HMO Option
- IH-Open POS Plus
- Sentara Health
- Navigate
- Erickson Advantage Plans
- M.D. IPA Preferred (POS)
- Amerigroup DC Healthy Families
- OCI Direct (HMO)
- Kaiser Permanente Signature - Added Choice
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- Blue Choice Advantage
- Alterwood Advanatge HMO & DSNP Plans
- CareFirst Blue Card Program
- Aetna Better Health of VA
- MD IPA (HMO) & MD IPA Preferred Cardiac Global
- CareFirst NASCO
- Priority Partners - Maryland Health Choice
- IH-Open EPO Plus
- Aetna Premier 200PD
- Medicare FFS
- CareFirst EPO
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO) Cardiac Global
- Amerigroup DC Alliance
- Choice Fund PPO
- TRICARE East Prime
- Uniformed Services Family Health Plan
- Choice POS
- Aetna Advantage 5750
- BlueChoice Open Access
- CIGNA PPO
- Health Services for Children with Special Needs
- IH-EPO Plus
- Aetna VA Exchange
- Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
- CareFirst Administrators
- Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
- Geisinger Medicare Advantage
- CareFirst Federal Employee Program (Std. & Basic PPO)
- Kaiser Permanente Select - Added Choice
- Medicare Direct
- United Healthcare Choice Plus Cardiac Global
- IH-PPO
- First Health PPO
- Veterans Affairs Community Care Network
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Plus
- Kaiser Permanente HMO Plus and DHMO Plus Member
- UHC Passport
- Lasso Healthcare - Medicare Medical Savings Account
- Humana Medicare Advantage - PPO
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- IH-POS
- Humana Gold Plus HMO
- CIGNA Connect EPO
- NYC Medicare Advantage Plus
- Aetna Advantage 6350
- CareFirst MedStar Select PPO
- Private Health Care Systems (PPO)
- United Healthcare Select Plus (POS)
- United Healthcare Select HMO-EPO/NPP Cardiac Global
- Aetna Basic
- Healthy Blue (HMO, POS)
- UHC Group Medicare Advantage Plans (HMO, POS, PPO)
- Aetna Classic 3500
- Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- Private Fee-for-Service Plans (PFFS)
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice 3-tier POS
- CareFirst MedStar PPO
- CIGNA HMO & Network (HMO)
- United Healthcare Community Plan - VA Medicaid MCO
- Optimum Choice & Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) Cardiac Global
- First Health PPO
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Dual Adv
- Jai Medical Systems - Maryland Health Choice
- BCBS Out-of-State Medicare Plans (Blue Advantage)
- Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
- CIGNA EPO
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Plus
- M.D. IPA (HMO)
- Cigna Preferred Medicare (HMO)
- United Student Resources
- IH-Open HMO
- Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
- Kaiser Permanente Select Cardiac Global
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (HMO)
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families
- Optima Family Care MCO - VA Medicaid MCO
- Maryland Physicians Care MCO
- DC/MD SHOP QHP Small Business Plans
- Beech Street PPO
- Core Essential (HMO)
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Standard
- TRICARE for Life East
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
- Medicare Advantage - Advantra Value (PPO)
- CareFirst BlueChoice HMO
- United Healthcare Select HMO - EPO/NPP
- WellPoint Maryland - Maryland Health Choice
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers Plus
- Choice POS II Open Access
- AMERIVANTAGE/Amerigroup Community Care
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Open Access
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice POS Cardiac Global
- Kaiser Permanente Signature
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage DSNP District of Columbia
- Options PPO Cardiac Global
Education
Graduate: Howard University Graduate School (1999)
Hospital affiliations
News and publications
Terry-Leonard, B., Hartz, K., Bryant, A., & Berkowitz, M., (6/29/2022Z). Early Childhood Mental Health Consultation: Brief Report of Adaptations in the Virtual Learning Environment. The Center for Excellence for Infants & Early Childhood Mental Health Consultation, Georgetown University Center for Child and Human Development: Washington, DC.
Terry-Leonard, B. & Berkowitz, M. (Fall/Winter, 2019). Early Childhood Mental Health Consultation: A Collaborative Process. School Social Work Newsletter. National Association of School Social Workers: Washington, DC.