Michael C. Brachfeld, PHD| Psychology, Child And Adolescent Psychiatry | MedStar Health
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
- Bipolar Disorder Treatment
- Conduct Disorders
- Depression Treatment
- Mood Disorder Treatment
- Mood Disorders
- Psychopharmacology
- Psychotherapy
- Schizoid Personality Disorder
- Schizophrenia
- Social Anxiety Disorder
- Suicidal Ideation Treatment
- Suicidal Thought
- Women's Mental Health Treatment
Conditions and procedures
Conditions I treat
- Adult Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD)
- Anxiety
- Asperger Syndrome
- Autism Spectrum Disorder
- Bipolar Disorder
- Conduct Disorders
- Depressive Episode
- Eating Disorders
- Emotional Disorders
- Emotional State Symptoms
- Gallbladder Disease
- Mood Disorders
- Pervasive Developmental Disorder
- Psychotic Disorder
- Reaction To Stress And Adjustment Disorders In Children
- Schizoid Personality Disorder
- Schizophrenia
- 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
- Exposure And Response Prevention
- Eye Movement Desensitization And Reprocessing
- Fertility Counseling
- Graston Technique
- Group Psychotherapy
- Group Therapy
- Health Promotion Counseling
- Hypnotherapy
- I-131 Therapy
- Infusion Therapy
- Mood Disorder Treatment
- Motivational Interviewing
- Neuropsychological Testing
- Pain Medication Management
- Play Therapy
- Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) Screening
- Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder Treatment
- Psychiatric Evaluation
- Psychological Evaluation
- Psychopharmacology
- Psychotherapy
- Social Skills Training
- 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)
- CareFirst Administrators
- CIGNA SureFit (HMO)
- Employee Health Plan
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PLUS PPO
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice POS Cardiac Global
- Kaiser Permanente Signature - Added Choice
- CareFirst FEP Blue Focus
- CareFirst Maryland Indemnity or PPO
- Aetna Advantage 6350
- IH-POS Plus
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Open Access
- Cigna Achieve Medicare (HMO C-SNP)
- CIGNA Indemnity
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PPO
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- United Healthcare Choice
- Aetna Classic 5000PD
- Tricare Reserve Select
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Standard
- Cigna Alliance Medicare (HMO)
- United HealthCare Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program
- Medicare FFS
- United Healthcare Choice Cardiac Global
- POS OA
- Priority Partners - Maryland Health Choice
- UHC Group Medicare Advantage Plans (HMO, POS, PPO)
- Navigate
- Network OA
- Optimum Choice Preferred (POS)
- United Healthcare Choice Plus
- Coventry Health Care of Virginia
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Basic
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthy Families
- Beech Street PPO
- IH-Open Network Only Plus
- Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
- Aetna HMO
- United Student Resources
- IH-Open POS Plus
- UnitedHealthcare and AARP Medicare Complete Plans
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Plus
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue SNP
- CareFirst (NCA) Indemnity
- United Healthcare Options (PPO)
- Choice Care Network/HUMANA (PPO)
- Alterwood Advanatge HMO & DSNP Plans
- MD IPA (HMO) & MD IPA Preferred Cardiac Global
- HighMark
- CareFirst Maryland Point of Service Plan
- Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
- CareFirst Dual Prime HMO-SNP
- Choice Fund PPO
- Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
- CareFirst Community Health Plan of MD
- Choice POS II Open Access
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice 3-tier POS
- Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families
- CIGNA PPO Plus
- Kaiser Permanente Signature
- Aetna Classic 5000
- Blue Choice Advantage
- Kaiser Permanente Select
- CIGNA PPO
- AMERIVANTAGE/Amerigroup Community Care
- Core Essential (HMO)
- IH-Open HMO
- Aetna VA Exchange
- Health Services for Children with Special Needs
- Aetna Advantage 5750
- Kaiser Permanente Select Cardiac Global
- IH-Indemnity
- OA Plus
- Jai Medical Systems - Maryland Health Choice
- United Healthcare Navigate Cardiac Global
- Medicare Direct
- TriWest Healthcare Alliance
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO) Cardiac Global
