Jessica G Kessler, LICSW MSW| Psychiatry, Behavioral Health | MedStar Health
Clinical areas of focus
- Bipolar Disorder Treatment
- Depression Treatment
- Mood Disorder Treatment
- Psychopharmacology
- Psychotherapy
- Suicidal Ideation Treatment
- Women's Mental Health Treatment
Conditions and procedures
Conditions I treat
- Adjustment Disorder With Anxiety
- Adjustment Disorder With Mixed Anxiety And Depressed Mood
- Adult Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD)
- Agoraphobia
- Anxiety
- Bipolar Disorder
- Chronic Depression
- Clinical Depression
- Cocaine Related Disorders
- Depression
- Depressive Episode
- Eating Disorders
- Emotional Disorders
- Hypochondriasis
- Hysteria
- Insomnia
- Learning Disability
- Memory Disorder
- Mental Disorders Due To Physiological Condition
- Mental Health Conditions
- Mood Disorders
- Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD)
- Pervasive Developmental Disorder
- Postpartum Depression
- Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)
- Psychosis
- Psychotic Disorder
- Reaction To Stress And Adjustment Disorders In Children
- Schizoid Personality Disorder
- Schizophrenia
- Sedative Use Disorder
- Sleep Disorders
- Social Anxiety Disorder
- Somatoform Disorder
- Substance Abuse
- Substance Use Disorder
- Suicidal Thought
- Traumatic Brain Injury
Procedures I perform
- Adjustment Disorder Treatment
- Alcohol Abuse Counseling
- Anxiety Disorder Treatment
- Anxiety Management
- Behavioral Modification
- Bipolar Disorder Treatment
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy
- Depression Treatment
- Existential Group Therapy
- Eye Movement Desensitization And Reprocessing
- Graston Technique
- Grief Counseling
- Group Psychotherapy
- Health Promotion Counseling
- Mental Health Assessment
- Mood Disorder Treatment
- Motivational Interviewing
- Multifamily Therapy
- Pain Medication Management
- Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder Treatment
- Psychiatric Evaluation
- Psychoanalysis
- Psychopharmacology
- Psychotherapy
- Psychotic Disorder Treatment
- Suicidal Ideation Treatment
- Supportive Care
- 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
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Standard
- Choice POS II Open Access
- IH-PPO
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- CIGNA PPO Plus
- Aetna Better Health of MD
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families
- Aetna Premier 200PD
- HighMark
- United HealthCare Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program
- Erickson Advantage Plans
- Aetna Medicare Advantage PFFS Plan
- Cigna Achieve Medicare (HMO C-SNP)
- Optimum Choice & Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) Cardiac Global
- Optimum Choice Preferred (POS)
- CareFirst FEP Blue Focus
- Healthy Blue (HMO, POS)
- MultiPlan, Inc
- Kaiser Permaenete Signature - Added Choice Cardiac Global
- Private Health Care Systems (PPO)
- Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA/HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
- Medicare FFS
- Veterans Affairs Community Care Network
- TRICARE East Select
- Uniformed Services Family Health Plan
- CareFirst BlueChoice HMO
- IH-HMO
- Kaiser Permanente Select
- Priority Partners - Maryland Health Choice
- Options PPO Cardiac Global
- Cigna True Choice Plus Medicare (PPO)
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Plus
- CareFirst (NCA) Indemnity
- Coventry Health Care of Virginia
- HealthyBlue PPO
- CareFirst Dual Prime HMO-SNP
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage prescription drug benefit (PPO)
- Amerigroup DC Alliance
- Cigna Preferred Medicare (HMO)
- CIGNA Indemnity
- IH-POS Plus
- United Healthcare Choice
- Amerigroup DC Healthy Families
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthy Families
- Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
- Kaiser Permanente Signature
- Humana Gold Plus HMO
- Kaiser Permanente Signature - Added Choice
- Kaiser Permanente HMO Plus and DHMO Plus Member
- IH-Network Only Plus
- Medicare Direct
- Kaiser Maryland Medicaid MCO
- IH-Open POS Plus
- Aetna VA Exchange
- First Health PPO
- Aetna Worker's Compensation Network
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO) Cardiac Global
- OA Plus
- BlueChoice Open Access
- Choice POS II
- Sentara Health
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Basic
- IH-EPO Plus
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
- DC/MD SHOP QHP Small Business Plans
- Medicare Advantage - Advantra Value (PPO)
- CareFirst MedStar PPO
- Cigna True Choice Medicare (PPO)
- Police and Fire Clinic
- Tricare Reserve Select
- IH-Open Network Only Plus
- Magellan Complete Care of VA - VA Medicaid MCO
