Komal Sharma-Patel, PhD
Psychology
Clinical Child and Adolescent Psychology
Languages
- Hindi
- English
Gender
FemaleAbout Komal Sharma-Patel
Titles
About the Provider
Komal Sharma-Patel, PhD, is a licensed clinical psychologist in the Division of Psychology and Behavioral Health at Children's National Hospital. Dr. Sharma-Patel specializes in the treatment of mood, anxiety and adjustment disorders, as well as trauma or stress-related problems in youth.
She is a national certified provider and supervisor of Trauma-Focused CBT (TF-CBT) and has expertise utilizing cognitive-behavior therapy (CBT), and dialectical-behavior therapy (DBT). Dr. Sharma-Patel has special interests in the assessment and treatment of sequelae of interpersonal trauma and mood disorders.
She tailors her therapeutic approach to provide therapy to patients and families in order to improve youth emotion regulation, increase coping skills, cope with anxiety and reduce trauma-related triggers (e.g., flashbacks, nightmares) as well as help caregivers provide support to youth.
NPI
1124307483
Locations
- Northern Virginia
- 3023 Hamaker Court, Fairfax, VA 22031
- phone: 571-226-8380
- Telehealth Video Visit
- 111 Michigan Avenue Northwest, Childrens National Telemedicine, Washington, DC 20010
- phone: 888-884-2327
- Takoma Theatre
- 6833 4th Street Northwest, Washington, DC 20012
- phone: 202-476-5000
- fax: 202-923-4649
Expertise
Education
St. John's University Manhattan Campus
Medical School, 2009Lincoln Medical and Mental Health Center
Intern, Psychology, 2008St. John's University
Post Graduate, 2007George Mason University
Undergraduate, 2000Insurance
- Aetna
- Aetna Better Health of Maryland
- Aetna Better Health of VA
- Alliance Health Plan: Federal Employee Plan
- American Postal Workers Plan (Federal)
- Amerigroup DC
- Amerigroup Maryland
- AmeriHealth DC
- Anthem Blue Cross Blue Shield of Virginia
- Anthem HealthKeepers Plus (VA)
- Beech Street
- Blue Cross/Blue Shield Service Benefit Plan (Federal)
- CareFirst Blue Cross Blue Shield
- CareFirst Community Plan of Maryland
- ChoiceCare PPO (Humana)
- Cigna Healthcare of the Mid Atlantic (includes Great West Healthcare)
- Claimsbridge PPO
- Conifer Health
- First Health
- Government Employees Health Association (Federal)
- Health Services for Children with Special Needs (DC)
- Kaiser Permanente Maryland Medicaid: referral required
- Kaiser Permanente Virginia Medicaid
- Kaiser Permanente: referral required
- Mail Handlers (Federal)
- Maryland Physicians Care
- Medicaid Managed Care or Public Health Plans (Military)
- MedStar Family Choice (DC)
- MedStar Family Choice (MD)
- Molina Health Care of VA
- Multiplan/Private Healthcare Systems (PHCS)
- National Association of Letter Carriers (Federal)
- Priority Partners MCO (MD)
- Tricare Humana Military
- U.S. Family Health Plans Johns Hopkins (Federal)
- United Virginia Medicaid
- UnitedHealthcare
- UnitedHealthcare Community Plan of Maryland
- Virginia Premiere
