Erin Frick, Psy.D
Erin Frick, Psy.D. is a clinical psychologist serving as Assistant Director, DoD Child Collaboration Study, for the Center for Deployment Psychology (CDP) at the Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences in Bethesda, Maryland. In this role, she leads a team studying best practices for the use of telehealth tools and tele-education with health care providers and other professionals working with military children and families with developmental, emotional, and behavioral needs. Dr. Frick also leads Evidence-Based Psychotherapy (EBP) trainings and is integrally involved in diversity, equity, and inclusion efforts within CDP. Dr. Frick earned her bachelor’s degree in psychology from Manchester University (formerly Manchester College) in Indiana. She graduated with her master’s degree in mental health counseling from Purdue University in West Lafayette, IN and her doctorate in Clinical Psychology from Wright State University in Dayton, OH.
Prior to joining CDP, she worked as a contract psychologist treating active-duty military members at Travis Air Force Base, CA utilizing multiple EBPs. Before this, she worked primarily in university counseling and community mental health centers. Over the course of her career, Dr. Frick’s clinical work has focused on suicide prevention, the dissemination and implementation of EBPs, developing group therapy services in mental health clinics, training and supervising staff, mindfulness-based treatments, and the assessment and treatment of trauma-related mental health conditions.
