Lindsey S. Sankin, PhD| Psychology | MedStar Health
Lindsey S. Sankin

Lindsey S. Sankin, PhD
Provider is directly employed by MedStar Health

Specialties: Psychology

Languages: Spanish, English

Clinical areas of focus

  • Behavioral Disorders
  • Bipolar Disorder
  • Cognitive Behavioral Therapy
  • Depression
  • Mental Health
  • Mood Disorders
  • Post Traumatic Stress Disorder
  • Psychopharmacology
  • Psychosis
  • Psychotherapy
  • Suicidal Ideation
  • Women's Mental Health
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Conditions and procedures

Conditions I treat

  • Acute Stress Disorder
  • Addiction Disorders
  • Adjustment Disorder
  • Agitation
  • Alcohol Addiction
  • Alcohol Dependency
  • Anger Issues
  • Anorexia Nervosa
  • Antisocial Personality Disorder
  • Anxiety
  • Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder
  • Autism
  • Behavioral Disorders
  • Behavioral Issues In Dementia
  • Bereavement
  • Bipolar Disorder
  • Body Dysmorphic Disorder
  • Borderline Personality Disorder
  • Brief Psychotic Disorder
  • Bulimia Nervosa
  • Complicated Bereavement Disorder
  • Compulsive And Addictive Behaviors
  • Conversion Disorder
  • Cyclothymic Disorder
  • Delusional Disorder
  • Dependent Personality Disorder
  • Depression
  • Disruptive Behavior
  • Dissociative Disorders
  • Dual Diagnosis
  • Dysthymia
  • Eating Disorders
  • Executive Function Disorder
  • Gender Dysphoria
  • Generalized Anxiety Disorder
  • Grief
  • Hallucinations
  • Hoarding Disorder
  • Hypochondriasis
  • Hypomania
  • Impulse Control Disorders
  • Intermittent Explosive Disorder
  • Mania
  • Mental Health Disorders
  • Mood Disorders
  • Narcissistic Personality Disorder
  • Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD)
  • Panic Attack
  • Paranoia And Delusional Disorders
  • Perinatal Mental Health Disorders
  • Perinatal Mood Disorders
  • Persistent Depressive Disorder
  • Personality Disorder
  • Phobia
  • Post Traumatic Stress Disorder
  • Postpartum Depression
  • Premenstrual Dysphoric Disorder
  • Premenstrual Syndrome (PMS)
  • Psycho Oncology
  • Psychopharmacology
  • Psychosis
  • Psychosomatic Disorders
  • Schizoaffective Disorder
  • Schizophrenia
  • Seasonal Affective Disorder
  • Self Harming Behaviors
  • Somatic Symptom Disorder
  • Somatoform Disorders
  • Substance Addiction
  • Substance Dependence
  • Suicidal Ideation
  • Suicide Attempt
  • Thought Disorder
  • Trichotillomania
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Procedures I perform

  • Adult Psychiatry
  • Anger Management
  • Cognitive Behavioral Therapy
  • Coping Skills
  • Group Psychotherapy
  • Marital Counseling
  • Men's Mental Health
  • Mental Health
  • Motherhood And Mental Health
  • Neuropsychiatry
  • Pregnancy And Mental Health
  • Psychotherapy
  • Transplant Psychiatry
  • Women's Mental Health
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Practice locations

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2115 Wisconsin Avenue Northwest
Suite 200
Washington, DC, 20007

202-944-5400

Fax 855-771-6849

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Fax 855-771-6849

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.

