Daniel M Schneider, PsyD
Provider is directly employed by MedStar Health
Provider is directly employed by MedStar HealthSpecialties: Psychiatry, Forensic Psychology, Clinical Psychology, Psychology
Languages: English
202-877-7302
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
- Psychosis Treatment
- 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
- Hypochondriasis
- Insomnia
- Irritability
- Memory Loss
- Mental Health Conditions
- Mood Disorders
- 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
- 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
- Buprenorphine Treatment
- Case Consultation
- Case Management
- Child Custody Evaluation
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy
- Cognitive Flexibility Training
- Cognitive Psychology
- Cognitive Restructuring
- Coping Skills Training
- Crisis Management
- Cross-Cultural Psychology
- Cultural Psychology
- Depth Psychology
- Emotional Intelligence Assessment
- Ethnic Minority Psychology
- Existential Group Therapy
- Existential Psychology
- Eye Movement Desensitization And Reprocessing
- Fitness For Duty Neuropsychological Evaluation
- Functional Analytic Psychotherapy
- Group Psychotherapy
- Group Therapy
- Guided Imagery
- Health Promotion Counseling
- Humanistic Psychology
- Hypnosis
- Hypnotherapy
- Illicit Drug Overdose Treatment
- Internal Family Systems
- 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
- Parent Training
- Parenting Assessment
- Pediatric Advocacy
- Pediatric Psychology
- Psychiatric Evaluation
- Psychological Evaluation
- Psychological Report Writing
- Psychological Testing And Assessment
- Psychopharmacology
- Psychosis Treatment
- Psychotherapy
- Psychotherapy For Crisis
- Radically Open Dialectical Behavior Therapy
- Reality Therapy
- Record Review
- Relapse Prevention Therapy
- Relationship Therapy
- Relaxation Training
- Risk Assessment
- Social Learning
- Social Skills Training
- Somatic Experiencing
- Somatic Psychology
- Stress Reduction
- Suicidal Ideation Treatment
- Trauma Release Exercises
- Trauma Therapy
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
- IH-POS
- Kaiser Permaenete Signature - Added Choice Cardiac Global
- Choice POS
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Basic
- Maryland Physicians Care MCO
- Aetna Advantage 6350PD
- CareFirst EPO
- UnitedHealthcare and AARP Medicare Complete Plans
- Aetna Worker's Compensation Network
- Employee Health Plan
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Advantage Signature and Select
- Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
- HighMark
- CIGNA EPO
- Private Fee-for-Service Plans (PFFS)
- Aetna Advantage 6350
- Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PPO
- Alterwood Advanatge HMO & DSNP Plans
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- UHC Passport
- IH-Indemnity
- CareFirst MedStar Select PPO
- Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
- Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
- Humana Medicare Advantage - HMO Open Access
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PLUS PPO
- Kaiser Permanente HMO Plus and DHMO Plus Member
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD HMO
- WellPoint Maryland - Maryland Health Choice
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthcare Alliance
- Cigna Achieve Medicare (HMO C-SNP)
- Kaiser Permanente Select
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice POS Cardiac Global
- Cigna True Choice Plus Medicare (PPO)
- HumanaChoice PPO
- Choice Fund PPO
- Erickson Advantage Plans
- IH-POS Plus
- UHC Group Medicare Advantage Plans (HMO, POS, PPO)
- United Healthcare Choice Cardiac Global
- Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund)
- POS OA
- Medicare FFS
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (HMO)
- CareFirst Community Health Plan of MD
- BCBS of Michigan (BCN Advantage,Security Blue, Freedom, Medicare PLUS Blue Group PPO)
- Aetna Medicare Advantage PFFS Plan
- Cigna Alliance Medicare (HMO)
- CareFirst FEP Blue Focus
- Aetna Classic 3500
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice 3-tier POS
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- HumanaChoice Honor's plan PPO
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage
- OCI Direct (HMO)
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Dual Adv
- CareFirst Federal Employee Program (Std. & Basic PPO)
- Aetna VA Exchange
- Kaiser Permanente Signature
- United Healthcare Select HMO-EPO/NPP Cardiac Global
- CareFirst MedStar PPO
- IH-Open HMO Option
- CareFirst (NCA) Indemnity
- Optima Family Care MCO - VA Medicaid MCO
- IH-Network Only Plus
- Cigna TotalCare (HMO D-SNP)
