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Dr. Lakitha Owens, PhD

Licensed in Washington D.C, Maryland, and Virginia

Dr. Lakitha Owens works with ages 5 through late adulthood in areas of managing/adjusting to difficult life challenges and relationships. Dr. Owens enjoys using play therapy techniques, creative/expressive modalities, and talk therapy to help clients process and navigate their experiences and improve their quality of life. She supports clients with processing trauma, managing affective disorders, improving parenting skills, and adjusting to developmental disabilities and co-occurring medical diagnoses.Dr. Owens offers services in English and American Sign Language.

Treatment Areas: Anxiety, Depression, Grief/Loss/Bereavement, Trauma, PTSD, Life Transitions, Stress, School/Work/Career Issues, Relationship Issues, Family Issues, Parenting Topics, Cultural/Ethnic/Racial Topics, LGBTQ Topics (including Transitioning), Self-Esteem, Coping Skills, Chronic Pain/Illness, Bipolar/Mood Disorders, Behavioral Modification/Management, CBT, Play Therapy/Sand Play, Communication/Conflict Skills, Mindfulness, Identity/Purpose, Autism, Panic Attacks/Disorders, Art Therapy, TF-CBT (under 18 only)

Ages Served: 5+

Virtual Sessions: DC, MD, VA

In-Person Sessions: N/A

Individual Therapy: Yes

Group Therapy: No

Couples Therapy:  No

Family Therapy: Yes

Insurances Accepted: Aetna, AmeriHealth DC Medicaid, CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield, Evernorth/Cigna, Johns Hopkins, HSCSN, Kaiser Permanente (mid-atlantic only), Magellan EAP+Federal, [Medicare: Only DC & MD], MedStar Family Choice DC Medicaid, MD Medicaid-Straight (All MCO's included - check Ins Tab for Priority Partners), MultiPlan/Claritev, Optum/Oxford/GEHA/UMR - United Medical Resources/UBH - United Behavioral Health/UHC - United HealthCare, TriCare, VA Medicaid-Straight


EAP: Yes

Available for Self Pay at a rate of $250 (DC) or $275 (VA & MD) for initial appointment and $175 for

ongoing individual sessions and $200 for ongoing family sessions.

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Dr. Lakitha Owens, PhD
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