Michael C. Brachfeld, PHD| Psychology, Child And Adolescent Psychiatry | MedStar Health
Michael C. Brachfeld, PhD
Provider is directly employed by MedStar Health
Provider is directly employed by MedStar HealthSpecialties: Psychology, Child And Adolescent Psychiatry
Languages: English
About me
Michael Brachfeld, PhD, is a licensed clinical psychologist within the WISE Center at MedStar Georgetown University Hospital and assistant professor of clinical psychiatry at Georgetown University School of Medicine. He has experience providing clinical services in schools, community mental health centers, university clinics, and hospitals. His clinical interests focus on promoting positive academic and social-emotional outcomes for children and adolescents. Dr. Brachfeld is passionate about providing school-based consultation to promote teacher well-being as well as the utilization of trauma informed practices in schools. Dr. Brachfeld also has extensive experience working with parents to increase the utilization of positive, consistent, and effective parenting practices.
Dr. Brachfeld earned his Ph.D. in School Psychology from Tulane University. He completed his Doctoral Internship at the Kennedy Krieger Institute/Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine. Dr. Brachfeld subsequently completed a Postdoctoral Fellowship in Clinical Psychology at the University of Michigan University Center for the Child and Family.
Clinical areas of focus
- Bipolar Disorder Treatment
- Depression Treatment
- Mood Disorder Treatment
- Psychopharmacology
- Psychotherapy
- Suicidal Ideation Treatment
- Women's Mental Health Treatment
Conditions and procedures
Conditions I treat
- Adult Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD)
- Anxiety
- Asperger Syndrome
- Autism Spectrum Disorder
- Behavioral Disorders
- Bipolar Disorder
- Bipolar Disorder In Children
- Clinical Depression
- Conduct Disorders
- Depression In Children And Adolescents
- Depressive Episode
- Eating Disorders
- Eating Disorders In Adolescents
- Emotional Disorders
- Emotional State Symptoms
- Mood Disorders
- Oppositional Defiant Disorder (ODD)
- Pervasive Developmental Disorder
- Psychotic Disorder
- Reaction To Stress And Adjustment Disorders In Children
- Schizoid Personality Disorder
- Schizophrenia
- Schizophrenia In Children And Adolescents
- Social Anxiety Disorder
- Suicidal Thought
- Trauma And Stress Disorders
- Traumatic Brain Injury
Procedures I perform
- Adjustment Disorder Treatment
- Alcohol Abuse Counseling
- Anxiety Disorder Treatment
- Anxiety Management
- Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) Treatment
- Behavioral Activation
- Behavioral Modification
- Bipolar Disorder Treatment
- Child Development Guidance
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy
- Cognitive Flexibility Training
- Depression Treatment
- Electroconvulsive Therapy
- Existential Group Therapy
- Eye Movement Desensitization And Reprocessing
- Graston Technique
- Group Psychotherapy
- Group Therapy
- Health Promotion Counseling
- Hypnotherapy
- Mood Disorder Treatment
- Motivational Interviewing
- Neuropsychological Testing
- Pain Medication Management
- Parent Management Training
- Play Therapy
- Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) Screening
- Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder Treatment
- Psychiatric Evaluation
- Psychological Evaluation
- Psychopharmacology
- Psychotherapy
- Social Skills Training
- Stress Management And Relaxation Techniques
- Stress Reduction
- Suicidal Ideation Treatment
- Suicide Intervention
- Wellness And Prevention
- Women's Mental Health Treatment
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
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (POS & POS OA)
- TRICARE for Life East
- United Healthcare Select Plus (POS)
- Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA/HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
- Humana Gold Plus HMO
- United Medicare Private Fee-for-Service (PFFS) plans
- United HealthCare Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program
- TriWest Healthcare Alliance
- M.D. IPA Preferred (POS)
- Advantra Platinum (PPO)
- Aetna VA Exchange
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- CareFirst Federal Employee Program (Std. & Basic PPO)
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue SNP
- TRICARE East Prime
- Aetna Better Health of VA
- Medicare Direct
- Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
- Private Fee-for-Service Plans (PFFS)
- CareFirst Community Health Plan of MD
- CareFirst (NCA) Indemnity
- CareFirst NASCO
- Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
- OCI Direct (HMO)
- Lasso Healthcare - Medicare Medical Savings Account
- Cigna Achieve Medicare (HMO C-SNP)
- Tricare Reserve Select
- Erickson Advantage Plans
- Beech Street PPO
- Optimum Choice Preferred (POS)
- IH-POS Plus
- CIGNA POS/Network POS
- Aetna Basic
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers Plus
- TRICARE East Select
- CareFirst Maryland Point of Service Plan
- United Healthcare Community Plan - VA Medicaid MCO
- IH-POS
- Maryland Physicians Care MCO
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Adv. Special Needs Plans
