Licensed to practice in 2 states and accepts 41 insurances. Specializes in Anxiety, Depression, Bipolar Disorder and 10 more.
Dr. Catherine Ben-Agu is a licensed Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse practitioner in Virginia, Maryland, and Washington DC. She has 13 years of experience in psychiatry. Catherine attended Touro University where she completed her Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP); she also attended Walden University where she completed her bachelors and masters degree in nursing (PMHNP). Through her many years of experience, she has been able to partner with children, adolescents, adults, as well as geriatric clients who seek help with diverse psychiatric problems. Catherine specializes in facilitating significant improvement in client’s presenting symptoms through proper assessment, accurate diagnoses, medication prescriptions, treatment, and evaluation. She is experienced in various psychiatric disorders including Anxiety, Depression, Bipolar disorder, OCD, PTSD, ADHD, ADD, Borderline personality disorder, other Personality disorders, Substance use disorder, Eating disorders, Mood disorders, suicidal ideation, Gender dysphoria, Schizophrenia, talk therapy sessions and many more.
In our first session together, client will receive a warm welcome, and we will start with a brief introduction, dive into the specific challenges the client is facing. This will help in providing accurate assessment, proper diagnosis, medication prescription, treatment and evaluations. It will also help in creating a tailored treatment plan to use in follow-up sessions
Dr. Catherine is experienced in various psychiatric disorders including Anxiety disorders, Depression, Bipolar disorder, OCD, PTSD, ADHD, ADD, BPD, other Personality disorders, SUD, Eating disorders, Mood disorders, suicidal ideation, Schizophrenia, Schizoaffective disorder, Gender dysphoria, Therapy sessions and many more.
Dr. Catherine like working with with children, adolescents, younger adults, and the older adults who are seeking help and relieve from their mental health problems. These are clients who are eager to improve, but do not have the tools needed to make this goal a reality. They often feel stuck, and overwhelmed with their mental health problems
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Cash - $180 per session
Aetna
Aetna - Allied Benefits
Aetna - ASR Health Benefits
Aetna - Luminare
Aetna - Medicare
Aetna - Moda
Aetna - WebTPA
Aetna – HealthEZ
All Savers
Amerihealth Administrators
Amerihealth NJ Medicare Advantage
Anthem
Arlo
AvMed
Blue Cross Blue Shield
Centivo
Cigna
Cigna - HealthEZ
Evernorth
Golden Rule
GTEB
Harvard Pilgrim/UnitedHealthcare
Humana - Medicare
Humana Dual (Medicare & Medicaid)
Independence Administrators
Independence Blue Cross
Optum
OptumHealth Complex Medical Conditions
Oscar
Oxford
Surest (formerly Bind)
Tufts Health/Cigna
United Medical Resources
UnitedHealthcare Complete Care (C-SNP)
UnitedHealthcare Dual (Medicare & Medicaid)
UnitedHealthcare Life Insurance
UnitedHealthcare Shared Services
UnitedHealthcare StudentResources
UnitedHealthcare/Optum
UnitedHealthcare/Optum - Medicaid
UnitedHealthcare/Optum - Medicare
Cognitive Behavioral (CBT)
Dr. Catherine desires to collaborate with you in a caring/therapeutic relationship aimed to provide support, assist you in building your strengths as well as meet your healthcare goals of living a healthier and more fulfilling life.
28 ratings with written reviews
June 5, 2026
She was very kind and professional.
May 29, 2026
She makes me feel I'm not alone on this journey. She is kind and easy to talk to
May 28, 2026
She listens and cares - is very straightforward with her solutions and why it's important.