Kimberly J Sims, LICSW MSW| Psychiatry | MedStar Health
Kimberly J Sims, LICSW MSW
Provider is directly employed by MedStar Health
Provider is directly employed by MedStar HealthSpecialties: Psychiatry
Languages: English
Clinical areas of focus
- Depression Treatment
Conditions and procedures
Conditions I treat
- Adjustment Disorder With Mixed Anxiety And Depressed Mood
- Adult Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD)
- Anorexia Nervosa
- Anxiety
- Autism Spectrum Disorder
- Bipolar Disorder
- Bipolar Disorder With Manic Episodes
- Body Region Injury
- Congenital Malformation Syndromes Due To Exogenous Causes
- Depressive Episode
- Eating Disorders
- Emotional Disorders
- Emotional State Symptoms
- Emotional State Symptoms Of Anxiety
- Major Depressive Disorder With Melancholic Features
- Mood Disorders
- Personal History Of Diseases And Conditions
- Pervasive Developmental Disorder
- Phobic Anxiety Disorder With Agoraphobia
- Problems Related To Primary Support Group
- Problems Related To Upbringing
- Psychotic Disorder
- Reaction To Stress And Adjustment Disorders In Children
- Schizoid Personality Disorder
- Schizophrenia
- Schizophrenia With Paranoid Delusions
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Separation Anxiety
- Social Anxiety Disorder
- Specific Phobia
- Tic Disorder
- Tourette Syndrome
Procedures I perform
- Adjuvant Hormone Therapy
- Anxiety Management
- Assistive Technology Fitting
- Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder Treatment
- Autogenic Training
- Aversion Therapy
- Behavioral Activation
- Behavioral Modification
- Binge Eating Disorder Treatment
- Bipolar Disorder Treatment
- Borderline Personality Disorder Treatment
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy
- Cognitive Flexibility Training
- Cognitive Restructuring
- Dance Therapy
- Deep Brain Stimulation
- Depression Treatment
- Dissociative Disorder Treatment
- Electroconvulsive Therapy
- Executive Coaching
- Existential Group Therapy
- Eye Movement Desensitization And Reprocessing
- Grief Counseling
- Group Therapy
- Health Promotion Counseling
- Hypnotherapy
- Impulse Control Disorder Treatment
- Lobotomy
- Memory Training
- Mep (MOTOR EVOKED POTENTIALS)
- Mood Disorder Counseling
- Mood Disorder Treatment
- Neuromuscular Rehabilitation
- Neuropsychological Testing
- Neurostimulation
- Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder Treatment
- Pain Management Counseling
- Pain Medication Management
- Panic Disorder Treatment
- Parenting Classes
- Personality Disorder Treatment
- Phobia Treatment
- Play Therapy
- Postpartum Depression Treatment
- Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder Treatment
- Psychological Evaluation
- Psychotherapy
- Reality Therapy
- Recreational Therapy
- Relationship Therapy
- Schizophrenia Treatment
- Social Anxiety Disorder Treatment
- Social Gerontology
- Somatic Experiencing
- Stress Reduction
- Substance Abuse Treatment
- Suicide Intervention
- Trauma Release Exercises
- Trauma Therapy
- Virtual Reality Exposure Therapy
- Visualization Therapy
- Wellness And Prevention
- Wellness Fitness
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
- Core Essential (HMO)
- IH-Open HMO
- CareFirst Blue Preferred PPO
- IH-HMO
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- IH-Open HMO Option
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Advantage Signature and Select
- Cigna TotalCare (HMO D-SNP)
- CIGNA HMO & Network (HMO)
- Cigna Alliance Medicare (HMO)
- Medicare Direct
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Open Access
- Cigna True Choice Medicare (PPO)
- Health Services for Children with Special Needs
- Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- Humana Medicare Advantage - HMO Open Access
- Aetna Classic 3500
- HealthyBlue PPO
- TRICARE for Life East
- CIGNA Connect EPO
- CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield Advantage Core/Enhanced
- CareFirst NASCO
- CIGNA SureFit (HMO)
- CareFirst FEP Blue Focus
- Optima Family Care MCO - VA Medicaid MCO
- POS OA
- Police and Fire Clinic
- WellPoint Maryland - Maryland Health Choice
- Uniformed Services Family Health Plan
- Humana Medicare Advantage - PPO
- UHC Group Medicare Advantage Plans (HMO, POS, PPO)
- Medicare Advantage - Advantra Value (PPO)
- Private Fee-for-Service Plans (PFFS)
- CIGNA PPO Plus
- Maryland Physicians Care MCO
- Kaiser Permanente HMO Plus and DHMO Plus Member
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PPO
- Blue Choice Advantage
- Choice Care Network/HUMANA (PPO)
- Healthy Blue (HMO, POS)
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Plus
- M.D. IPA (HMO)
- CIGNA EPO
- CareFirst Administrators
- IH-EPO Plus
- Kaiser Maryland Medicaid MCO
- BCBS Out-of-State Medicare Plans (Blue Advantage)
- Tricare Reserve Select
- IH-Indemnity
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
- Jai Medical Systems - Maryland Health Choice
