About me
Daniel Schneider, PsyD, is a Licensed Clinical Psychologist at MedStar Washington Hospital Center and a behavioral health specialist in the Trauma, Burn Division. He is a clinical assistant professor of psychiatry and surgery at Georgetown University School of Medicine. Dr. Schneider participates in the research activities of the Firefighter’s Burn and Surgical Research Laboratory, whose goal is to improve the care of burn patients worldwide. His clinical and research interests include burn recovery and rehabilitation, alternative pain management, and health psychology.
Dr. Schneider specializes in addressing psychosocial factors within the scope of integrative care on the burn surgical team’s pre- and post-operative patients with major, surgical, skin conditions which include burn injury (inflicted from both heat and cold), amputations, necrotizing acute soft tissue infections (NASTI), hidradenitis (HS), stevens johnson syndrome (SJS), and toxic epidermal necrolysis (TEN). He is a key contributor on the Burn Team facilitating innovative strategies for the integration of medical and behavioral health with an emphasis on the biopsychosocial model of treatment for individuals served. He provides early assessment and interventions to individuals and their families on the inpatient ICU and step-down burn service units at MWHC in addition to the burn outpatient clinic. Dr. Schneider uses psychoeducation, cognitive behavioral therapy, acceptance & commitment therapy, mindfulness-based techniques, crisis interventions, grief counseling, individual and group therapy modalities, stress management, and relaxation training to treat individuals coping with a medical trauma.
Dr. Schneider received his undergraduate degree from the Florida State University as a double major in Criminology and Psychology. He completed his master’s and doctorate degrees from the American School of Professional Psychology at Argosy University, Washington, D.C. He completed an American Psychological Association (APA) Accredited Pre-Doctoral Clinical Psychology Internship at Friends Hospital in Philadelphia and then did his post-doctorate fellowship at Florida State Hospital with a focus on trauma and forensic issues, before beginning his Health-Medical Psychology career at MWHC. Additionally, he received his 200-hr vinyasa yoga teacher training certificate to incorporate mind-body integration as an additional asset to his clinical repertoire.
Philosophy of Care
“I am passionate about serving others, training students/residents and promoting safety and healing for individuals. My team and I diligently use our varying skills and knowledge to promote whole-patient wellness.”
“I strive to instill hope with guiding individuals to cope with physical or mental illness to reduce stress to foster recovery and an improved quality of life. My personal experience as a family member to a brother who sustained a spinal cord injury and paraplegia steered me to pursue the specialty of health psychology. The ability to show unconditional positive regard, authenticity, compassion, and empathic understanding to individuals and their families during times of a medical trauma, grief, uncertainty, and fear, guides my approach every day.”
“I firmly promote the importance of personal self-care in the scope of physical, spiritual, social, mental-emotional, and lifestyle domains to overcome life’s struggles for individuals served and compassion fatigue for colleagues within the helping profession.
Clinical areas of focus
- Anxiety
- Bipolar Disorder
- Eating Disorders
- Psychosis
- Psychosis Treatment
- Schizophrenia
- Social Anxiety Disorder
- Suicidal Ideation 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)
- Alzheimer's Disease
- Amphetamine Addiction
- Anorexia Nervosa
- Anxiety
- Bipolar Disorder
- Body Dysmorphic Disorder
- Body Region Injury
- Chronic Stress
- Clinical Depression
- Cocaine Related Disorders
- Cognitive Function Disorders
- Conduct Disorders
- Degenerative Diseases Of Nervous System
- Dementia
- Depression In Children
- Depressive Episode
- Eating Disorders
- Emotional Disturbance
- Emotional State Symptoms
- Gallbladder Disease
- Head Injury
- Hypochondriasis
- Insomnia
- Irritability
- Memory Loss
- Mental Health Conditions
- Mood Disorders
- Obesity
- Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD)
- Panic Attacks
- Parkinson's Disease
- Pervasive Developmental Disorder
- Psychosis
- Psychotic Disorder
- Reaction To Stress And Adjustment Disorders In Children
- Schizoid Personality Disorder
- Schizophrenia
- Sedative Use Disorder
- Sleep Disorders
- Social Anxiety Disorder
- Substance Abuse
- Substance Use Disorder
- Toxic Effect Of Substances
- Vascular Dementia
Procedures I perform
- Acid-Base Management
- Adolescent Mental Health Treatment
- Adult Mental Health Treatment
- Affective Regulation
- Alcohol Abuse Counseling
- Alcohol Detoxification
- Anxiety Disorder Treatment
- Anxiety Management
- Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) Treatment
- Behavioral Interventions