  • List of insurance plans we accept
    • United Group Medicare Advantage Plans
    • Aetna Signature Administrator PPO/TPA
    • Carefirst BlueChoice Open Access
    • Virginia Premier
    • CareFirst BC/BS Advantage Core/Enhanced
    • Kaiser Select-Added Choice
    • Tricare East Prime
    • CareFirst MedStar Select PPO
    • HumanaChoice Honor’s plan PPO
    • United Select HMO - EPO/NPP
    • United Select Plus (POS)
    • United MD IPA Preferred (POS)
    • Veterans Affairs Community Care Network
    • United Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program
    • UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
    • Tricare for Life East
    • Carefirst Blue Preferred PPO
    • Kaiser Permanente Signature-Added Choice
    • Cigna Choice Fund PPO
    • Innovation Health: Indemnity
    • Health Services for Children with Special Needs (HSCSN)
    • CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage prescription drug benefit (PPO)
    • Kaiser Signature
    • Carefirst BlueChoice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
    • Maryland Point of Service Plan (MPOS)
    • CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage
    • United GEHA (for all other states) Compass Rose
    • I-SNP
    • United Navigate
    • Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
    • Aetna Student Health Insurance
    • Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
    • Cigna PPO and PPO Plus
    • HealthyBlue PPO
    • Kaiser Maryland Medicaid MCO
    • Veterans Affairs Community Care Network (VA CCN)
    • Anthem (POS & Open Access POS) BCBS of VA HealthKeepers
    • Anthem HMO - BCBS of VA HealthKeepers
    • Cigna HMO & Network (HMO)
    • United Choice Plus
    • United Optimum Choice
    • Carefirst BlueChoice HMO
    • Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
    • WellPoint Maryland
    • Federal Employee Program (Std/Basic PPO/Blue Focus)
    • Carefirst BlueChoice Opt Out Open Access
    • HumanaChoice PPO
    • Choice Care Network/HUMANA (PPO)
    • WellPoint Maryland - Maryland Health Choice
    • Tricare East Select
    • CareFirst NASCO
    • Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
    • Cigna Indemnity
    • United Options (PPO) (includes Empire PPO)
    • Carefirst Healthy Blue (HMO/POS)
    • Cigna TotalCare (HMO D-SNP)
    • Cigna Achieve Medicare (HMO C-SNP)
    • Carefirst EPO
    • Innovation Health: POS Plus
    • Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
    • Cigna HMO Open Access
    • Innovation Health: HMO & EPO Plus
    • Cigna Alliance Medicare (HMO) |
    • CareFirst (NCA) Indemnity
    • Medicaid - Virginia
    • Innovation Health: Open Network Only Plus
    • Kaiser HMO Plus and DHMO Plus Member
    • Medicaid - Maryland
    • Cigna Network Open Access
    • Traditional Medicare Fee for Service
    • Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA
    • United Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) & OCI Direct (HMO)
    • Innovation Health: Open POS II
    • Cigna True Choice Plus Medicare (PPO)
    • Beech Street PPO
    • Anthem Plus BCBS of VA HealthKeepers Plus
    • Aetna Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
    • MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families
    • Cigna Preferred Medicare
    • Kaiser Select
    • Aetna HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
    • Kaiser Medicare Advantage Signature and Select
    • United Choice
    • CareFirst MedStar PPO
    • CareFirst Administrators
    • Innovation Health: Network Only Plus
    • Innovation Health: Open POS Plus
    • Cigna EPO
    • Tricare Reserve Select
    • CareFirst Maryland Indemnity or PPO
    • Kaiser Flexible Choice
    • Police and Fire Clinic
    • Cigna True Choice Medicare (PPO)
    • Aetna HMO
    • Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
    • D-SNP)
    • Private Health Care Systems (PHCS) (PPO)
    • Medicaid - District of Columbia
    • Aetna Choice POS & Choice POS II
    • Kaiser Medicare Plus
    • United MD IPA (HMO)
    • Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
    • Aetna Open HMO/Open HMO Option/Open EPO Plus
    • MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
    • Innovation Health: PPO
    • United Nursing Home Plan (C-SNP
    • CareFirst Blue Card Program (Out-of-area BCBS plans)
    • United Erickson Advantage Plans
    • United Golden Rule
    • Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund)
    • Innovation Health: POS
    • United Core Essential (HMO)
    • United Student Resources
    • United Mamsi Life & Health
    • Cigna POS/Network POS
    • Cigna POS Open Access & Open Access Plus
    • United Medicare Advantage DSNP District of Columbia
    • United AARP Medicare Complete
    • MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
    • Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
    • First Health PPO
    • Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
    • Coventry Health Care of Virginia
    • Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA

Education

Fellowship Program: NewYork-Presbyterian Westchester Behavioral Health (2017)

Internship Program: Bellevue Hospital Center (2015)

Graduate Education: Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine (2015)

Graduate Education: Northwestern University (2013)

Fellowship Program: National Institute of Health (2010)