About me
Aimee Danielson, PhD, is the Founder and Director of the Women’s Mental Health Program at MedStar Georgetown University Hospital. She is a Clinical Psychologist and Associate Professor of Psychiatry and Obstetrics & Gynecology in the Georgetown School of Medicine. She has worked exclusively in the field of perinatal mental health since creating her own postdoctoral fellowship in this area in 2002. Since that time, she has developed and implemented numerous clinical, academic and research programs to respond to the unmet mental health needs of perinatal women. In 2008, she founded the Women’s Mental Health Program at MedStar Georgetown University Hospital in response to a critical need for specialized care at this institution and in the region. This program, which she continues to direct and participate in clinical care, provides specialized psychiatric care for pregnant and postpartum women. Across MedStar, she leads numerous efforts to train medical providers, residents, students, and nurses on screening for perinatal mental health disorders and has successfully implemented universal maternal depression screening across various hospital-based settings including outpatient obstetrics, acute inpatient obstetrics and pediatrics.
Dr. Danielson is a founding member of the DC Metro Perinatal Mental Health Collaborative and an active member of several local maternal mental health initiatives, each of which have enabled her to grow the capacity of perinatal mental health providers across DC and serve as an advocate for both perinatal mental health awareness and increased access to quality mental health care. Over the past several years, she has led numerous efforts centrally focused on expanding perinatal mental health services in the District of Columbia. Most recently, this work has focused on the integration of mental health care into the obstetric setting at MedStar Washington Hospital Center as part of the “Safe Babies, Safe Moms” MedStar/Clark initiative.
As an expert in the field, she speaks locally and nationally on topics related to maternal mental health and wellness in women. She has been an invited speaker on On Point with Tom Ashbrook (NPR), as well as contributing to stories in the Washington Post and the Huffington Post.
Clinical areas of focus
- Anxiety
- Bipolar Disorder
- Bipolar Disorder Treatment
- Depression Treatment
- Mood Disorder Treatment
- Mood Disorders
- Psychotherapy
- Social Anxiety Disorder
- Suicidal Ideation Treatment
- Women's Mental Health Treatment
Conditions and procedures
Conditions I treat
- Adjustment Disorder With Anxiety
- Adjustment Disorder With Mixed Anxiety And Depressed Mood
- Adolescent Depression
- Adult Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD)
- Anxiety
- Bipolar Disorder
- Depressive Episode
- Eating Disorders
- Emotional State Symptoms
- Emotional State Symptoms (MOOD SWINGS)
- Gallbladder Disease
- Major Depressive Disorder With Psychotic Features
- Maternal Diseases
- Memory Disorder
- Mood Disorders
- Phobia
- Postpartum Depression
- Premenstrual Dysphoric Disorder (PMDD)
- Psychotic Disorder
- Reaction To Stress And Adjustment Disorders In Children
- Schizoid Personality Disorder
- Social Anxiety Disorder
- Somatoform Disorder
- Suicidal Thought
- Trauma
Procedures I perform
- Adjustment Disorder Treatment
- Alcohol Abuse Counseling
- Anxiety Disorder Treatment
- Anxiety Management
- Behavioral Activation
- Behavioral Modification
- Binge Eating Disorder Treatment
- Bipolar Disorder Treatment
- Depression Treatment
- Exposure And Response Prevention
- Geriatric Endocrinology
- Graston Technique
- Group Psychotherapy
- Health Promotion Counseling
- I-131 Therapy
- Menstrual Education
- Mood Disorder Treatment
- Motivational Interviewing
- Personality Disorder Treatment
- Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder Treatment
- Prolonged Exposure Therapy
- Psychopharmacology
- Psychotherapy
- Suicidal Ideation Treatment
- Wellness And Prevention
- Women's Mental Health Treatment
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
- Medicare Direct
- Optimum Choice & Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) Cardiac Global
- Aetna Advantage 6350
- CareFirst EPO
- Coventry Health Care of Virginia
- HumanaChoice PPO
- CIGNA HMO Open Access
- United HealthCare Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program
- Choice Care Network/HUMANA (PPO)
- Aetna Worker's Compensation Network
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (HMO)
- Aetna Better Health of MD
- Jai Medical Systems - Maryland Health Choice
- United Healthcare Select HMO-EPO/NPP Cardiac Global
- Healthy Blue (HMO, POS)
- Optimum Choice
- Cigna True Choice Medicare (PPO)
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage DSNP District of Columbia
- First Health PPO
- BlueChoice Open Access
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- Aetna Classic 5000
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthy Families
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- HighMark
- Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
- Kaiser Permanente Select
- Aetna Better Health of VA
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Standard
- IH-POS
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Open Access
- Geisinger Medicare Advantage
- CareFirst BlueChoice HMO
- United Healthcare Choice Plus Cardiac Global
- Sentara Health
- United Healthcare Navigate Cardiac Global
- Lasso Healthcare - Medicare Medical Savings Account
- CIGNA EPO
- HumanaChoice Honor's plan PPO
- Maryland Physicians Care MCO
- CIGNA POS/Network POS
- CIGNA PPO Plus
- CareFirst Administrators
- Choice POS II
- Kaiser Permanente Select Cardiac Global
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- United Healthcare Choice