- Behavioral Modification
- Biofeedback
- Buprenorphine Treatment
- Camping Therapy
- Cardiovascular Health Promotion
- Case Consultation
- Case Management
- Child Custody Evaluation
- Chronic Headache Treatment
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy
- Cognitive Flexibility Training
- Cognitive Psychology
- Cognitive Restructuring
- Community Health Education
- Community Psychology
- Coping Skills Training
- Crisis Management
- Cross-Cultural Psychology
- Cultural Psychology
- Deposition Testimony
- Depth Psychology
- Disability Administration
- Dopamine Therapy
- Emotional Intelligence Assessment
- Energy Psychology
- Ethnic Minority Psychology
- Existential Group Therapy
- Existential Psychology
- Exposure And Response Prevention
- Eye Movement Desensitization And Reprocessing
- Feminist Psychology
- Fitness For Duty Neuropsychological Evaluation
- Forensic Evaluation
- Functional Analytic Psychotherapy
- Functional Status Assessment
- Group Psychotherapy
- Group Therapy
- Guided Imagery
- Health Promotion Counseling
- Humanistic Psychology
- Hypnosis
- Hypnotherapy
- I-131 Therapy
- Illicit Drug Overdose Treatment
- Infusion Therapy
- Internal Family Systems
- Live-In Care
- Menstrual Education
- Mental Health Case Management
- Mental Health Treatment
- Mental Status Exam
- Mindful Movement
- Mindful Parenting
- Mood Disorder Assessment
- Motivational Interviewing
- Movement Analysis And Training
- Naltrexone Administration
- Neuromuscular Rehabilitation
- Neuropsychological Testing
- Pain Medication Management
- Palliative Care Coordination
- Palliative Care Services
- Parent Training
- Parenting Assessment
- Pediatric Advocacy
- Pediatric Psychology
- Peer Support Groups
- Pharmacological Therapy
- Presentations
- Prolonged Exposure Therapy
- Psychiatric Evaluation
- Psychological Evaluation
- Psychological Report Writing
- Psychological Testing And Assessment
- Psychopharmacology
- Psychosis Treatment
- Psychotherapy
- Psychotherapy For Crisis
- Radiation Therapy
- Radically Open Dialectical Behavior Therapy
- Reality Therapy
- Record Review
- Relapse Prevention Therapy
- Relationship Therapy
- Relaxation Training
- Research Studies
- Resilience Coaching
- Return To Work Evaluation
- Risk Assessment
- Social Learning
- Social Skills Training
- Somatic Experiencing
- Somatic Psychology
- Stress Reduction
- Suicidal Ideation Treatment
- Translational Collaborations
- Trauma Release Exercises
- Trauma Therapy
- Urinary Incontinence Treatment
- Vaccine Development And Policy
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 BlueChoice HMO
- CIGNA Indemnity
- IH-POS Plus
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- HighMark
- Police and Fire Clinic
- Anthem BCBS of VA Key Care POS/PPO/Indemnity
- Cigna True Choice Medicare (PPO)
- Private Fee-for-Service Plans (PFFS)
- CareFirst NASCO
- United Healthcare Community Plan - VA Medicaid MCO
- CIGNA PPO
- Geisinger Medicare Advantage
- OCI Direct (HMO)
- Amerigroup DC Healthy Families
- WellPoint Maryland - Maryland Health Choice
- Priority Partners - Maryland Health Choice
- Lasso Healthcare - Medicare Medical Savings Account
- CareFirst Blue Card Program
- Private Health Care Systems (PPO)
- United Healthcare Select HMO-EPO/NPP Cardiac Global
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage prescription drug benefit (PPO)
- Blue Choice Advantage
- Choice POS
- Alterwood Advanatge HMO & DSNP Plans
- United Healthcare Options (PPO)
- CareFirst MedStar PPO
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice 3-tier POS
- Navigate
- CareFirst Blue Preferred PPO
- Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
- United Medicare Private Fee-for-Service (PFFS) plans
- Aetna Advantage 6350
- Aetna Classic 5000PD
- Healthy Blue (HMO, POS)
- IH-Indemnity
- Aetna Better Health of VA
- Humana Medicare Advantage - PPO
- MD IPA (HMO) & MD IPA Preferred Cardiac Global
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Basic
- BCBS Out-of-State Medicare Plans (Blue Advantage)
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
- Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
- Veterans Affairs Community Care Network
- Aetna Student Health Insurance
- Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
- IH-Open Network Only Plus
- First Health PPO
- Optimum Choice
- Kaiser Permanente Signature
- CareFirst Dual Prime HMO-SNP
- Health Services for Children with Special Needs
- United Healthcare Choice
- BCBS of Michigan (BCN Advantage,Security Blue, Freedom, Medicare PLUS Blue Group PPO)
- Aetna Classic 3500
- CareFirst Community Health Plan of MD
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Advantage Signature and Select
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD HMO
- CareFirst Federal Employee Program (Std. & Basic PPO)
- HumanaChoice Honor's plan PPO
- IH-PPO
- Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
- United Healthcare Choice Plus
- Aetna Signature Administrator PPO/TPA
- Amerigroup DC Alliance
- First Health PPO
- TRICARE East Select
