Rebecca L. Abell, PSYD| Psychology | MedStar Health
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
- Bipolar Disorder
- Mood Disorder Treatment
- Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder Management
- Psychiatric Evaluation
- Psychotherapy
- Social Anxiety Disorder
- Suicidal Ideation Treatment
- Suicidal Thought
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
Procedures I perform
- Acid-Base Management
- Alcohol Abuse Counseling
- Anxiety Management
- Assertiveness Training
- Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder Treatment
- Behavioral Activation
- Behavioral Disorder Treatment
- Behavioral Modification
- Binge Eating Disorder Treatment
- Biofeedback
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy
- Conflict Resolution
- Dynamic Deconstructive Psychotherapy
- Emotional Intelligence Testing
- Etoposide Therapy
- Existential Group Therapy
- Eye Movement Desensitization And Reprocessing
- Float Therapy
- Graston Technique
- Grief Counseling
- Group Psychotherapy
- Healthy Lifestyle Guidance
- Hypnosis
- I-131 Therapy
- Infusion Therapy
- 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
- Prolonged Exposure Therapy
- 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
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
- IH-Open Network Only Plus
- Optimum Choice & Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) Cardiac Global
- Options PPO Cardiac Global
- BCBS Out-of-State Medicare Plans (Blue Advantage)
- Cigna TotalCare (HMO D-SNP)
- Employee Health Plan
- DC/MD SHOP QHP Small Business Plans
- Medicare FFS
- Blue Choice Advantage
- Cigna True Choice Medicare (PPO)
- Aetna Better Health of MD
- United HealthCare Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Standard
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage
- Kaiser Permanente Select Cardiac Global
- Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
- POS OA
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PPO
- MD IPA (HMO) & MD IPA Preferred Cardiac Global
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Plus
- IH-PPO
- Aetna Better Health of VA
- Aetna Premier 200PD
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
- Aetna Advantage 5750
- Humana Medicare Advantage - HMO Open Access
- Aetna Medicare Advantage PFFS Plan
- Kaiser Permanente Select - Added Choice
- Tricare Reserve Select
- OCI Direct (HMO)
- CIGNA Connect EPO
- IH-Network Only Plus
- CareFirst MedStar Select PPO
- CIGNA PPO Plus
- Aetna VA Exchange
- Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
- Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA/HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
- CIGNA POS/Network POS
- CareFirst (NCA) Indemnity
- First Health PPO
- CIGNA SureFit (HMO)
- Uniformed Services Family Health Plan
- WellPoint Maryland - Maryland Health Choice
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Advantage Signature and Select
- Lasso Healthcare - Medicare Medical Savings Account
- IH-EPO Plus
- HUMANA/Choice Care Medicare Plans (Choice, Gold Choice)
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Adv. Special Needs Plans
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- IH-POS Plus
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers Plus
- CareFirst FEP Blue Focus
- CIGNA Indemnity
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PLUS PPO
- Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
- Aetna Signature Administrator PPO/TPA
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthcare Alliance
- Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
- Private Health Care Systems (PPO)
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- United Student Resources
- TRICARE for Life East
- Aetna Student Health Insurance
- Choice Care Network/HUMANA (PPO)
- IH-Open HMO
- IH-POS
- Health Services for Children with Special Needs
- Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
- Kaiser Permanente Select
- Sentara Health
- Choice POS II
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
- CareFirst Maryland Point of Service Plan
- Private Fee-for-Service Plans (PFFS)
- Core Essential (HMO)
- Humana Medicare Advantage - PPO
- Kaiser Permanente Signature
- Maryland Physicians Care MCO
- Aetna Classic 5000PD
- Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
- AMERIVANTAGE/Amerigroup Community Care
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (HMO)
