About me
Lorraine Vinci, PsyD. is a licensed clinical psychologist in both the District of Columbia and Maryland. She is a graduate of Barry University (1990) in Miami, Florida, where she completed her Bachelor's in Science. Dr. Vinci obtained a Master's in Science degree at the Miami Institute of Psychology in 1992, and acquired her doctorate in clinical psychology at The Carlos Albizu University, also in Miami Florida in 2002. In 2001, Dr. Vinci completed her residency in physical rehabilitation and pain management at HealthSouth Sunrise Rehabilitation Hospital in Sunrise, Florida. Afterwards, she proceeded to complete a two year post-doctoral (2002-2004) fellowship in Pain Management and Behavioral Medicine at the University of Virginia Medical Center in Charlottesville, Virginia.
Dr. Vinci has extensive experience in the area of physical rehabilitation and pain management and served as the co-director of the MedStar National Rehabilitation Hospital Spinal Cord Injury& Disease Program. Dr. Vinci's areas of interest include post-traumatic stress disorder specifically, trauma associated with medical/physical conditions, injuries, and chronic pain. She has extensive experience with workers' compensation, multicultural issues, and sleep disorders.
Dr. Vinci works in assisting individuals to regain sense of control over their lives after traumatic injuries or chronic pain. She helps patients by identifying the unique needs and characteristics of the individual in order to reintegrate into the community and their lives by providing individual, team and family services to help the person attain successful reintegration to a satisfying and productive life. She works with the person in addressing issues of compliance, health behaviors, and emotional reactions to chronic or unexpected medical conditions. Dr. Vinci is a cognitive-behavioral psychotherapist and includes positive psychology, psycho-education, and mindfulness interventions and training in her work with patients.
Dr. Vinci's clinical services encompass pre-surgical assessment for spinal cord stimulator implantation and spinal surgeries, as well as opiate candidacy. She also provides services to individuals with opiate dependency and offers consultation to providers to working with persons in pain or with chronic medical conditions. In regards to pain management, Dr. Vinci has extensive experience with chronic regional pain syndrome, phantom limb pain, pelvic pain, chronic headaches, chronic back pain, and burns. Her expertise also includes spinal cord injuries and disease, amputations, orthopedic conditions, and cardiac rehabilitation. She provides education and interventions to prevent medical conditions and to avoid exacerbation of those already existing.
Dr. Vinci is fluent in both English and Spanish and accepts worker's comp insurance.
Clinical areas of focus
- Depression And Anxiety Assessments
- Neurocognitive Disorder Due To Multiple Etiologies
- Parkinson's Disease (PD)
Conditions and procedures
Conditions I treat
- Anxiety
- Anxiety Disorder Due To Another Medical Condition
- Breathing Related Sleep Disorders
- Chronic Pain
- Circadian Rhythm Sleep Disorder
- Concussion
- Depressed Mood
- Depression
- Depressive Disorder Due To Another Medical Condition
- Dual Diagnosis
- Grief
- Intrusive Thoughts
- Medication Induced Anxiety Disorder
- Mood Disorders
- Neurocognitive Disorder Due To Another Medical Condition
- Neurocognitive Disorder Due To Multiple Etiologies
- Neurocognitive Disorder Due To Parkinson's Disease (PD)
- Novel Coronavirus Related Mental Health Conditions
- Obsessions
- Obsessive Compulsive And Related Disorder Due To Another Medical Condition
- Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD)
- Obsessive Compulsive Personality Disorder
- Opiate Addiction
- Parkinson's Disease (PD)
- Post Traumatic Stress Disorder
- Sleep Disorders
- Spinal Cord Injury
- Stress Management Issues
- Stroke Related Depression
Procedures I perform
- Anxiety Counseling
- Anxiety Disorders Counseling
- Anxiety Disorders Therapy
- Anxiety Therapy
- Anxious Somatic Responses Counseling
- Anxious Somatic Responses Therapy
- Breast Cancer Therapy
- Brief Therapy
- Cancer Patients And Survivors Counseling
- Cancer Patients And Survivors Therapy
- Cardiovascular Disorders Counseling
- Cardiovascular Disorders Therapy
- Change Of Life Adjustment Counseling
- Change Of Life Adjustment Therapy
- Chronic Illness Counseling
- Chronic Illness Therapy
- Chronic Pain Counseling
- Chronic Pain Therapy
- Client Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy
- Cognitive Health
- Cognitive Therapy
- Compassion Focused Therapy
- Coping Skills
- Coping With Chronic Illness
- Coping With Life Transitions
- Cultural Sensitivity Therapy
- Death & Dying Counseling
