Kara E. Lowinger, MSW| Psychiatry, Psychology | MedStar Health
Kara E. Lowinger, MSW
Provider is directly employed by MedStar Health
Provider is directly employed by MedStar HealthSpecialties: Psychiatry, Psychology, Counseling
Languages: Spanish, English
855-771-6849
About me
Kara Lowinger has a background in providing psychotherapy with individuals, families and groups in schools, in medical settings, private practice and outpatient behavioral health and psychiatric clinics. She provides psychotherapy on a broad range of issues and utilizes an eclectic approach to develop an individualized approach to treating each patient. Themes often focus on depression, anxiety, work/school stress, relationships, self-esteem, family conflict, separation/divorce, life transitions, cross-cultural adjustment, post traumatic stress, chronic pain, and medical illnesses. At MedStar Georgetown University Hospital's Outpatient Psychiatric clinic, Ms. Lowinger provides one time diagnostic assessments, short term psychotherapy and group psychotherapy. She is bi-lingual in English and Spanish.
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
- Adult Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD)
- Agoraphobia
- Alcohol Withdrawal
- Amphetamine Addiction
- Anorexia Nervosa
- Anxiety
- Behavioral Addiction
- Bipolar Disorder
- Cocaine Related Disorders
- Cognitive Function Disorders
- Conduct Disorders
- Cyclothymic Disorder
- Depressive Episode
- Dysthymia
- Eating Disorders
- Emotional Disorders
- Emotional Distress
- Emotional Disturbance
- Emotional State Symptoms
- Emotional State Symptoms (MOOD SWINGS)
- Family Problems
- Family Relationship Issues
- Hypochondriasis
- Impulse Control Disorder
- Irritability
- Manic Episode
- Maternal Anxiety
- Maternal Diseases
- Maternal Mental Health
- Memory Disorder
- Memory Loss
- Mental Health Conditions
- Mood Disorders
- Panic Attacks
- Personality Disorders (MULTIPLE TYPES)
- Phobia
- Postpartum Depression
- Premenstrual Dysphoric Disorder
- Premenstrual Dysphoric Disorder (PMDD)
- Problems Related To Primary Support Group
- Reaction To Stress And Adjustment Disorders In Children
- Schizoid Personality Disorder
- Schizophrenia
- Social Anxiety Disorder
- Somatoform Disorder
- Specific Phobia
- Stimulant Withdrawal
- Substance Use Disorder
- Suicidal Thought
- Trauma
- Trauma And Stress Disorders
- Women's Anxiety
Procedures I perform
- Adjustment Disorder Treatment
- Alcohol Abuse Counseling
- Anxiety And Depression Screening And Treatment
- Anxiety Disorder Treatment
- Anxiety Management
- Behavioral Activation
- Behavioral Modification
- Bipolar Disorder Treatment
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy
- Conflict Resolution
- Depression Treatment
- Electroconvulsive Therapy
- Existential Group Therapy
- Eye Movement Desensitization And Reprocessing
- Graston Technique
- Grief Counseling
- Group Psychotherapy
- Group Therapy
- Health Promotion Counseling
- Mental Health Assessment
- Mood Disorder Treatment
- Motivational Interviewing
- Neuropsychological Testing
- Pain Medication Management
- Personality Disorder Treatment
- Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder Treatment
- Psychiatric Evaluation
- Psychological Evaluation
- Psychopharmacology
- Psychotherapy
- Relationship Therapy
- Schizophrenia Treatment
- Self-Esteem Enhancement
- Social Skills Training
- Suicidal Ideation Treatment
- Suicide Intervention
- Supportive Care
- Wellness And Prevention
- 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 Choice Cardiac Global
- Kaiser Permanente Select
- Choice Fund PPO
- CareFirst Community Health Plan of MD
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Basic
- Optima Family Care MCO - VA Medicaid MCO
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- HumanaChoice PPO
- AMERIVANTAGE/Amerigroup Community Care
- UHC Passport
- Cigna True Choice Medicare (PPO)
- CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield Advantage Core/Enhanced
- Aetna Worker's Compensation Network
- HealthyBlue PPO
- TRICARE for Life East
- Healthy Blue (HMO, POS)
- CareFirst Dual Prime HMO-SNP
- Kaiser Permanente Select - Added Choice
- CareFirst Maryland Indemnity or PPO
- Choice POS II
- Aetna Classic 5000
- CIGNA EPO
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Standard
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO) Cardiac Global
- CIGNA SureFit (HMO)
- NYC Medicare Advantage Plus
- Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
- Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Open Access
- IH-Open POS Plus
- Cigna TotalCare (HMO D-SNP)
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
- Health Services for Children with Special Needs
- Aetna Classic 5000PD
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Adv. Special Needs Plans
- OCI Direct (HMO)
- Jai Medical Systems - Maryland Health Choice
- Private Health Care Systems (PPO)
- United Medicare Private Fee-for-Service (PFFS) plans
- Aetna Classic 3500
- CIGNA HMO Open Access
- United HealthCare Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program
- Kaiser Maryland Medicaid MCO
- Kaiser Permanente Signature
- United Healthcare Select HMO-EPO/NPP Cardiac Global
- IH-PPO
- HighMark
- CareFirst Federal Employee Program (Std. & Basic PPO)
- Lasso Healthcare - Medicare Medical Savings Account
- IH-Open Network Only Plus
- Private Fee-for-Service Plans (PFFS)