- Geisinger Medicare Advantage
- Cigna Alliance Medicare (HMO)
- CareFirst NASCO
- Cigna Achieve Medicare (HMO C-SNP)
- Medicare Direct
- Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund)
- Amerigroup DC Alliance
- CareFirst Blue Preferred PPO
- Kaiser Permanente Signature - Added Choice
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- MultiPlan, Inc
- IH-Open HMO Option
- Humana Gold Plus HMO
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue SNP
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice 3-tier POS
- Police and Fire Clinic
- Alterwood Advanatge HMO & DSNP Plans
- Beech Street PPO
- Kaiser Permanente HMO Plus and DHMO Plus Member
- Healthy Blue (HMO, POS)
- M.D. IPA (HMO)
- Choice POS II Open Access
- Medicare Advantage - Advantra Value (PPO)
- CareFirst Blue Card Program
- IH-Open POS II
- UnitedHealthcare and AARP Medicare Complete Plans
- Advantra Platinum (PPO)
- Optima Family Care MCO - VA Medicaid MCO
- Aetna HMO
- Navigate
- United Healthcare Choice
- United Healthcare Community Plan - VA Medicaid MCO
- Coventry Health Care of Virginia
- Aetna Worker's Compensation Network
- CareFirst Federal Employee Program (Std. & Basic PPO)
- Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
- HumanaChoice Honor's plan PPO
- CareFirst EPO
- TriWest Healthcare Alliance
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage prescription drug benefit (PPO)
- Network OA
- Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
- IH-HMO
- United Healthcare Select HMO - EPO/NPP
- CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield Advantage Core/Enhanced
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- United Healthcare Choice Cardiac Global
- Veterans Affairs Community Care Network
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families
- CareFirst BlueChoice HMO
- Optimum Choice Preferred (POS)
- Kaiser Permaenete Signature - Added Choice Cardiac Global
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthy Families
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD HMO
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- NYC Medicare Advantage Plus
- United Healthcare Select Plus (POS)
- CareFirst Dual Prime HMO-SNP
- IH-Indemnity
- First Health PPO
- OA Plus
- BlueChoice Open Access
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage DSNP District of Columbia
- UHC Group Medicare Advantage Plans (HMO, POS, PPO)
- Aetna Advantage 6350
- Aetna Basic
- Amerigroup DC Healthy Families
- United Healthcare Choice Plus
- Aetna Classic 5000
- Anthem BCBS of VA Key Care POS/PPO/Indemnity
- CareFirst Maryland Indemnity or PPO
- Jai Medical Systems - Maryland Health Choice
- HighMark
- UHC Passport
- Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
- HealthyBlue PPO
- TRICARE East Prime
- Aetna Advantage 6350PD
- Optimum Choice
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- CIGNA EPO
- CareFirst MedStar PPO
- CIGNA HMO Open Access
- United Healthcare Select HMO-EPO/NPP Cardiac Global
- Priority Partners - Maryland Health Choice
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice POS Cardiac Global
- United Medicare Private Fee-for-Service (PFFS) plans
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO) Cardiac Global
- United Healthcare Navigate Cardiac Global
- Cigna True Choice Plus Medicare (PPO)
- CareFirst Community Health Plan of MD
- CIGNA HMO & Network (HMO)
- M.D. IPA Preferred (POS)
- Kaiser Maryland Medicaid MCO
- United Healthcare Options (PPO)
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Plus
- Cigna Preferred Medicare (HMO)
- Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Open Access
- United Healthcare Choice Plus Cardiac Global
- IH-Open EPO Plus
- Magellan Complete Care of VA - VA Medicaid MCO
- Erickson Advantage Plans
- Choice POS
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- Aetna Classic 3500
- IH-Open POS Plus
- CareFirst Administrators
- Choice Fund PPO
- CIGNA PPO
- HumanaChoice PPO
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Dual Adv
- BCBS of Michigan (BCN Advantage,Security Blue, Freedom, Medicare PLUS Blue Group PPO)
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (POS & POS OA)
- TRICARE East Select
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Basic
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
Education
Graduate: George Washington University School of Medicine (2016)