Karimah Ware Edwards, PSYD| Child And Adolescent Psychiatry, Psychiatry | MedStar Health
Karimah Ware Edwards, PsyD
Provider is directly employed by MedStar Health
Provider is directly employed by MedStar HealthSpecialties: Child And Adolescent Psychiatry, Psychiatry
Languages: English
About me
Dr. Karimah Ware is a licensed Clinical Psychologist, Associate Professor of Clinical Psychiatry at Georgetown University's School of Medicine, and Director of the WISE Center. She has a particular interest in working with youth, whom research has indicated, as being at an increased risk for development of mental disorders. Her areas of specialty are school mental health; trauma; grief and loss; conducting various psychological assessments; facilitating individual and group therapy; providing supervision; crisis management; and teacher, psychiatric, and parent consultation. Dr. Ware, who holds a Psy.D. from the American School of Professional Psychology, has worked in settings ranging from schools to community mental health centers to psychiatric and traditional hospital settings. She has been afforded the opportunity to serve as an administrator of a public charter school in D.C. as well as serve on the board of directors of a public charter school in D.C. Dr. Ware's school service extends from 2002, having over 15 years of providing support to D.C. students, teachers, and faculty. In addition, Dr. Ware has facilitated various workshops, to include effective classroom management, trauma informed care, and parenting trainings. She successfully completed advanced, post-licensure, training at the Washington School of Psychiatry in its two-year child and adolescent psychodynamic psychotherapy training program.
Clinical areas of focus
- Binge Eating Disorder Treatment
- Bipolar Disorder Treatment
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy
- Learning Disability Evaluation
- Mood Disorder Treatment
- Substance Dependence Treatment
Conditions and procedures
Conditions I treat
- Addiction To Prescription Medications
- Adult And Child Abuse, Neglect And Maltreatment
- Adult Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD)
- Amphetamine Addiction
- Anorexia Nervosa
- Antisocial Behavior
- Anxiety
- Asperger Syndrome
- Attachment Issues
- Autism Spectrum Disorder
- Behavioral Problems
- Bipolar Disorder
- Child Abuse Trauma
- Chronic Depression
- Cognitive Function Disorders
- Conduct Disorders
- Depressive Episode
- Developmental Disabilities
- Dysthymia
- Eating Disorders
- Emotional Disturbance
- Emotional State Symptoms (MOOD SWINGS)
- Executive Function Disorder
- Gallbladder Disease
- Impulse Control Disorder
- Learning Disabilities
- Manic Episode
- Mood Disorders
- Newborn Developmental Delays
- Obesity
- Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD)
- Pervasive Developmental Disorder
- Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)
- Reaction To Stress And Adjustment Disorders In Children
- Schizoid Personality Disorder
- School Avoidance
- Self Harm
- Separation Anxiety
- Social Anxiety Disorder
- Social Skills Deficit
- Suicidal Thought
- Trauma And Stress Disorders
Procedures I perform
- Adhd Evaluation
- Alcohol Abuse Counseling
- Anxiety Management
- Behavioral Activation
- Behavioral Modification
- Binge Eating Disorder Treatment
- Bipolar Disorder Treatment
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy
- Cognitive Flexibility Training
- Existential Group Therapy
- Eye Movement Desensitization And Reprocessing
- Group Psychotherapy
- Group Therapy
- Health Promotion Counseling
- Interprofessional Collaboration
- Learning Disability Evaluation
- Learning Disability Support
- Mood Disorder Treatment
- Motivational Interviewing
- Neuropsychological Testing
- Obsessive Compulsive Disorder Treatment
- Pain Medication Management
- Parent Management Training
- Play Therapy
- Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder Treatment
- Psychiatric Evaluation
- Psychoeducational Testing
- Psychological Evaluation
- Psychotherapy
- Relapse Prevention
- Self-Esteem Enhancement
- Self-Harm Prevention
- Social Skills Training
- Stress Reduction
- Substance Dependence Treatment
- Suicide Intervention
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
- Navigate
- Amerigroup DC Healthy Families
- UHC Passport
- First Health PPO
- Humana Gold Plus HMO
- Blue Choice Advantage
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- Aetna VA Exchange
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PPO
- Private Fee-for-Service Plans (PFFS)
- Medicare Direct
- United Healthcare Select HMO - EPO/NPP
- CareFirst BlueChoice HMO
- Healthy Blue (HMO, POS)
- Anthem BCBS of VA Key Care POS/PPO/Indemnity
- Coventry Health Care of Virginia
- HighMark
- United Healthcare Options (PPO)
- Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
- CareFirst Dual Prime HMO-SNP
- IH-Open HMO Option
- CareFirst Blue Card Program
- CIGNA SureFit (HMO)
- Tricare Reserve Select
- CIGNA Connect EPO
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Adv. Special Needs Plans
- Veterans Affairs Community Care Network
- M.D. IPA (HMO)
- Kaiser Permaenete Signature - Added Choice Cardiac Global
- CareFirst NASCO
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice POS Cardiac Global
- CIGNA Indemnity
- CIGNA HMO & Network (HMO)
- Lasso Healthcare - Medicare Medical Savings Account
- Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
- AMERIVANTAGE/Amerigroup Community Care
- TriWest Healthcare Alliance
- Sentara Health
- Aetna Basic
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Plus
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers Plus
- Aetna Better Health of MD
- Aetna Worker's Compensation Network
- IH-Open EPO Plus
- Aetna Classic 3500