- Kaiser Permaenete Signature - Added Choice Cardiac Global
- Core Essential (HMO)
- CareFirst Maryland Point of Service Plan
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
- CareFirst MedStar Select PPO
- BlueChoice Open Access
- Aetna Basic
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Adv. Special Needs Plans
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthy Families
- Beech Street PPO
- OA Plus
- Choice POS II
- Optimum Choice & Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) Cardiac Global
- Options PPO Cardiac Global
- IH-EPO Plus
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- CIGNA EPO
- IH-Open EPO Plus
- Tricare Reserve Select
- CIGNA Connect EPO
- Kaiser Permanente Select
- Aetna Advantage 5750
- Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
- Aetna Worker's Compensation Network
- CIGNA POS/Network POS
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (POS & POS OA)
- Coventry Health Care of Virginia
- NYC Medicare Advantage Plus
- UHC Passport
- Medicare Advantage - Advantra Value (PPO)
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- United Healthcare Choice Plus Cardiac Global
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- CareFirst FEP Blue Focus
- IH-Network Only Plus
- Choice Fund PPO
- United Healthcare Select Plus (POS)
- Advantra Platinum (PPO)
- Humana Medicare Advantage - HMO Open Access
- Cigna True Choice Plus Medicare (PPO)
- Uniformed Services Family Health Plan
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage DSNP District of Columbia
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthcare Alliance
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- Jai Medical Systems - Maryland Health Choice
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers Plus
- United Student Resources
- Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
- United Healthcare Choice Cardiac Global
- HealthyBlue PPO
- MultiPlan, Inc
- IH-Open HMO
- United Healthcare Select HMO - EPO/NPP
- Humana Gold Plus HMO
- TRICARE East Prime
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PLUS PPO
- M.D. IPA Preferred (POS)
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PPO
- IH-POS
- UHC Group Medicare Advantage Plans (HMO, POS, PPO)
- Aetna Better Health of MD
- Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
- Network OA
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield Advantage Core/Enhanced
- Aetna Classic 5000
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO) Cardiac Global
- CIGNA PPO Plus
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Standard
- Optima Family Care MCO - VA Medicaid MCO
- AMERIVANTAGE/Amerigroup Community Care
- Choice POS II Open Access
- Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund)
- Magellan Complete Care of VA - VA Medicaid MCO
- HumanaChoice PPO
- Aetna VA Exchange
- IH-HMO
- CareFirst Administrators
- Kaiser Permanente Select Cardiac Global
- Aetna Advantage 6350PD
- CIGNA HMO & Network (HMO)
- Cigna Preferred Medicare (HMO)
- CIGNA HMO Open Access
- Kaiser Maryland Medicaid MCO
- CIGNA SureFit (HMO)
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (HMO)
- United Healthcare Navigate Cardiac Global
- Kaiser Permanente Signature - Added Choice
- IH-Open POS II
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- M.D. IPA (HMO)
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue SNP
- Cigna Achieve Medicare (HMO C-SNP)
- Medicare Direct
- UnitedHealthcare and AARP Medicare Complete Plans
- Aetna Premier 200PD
- CareFirst (NCA) Indemnity
- United HealthCare Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Plus
- CareFirst EPO
- Employee Health Plan
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Plus
- Optimum Choice Preferred (POS)
- Cigna Alliance Medicare (HMO)
- Cigna TotalCare (HMO D-SNP)
- Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
- Kaiser Permanente HMO Plus and DHMO Plus Member
- Maryland Physicians Care MCO
- Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA/HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
- TriWest Healthcare Alliance
- TRICARE for Life East
- Sentara Health
- Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice POS Cardiac Global
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Dual Adv
- CareFirst Maryland Indemnity or PPO
- Medicare FFS
- Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
- Kaiser Permanente Select - Added Choice
- DC/MD SHOP QHP Small Business Plans
- IH-Open POS Plus
- Aetna HMO
- Aetna Medicare Advantage PFFS Plan
- Choice Care Network/HUMANA (PPO)
- POS OA
- Erickson Advantage Plans
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Open Access
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- IH-Open HMO Option
- HUMANA/Choice Care Medicare Plans (Choice, Gold Choice)
Education
Graduate: Argosy University-Northern Virginia CLOSED (2015)
Hospital affiliations
News and publications
Nosanov, L., Brandt, J., Schneider, D., Johnson, L. Pain Management in Burn Patients. Curr Trauma Rep 6, 161–173 (2020). https://doi.org/10.1007/s40719-020-00203-9