- Humana Medicare Advantage - PPO
- CIGNA Indemnity
- CareFirst NASCO
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Plus
- Amerigroup DC Healthy Families
- Aetna Better Health of MD
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- CareFirst Administrators
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers Plus
- IH-Open HMO
- Employee Health Plan
- Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
- BCBS of Michigan (BCN Advantage,Security Blue, Freedom, Medicare PLUS Blue Group PPO)
- Optimum Choice & Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) Cardiac Global
- Optimum Choice Preferred (POS)
- Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
- United Healthcare Choice Plus Cardiac Global
- MD IPA (HMO) & MD IPA Preferred Cardiac Global
- Police and Fire Clinic
- IH-HMO
- United Healthcare Options (PPO)
- Kaiser Permanente Select Cardiac Global
- CareFirst (NCA) Indemnity
- United Healthcare Navigate Cardiac Global
- Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund)
- Options PPO Cardiac Global
- CIGNA PPO Plus
- Optimum Choice
- Aetna Signature Administrator PPO/TPA
- CareFirst Blue Card Program
- UHC Group Medicare Advantage Plans (HMO, POS, PPO)
- CIGNA POS/Network POS
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue SNP
- Navigate
- Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
- Blue Choice Advantage
- IH-Network Only Plus
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (HMO)
- Kaiser Permanente Signature - Added Choice
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthcare Alliance
- Aetna Medicare Advantage PFFS Plan
- First Health PPO
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PPO
- IH-Open POS II
- Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Dual Adv
- M.D. IPA Preferred (POS)
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Plus
- CIGNA Connect EPO
- BlueChoice Open Access
- IH-Open HMO Option
- Alterwood Advanatge HMO & DSNP Plans
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage prescription drug benefit (PPO)
- Anthem BCBS of VA Key Care POS/PPO/Indemnity
- United Healthcare Choice
- United Healthcare Select Plus (POS)
- BCBS Out-of-State Medicare Plans (Blue Advantage)
- Sentara Health
- Medicare Direct
- Humana Gold Plus HMO
- United Healthcare Select HMO - EPO/NPP
- First Health PPO
- POS OA
- Aetna Advantage 5750
- Medicare FFS
- OA Plus
- CareFirst Blue Preferred PPO
- Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
- Kaiser Permaenete Signature - Added Choice Cardiac Global
- Maryland Physicians Care MCO
- WellPoint Maryland - Maryland Health Choice
- Core Essential (HMO)
- Medicare Advantage - Advantra Value (PPO)
- DC/MD SHOP QHP Small Business Plans
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families
- Aetna Advantage 6350PD
- Aetna HMO
- UnitedHealthcare and AARP Medicare Complete Plans
- M.D. IPA (HMO)
- CareFirst MedStar PPO
- Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
- Beech Street PPO
- Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
- Aetna Student Health Insurance
- Choice POS II Open Access
- Veterans Affairs Community Care Network
- United Healthcare Choice Plus
- Kaiser Permanente HMO Plus and DHMO Plus Member
- CIGNA HMO & Network (HMO)
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PLUS PPO
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD HMO
- CIGNA PPO
- CareFirst EPO
- Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
- IH-EPO Plus
- CareFirst FEP Blue Focus
- CareFirst Maryland Point of Service Plan
- Aetna Basic
- Choice Care Network/HUMANA (PPO)
- MultiPlan, Inc
- Humana Medicare Advantage - HMO Open Access
- Cigna Achieve Medicare (HMO C-SNP)
- TriWest Healthcare Alliance
- Cigna Alliance Medicare (HMO)
- HUMANA/Choice Care Medicare Plans (Choice, Gold Choice)
- Uniformed Services Family Health Plan
- Geisinger Medicare Advantage
- CareFirst BlueChoice HMO
- TRICARE East Prime
- Erickson Advantage Plans
- Cigna True Choice Plus Medicare (PPO)
- United Healthcare Community Plan - VA Medicaid MCO
- IH-Indemnity
- Aetna Better Health of VA
- Advantra Platinum (PPO)
- Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA/HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Advantage Signature and Select
- Priority Partners - Maryland Health Choice
- HumanaChoice Honor's plan PPO
- IH-POS Plus
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- Aetna VA Exchange
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice 3-tier POS
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage DSNP District of Columbia
- United Student Resources
- Cigna Preferred Medicare (HMO)
- Magellan Complete Care of VA - VA Medicaid MCO
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage
- Aetna Advantage 6350
- TRICARE East Select
- Tricare Reserve Select
- IH-Open EPO Plus
- CareFirst MedStar Select PPO
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (POS & POS OA)
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthy Families
- Aetna Premier 200PD
- Network OA
- Amerigroup DC Alliance
- IH-POS
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice POS Cardiac Global
- Coventry Health Care of Virginia
- Choice POS
Education
Graduate: Washington University (2008)
Hospital affiliations
News and publications
https://www.self.com/story/what-it-means-if-youre-dreading-your-therapy-sessions
https://wamu.org/story/16/08/02/mental_health_issues_need_deeper_attention_in_dc_report_says/