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
- 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
- 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
- Aetna Better Health of MD
- Kaiser Permaenete Signature - Added Choice Cardiac Global
- Choice POS
- Aetna Advantage 6350PD
- Advantra Platinum (PPO)
- CareFirst EPO
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage prescription drug benefit (PPO)
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
- Geisinger Medicare Advantage
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Open Access
- Coventry Health Care of Virginia
- UHC Passport
- First Health PPO
- IH-Indemnity
- WellPoint Maryland - Maryland Health Choice
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthcare Alliance
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
- Kaiser Permanente Select
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice POS Cardiac Global
- Cigna True Choice Plus Medicare (PPO)
- Choice Fund PPO
- Cigna Preferred Medicare (HMO)
- Optimum Choice
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO) Cardiac Global
- CIGNA HMO & Network (HMO)
- CIGNA Indemnity
- Optimum Choice Preferred (POS)
- Aetna Medicare Advantage PFFS Plan
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthy Families
- BlueChoice Open Access
- Cigna Alliance Medicare (HMO)
- M.D. IPA (HMO)
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- OA Plus
- Cigna True Choice Medicare (PPO)
- Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA/HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
- IH-Open HMO
- OCI Direct (HMO)
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (POS & POS OA)
- CareFirst BlueChoice HMO
- TRICARE East Prime
- CareFirst Blue Card Program
- DC/MD SHOP QHP Small Business Plans
- CareFirst MedStar PPO
- Health Services for Children with Special Needs
- IH-Open HMO Option
- IH-PPO
- United Healthcare Options (PPO)
- AMERIVANTAGE/Amerigroup Community Care
- Aetna Signature Administrator PPO/TPA
- United Healthcare Choice Plus
- Core Essential (HMO)
- M.D. IPA Preferred (POS)
- CIGNA Connect EPO
- CIGNA POS/Network POS
- CareFirst Maryland Point of Service Plan
- Amerigroup DC Alliance
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Advantage Signature and Select
- HighMark
- Aetna Advantage 6350
- Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
- CareFirst Administrators
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PPO
- TRICARE East Select
- CareFirst MedStar Select PPO
- Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
- IH-Open Network Only Plus
- Humana Medicare Advantage - HMO Open Access
- Choice POS II
- Jai Medical Systems - Maryland Health Choice
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PLUS PPO
- Kaiser Permanente HMO Plus and DHMO Plus Member
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- Cigna Achieve Medicare (HMO C-SNP)
- Aetna Basic
- HumanaChoice PPO
- CareFirst Dual Prime HMO-SNP
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Adv. Special Needs Plans
- CareFirst Community Health Plan of MD
- Sentara Health
- BCBS of Michigan (BCN Advantage,Security Blue, Freedom, Medicare PLUS Blue Group PPO)
- HealthyBlue PPO
- United Student Resources
- United HealthCare Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program
- Kaiser Permanente Signature - Added Choice
- HumanaChoice Honor's plan PPO
- NYC Medicare Advantage Plus
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage
- United Healthcare Select HMO-EPO/NPP Cardiac Global
- CareFirst Maryland Indemnity or PPO
- CIGNA PPO
- Aetna HMO
- IH-Open POS Plus
- United Healthcare Select Plus (POS)
- Private Health Care Systems (PPO)
- Optima Family Care MCO - VA Medicaid MCO
- Aetna Classic 5000
- Cigna TotalCare (HMO D-SNP)
- Tricare Reserve Select
- IH-POS
- IH-EPO Plus
- United Healthcare Community Plan - VA Medicaid MCO
- Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
- Maryland Physicians Care MCO
- United Healthcare Select HMO - EPO/NPP
- Employee Health Plan
- HUMANA/Choice Care Medicare Plans (Choice, Gold Choice)
- CIGNA HMO Open Access
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage DSNP District of Columbia
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- Magellan Complete Care of VA - VA Medicaid MCO
- Network OA
- Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
- Kaiser Maryland Medicaid MCO
- IH-HMO
- United Healthcare Navigate Cardiac Global
- Aetna Premier 200PD
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue SNP
- CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield Advantage Core/Enhanced
- CIGNA PPO Plus
- Choice POS II Open Access
- Erickson Advantage Plans
- IH-POS Plus
- Choice Care Network/HUMANA (PPO)
- United Healthcare Choice Cardiac Global
- IH-Open EPO Plus
- Medicare FFS
- Amerigroup DC Healthy Families
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (HMO)
- Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
- Humana Gold Plus HMO
- CareFirst FEP Blue Focus
- TriWest Healthcare Alliance
- Options PPO Cardiac Global
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice 3-tier POS
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- Humana Medicare Advantage - PPO
- Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families
- Lasso Healthcare - Medicare Medical Savings Account
- Aetna VA Exchange
- Kaiser Permanente Signature
- Anthem BCBS of VA Key Care POS/PPO/Indemnity
- IH-Network Only Plus
- Kaiser Permanente Select Cardiac Global
- Aetna Student Health Insurance
- Medicare Advantage - Advantra Value (PPO)
- United Healthcare Choice Plus Cardiac Global
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Basic
- UnitedHealthcare and AARP Medicare Complete Plans
- Aetna Worker's Compensation Network
- MultiPlan, Inc
- Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
- CIGNA EPO
- Private Fee-for-Service Plans (PFFS)
- Navigate
- Alterwood Advanatge HMO & DSNP Plans
- MD IPA (HMO) & MD IPA Preferred Cardiac Global
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD HMO
- Optimum Choice & Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) Cardiac Global
- TRICARE for Life East
- CIGNA SureFit (HMO)
- United Healthcare Choice
- Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
- Healthy Blue (HMO, POS)
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Plus
- UHC Group Medicare Advantage Plans (HMO, POS, PPO)
- Aetna Classic 5000PD
- Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund)
- POS OA
- Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Standard
- IH-Open POS II
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Plus
- Aetna Advantage 5750
- Medicare Direct
- Veterans Affairs Community Care Network
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers Plus
- Blue Choice Advantage
- Priority Partners - Maryland Health Choice
- Aetna Classic 3500
- Police and Fire Clinic
- CareFirst Blue Preferred PPO
- BCBS Out-of-State Medicare Plans (Blue Advantage)
- Aetna Better Health of VA
- Beech Street PPO
- First Health PPO
- United Medicare Private Fee-for-Service (PFFS) plans
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Dual Adv
- CareFirst Federal Employee Program (Std. & Basic PPO)
- CareFirst NASCO
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- Kaiser Permanente Select - Added Choice
- CareFirst (NCA) Indemnity
- Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
- Uniformed Services Family Health Plan
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