- Aetna Classic 5000
- Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Dual Adv
- Kaiser Permanente Select - Added Choice
- IH-Indemnity
- CIGNA Indemnity
- Kaiser Permanente Signature
- Veterans Affairs Community Care Network
- Employee Health Plan
- HUMANA/Choice Care Medicare Plans (Choice, Gold Choice)
- CIGNA SureFit (HMO)
- Aetna Better Health of MD
- CareFirst Dual Prime HMO-SNP
- NYC Medicare Advantage Plus
- IH-Open POS II
- Aetna Classic 3500
- Kaiser Permanente Signature - Added Choice
- Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
- Coventry Health Care of Virginia
- Aetna Advantage 6350PD
- Choice Care Network/HUMANA (PPO)
- Police and Fire Clinic
- BCBS Out-of-State Medicare Plans (Blue Advantage)
- Aetna Premier 200PD
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthy Families
- Aetna Student Health Insurance
- Optimum Choice
- Sentara Health
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage
- UHC Group Medicare Advantage Plans (HMO, POS, PPO)
- IH-EPO Plus
- Anthem BCBS of VA Key Care POS/PPO/Indemnity
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthcare Alliance
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PLUS PPO
- Private Health Care Systems (PPO)
- CareFirst Blue Card Program
- Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund)
- Cigna True Choice Medicare (PPO)
- Aetna Advantage 5750
- IH-Open HMO
- HumanaChoice Honor's plan PPO
- Amerigroup DC Healthy Families
- Network OA
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PPO
- Blue Choice Advantage
- Humana Medicare Advantage - HMO Open Access
- United Healthcare Select HMO - EPO/NPP
- CIGNA PPO
- IH-Open POS Plus
- First Health PPO
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
- Aetna Advantage 6350
- IH-Network Only Plus
- Kaiser Permanente Select
- Aetna Classic 5000PD
- Humana Medicare Advantage - PPO
- CareFirst MedStar Select PPO
- CIGNA HMO & Network (HMO)
- CIGNA EPO
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Standard
- BlueChoice Open Access
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Open Access
- Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
- CareFirst Administrators
- IH-Open Network Only Plus
- Choice POS
- Aetna Worker's Compensation Network
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- HighMark
- Healthy Blue (HMO, POS)
- HealthyBlue PPO
- Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- UnitedHealthcare and AARP Medicare Complete Plans
- Magellan Complete Care of VA - VA Medicaid MCO
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice 3-tier POS
- CareFirst Maryland Indemnity or PPO
- CareFirst FEP Blue Focus
- United Healthcare Options (PPO)
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (HMO)
- Choice POS II
- Core Essential (HMO)
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families
- United Healthcare Choice
- Choice Fund PPO
- AMERIVANTAGE/Amerigroup Community Care
- IH-Open HMO Option
- CIGNA Connect EPO
- CareFirst BlueChoice HMO
- MultiPlan, Inc
- United Student Resources
- Navigate
- WellPoint Maryland - Maryland Health Choice
- Optima Family Care MCO - VA Medicaid MCO
- Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage DSNP District of Columbia
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Advantage Signature and Select
- M.D. IPA (HMO)
- Choice POS II Open Access
- United Healthcare Choice Plus
- CIGNA HMO Open Access
- Cigna TotalCare (HMO D-SNP)
- CIGNA PPO Plus
- Amerigroup DC Alliance
- Aetna HMO
- IH-HMO
- CareFirst MedStar PPO
- Cigna Alliance Medicare (HMO)
- HumanaChoice PPO
- Alterwood Advanatge HMO & DSNP Plans
- IH-PPO
- Aetna Signature Administrator PPO/TPA
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Plus
- Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
- Aetna Medicare Advantage PFFS Plan
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Basic
- IH-Open EPO Plus
- Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
- CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield Advantage Core/Enhanced
- First Health PPO
- Kaiser Permanente HMO Plus and DHMO Plus Member
- BCBS of Michigan (BCN Advantage,Security Blue, Freedom, Medicare PLUS Blue Group PPO)
- DC/MD SHOP QHP Small Business Plans
- Medicare Advantage - Advantra Value (PPO)
- OA Plus
- Geisinger Medicare Advantage
- Cigna Preferred Medicare (HMO)
- Kaiser Maryland Medicaid MCO
- UHC Passport
- CareFirst Blue Preferred PPO
- CareFirst EPO
- POS OA
- Uniformed Services Family Health Plan
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD HMO
- Medicare FFS
- Cigna True Choice Plus Medicare (PPO)
- Health Services for Children with Special Needs
- Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
- Priority Partners - Maryland Health Choice
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage prescription drug benefit (PPO)
- Jai Medical Systems - Maryland Health Choice
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Plus
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
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Education
Fellowship: University of Illinois Chicago GME (2019)
Medical School: Tulane University School of Medicine (2018)
Internship: Kennedy Krieger Institute (2018)