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (HMO)
- Advantra Platinum (PPO)
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice 3-tier POS
- Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
- Anthem BCBS of VA Key Care POS/PPO/Indemnity
- United Healthcare Community Plan - VA Medicaid MCO
- CIGNA PPO
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (POS & POS OA)
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PLUS PPO
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice POS Cardiac Global
- Core Essential (HMO)
- Optima Family Care MCO - VA Medicaid MCO
- HUMANA/Choice Care Medicare Plans (Choice, Gold Choice)
- Aetna Classic 5000PD
- Aetna Advantage 6350PD
- IH-Open EPO Plus
- CIGNA POS/Network POS
- CIGNA HMO & Network (HMO)
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Adv. Special Needs Plans
- Blue Choice Advantage
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Plus
- WellPoint Maryland - Maryland Health Choice
- CareFirst Blue Card Program
- CareFirst Maryland Indemnity or PPO
- United Healthcare Choice Plus Cardiac Global
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
- Employee Health Plan
- Beech Street PPO
- United Healthcare Options (PPO)
- M.D. IPA Preferred (POS)
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- CareFirst Blue Preferred PPO
- CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield Advantage Core/Enhanced
- IH-Open POS II
- United Student Resources
- IH-Open HMO
- CIGNA Connect EPO
- IH-Open HMO Option
- Maryland Physicians Care MCO
- Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
- MD IPA (HMO) & MD IPA Preferred Cardiac Global
- Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
- Lasso Healthcare - Medicare Medical Savings Account
- CareFirst EPO
- Choice POS
- Alterwood Advanatge HMO & DSNP Plans
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue SNP
- Navigate
- HumanaChoice Honor's plan PPO
- Cigna Alliance Medicare (HMO)
- Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
- Aetna Basic
- UnitedHealthcare and AARP Medicare Complete Plans
- United Healthcare Choice Cardiac Global
- United Healthcare Select Plus (POS)
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- CIGNA EPO
- TRICARE for Life East
- CIGNA SureFit (HMO)
- United Healthcare Choice Plus
- CareFirst Maryland Point of Service Plan
- Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
- Network OA
- NYC Medicare Advantage Plus
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Dual Adv
- CareFirst NASCO
- M.D. IPA (HMO)
- BCBS of Michigan (BCN Advantage,Security Blue, Freedom, Medicare PLUS Blue Group PPO)
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Advantage Signature and Select
- Kaiser Permanente Select Cardiac Global
- Jai Medical Systems - Maryland Health Choice
- CareFirst Administrators
- United Healthcare Navigate Cardiac Global
- BCBS Out-of-State Medicare Plans (Blue Advantage)
- HumanaChoice PPO
- United Healthcare Select HMO - EPO/NPP
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthcare Alliance
- First Health PPO
- Humana Medicare Advantage - HMO Open Access
- Humana Medicare Advantage - PPO
- Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund)
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers Plus
- Aetna Better Health of VA
- Health Services for Children with Special Needs
- Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
- Aetna Signature Administrator PPO/TPA
- OCI Direct (HMO)
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Open Access
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PPO
- Aetna Advantage 5750
- CareFirst MedStar Select PPO
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD HMO
- CareFirst Community Health Plan of MD
- Aetna Student Health Insurance
- Cigna TotalCare (HMO D-SNP)
- United Medicare Private Fee-for-Service (PFFS) plans
- TriWest Healthcare Alliance
- Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
- Aetna Classic 5000
- Optimum Choice
- Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
- Geisinger Medicare Advantage
- IH-POS
- Kaiser Permanente Select - Added Choice
- AMERIVANTAGE/Amerigroup Community Care
- United Healthcare Select HMO-EPO/NPP Cardiac Global
- UHC Group Medicare Advantage Plans (HMO, POS, PPO)
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage DSNP District of Columbia
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage
- CareFirst Federal Employee Program (Std. & Basic PPO)
- POS OA
- Aetna Classic 3500
- Private Fee-for-Service Plans (PFFS)
- Aetna Advantage 6350
- CIGNA HMO Open Access
- Choice Care Network/HUMANA (PPO)
- Aetna HMO
- TRICARE East Prime
- UHC Passport
- Choice Fund PPO
- IH-Indemnity
Education
Graduate: University of Maryland-Baltimore (2019)