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
- Behavioral Disorders
- Bipolar Disorder
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy
- Depression
- Mental Health
- Mood Disorders
- Post Traumatic Stress Disorder
- Psychopharmacology
- Psychosis
- Psychotherapy
- Suicidal Ideation
- Women's Mental Health
Conditions and procedures
Conditions I treat
- Acute Stress Disorder
- Addiction Disorders
- Adjustment Disorder
- Agitation
- Alcohol Addiction
- Alcohol Dependency
- Anger Issues
- Anorexia Nervosa
- Antisocial Personality Disorder
- Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder
- Autism
- Behavioral Disorders
- Behavioral Issues In Dementia
- Bereavement
- Bipolar Disorder
- Body Dysmorphic Disorder
- Borderline Personality Disorder
- Brief Psychotic Disorder
- Bulimia Nervosa
- Complicated Bereavement Disorder
- Compulsive And Addictive Behaviors
- Conversion Disorder
- Cyclothymic Disorder
- Delusional Disorder
- Dependent Personality Disorder
- Depression
- Disruptive Behavior
- Dissociative Disorders
- Dual Diagnosis
- Dysthymia
- Eating Disorders
- Executive Function Disorder
- Gender Dysphoria
- Generalized Anxiety Disorder
- Grief
- Hallucinations
- Hidradenitis Suppurativa
- Hoarding Disorder
- Hypochondriasis
- Hypomania
- Impulse Control Disorders
- Intermittent Explosive Disorder
- Mania
- Mental Health Disorders
- Mood Disorders
- Narcissistic Personality Disorder
- Necrotizing Soft Tissue Infections
- Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD)
- Pain
- Panic Attack
- Paranoia And Delusional Disorders
- Pemphigus Vulgaris
- Perinatal Mental Health Disorders
- Perinatal Mood Disorders
- Persistent Depressive Disorder
- Personality Disorder
- Phobia
- Post Traumatic Stress Disorder
- Premenstrual Dysphoric Disorder
- Premenstrual Syndrome (PMS)
- Psycho Oncology
- Psychopharmacology
- Psychosis
- Psychosomatic Disorders
- Schizoaffective Disorder
- Schizophrenia
- Seasonal Affective Disorder
- Self Harming Behaviors
- Self-Esteem Issues
- Somatic Symptom Disorder
- Somatoform Disorders
- Stevens Johnson Syndrome
- Substance Addiction
- Substance Dependence
- Suicidal Ideation
- Suicide Attempt
- Thought Disorder
- Toxic Epidermal Necrolysis
- Trichotillomania
Procedures I perform
- Acceptance And Commitment Therapy
- Adult Psychiatry
- Anger Management
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy
- Men's Mental Health
- Mental Health
- Mindfulness Based Cognitive Therapy
- Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction
- Neuropsychiatry
- Psychotherapy
- Transplant Psychiatry
- Women's Mental Health
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 (NCA) Indemnity
- Private Health Care Systems (PHCS) (PPO)
- Cigna PPO and PPO Plus
- Veterans Affairs Community Care Network
- Aetna Signature Administrator PPO/TPA
- Aetna Student Health Insurance
- HealthyBlue PPO
- United Choice Plus
- Cigna HMO Open Access
- Cigna Indemnity
- Virginia Premier
- Uniformed Services Family Health Plan (USFHP)
- CareFirst MedStar PPO
- United Core Essential (HMO)
- Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
- WellPoint Maryland
- CareFirst NASCO
- Cigna POS Open Access & Open Access Plus
- CareFirst Blue Card Program (Out-of-area BCBS plans)
- United Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) & OCI Direct (HMO)
- Innovation Health: Open POS Plus
- United Group Medicare Advantage Plans
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage
- Carefirst Healthy Blue (HMO/POS)
- United Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program
- Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
- Maryland Point of Service Plan (MPOS)
- Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
- Cigna HMO & Network (HMO)
- WellPoint Maryland - Maryland Health Choice
- United Optimum Choice
- Cigna EPO
- Innovation Health: PPO
- Carefirst BlueChoice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
- CareFirst MedStar Select PPO
- Priority Partners - Maryland Health Choice
- Cigna Alliance Medicare (HMO) |
- Innovation Health: Indemnity
- CareFirst Maryland Indemnity or PPO
- Police and Fire Clinic
- Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
- Cigna Network Open Access
- Cigna Choice Fund PPO
- Cigna Preferred Medicare
- Carefirst Blue Preferred PPO
- Beech Street PPO
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage prescription drug benefit (PPO)
- Carefirst BlueChoice Opt Out Open Access
- Cigna Achieve Medicare (HMO C-SNP)
- Carefirst BlueChoice HMO
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- United Navigate
- Carefirst BlueChoice Open Access
- Cigna POS/Network POS
- I-SNP
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- United Mamsi Life & Health
- Federal Employee Program (Std/Basic PPO/Blue Focus)
- Veterans Affairs Community Care Network (VA CCN)
- United Choice
- Tricare for Life East
- United Golden Rule
- Kaiser HMO Plus and DHMO Plus Member
- Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund)
- Medicaid - Maryland
- Kaiser Select-Added Choice
- Aetna HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
- Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
- Innovation Health: HMO & EPO Plus
- Kaiser Signature
- Cigna True Choice Plus Medicare (PPO)
- Coventry Health Care of Virginia
- CareFirst BC/BS Advantage Core/Enhanced
- Kaiser Permanente Signature-Added Choice
- Kaiser Flexible Choice
- Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA
- Innovation Health: POS
- D-SNP)
- United Student Resources
- Aetna Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
- United Erickson Advantage Plans
- Aetna HMO
- Cigna TotalCare (HMO D-SNP)
- Health Services for Children with Special Needs (HSCSN)
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- Employee Health Plan (EHP)
- Cigna True Choice Medicare (PPO)
- CareFirst Administrators
- United Select Plus (POS)
- Aetna Choice POS & Choice POS II
- First Health PPO
- Tricare East Prime
- United Medicare Advantage DSNP District of Columbia
- Medicaid - District of Columbia
- Kaiser Medicare Advantage Signature and Select
- Innovation Health: POS Plus
- Medicaid - Virginia
- Kaiser Medicare Plus
- Tricare East Select
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families
- United AARP Medicare Complete
- Kaiser Select
- United Options (PPO) (includes Empire PPO)
- Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
- Aetna Open HMO/Open HMO Option/Open EPO Plus
- Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
- HumanaChoice Honor’s plan PPO
- United Nursing Home Plan (C-SNP
- Carefirst EPO
- Innovation Health: Open Network Only Plus
- Tricare Reserve Select
- HumanaChoice PPO
- United GEHA (for all other states) Compass Rose
- Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
- Innovation Health: Network Only Plus
- United MD IPA Preferred (POS)
- Innovation Health: Open POS II
- Traditional Medicare Fee for Service
- United MD IPA (HMO)
- Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
- United Select HMO - EPO/NPP
Education
Allied Health Education: Argosy University (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