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