Kara E. Lowinger, MSW| Counseling, Psychology | MedStar Health
About me
Kara Lowinger has a background in providing psychotherapy with individuals, families and groups in schools, in medical settings, private practice and outpatient behavioral health and psychiatric clinics. She provides psychotherapy on a broad range of issues and utilizes an eclectic approach to develop an individualized approach to treating each patient. Themes often focus on depression, anxiety, work/school stress, relationships, self-esteem, family conflict, separation/divorce, life transitions, cross-cultural adjustment, post traumatic stress, chronic pain, and medical illnesses. At MedStar Georgetown University Hospital's Outpatient Psychiatric clinic, Ms. Lowinger provides one time diagnostic assessments, short term psychotherapy and group psychotherapy. She is bi-lingual in English and Spanish.
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
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
- 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
- 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
Procedures I perform
- Adult Psychiatry
- Anger Management
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy
- Men's Mental Health
- Mental Health
- Neuropsychiatry
- Psychotherapy
- Transplant Psychiatry
- Women's Mental Health
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
- CareFirst MedStar Select PPO
- Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA
- Carefirst BlueChoice Opt Out Open Access
- Kaiser Signature
- CareFirst BC/BS Advantage Core/Enhanced
- CareFirst Blue Card Program (Out-of-area BCBS plans)
- Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund)
- Cigna TotalCare (HMO D-SNP)
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage
- Traditional Medicare Fee for Service
- United Select Plus (POS)
- Aetna HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
- Kaiser Medicare Advantage Signature and Select
- Cigna True Choice Plus Medicare (PPO)
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage prescription drug benefit (PPO)
- United Mamsi Life & Health
- Cigna POS/Network POS
- Tricare East Select
- Beech Street PPO
- CareFirst NASCO
- Aetna HMO
- HealthyBlue PPO
- Tricare Reserve Select
- United Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) & OCI Direct (HMO)
- CareFirst Maryland Indemnity or PPO
- United Nursing Home Plan (C-SNP
- Cigna HMO Open Access
- United Medicare Advantage DSNP District of Columbia
- Innovation Health: POS Plus
- United Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program
- Innovation Health: POS
- Private Health Care Systems (PHCS) (PPO)
- Kaiser Permanente Signature-Added Choice
- Anthem HMO - BCBS of VA HealthKeepers
- WellPoint Maryland
- Anthem Plus BCBS of VA HealthKeepers Plus
- Cigna Preferred Medicare
- United GEHA (for all other states) Compass Rose
- Innovation Health: Indemnity
- Cigna EPO
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families
- Kaiser Flexible Choice
- Veterans Affairs Community Care Network
- United Choice
- Cigna True Choice Medicare (PPO)
- United AARP Medicare Complete
- Cigna Achieve Medicare (HMO C-SNP)
- United Options (PPO) (includes Empire PPO)
- Medicaid - District of Columbia
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- Kaiser Medicare Plus
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
- Cigna POS Open Access & Open Access Plus
- WellPoint Maryland - Maryland Health Choice
- United MD IPA (HMO)
- I-SNP
- Cigna Choice Fund PPO
- Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
- United Golden Rule
- Innovation Health: HMO & EPO Plus
- Innovation Health: Open POS Plus
- Cigna Alliance Medicare (HMO) |
- Carefirst Healthy Blue (HMO/POS)
- Medicaid - Virginia
- Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
- Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
- Choice Care Network/HUMANA (PPO)
- Cigna Network Open Access
- Kaiser HMO Plus and DHMO Plus Member
- Federal Employee Program (Std/Basic PPO/Blue Focus)
- Kaiser Maryland Medicaid MCO
- HumanaChoice Honor’s plan PPO
- Police and Fire Clinic
- Carefirst Blue Preferred PPO
- Kaiser Select-Added Choice
- Innovation Health: Open POS II
- Cigna HMO & Network (HMO)
- United Optimum Choice
- Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
- Cigna Indemnity
- Tricare East Prime
- CareFirst Administrators
- Innovation Health: Open Network Only Plus
- United Navigate
- Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
- United MD IPA Preferred (POS)
- Innovation Health: PPO
- Aetna Choice POS & Choice POS II
- United Choice Plus
- Anthem (POS & Open Access POS) BCBS of VA HealthKeepers
- Tricare for Life East
- D-SNP)
- Medicaid - Maryland
- United Student Resources
- Cigna PPO and PPO Plus
- Aetna Open HMO/Open HMO Option/Open EPO Plus
- Aetna Signature Administrator PPO/TPA
- HumanaChoice PPO
- Aetna Student Health Insurance
- CareFirst MedStar PPO
- Health Services for Children with Special Needs (HSCSN)
- CareFirst (NCA) Indemnity
- United Select HMO - EPO/NPP
- Carefirst BlueChoice HMO
- Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
- Maryland Point of Service Plan (MPOS)
- United Group Medicare Advantage Plans
- Carefirst BlueChoice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
- Carefirst BlueChoice Open Access
- Carefirst EPO
- Veterans Affairs Community Care Network (VA CCN)
- Kaiser Select
- United Core Essential (HMO)
- Aetna Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
- United Erickson Advantage Plans
- Innovation Health: Network Only Plus
- Virginia Premier
- Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- First Health PPO
- Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
- Coventry Health Care of Virginia
- Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
Education
Graduate Education: Washington University (2008)
Hospital affiliations
News and publications
https://www.self.com/story/what-it-means-if-youre-dreading-your-therapy-sessions
https://wamu.org/story/16/08/02/mental_health_issues_need_deeper_attention_in_dc_report_says/