Samuel A Gordon, MA PHD
Provider is directly employed by MedStar Health
Provider is directly employed by MedStar HealthSpecialties: Psychology
Languages: English
202-291-5366
About me
Dr. Gordon also sees patients at the following address:
102 Irving Street Northwest
Washington, DC 20007
Phone: 202-877-1120
Fax: 202-291-5366
Samuel Gordon, PhD, is a clinical psychologist at MedStar National Rehabilitation Hospital serving children, adolescents, and adults with spinal cord injuries and other physical disabilities. He has been at MedStar NRH since 1989, and previously worked with the District of Columbia Public Schools, Howard University Child Development Center. Dr. Gordon is particularly interested in promoting optimal mental and physical health behaviors to residents of urban environments where multiple sources of stress can lead to or exacerbate chronic illnesses and disabilities. He is a member of the Association of Black Psychologists, District of Columbia Psychology Association, and the American Association of Spinal Cord Injury Psychologists and Social Workers, and is licensed in both Maryland and the District of Columbia. Dr. Gordon provides psychotherapeutic interventions aimed at mediating suffering associated with psychological and physical pains that are the result of or exacerbated by long-term physical and medical disabling conditions.
Clinical areas of focus
- Dementia Treatment
- Neuromuscular Rehabilitation
- Neuropsychological Treatment For Traumatic Brain Injury
- Traumatic Brain Injury Therapy
Conditions and procedures
Conditions I treat
- Adjustment Disorder With Anxiety
- Adjustment Disorder With Mixed Anxiety And Depressed Mood
- Adult Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD)
- Amphetamine Addiction
- Anxiety
- Bipolar Disorder
- Chronic Stress
- Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy (CTE)
- Cocaine Related Disorders
- Dementia
- Depressive Episode
- Emotional Disorders
- Executive Function Disorder
- Mood Disorders
- Neurocognitive Disorder Due To Multiple Etiologies
- Problems Related To Primary Support Group
- Reaction To Stress And Adjustment Disorders In Children
- Schizoid Personality Disorder
- Social Anxiety Disorder
- Somatoform Disorder
- Substance Use Disorder
- Traumatic Brain Injury
- Vascular Dementia
Procedures I perform
- Alcohol Abuse Counseling
- Anxiety Disorder Screening
- Anxiety Disorder Treatment
- Anxiety Management
- Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) Treatment
- Binge Eating Disorder Treatment
- Child And Adolescent Psychology
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy
- Cognitive Flexibility Training
- Cross-Cultural Psychology
- Cultural Psychology
- Dementia Treatment
- Existential Group Therapy
- Eye Movement Desensitization And Reprocessing
- Family Education
- Graston Technique
- Grief Counseling
- Group Psychotherapy
- Group Therapy
- Health Behavior Change
- Health Promotion Counseling
- Health Psychology Services
- Healthy Lifestyle Guidance
- Learning Disability Evaluation
- Loss Counseling
- Memory Disorder Treatment
- Mood Disorder Treatment
- Multicultural Psychology
- Neuromuscular Rehabilitation
- Neuropsychological Testing
- Neuropsychological Treatment For Traumatic Brain Injury
- Pain Medication Management
- Parent Management Training (PMT)
- Personality Disorder Treatment
- Psychiatric Evaluation
- Psychotherapy
- Relapse Prevention
- Risk Assessment Services
- Self-Esteem Enhancement
- Social Psychology
- Social Skills Training
- Social-Emotional Development Assessment
- Somatoform Disorder Treatment
- Sports Psychology
- Traumatic Brain Injury Therapy
- Video Therapy Sessions
Practice locations
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102 Irving St NW
Washington, DC, 20010
Insurance
This list represents the major payors accepted by MedStar Health. NOTE: Payor contracts change and not all plans associated with a payor may be covered. Payors may offer multiple plans. If you have a question related to your insurance, please contact your insurance plan directly. Contact information is located on your health insurance ID card. *Denotes limited participation. Specific providers and practices may NOT be participating. Please contact your insurance plan directly.
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List of insurance plans we accept
- Aetna
- CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield of Maryland
- Cigna Health Care
- Kaiser Permanente*
- MedStar Select (Administered by CareFirst)
- United HealthCare
- Aetna
- CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield of Maryland
- Healthspring
- Humana
- Medicare & Railroad Medicare
- United HealthCare
- Aetna Better Health of Maryland *
- Medical Assistance/Medicaid
- MedStar Family Choice MD
- Priority Partners *
- United HealthCare Community Health Plan MD
- Wellpoint MD
- AmeriHealth Caritas
- Health Services For Children With Special Needs (HSCSN)
- Medical Assistance/Medicaid
- MedStar Family Choice DC
- Johns Hopkins Employer Health Programs *
- Johns Hopkins US Family Health Plan *
- MultiPlan
- Private Healthcare Systems
- Tricare/Humana Military
- VA Community Care Network (VACCN)
Education
Internship: Children's National Medical Center (1987)
Graduate: University of Maryland (1987)
Graduate: University of Maryland (1982)
Graduate: INSTITUTION NOT PRESENT (1982)