Barrat Behavioral Health & Primary Care
Care with clinical depth and a human point of view.
Barrat Behavioral Health & Primary Care serves Virginia, Washington, DC, and Maryland from our Woodbridge practice, with care built around listening closely and caring for the person in front of us.
Meet your provider
Kadija Conteh-Barrat
DNP, APRN, FNP-BC, PMHNP-BC
Kadija Conteh-Barrat is a doctorally prepared, dual board-certified Family Nurse Practitioner and Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner. With over a decade of experience in advanced clinical practice, she draws on her background in behavioral health and primary care to deliver holistic, evidence-based psychiatric treatment across the lifespan.
Kadija is the founder and CEO of Barrat Behavioral Health and Primary Care, where she provides comprehensive psychiatric evaluations, medication management, and integrative care tailored to each patient's needs.
Clinical experience & teaching
A broad perspective on care.
Kadija also serves as Adjunct Faculty at Yale University School of Nursing, where she mentors the next generation of healthcare leaders.
Her career spans diverse clinical settings, including primary care, women's health, community-based psychiatric care, crisis, addiction, and geriatric mental health.
Professional recognition
Leadership rooted in service.
Kadija Conteh-Barrat is a recognized leader in nursing and mental health. Her honors include:
- Outstanding Public Health Nurse Award from George Mason University, 2022
- Designation as an Emerging Healthcare Leader by United Health Group
- Inova Health System Edelman Institute for Nursing Excellence Scholarship
- AHEC Scholar recognition
Community leadership
Expanding access. Advancing health equity.
Dedicated to advancing health equity and access, Kadija Conteh-Barrat is the President of the Manak Community Health Organization (MaCHO), a nonprofit she co-founded to expand healthcare access in underserved communities in Sierra Leone.
Through a free community clinic, medical missions, and outreach, she works to bridge health disparities and improve quality of life for vulnerable populations.
Professional community
Connected to the future of nursing.
She is an active member of leading professional organizations, including:
- American Association of Nurse Practitioners
- American Psychiatric Nurses Association
- American Nurses Association
- Sigma Theta Tau Honor Society of Nursing
Passionate about patient-centered care, innovation, and community service, Kadija continues to draw on her mental health and primary care background to empower individuals, families, and communities to achieve lasting wellness.
In Kadija's words
“This work is not just my profession. It's my calling.”
“My journey to becoming a mental healthcare provider began with a deep passion for understanding the human experience and a commitment to caring for the whole person: mind, body, and spirit. As a nurse, I saw firsthand how mental health impacts every aspect of a person's well-being, often in ways that go unseen or untreated. That insight drove me to pursue dual board certification as a Family Nurse Practitioner and a Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner.
Over the past decade, I've had the privilege of walking alongside individuals and families during some of their most vulnerable moments. Each experience has reinforced my belief in compassionate, holistic care and the power of connection, healing, and resilience. This work is not just my profession; it's my calling.”
Kadija Conteh-Barrat
Guided by respect
Care should leave room for your voice.
Every person brings their own history, strengths, values, and questions. The work begins by making space for all of it, without judgment.
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