Kurt W. Ela, PSYD| Psychology, Child And Adolescent Psychiatry | MedStar Health
Kurt W. Ela, PsyD
Provider is directly employed by MedStar Health
Provider is directly employed by MedStar HealthSpecialties: Psychology, Child And Adolescent Psychiatry
Languages: English
202-944-5402
About me
Dr. Kurt Ela is a licensed clinical psychologist and assistant professor in the Outpatient Programs at MedStar Georgetown University Hospital. He provides individual psychotherapy to adults and adolescents. Specific areas of focus include mood and anxiety disorders, relationship challenges, and issues related to grief and loss. He also specializes and teaches group therapy. Dr. Ela received his Bachelor of Arts from Amherst College and his Doctorate in Psychology from The George Washington University. He completed his internship at Pennsylvania Hospital within the University of Pennsylvania Health System, where he worked with adult, adolescent, and pediatric patients.
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
- Adult Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD)
- Agoraphobia
- Anxiety
- Asperger Syndrome
- Autism Spectrum Disorder
- Behavioral Addiction
- Bipolar Disorder
- Body Dysmorphic Disorder
- Cognitive Function Disorders
- Conduct Disorders
- Conversion Disorders
- Depressive Episode
- Eating Disorders
- Emotional Disorders
- Emotional State Symptoms
- Emotional State Symptoms (MOOD SWINGS)
- Executive Function Disorder
- Irritability
- Manic Episode
- Memory Loss
- Mental Disorders Due To Physiological Condition
- Mental Health Conditions
- Mood Disorders
- Parkinson's Disease
- Personality Disorders (MULTIPLE TYPES)
- Pervasive Developmental Disorder
- Phobia
- Postpartum Depression
- Premenstrual Dysphoric Disorder (PMDD)
- Problems Related To Social Environment
- Psychotic Disorder
- Reaction To Stress And Adjustment Disorders In Children
- Schizoid Personality Disorder
- Schizophrenia
- Selective Mutism
- Sleep Disorders
- Social Anxiety Disorder
- Somatoform Disorder
- Specific Phobia
- Suicidal Thought
- Tic Disorder
Procedures I perform
- Adjustment Disorder Treatment
- Alcohol Abuse Counseling
- Anxiety Disorder Treatment
- Anxiety Management
- Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) Treatment
- Behavioral Activation
- Behavioral Modification
- Bipolar Disorder Treatment
- Child Development Guidance
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy
- Cognitive Flexibility Training
- Depression Treatment
- Electroconvulsive Therapy
- Existential Group Therapy
- Eye Movement Desensitization And Reprocessing
- Graston Technique
- Group Psychotherapy
- Group Therapy
- Health Promotion Counseling
- Hypnotherapy
- Mood Disorder Treatment
- Motivational Interviewing
- Neuropsychological Testing
- Pain Medication Management
- Parent Management Training
- Personality Disorder Treatment
- Play Therapy
- Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) Screening
- Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder Treatment
- Psychiatric Evaluation
- Psychological Evaluation
- Psychopharmacology
- Psychotherapy
- Social Skills Training
- Stress Management And Relaxation Techniques
- Stress Reduction
- Suicidal Ideation Treatment
- Suicide Intervention
- Therapeutic Play
- 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
- Optimum Choice Preferred (POS)
- Aetna Classic 3500
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Advantage Signature and Select
- CIGNA SureFit (HMO)
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
- IH-Network Only Plus
- UHC Group Medicare Advantage Plans (HMO, POS, PPO)
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage DSNP District of Columbia
- United Student Resources
- WellPoint Maryland - Maryland Health Choice
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- Choice Care Network/HUMANA (PPO)
- CareFirst Maryland Indemnity or PPO
- Aetna Signature Administrator PPO/TPA
- Choice POS II
- CareFirst MedStar PPO
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PLUS PPO
- TRICARE for Life East
- Medicare FFS
- Lasso Healthcare - Medicare Medical Savings Account
- Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers Plus
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (POS & POS OA)
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Standard
- Aetna HMO
- Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthcare Alliance
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Adv. Special Needs Plans
- Choice POS II Open Access
- M.D. IPA (HMO)
- Jai Medical Systems - Maryland Health Choice
- IH-Open POS II
- Choice Fund PPO
- United Healthcare Options (PPO)
- HumanaChoice Honor's plan PPO
- Humana Medicare Advantage - HMO Open Access
- Aetna Medicare Advantage PFFS Plan
- Kaiser Permanente Select
- NYC Medicare Advantage Plus
- CareFirst Maryland Point of Service Plan
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Plus
- Maryland Physicians Care MCO
- CIGNA Connect EPO