- DC/MD SHOP QHP Small Business Plans
- Veterans Affairs Community Care Network
- CareFirst Blue Preferred PPO
- Anthem BCBS of VA Key Care POS/PPO/Indemnity
- CIGNA Connect EPO
- CareFirst FEP Blue Focus
- Optimum Choice Preferred (POS)
- CareFirst MedStar Select PPO
- UHC Group Medicare Advantage Plans (HMO, POS, PPO)
- Aetna Advantage 5750
- Magellan Complete Care of VA - VA Medicaid MCO
- Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthcare Alliance
- Navigate
- Core Essential (HMO)
- Optima Family Care MCO - VA Medicaid MCO
- Aetna Student Health Insurance
- POS OA
- Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (POS & POS OA)
- CIGNA SureFit (HMO)
- CareFirst NASCO
- MultiPlan, Inc
- Choice POS
- Medicare Advantage - Advantra Value (PPO)
- Alterwood Advanatge HMO & DSNP Plans
- TriWest Healthcare Alliance
- Choice Fund PPO
- Aetna Premier 200PD
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- IH-Indemnity
- CareFirst Community Health Plan of MD
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PLUS PPO
- United Student Resources
- IH-EPO Plus
- Medicare FFS
- UnitedHealthcare and AARP Medicare Complete Plans
- Private Health Care Systems (PPO)
- Kaiser Permanente Signature
- Aetna Advantage 6350PD
- Aetna Medicare Advantage PFFS Plan
- IH-HMO
- United Healthcare Select HMO - EPO/NPP
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Plus
- Options PPO Cardiac Global
- Amerigroup DC Healthy Families
- HUMANA/Choice Care Medicare Plans (Choice, Gold Choice)
- CareFirst Blue Card Program
- United Healthcare Select Plus (POS)
- TRICARE for Life East
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage prescription drug benefit (PPO)
- United Healthcare Choice Cardiac Global
- Kaiser Permanente Select - Added Choice
- M.D. IPA Preferred (POS)
- IH-PPO
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD HMO
- CareFirst Dual Prime HMO-SNP
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- Humana Gold Plus HMO
- Network OA
- Uniformed Services Family Health Plan
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue SNP
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- Blue Choice Advantage
- United Healthcare Community Plan - VA Medicaid MCO
- AMERIVANTAGE/Amerigroup Community Care
- Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
- Priority Partners - Maryland Health Choice
- IH-Network Only Plus
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Adv. Special Needs Plans
- NYC Medicare Advantage Plus
- Health Services for Children with Special Needs
- TRICARE East Prime
- Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA/HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
- BCBS of Michigan (BCN Advantage,Security Blue, Freedom, Medicare PLUS Blue Group PPO)
- Amerigroup DC Alliance
- Cigna Preferred Medicare (HMO)
- Aetna HMO
- Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
- Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
- CareFirst MedStar PPO
- United Medicare Private Fee-for-Service (PFFS) plans
- MD IPA (HMO) & MD IPA Preferred Cardiac Global
- Kaiser Permanente HMO Plus and DHMO Plus Member
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- IH-Open POS Plus
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- Aetna Classic 3500
- Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Plus
- IH-Open EPO Plus
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice 3-tier POS
- Aetna Classic 5000PD
- Cigna Achieve Medicare (HMO C-SNP)
- CIGNA HMO & Network (HMO)
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- CIGNA Indemnity
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers Plus
- Cigna Alliance Medicare (HMO)
- Kaiser Permaenete Signature - Added Choice Cardiac Global
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Dual Adv
- CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield Advantage Core/Enhanced
- CareFirst Maryland Indemnity or PPO
- CareFirst Maryland Point of Service Plan
- Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
- CIGNA PPO
- Cigna True Choice Plus Medicare (PPO)
- UHC Passport
- Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
- Private Fee-for-Service Plans (PFFS)
- Employee Health Plan
- IH-Open HMO Option
- BCBS Out-of-State Medicare Plans (Blue Advantage)
- Erickson Advantage Plans
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO) Cardiac Global
- First Health PPO
- Aetna Basic
- IH-Open Network Only Plus
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PPO
- Humana Medicare Advantage - HMO Open Access
- OCI Direct (HMO)
- United Healthcare Options (PPO)
- Tricare Reserve Select
- CareFirst (NCA) Indemnity
- United Healthcare Choice Plus
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Basic
- HealthyBlue PPO
- Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund)
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice POS Cardiac Global
- Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
- CareFirst Federal Employee Program (Std. & Basic PPO)
- Aetna VA Exchange
- Choice POS II Open Access
- IH-POS Plus
- Police and Fire Clinic
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families
- IH-Open POS II
- Beech Street PPO
- Cigna TotalCare (HMO D-SNP)
- WellPoint Maryland - Maryland Health Choice
- Humana Medicare Advantage - PPO
- Advantra Platinum (PPO)
- Aetna Signature Administrator PPO/TPA
- Kaiser Maryland Medicaid MCO
- TRICARE East Select
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Advantage Signature and Select
- M.D. IPA (HMO)
- IH-Open HMO
- OA Plus
- Kaiser Permanente Signature - Added Choice
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Education
Fellowship: Rush-Presbyterian St. Luke's Medical Center-Chicago (2003)
Graduate: University of Miami (2002)
Internship: Rush-Presbyterian St. Luke's Medical Center-Chicago (2002)