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