Rebecca L. Abell, PSYD| Psychology | MedStar Health
Rebecca L. Abell

Rebecca L. Abell, PsyD
Provider is directly employed by MedStar Health

Specialties: Psychology

Languages: English

About me

Rebecca Abell, PsyD, CGP, is a psychologist at MedStar Washington Hospital Center in Outpatient Behavioral Health. Dr. Abell received her Doctor of Psychology from George Washington University. She specializes in group psychotherapy and is a Certified Group Psychotherapist. 

Clinical areas of focus

  • Anxiety Management
  • Behavioral Disorder Treatment
  • Behavioral Modification
  • Mood Disorder Treatment
  • Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder Management
  • Psychiatric Evaluation
  • Psychotherapy
  • Suicidal Ideation Treatment
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Conditions and procedures

Conditions I treat

  • Adult Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD)
  • Anorexia Nervosa
  • Anxiety
  • Bipolar Disorder
  • Cocaine Related Disorders
  • Depressive Episode
  • Dysthymia
  • Eating Disorders
  • Emotional Disturbance
  • Emotional State Symptoms
  • Emotional State Symptoms (MOOD SWINGS)
  • Emotional Trauma
  • Gallbladder Disease
  • Hypochondriasis
  • Manic Episode
  • Memory Disorder
  • Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD)
  • Phobia
  • Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)
  • Problems Related To Primary Support Group
  • Reaction To Stress And Adjustment Disorders In Children
  • Schizoid Personality Disorder
  • Sedative, Hypnotic, Or Anxiolytic Related Disorders
  • Social Anxiety Disorder
  • Somatoform Disorder
  • Substance Abuse
  • Suicidal Thought
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Procedures I perform

  • Alcohol Abuse Counseling
  • Anxiety Management
  • Assertiveness Training
  • Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder Treatment
  • Behavioral Activation
  • Behavioral Disorder Treatment
  • Behavioral Modification
  • Binge Eating Disorder Treatment
  • Cognitive Behavioral Therapy
  • Conflict Resolution
  • Dynamic Deconstructive Psychotherapy
  • Emotional Intelligence Testing
  • Etoposide Therapy
  • Existential Group Therapy
  • Eye Movement Desensitization And Reprocessing
  • Graston Technique
  • Grief Counseling
  • Group Psychotherapy
  • Healthy Lifestyle Guidance
  • Hypnosis
  • Mindfulness Meditation Training
  • Mood Disorder Treatment
  • Neuropsychological Testing
  • Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder Treatment
  • Parent Management Training
  • Play Therapy
  • Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder Management
  • Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder Treatment
  • Psychiatric Diagnostic Evaluation With Medical Services
  • Psychiatric Evaluation
  • Psychological Evaluation
  • Psychotherapy
  • Psychotherapy For Crisis
  • Radically Open Dialectical Behavior Therapy
  • Self-Esteem Enhancement
  • Social Skills Training
  • Stress Reduction
  • Suicidal Ideation Treatment
  • Supportive Care
  • Trauma Outreach
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Practice locations

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216 Michigan Ave NE
Trinity Square 2nd Fl
Washington, DC, 20017

202-877-6333

Fax 855-778-6874

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Fax 855-778-6874

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

Education

Graduate: George Washington University School of Medicine (2016)

Hospital affiliations