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD HMO
- IH-Indemnity
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage
- CareFirst MedStar Select PPO
- Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA/HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
- United Healthcare Choice Cardiac Global
- CIGNA PPO Plus
- Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
- Employee Health Plan
- Aetna Student Health Insurance
- Priority Partners - Maryland Health Choice
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
- POS OA
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (HMO)
- NYC Medicare Advantage Plus
- CareFirst (NCA) Indemnity
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PLUS PPO
- HumanaChoice PPO
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Basic
- Choice POS
- IH-POS Plus
- Kaiser Permanente Select Cardiac Global
- Aetna Advantage 6350PD
- Kaiser Permanente HMO Plus and DHMO Plus Member
- Cigna TotalCare (HMO D-SNP)
- OCI Direct (HMO)
- IH-Open POS Plus
- DC/MD SHOP QHP Small Business Plans
- IH-HMO
- United Healthcare Choice Plus Cardiac Global
- Alterwood Advanatge HMO & DSNP Plans
- Private Health Care Systems (PPO)
- Geisinger Medicare Advantage
- IH-EPO Plus
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Advantage Signature and Select
- Uniformed Services Family Health Plan
- CIGNA EPO
- Optimum Choice & Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) Cardiac Global
- Kaiser Permanente Signature - Added Choice
- Core Essential (HMO)
- TRICARE East Prime
- Cigna True Choice Medicare (PPO)
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Plus
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthy Families
- Kaiser Permanente Select - Added Choice
- Aetna Advantage 6350
- Options PPO Cardiac Global
- HumanaChoice Honor's plan PPO
- Humana Medicare Advantage - PPO
- United Medicare Private Fee-for-Service (PFFS) plans
- CareFirst Maryland Point of Service Plan
- Aetna Better Health of VA
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO) Cardiac Global
- Advantra Platinum (PPO)
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- Optimum Choice
- CareFirst Administrators
- Cigna True Choice Plus Medicare (PPO)
- First Health PPO
- Aetna Classic 5000PD
- Erickson Advantage Plans
- Choice POS II Open Access
- Aetna Premier 200PD
- OA Plus
- UnitedHealthcare and AARP Medicare Complete Plans
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- CIGNA POS/Network POS
- Medicare Advantage - Advantra Value (PPO)
- CareFirst Community Health Plan of MD
- M.D. IPA Preferred (POS)
- Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Dual Adv
- Maryland Physicians Care MCO
- Network OA
- Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
- United Healthcare Select Plus (POS)
- CareFirst FEP Blue Focus
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Standard
- Kaiser Permanente Signature
- CareFirst Federal Employee Program (Std. & Basic PPO)
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage prescription drug benefit (PPO)
- United Healthcare Community Plan - VA Medicaid MCO
- Cigna Achieve Medicare (HMO C-SNP)
- Aetna Classic 5000
- Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
- United Healthcare Navigate Cardiac Global
- HealthyBlue PPO
- Beech Street PPO
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- Optimum Choice Preferred (POS)
- CIGNA PPO
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthcare Alliance
- CIGNA HMO Open Access
- United HealthCare Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program
- IH-POS
- Optima Family Care MCO - VA Medicaid MCO
- BCBS Out-of-State Medicare Plans (Blue Advantage)
- Police and Fire Clinic
- CareFirst Maryland Indemnity or PPO
- Choice Fund PPO
- Humana Medicare Advantage - HMO Open Access
- Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund)
- Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
- IH-Open Network Only Plus
- Medicare FFS
- Kaiser Maryland Medicaid MCO
- Kaiser Permanente Select
- Jai Medical Systems - Maryland Health Choice
- Cigna Preferred Medicare (HMO)
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
- Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
- HUMANA/Choice Care Medicare Plans (Choice, Gold Choice)
- Choice Care Network/HUMANA (PPO)
- BlueChoice Open Access
- Aetna Advantage 5750
- MD IPA (HMO) & MD IPA Preferred Cardiac Global
- Aetna Signature Administrator PPO/TPA
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue SNP
- Amerigroup DC Alliance
- Aetna Medicare Advantage PFFS Plan
- IH-Open POS II
- UHC Group Medicare Advantage Plans (HMO, POS, PPO)
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families
- United Healthcare Select HMO-EPO/NPP Cardiac Global
- CareFirst Blue Preferred PPO
- WellPoint Maryland - Maryland Health Choice
- TRICARE for Life East
- BCBS of Michigan (BCN Advantage,Security Blue, Freedom, Medicare PLUS Blue Group PPO)
- CareFirst MedStar PPO
- IH-PPO
- Health Services for Children with Special Needs
- United Healthcare Choice Plus
- Magellan Complete Care of VA - VA Medicaid MCO
- Aetna HMO
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice 3-tier POS
- TRICARE East Select
- United Healthcare Choice
- IH-Network Only Plus
- Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
- United Student Resources
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Open Access
- Choice POS II
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (POS & POS OA)
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage DSNP District of Columbia
- Cigna Alliance Medicare (HMO)
- CareFirst EPO
- MultiPlan, Inc
- IH-Open HMO
- CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield Advantage Core/Enhanced
Education
Graduate: Argosy University-Northern Virginia CLOSED (2006)