- Aetna Student Health Insurance
- Core Essential (HMO)
- United Healthcare Choice Plus Cardiac Global
- Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
- United Healthcare Select HMO - EPO/NPP
- Advantra Platinum (PPO)
- CIGNA POS/Network POS
- MultiPlan, Inc
- Amerigroup DC Alliance
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
- HUMANA/Choice Care Medicare Plans (Choice, Gold Choice)
- CIGNA HMO Open Access
- Geisinger Medicare Advantage
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Open Access
- CareFirst Administrators
- Navigate
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage DSNP District of Columbia
- MD IPA (HMO) & MD IPA Preferred Cardiac Global
- Kaiser Maryland Medicaid MCO
- IH-HMO
- Choice POS II
- United Healthcare Navigate Cardiac Global
- Jai Medical Systems - Maryland Health Choice
- Optimum Choice & Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) Cardiac Global
- TRICARE for Life East
- CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield Advantage Core/Enhanced
- CIGNA PPO Plus
- CIGNA SureFit (HMO)
- Aetna Basic
- Choice POS II Open Access
- CareFirst Dual Prime HMO-SNP
- Choice Care Network/HUMANA (PPO)
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Adv. Special Needs Plans
- Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Standard
- CIGNA Indemnity
- Sentara Health
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Plus
- Optimum Choice Preferred (POS)
- Medicare Direct
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthy Families
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers Plus
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- TriWest Healthcare Alliance
- Options PPO Cardiac Global
- Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA/HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
- IH-Open HMO
- NYC Medicare Advantage Plus
- Beech Street PPO
- Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families
- CareFirst BlueChoice HMO
- DC/MD SHOP QHP Small Business Plans
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- CareFirst Maryland Indemnity or PPO
- CIGNA PPO
- Kaiser Permanente Select - Added Choice
- Aetna HMO
- IH-Open POS Plus
- IH-PPO
- United Healthcare Select Plus (POS)
- Aetna Classic 5000
- Aetna Signature Administrator PPO/TPA
- Tricare Reserve Select
- Uniformed Services Family Health Plan
- IH-EPO Plus
- Medicare Advantage - Advantra Value (PPO)
- Aetna Better Health of MD
- United Healthcare Community Plan - VA Medicaid MCO
- M.D. IPA Preferred (POS)
- CIGNA Connect EPO
- CareFirst Maryland Point of Service Plan
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage prescription drug benefit (PPO)
- Coventry Health Care of Virginia
- Magellan Complete Care of VA - VA Medicaid MCO
- Network OA
- First Health PPO
- TRICARE East Select
- IH-Open Network Only Plus
- Aetna Premier 200PD
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue SNP
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
- United Healthcare Choice
- Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
- Healthy Blue (HMO, POS)
- Cigna Preferred Medicare (HMO)
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Plus
- Optimum Choice
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO) Cardiac Global
- CIGNA HMO & Network (HMO)
- Aetna Classic 5000PD
- IH-Open EPO Plus
- Amerigroup DC Healthy Families
- IH-Open POS II
- Aetna Advantage 5750
- Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
- Humana Gold Plus HMO
- Veterans Affairs Community Care Network
- BlueChoice Open Access
- HealthyBlue PPO
- M.D. IPA (HMO)
- OA Plus
- Blue Choice Advantage
- Cigna True Choice Medicare (PPO)
- United Student Resources
- Priority Partners - Maryland Health Choice
- United HealthCare Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program
- Kaiser Permanente Signature - Added Choice
- Police and Fire Clinic
- CareFirst Blue Preferred PPO
- Humana Medicare Advantage - PPO
- BCBS Out-of-State Medicare Plans (Blue Advantage)
- Aetna Better Health of VA
- First Health PPO
- United Medicare Private Fee-for-Service (PFFS) plans
- Lasso Healthcare - Medicare Medical Savings Account
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (POS & POS OA)
- CareFirst NASCO
- TRICARE East Prime
- CareFirst Blue Card Program
- Health Services for Children with Special Needs
- United Healthcare Options (PPO)
- AMERIVANTAGE/Amerigroup Community Care
- Anthem BCBS of VA Key Care POS/PPO/Indemnity
- Private Health Care Systems (PPO)
- Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
- United Healthcare Choice Plus
- Kaiser Permanente Select Cardiac Global
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