- United Healthcare Select HMO-EPO/NPP Cardiac Global
- Aetna Advantage 6350PD
- Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
- IH-Network Only Plus
- IH-Open HMO Option
- United Healthcare Select Plus (POS)
- WellPoint Maryland - Maryland Health Choice
- Aetna Premier 200PD
- CIGNA EPO
- Aetna Basic
- HealthyBlue PPO
- Aetna Signature Administrator PPO/TPA
- CIGNA HMO & Network (HMO)
- Cigna True Choice Medicare (PPO)
- Geisinger Medicare Advantage
- United Healthcare Community Plan - VA Medicaid MCO
- Advantra Platinum (PPO)
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthcare Alliance
- Aetna Better Health of VA
- Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA/HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
- CareFirst Blue Preferred PPO
- Veterans Affairs Community Care Network
- IH-EPO Plus
- CareFirst Federal Employee Program (Std. & Basic PPO)
- HUMANA/Choice Care Medicare Plans (Choice, Gold Choice)
- Cigna True Choice Plus Medicare (PPO)
- Kaiser Permaenete Signature - Added Choice Cardiac Global
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- Healthy Blue (HMO, POS)
- Medicare Advantage - Advantra Value (PPO)
- Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Plus
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- IH-HMO
- Anthem BCBS of VA Key Care POS/PPO/Indemnity
- CareFirst Blue Card Program
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage prescription drug benefit (PPO)
- Kaiser Maryland Medicaid MCO
- BlueChoice Open Access
- United Healthcare Select HMO - EPO/NPP
- UHC Passport
- Aetna Classic 3500
- Choice POS II
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Advantage Signature and Select
- Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
- CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield Advantage Core/Enhanced
- Aetna Medicare Advantage PFFS Plan
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD HMO
- MultiPlan, Inc
- Aetna Better Health of MD
- CareFirst EPO
- Magellan Complete Care of VA - VA Medicaid MCO
- TRICARE East Select
- IH-Open POS II
- Humana Medicare Advantage - HMO Open Access
- Aetna Student Health Insurance
- CIGNA Connect EPO
- Cigna Preferred Medicare (HMO)
- CareFirst NASCO
- Optima Family Care MCO - VA Medicaid MCO
- TRICARE for Life East
- Optimum Choice
- CareFirst MedStar Select PPO
- First Health PPO
- Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
- DC/MD SHOP QHP Small Business Plans
- United Healthcare Choice Plus Cardiac Global
- CIGNA POS/Network POS
- Cigna TotalCare (HMO D-SNP)
- IH-PPO
- Maryland Physicians Care MCO
- Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage DSNP District of Columbia
- M.D. IPA Preferred (POS)
- BCBS of Michigan (BCN Advantage,Security Blue, Freedom, Medicare PLUS Blue Group PPO)
- CareFirst MedStar PPO
- Options PPO Cardiac Global
- NYC Medicare Advantage Plus
- M.D. IPA (HMO)
- Kaiser Permanente HMO Plus and DHMO Plus Member
- Private Health Care Systems (PPO)
- Humana Gold Plus HMO
- First Health PPO
- Choice POS
- IH-Open EPO Plus
- Aetna Worker's Compensation Network
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund)
- Amerigroup DC Alliance
- HumanaChoice PPO
- Police and Fire Clinic
- Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
- Amerigroup DC Healthy Families
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Dual Adv
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage
- Lasso Healthcare - Medicare Medical Savings Account
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- Erickson Advantage Plans
- HumanaChoice Honor's plan PPO
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (HMO)
- Sentara Health
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers Plus
- Kaiser Permanente Select - Added Choice
- BCBS Out-of-State Medicare Plans (Blue Advantage)
- OCI Direct (HMO)
- Humana Medicare Advantage - PPO
- Private Fee-for-Service Plans (PFFS)
- United Medicare Private Fee-for-Service (PFFS) plans
- Uniformed Services Family Health Plan
- CIGNA HMO Open Access
- CareFirst BlueChoice HMO
- TRICARE East Prime
- IH-POS
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Adv. Special Needs Plans
- Optimum Choice & Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) Cardiac Global
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
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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)