- IH-Open HMO
- UHC Passport
- Uniformed Services Family Health Plan
- Cigna Achieve Medicare (HMO C-SNP)
- CareFirst EPO
- HighMark
- CareFirst Dual Prime HMO-SNP
- CareFirst NASCO
- IH-EPO Plus
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- Police and Fire Clinic
- UnitedHealthcare and AARP Medicare Complete Plans
- Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
- Choice POS
- Kaiser Permanente Signature - Added Choice
- Veterans Affairs Community Care Network
- OCI Direct (HMO)
- POS OA
- Cigna Alliance Medicare (HMO)
- Cigna Preferred Medicare (HMO)
- Anthem BCBS of VA Key Care POS/PPO/Indemnity
- Optimum Choice
- Amerigroup DC Healthy Families
- BCBS of Michigan (BCN Advantage,Security Blue, Freedom, Medicare PLUS Blue Group PPO)
- Aetna Better Health of VA
- IH-PPO
- IH-POS
- United HealthCare Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program
- Aetna Worker's Compensation Network
- Medicare Direct
- CareFirst Community Health Plan of MD
- CareFirst Administrators
- HumanaChoice PPO
- CIGNA HMO Open Access
- Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund)
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- M.D. IPA Preferred (POS)
- CIGNA EPO
- CIGNA HMO & Network (HMO)
- Aetna Premier 200PD
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PPO
- Private Fee-for-Service Plans (PFFS)
- Beech Street PPO
- Aetna Classic 5000
- United Healthcare Select HMO - EPO/NPP
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD HMO
- Magellan Complete Care of VA - VA Medicaid MCO
- Healthy Blue (HMO, POS)
- DC/MD SHOP QHP Small Business Plans
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (HMO)
- First Health PPO
- IH-Open EPO Plus
- Humana Gold Plus HMO
- TriWest Healthcare Alliance
- CIGNA POS/Network POS
- Aetna Basic
- CIGNA PPO Plus
- CareFirst FEP Blue Focus
- Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA/HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
- Erickson Advantage Plans
- Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
- United Medicare Private Fee-for-Service (PFFS) plans
- Sentara Health
- Kaiser Permanente HMO Plus and DHMO Plus Member
- First Health PPO
- Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
- HealthyBlue PPO
- TRICARE East Select
- BlueChoice Open Access
- Tricare Reserve Select
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Basic
- IH-Open POS Plus
- Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
- Aetna VA Exchange
- CareFirst Federal Employee Program (Std. & Basic PPO)
- Blue Choice Advantage
- Core Essential (HMO)
- IH-POS Plus
- Employee Health Plan
- United Healthcare Community Plan - VA Medicaid MCO
- Network OA
- Kaiser Permanente Signature
- Aetna Student Health Insurance
- Aetna Advantage 5750
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- HUMANA/Choice Care Medicare Plans (Choice, Gold Choice)
- AMERIVANTAGE/Amerigroup Community Care
- Kaiser Permanente Select - Added Choice
- OA Plus
- CareFirst BlueChoice HMO
- United Healthcare Select Plus (POS)
- IH-Open Network Only Plus
- Optima Family Care MCO - VA Medicaid MCO
- Cigna True Choice Plus Medicare (PPO)
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage prescription drug benefit (PPO)
- Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
- IH-Open HMO Option
- Medicare Advantage - Advantra Value (PPO)
- Advantra Platinum (PPO)
- CIGNA Indemnity
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue SNP
- Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
- Private Health Care Systems (PPO)
- Cigna True Choice Medicare (PPO)
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Plus
- TRICARE East Prime
- Kaiser Maryland Medicaid MCO
- Humana Medicare Advantage - PPO
- CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield Advantage Core/Enhanced
- MultiPlan, Inc
- Amerigroup DC Alliance
- Coventry Health Care of Virginia
- Aetna Advantage 6350
- Aetna Better Health of MD
- IH-HMO
- CIGNA PPO
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Dual Adv
- Aetna Advantage 6350PD
- Cigna TotalCare (HMO D-SNP)
- United Healthcare Choice Plus
- IH-Indemnity
- BCBS Out-of-State Medicare Plans (Blue Advantage)
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Open Access
- Geisinger Medicare Advantage
- United Healthcare Choice
- Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
- Priority Partners - Maryland Health Choice
- CareFirst Blue Preferred PPO
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice 3-tier POS
- Alterwood Advanatge HMO & DSNP Plans
- CareFirst (NCA) Indemnity
- CareFirst MedStar Select PPO
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthy Families
- Navigate
- Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
- Aetna Classic 5000PD
- Health Services for Children with Special Needs
- CareFirst Blue Card Program
Education
Residency: Fulton County Health Center (2007)
Internship: Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania (2006)