Ruth A Arbit, LCSWC MS| Psychiatry | MedStar Health
Clinical areas of focus
- Case Management
- Conflict Resolution
- Mental Health Assessment
- Parenting Classes
- Suicide Intervention
- Trauma Therapy
Conditions and procedures
Conditions I treat
- Adult Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD)
- Aggressive Behavior
- Agoraphobia
- Anorexia Nervosa
- Antisocial Behavior
- Anxiety
- Appearance And Behavior Symptoms
- Autism Spectrum Disorder
- Behavior Problems In Children
- Bipolar Disorder
- Body Dysmorphic Disorder
- Body Region Injury
- Child Abuse
- Child Speech Disorders
- Compulsive Behavior
- Conduct Disorders
- Depression In Children
- Depressive Episode
- Disorders Of Social Functioning
- Divorce Counseling
- Domestic Violence
- Eating Disorders
- Emotional Abuse
- Emotional Disorders
- Emotional State Symptoms (MOOD SWINGS)
- Family Conflict
- Fear Of Public Speaking
- Impulse Control Disorder
- Insomnia
- Learning Disabilities
- Maternal Diseases
- Mental Health Counseling
- Mental Health In Pregnancy
- Panic Attacks
- Personal History Of Diseases And Conditions
- Personal Risk Factors
- Pervasive Developmental Disorder
- Phobia
- Problems Related To Upbringing
- Reaction To Stress And Adjustment Disorders In Children
- Relationship Issues
- Schizoid Personality Disorder
- Schizophrenia
- Sleep Disorders
- Social Anxiety Disorder
- Social Skills Training
- Substance Abuse
- Suicidal Thought
- Trauma Counseling
- Weight Loss
Procedures I perform
- Addiction Recovery Coaching
- Alcohol Abuse Counseling
- Anxiety Management
- Assisted Living Placement
- Assistive Technology Evaluation
- Behavioral Modification
- Benefit Verification
- Caregiver Support And Counseling
- Case Consultation
- Case Management
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy
- Communication Tool Development
- Conflict Resolution
- Counseling For Chronic Illness
- Crisis Management
- Depression Counseling
- Dream Analysis
- Executive Coaching
- Existential Group Therapy
- Eye Movement Desensitization And Reprocessing
- Family Counseling For Divorce
- Family Education
- Family Mediation
- Geriatric Anxiety Counseling
- Grief Counseling
- Group Therapy
- Health Promotion Counseling
- Mental Health Assessment
- Mental Wellness Programs
- Mentorship Program
- Mep (MOTOR EVOKED POTENTIALS)
- Methodology Development
- Movement Analysis And Training
- Neuromuscular Rehabilitation
- Pain Medication Management
- Parenting Classes
- Pediatric Advocacy
- Play Therapy
- Psychiatric Social Work
- Psychological Evaluation
- Recreational Therapy
- Relationship Therapy
- Risk Assessment
- Self-Care Counseling
- Social Skills Training
- Stress Reduction
- Suicide Intervention
- Trauma Therapy
- Violence Prevention Counseling
- 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
- Amerigroup DC Alliance
- HealthyBlue PPO
- Employee Health Plan
- CIGNA Connect EPO
- IH-POS Plus
- Aetna Student Health Insurance
- Kaiser Maryland Medicaid MCO
- Aetna VA Exchange
- Police and Fire Clinic
- Cigna Alliance Medicare (HMO)
- UHC Passport
- United Healthcare Options (PPO)
- Humana Medicare Advantage - PPO
- CareFirst Blue Preferred PPO
- TRICARE for Life East
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthcare Alliance
- Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
- Aetna Medicare Advantage PFFS Plan
- CIGNA Indemnity
- CareFirst Community Health Plan of MD
- CareFirst Maryland Point of Service Plan
- MultiPlan, Inc
- CIGNA PPO
- Amerigroup DC Healthy Families
- HUMANA/Choice Care Medicare Plans (Choice, Gold Choice)
- AMERIVANTAGE/Amerigroup Community Care
- CareFirst BlueChoice HMO
- Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage prescription drug benefit (PPO)
- IH-Open POS Plus
- Choice POS II
- HumanaChoice PPO
- Cigna Achieve Medicare (HMO C-SNP)
- Healthy Blue (HMO, POS)
- Magellan Complete Care of VA - VA Medicaid MCO
- IH-Open POS II
- M.D. IPA (HMO)
- CareFirst Dual Prime HMO-SNP
- Aetna Classic 5000PD
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Basic
- CareFirst EPO
- CareFirst Administrators
- Uniformed Services Family Health Plan
- Optimum Choice Preferred (POS)
- Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
- CareFirst (NCA) Indemnity
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Standard
- OCI Direct (HMO)
- Humana Gold Plus HMO
- Aetna Signature Administrator PPO/TPA
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
- OA Plus
- IH-HMO
- Aetna HMO
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- Sentara Health
- Kaiser Permanente HMO Plus and DHMO Plus Member
- Coventry Health Care of Virginia
- CIGNA EPO
- Optimum Choice
- Aetna Better Health of MD
- United Healthcare Select Plus (POS)
