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: English, Spanish
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
Practice locations
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2115 Wisconsin Ave NW
Ste 200
Washington, DC, 20007
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 HMO Option
- United Healthcare Select Plus (POS)
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Adv. Special Needs Plans
- CIGNA HMO & Network (HMO)
- Optimum Choice & Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) Cardiac Global
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthy Families
- CareFirst Blue Preferred PPO
- BCBS Out-of-State Medicare Plans (Blue Advantage)
- United Medicare Private Fee-for-Service (PFFS) plans
- Alterwood Advanatge HMO & DSNP Plans
- CareFirst Maryland Point of Service Plan
- Health Services for Children with Special Needs
- United Healthcare Navigate Cardiac Global
- Amerigroup DC Healthy Families
- CIGNA PPO
- Cigna TotalCare (HMO D-SNP)
- TRICARE for Life East
- Humana Gold Plus HMO
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PPO
- Kaiser Permanente Select Cardiac Global
- Kaiser Permaenete Signature - Added Choice Cardiac Global
- Cigna Preferred Medicare (HMO)
- Jai Medical Systems - Maryland Health Choice
- Cigna Alliance Medicare (HMO)
- IH-EPO Plus
- Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
- Choice POS II Open Access
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- NYC Medicare Advantage Plus
- TriWest Healthcare Alliance
- United Healthcare Select HMO-EPO/NPP Cardiac Global
- BlueChoice Open Access
- CareFirst Federal Employee Program (Std. & Basic PPO)
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage DSNP District of Columbia
- IH-Open EPO Plus
- Amerigroup DC Alliance
- CareFirst MedStar PPO
- M.D. IPA (HMO)
- HumanaChoice Honor's plan PPO
- Options PPO Cardiac Global
- Aetna Signature Administrator PPO/TPA
- Kaiser Permanente Signature
- Private Health Care Systems (PPO)
- United Healthcare Choice Plus
- Aetna Classic 3500
- Advantra Platinum (PPO)
- Employee Health Plan
- Choice Care Network/HUMANA (PPO)
- CIGNA Indemnity
- Blue Choice Advantage
- Choice POS
- IH-PPO
- Anthem BCBS of VA Key Care POS/PPO/Indemnity
- Aetna HMO
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
- CIGNA POS/Network POS
- Magellan Complete Care of VA - VA Medicaid MCO
- CareFirst Dual Prime HMO-SNP
- Private Fee-for-Service Plans (PFFS)
- United Healthcare Options (PPO)
- Aetna Classic 5000
- Maryland Physicians Care MCO
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice POS Cardiac Global
- Aetna Medicare Advantage PFFS Plan
- Kaiser Maryland Medicaid MCO
- First Health PPO
- Uniformed Services Family Health Plan
- United HealthCare Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program
- Veterans Affairs Community Care Network
- Medicare FFS
- BCBS of Michigan (BCN Advantage,Security Blue, Freedom, Medicare PLUS Blue Group PPO)
- Aetna Student Health Insurance
- POS OA
- Geisinger Medicare Advantage
- MD IPA (HMO) & MD IPA Preferred Cardiac Global
- CIGNA SureFit (HMO)
- Humana Medicare Advantage - PPO
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- TRICARE East Prime
- WellPoint Maryland - Maryland Health Choice
- Priority Partners - Maryland Health Choice
- Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
- United Healthcare Community Plan - VA Medicaid MCO
- IH-Open POS II
- Erickson Advantage Plans
- Aetna Premier 200PD
- IH-Network Only Plus
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (POS & POS OA)
- IH-POS Plus
- Lasso Healthcare - Medicare Medical Savings Account
- United Student Resources
- Aetna Better Health of VA
- Optima Family Care MCO - VA Medicaid MCO
- Navigate
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue SNP
- HighMark
- Kaiser Permanente Select - Added Choice
- Aetna Worker's Compensation Network
- CIGNA Connect EPO
- United Healthcare Choice
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Plus
- DC/MD SHOP QHP Small Business Plans
- First Health PPO
- Choice Fund PPO
- Network OA
- Core Essential (HMO)
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Plus
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Basic
- Cigna True Choice Medicare (PPO)
- M.D. IPA Preferred (POS)
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Dual Adv
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO) Cardiac Global
- Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
- Cigna Achieve Medicare (HMO C-SNP)
- Aetna Advantage 5750
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers Plus
- CareFirst Administrators
- Medicare Advantage - Advantra Value (PPO)
- IH-Open Network Only Plus
- Aetna Classic 5000PD
- Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
- United Healthcare Select HMO - EPO/NPP
- Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
- CareFirst Community Health Plan of MD
- UnitedHealthcare and AARP Medicare Complete Plans
- Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- Aetna VA Exchange
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Advantage Signature and Select
- Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
- CIGNA EPO
- Humana Medicare Advantage - HMO Open Access
- Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
- Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund)
- CareFirst BlueChoice HMO
- Police and Fire Clinic
- CIGNA PPO Plus
- Kaiser Permanente HMO Plus and DHMO Plus Member
- Tricare Reserve Select
- Aetna Basic
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Open Access
- Healthy Blue (HMO, POS)
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage prescription drug benefit (PPO)
- United Healthcare Choice Cardiac Global
- Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA/HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
- Coventry Health Care of Virginia
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- Aetna Advantage 6350PD
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (HMO)
- AMERIVANTAGE/Amerigroup Community Care
- UHC Passport
- CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield Advantage Core/Enhanced
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice 3-tier POS
- Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
- Optimum Choice Preferred (POS)
- Medicare Direct
- IH-Open POS Plus
- Kaiser Permanente Signature - Added Choice
- CareFirst EPO
- TRICARE East Select
- HealthyBlue PPO
- IH-Indemnity
- HUMANA/Choice Care Medicare Plans (Choice, Gold Choice)
- HumanaChoice PPO
- IH-POS
- Sentara Health
- CareFirst MedStar Select PPO
- IH-Open HMO
- CareFirst FEP Blue Focus
- United Healthcare Choice Plus Cardiac Global
- UHC Group Medicare Advantage Plans (HMO, POS, PPO)
- IH-HMO
- Choice POS II
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
- CareFirst Blue Card Program
- MultiPlan, Inc
- Aetna Advantage 6350
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthcare Alliance
- Cigna True Choice Plus Medicare (PPO)
- OCI Direct (HMO)
- CareFirst (NCA) Indemnity
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD HMO
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PLUS PPO
- Beech Street PPO
- Kaiser Permanente Select
- Optimum Choice
- CareFirst Maryland Indemnity or PPO
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families
- Aetna Better Health of MD
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Standard
- OA Plus
- CIGNA HMO Open Access
- CareFirst NASCO
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/