Kara E. Lowinger, MSW| Psychology, Counseling | MedStar Health
Kara E. Lowinger, MSW
Provider is directly employed by MedStar Health
Provider is directly employed by MedStar HealthSpecialties: Psychology, Counseling, Psychiatry
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
- Adult Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD)
- Anxiety
- Bipolar Disorder Treatment
- Depression Treatment
- Depressive Episode
- Mood Disorder Treatment
- 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)
- Anxiety
- Bipolar Disorder
- Cyclothymic Disorder
- Depressive Episode
- Dysthymia
- Emotional Distress
- Emotional Disturbance
- Family Problems
- Family Relationship Issues
- Irritability
- Manic Episode
- Maternal Mental Health
- Mental Health Conditions
- Mood Disorders
- Panic Attacks
- Personality Disorders (MULTIPLE TYPES)
- Postpartum Depression
- Problems Related To Primary Support Group
- Reaction To Stress And Adjustment Disorders In Children
- Social Anxiety 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
- Bipolar Disorder Treatment
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy
- Conflict Resolution
- Depression Treatment
- Eye Movement Desensitization And Reprocessing
- Grief Counseling
- Group Psychotherapy
- Group Therapy
- Health Promotion Counseling
- Mental Health Assessment
- Mood Disorder Treatment
- Motivational Interviewing
- Personality Disorder Treatment
- Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder Treatment
- Psychotherapy
- Relationship Therapy
- Self-Esteem Enhancement
- 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
- CareFirst Community Health Plan of MD
- Choice Fund PPO
- Kaiser Permanente Select
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Basic
- Optima Family Care MCO - VA Medicaid MCO
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- AMERIVANTAGE/Amerigroup Community Care
- HumanaChoice PPO
- Aetna Worker's Compensation Network
- CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield Advantage Core/Enhanced
- Cigna True Choice Medicare (PPO)
- UHC Passport
- HealthyBlue PPO
- Healthy Blue (HMO, POS)
- TRICARE for Life East
- CareFirst Dual Prime HMO-SNP
- CareFirst Maryland Indemnity or PPO
- Kaiser Permanente Select - Added Choice
- Aetna Classic 5000
- Choice POS II
- 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
- IH-Open POS Plus
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Open Access
- Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
- Cigna TotalCare (HMO D-SNP)
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- Aetna Classic 5000PD
- Health Services for Children with Special Needs
- OCI Direct (HMO)
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Adv. Special Needs Plans
- 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 Permanente Signature
- Kaiser Maryland Medicaid MCO
- United Healthcare Select HMO-EPO/NPP Cardiac Global
- IH-PPO
- CareFirst Federal Employee Program (Std. & Basic PPO)
- HighMark
- IH-Open Network Only Plus
- Lasso Healthcare - Medicare Medical Savings Account
- Aetna Better Health of MD
- Amerigroup DC Healthy Families
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Plus
- CareFirst NASCO
- CIGNA Indemnity
- Humana Medicare Advantage - PPO
- Private Fee-for-Service Plans (PFFS)
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers Plus
- CareFirst Administrators
- IH-Open HMO
- Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
- Employee Health Plan
- BCBS of Michigan (BCN Advantage,Security Blue, Freedom, Medicare PLUS Blue Group PPO)
- Optimum Choice & Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) Cardiac Global
- Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
- Optimum Choice Preferred (POS)
- United Healthcare Choice Plus Cardiac Global
- MD IPA (HMO) & MD IPA Preferred Cardiac Global
- IH-HMO
- Police and Fire Clinic
- 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
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue SNP
- CIGNA POS/Network POS
- UHC Group Medicare Advantage Plans (HMO, POS, PPO)
- Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
- Navigate
- IH-Network Only Plus
- Blue Choice Advantage
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (HMO)
- Aetna Medicare Advantage PFFS Plan
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthcare Alliance
- Kaiser Permanente Signature - Added Choice
- First Health PPO
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PPO
- Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
- IH-Open POS II
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Dual Adv
- BlueChoice Open Access
- CIGNA Connect EPO
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Plus
- M.D. IPA Preferred (POS)
- IH-Open HMO Option
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage prescription drug benefit (PPO)
- Alterwood Advanatge HMO & DSNP Plans
- 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
- Humana Gold Plus HMO
- Medicare Direct
- Aetna Advantage 5750
- POS OA
- First Health PPO
- United Healthcare Select HMO - EPO/NPP
- Medicare FFS
- CareFirst Blue Preferred PPO
- OA Plus
- Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
- Kaiser Permaenete Signature - Added Choice Cardiac Global
- Maryland Physicians Care MCO
- DC/MD SHOP QHP Small Business Plans
- Medicare Advantage - Advantra Value (PPO)
- Core Essential (HMO)
- WellPoint Maryland - Maryland Health Choice
- Aetna Advantage 6350PD
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families
- Aetna HMO
- CareFirst MedStar PPO
- M.D. IPA (HMO)
- UnitedHealthcare and AARP Medicare Complete Plans
- Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
- Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
- Beech Street PPO
- Choice POS II Open Access
- Aetna Student Health Insurance
- Kaiser Permanente HMO Plus and DHMO Plus Member
- United Healthcare Choice Plus
- Veterans Affairs Community Care Network
- CIGNA HMO & Network (HMO)
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PLUS PPO
- Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
- CareFirst EPO
- CIGNA PPO
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD HMO
- IH-EPO Plus
- Aetna Basic
- CareFirst Maryland Point of Service Plan
- CareFirst FEP Blue Focus
- Choice Care Network/HUMANA (PPO)
- Cigna Achieve Medicare (HMO C-SNP)
- Humana Medicare Advantage - HMO Open Access
- MultiPlan, Inc
- HUMANA/Choice Care Medicare Plans (Choice, Gold Choice)
- Cigna Alliance Medicare (HMO)
- TriWest Healthcare Alliance
- Uniformed Services Family Health Plan
- Geisinger Medicare Advantage
- CareFirst BlueChoice HMO
- TRICARE East Prime
- Erickson Advantage Plans
- Cigna True Choice Plus Medicare (PPO)
- IH-Indemnity
- United Healthcare Community Plan - VA Medicaid MCO
- Aetna Better Health of VA
- Advantra Platinum (PPO)
- Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA/HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
- HumanaChoice Honor's plan PPO
- Priority Partners - Maryland Health Choice
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Advantage Signature and Select
- IH-POS Plus
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- Aetna VA Exchange
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice 3-tier POS
- Cigna Preferred Medicare (HMO)
- United Student Resources
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage DSNP District of Columbia
- Aetna Advantage 6350
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage
- Magellan Complete Care of VA - VA Medicaid MCO
- TRICARE East Select
- IH-Open EPO Plus
- Tricare Reserve Select
- Aetna Premier 200PD
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthy Families
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (POS & POS OA)
- CareFirst MedStar Select PPO
- IH-POS
- Amerigroup DC Alliance
- Network OA
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice POS Cardiac Global
- Choice POS
- Coventry Health Care of Virginia
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/