- Coventry Health Care of Virginia
- Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
- Erickson Advantage Plans
- Aetna Advantage 6350PD
- Geisinger Medicare Advantage
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families
- Anthem BCBS of VA Key Care POS/PPO/Indemnity
- Network OA
- TRICARE East Prime
- CIGNA POS/Network POS
- CareFirst MedStar Select PPO
- Alterwood Advanatge HMO & DSNP Plans
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage
- HUMANA/Choice Care Medicare Plans (Choice, Gold Choice)
- Choice POS
- IH-POS
- NYC Medicare Advantage Plus
- Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
- Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
- Aetna Basic
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- TRICARE East Select
- Kaiser Permanente Select - Added Choice
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
- Navigate
- IH-POS Plus
- CareFirst Federal Employee Program (Std. & Basic PPO)
- United Healthcare Select Plus (POS)
- CareFirst EPO
- MultiPlan, Inc
- OA Plus
- Aetna Classic 5000PD
- Aetna Signature Administrator PPO/TPA
- United Healthcare Choice Plus
- United Healthcare Select HMO - EPO/NPP
- M.D. IPA Preferred (POS)
- Aetna Better Health of VA
- Magellan Complete Care of VA - VA Medicaid MCO
- HighMark
- CIGNA PPO
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Plus
- Aetna VA Exchange
- HumanaChoice PPO
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthy Families
- IH-Network Only Plus
- TriWest Healthcare Alliance
- Cigna True Choice Plus Medicare (PPO)
- IH-Open Network Only Plus
- Optimum Choice
- UnitedHealthcare and AARP Medicare Complete Plans
- Choice Fund PPO
- Kaiser Permanente Signature - Added Choice
- Aetna Premier 200PD
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice 3-tier POS
- CareFirst BlueChoice HMO
- Beech Street PPO
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (POS & POS OA)
- CareFirst Dual Prime HMO-SNP
- CareFirst (NCA) Indemnity
- Private Health Care Systems (PPO)
- Amerigroup DC Alliance
- OCI Direct (HMO)
- Kaiser Permanente Select
- CIGNA HMO Open Access
- CareFirst Maryland Point of Service Plan
- CareFirst MedStar PPO
- Sentara Health
- Employee Health Plan
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- Priority Partners - Maryland Health Choice
- Aetna Advantage 6350
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage prescription drug benefit (PPO)
- Aetna HMO
- BlueChoice Open Access
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthcare Alliance
- Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
- Medicare FFS
- Advantra Platinum (PPO)
- Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund)
- Aetna Advantage 5750
- CareFirst Blue Card Program
- First Health PPO
- CareFirst Community Health Plan of MD
- BCBS of Michigan (BCN Advantage,Security Blue, Freedom, Medicare PLUS Blue Group PPO)
- Optimum Choice Preferred (POS)
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Basic
- AMERIVANTAGE/Amerigroup Community Care
- United HealthCare Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Dual Adv
- Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
- Choice POS II Open Access
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Adv. Special Needs Plans
- United Healthcare Community Plan - VA Medicaid MCO
- HumanaChoice Honor's plan PPO
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers Plus
- United Student Resources
- DC/MD SHOP QHP Small Business Plans
- Aetna Worker's Compensation Network
- IH-PPO
- Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA/HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
- IH-Open POS Plus
- Cigna Achieve Medicare (HMO C-SNP)
- Cigna Preferred Medicare (HMO)
- Aetna Better Health of MD
- First Health PPO
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PLUS PPO
- Choice POS II
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue SNP
- United Healthcare Options (PPO)
- United Healthcare Choice
- CIGNA Indemnity
- IH-Open EPO Plus
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (HMO)
- Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
- United Medicare Private Fee-for-Service (PFFS) plans
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Standard
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage DSNP District of Columbia
- Kaiser Permanente Signature
- Lasso Healthcare - Medicare Medical Savings Account
- CareFirst Maryland Indemnity or PPO
- Amerigroup DC Healthy Families
- Aetna Classic 5000
- Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
- Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
- Veterans Affairs Community Care Network
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD HMO
- Aetna Student Health Insurance
- UHC Passport
- Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
- Aetna Medicare Advantage PFFS Plan
- Humana Gold Plus HMO
- IH-Open POS II
Education
Graduate: Catholic University of America (2021)