- Death & Dying Therapy
- Depression And Anxiety Assessments
- Depression Therapy
- Diabetes Counseling
- Diabetes Therapy
- Existential Therapy
- Fibromyalgia Counseling
- Fibromyalgia Therapy
- Grief And Loss Counseling
- Headache Counseling
- Headache Therapy
- Health Psychology
- Individual Therapy
- Irritable Bowel Syndrome Counseling
- Irritable Bowel Syndrome Therapy
- Mental Health
- Mindfulness Based Cognitive Therapy
- Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction
- Multicultural Therapy
- Multiple Sclerosis (MS) Counseling
- Multiple Sclerosis (MS) Therapy
- Obsessive Compulsive Disorder Counseling
- Obsessive Compulsive Disorder Therapy
- Occupational Adjustment Therapy
- Opioid Dependence Medical Management
- Palliative Care & Hospice Counseling
- Palliative Care & Hospice Therapy
- Panic Attack Counseling
- Panic Attack Therapy
- Panic Disorder Counseling
- Panic Disorder Therapy
- Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Counseling
- Pre Surgical Stress Management
- Psychoeducation
- Sleep Disorders Counseling
- Sleep Disorders Therapy
- Sleep Psychology
- Somatic Psychology
- Spinal Cord Injury Rehabilitation
- Stress Counseling
- Stress Management Counseling
- Stress Management Therapy
- Stress Reactions Counseling
- Stress Reactions Therapy
- Stress Therapy
- Worker Compensation Evaluation
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
- Blue Choice Advantage & Healthy Blue (HMO, POS)
- UnitedHealthcare and AARP Medicare Complete Plans/ UHC Group Medicare Advantage Plans HMO, POS, PPO
- United Healthcare Options (PPO) (includes Empire PPO, GEHA, Compass Rose)
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Adv/Special Needs Plans
- UHC Community Plan of MD
- Private Health Care Systems (PHCS) (PPO)
- Medicare Fee for Service
- Kaiser Virginia Premier
- Kaiser PermanenteSelect-Added Choice
- Kaiser Permanente Signature-Added Choice
- Kaiser Permanente Signature
- Kaiser Permanente Select
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Plus (Medicare Supplemental Plan)
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice POS
- Kaiser MD Medicaid MCO
- Cigna HealthSpring Medicare Advantage
- CFBCBS Federal Employee Program (Std/Basic PPO/Blue Focus)
- CFBCBS EPO
- Aetna Better Health of Maryland
- BlueChoice Open Access
- United Healthcare Choice Plus
- Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
- Aetna Innovations: HMO & EPO Plus
- CIGNA POS/Network POS
- Innovation Health: PPO
- Open HMO
- Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
- FIRST HEALTH
- United Healthcare Choice
- United Healthcare Select Plus (POS)
- CFBCBS Blue Choice Opt Out Open Access
- Innovation Health: POS
- CFBCBS Blue Choice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
- Innovation Health: Open Network Only Plus
- Open EPO Plus
- M.D. IPA Preferred (POS)
- CFBSBC Blue Preferred PPO
- Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
- Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
- Coventry Health Care of Virginia
- Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
- Choice Fund PPO
- Innovation Health: Indemnity
- POS OA & OA Plus
- Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
- United Healthcare Select HMO - EPO/NPP
- CIGNA Indemnity
- HealthyBlue PPO
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- Aetna Worker's Compensation Network
- Aetna Student Health Insurance
- Network OA
- Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
- Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund) Innovation Health: Network Only Plus
- Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA/HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
- MedStar Select (MedStar Associates' Plan)
- CFBCBS BlueChoice HMO
- Choice POS & Choice POS II
- First Health PPO
- Innovation Health: POS Plus
- Open POS II
- Tricare Prime
- Aetna HMO
- Tricare for Life (Medicare Supplemental Plan)
- United Student Resources
- Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) & OCI Direct (HMO)
- Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
- M.D. IPA (HMO)
- CIGNA EPO
- CFBCBS (NCA) Indemnity
- CFBCBS Maryland Indemnity or PPO
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
- CIGNA HMO Open Access (OA)
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- CIGNA HMO & Network (HMO)
- Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
- Innovation Health: Open POS Plus
- Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
- Opoen HMO Option
- PPO and PPO Plus
- CFBCBS Maryland Point of Service Plan (MPOS)
Education
Fellowship Program: University of Virginia (2004)
Graduate Education: Carlos Albizu University (2002)
Residency Program: Healthsouth Sunrise Rehabilitation Hospital (2001)
Graduate Education: Carlos Albizu University (1992)