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
- Choice Fund PPO
- IH-PPO
- HumanaChoice Honor's plan PPO
- Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA/HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
- Kaiser Permanente Select
- United HealthCare Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Dual Adv
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- Private Health Care Systems (PPO)
- Cigna TotalCare (HMO D-SNP)
- CareFirst Blue Card Program
- Aetna Premier 200PD
- IH-Open HMO
- IH-Open HMO Option
- Veterans Affairs Community Care Network
- CareFirst Federal Employee Program (Std. & Basic PPO)
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Adv. Special Needs Plans
- Humana Medicare Advantage - HMO Open Access
- TRICARE East Select
- CIGNA POS/Network POS
- NYC Medicare Advantage Plus
- Private Fee-for-Service Plans (PFFS)
- TRICARE East Prime
- CareFirst NASCO
- BCBS Out-of-State Medicare Plans (Blue Advantage)
- United Healthcare Community Plan - VA Medicaid MCO
- CIGNA PPO Plus
- Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
- IH-Network Only Plus
- Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
- Aetna Classic 5000
- Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
- United Healthcare Select HMO - EPO/NPP
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice 3-tier POS
- Cigna True Choice Plus Medicare (PPO)
- Core Essential (HMO)
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers Plus
- Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund)
- Aetna Advantage 6350PD
- Choice Care Network/HUMANA (PPO)
- UnitedHealthcare and AARP Medicare Complete Plans
- Navigate
- IH-POS
- BCBS of Michigan (BCN Advantage,Security Blue, Freedom, Medicare PLUS Blue Group PPO)
- First Health PPO
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- Aetna Advantage 5750
- Health Services for Children with Special Needs
- HighMark
- Kaiser Permanente Select - Added Choice
- Lasso Healthcare - Medicare Medical Savings Account
- Medicare Advantage - Advantra Value (PPO)
- M.D. IPA Preferred (POS)
- UHC Group Medicare Advantage Plans (HMO, POS, PPO)
- Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
- First Health PPO
- Kaiser Permanente Signature - Added Choice
- Aetna Basic
- Medicare FFS
- United Medicare Private Fee-for-Service (PFFS) plans
- Cigna True Choice Medicare (PPO)
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage DSNP District of Columbia
- IH-Open EPO Plus
- CIGNA HMO Open Access
- Blue Choice Advantage
- WellPoint Maryland - Maryland Health Choice
- Medicare Direct
- CIGNA SureFit (HMO)
- Aetna Advantage 6350
- Network OA
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Plus
- CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield Advantage Core/Enhanced
- CareFirst FEP Blue Focus
- Beech Street PPO
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Plus
- Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
- IH-Open Network Only Plus
- Optima Family Care MCO - VA Medicaid MCO
- CIGNA HMO & Network (HMO)
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Open Access
- DC/MD SHOP QHP Small Business Plans
- Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
- POS OA
- Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
- United Student Resources
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage
- TriWest Healthcare Alliance
- Aetna Better Health of VA
- IH-EPO Plus
- Priority Partners - Maryland Health Choice
- CareFirst MedStar PPO
- BlueChoice Open Access
- United Healthcare Choice
- Tricare Reserve Select
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (HMO)
- Kaiser Permanente Signature
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD HMO
- Advantra Platinum (PPO)
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (POS & POS OA)
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue SNP
- United Healthcare Choice Plus
- Aetna Classic 3500
- Cigna Preferred Medicare (HMO)
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PPO
- CareFirst Maryland Indemnity or PPO
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PLUS PPO
- Choice POS II Open Access
- CareFirst MedStar Select PPO
- IH-Indemnity
- Maryland Physicians Care MCO
- Anthem BCBS of VA Key Care POS/PPO/Indemnity
- Choice POS
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Advantage Signature and Select
- Aetna Worker's Compensation Network
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthy Families
- Geisinger Medicare Advantage
- Erickson Advantage Plans
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families
- Jai Medical Systems - Maryland Health Choice
- Alterwood Advanatge HMO & DSNP Plans
Education
Graduate: Columbia University (2012)