Erin Frick, Psy.D., is a clinical psychologist and an Associate Director at the Center for Deployment Psychology (CDP), located at the Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences in Bethesda, Maryland. At CDP, Dr. Frick leads the DoD Child Collaboratory, a team dedicated to researching and implementing training and best practices for utilizing telehealth and digital tools to enhance healthcare and support for military youth and families with mental health, emotional, developmental, and/or behavioral needs. She also leads the VA-Safeguard Suicide Prevention Project, where her team works to identify and implement best practices for suicide prevention among special veteran populations by leveraging evidence-based psychotherapies and VA standards of care.

Dr. Frick leads trainings in Evidence-Based Psychotherapies (EBPs) for CDP and her clinical expertise centers on the dissemination of EBPs and the development of group therapy services. Prior to her role at the CDP, she worked as a contract psychologist at Travis Air Force Base, providing care to active-duty service members. Her career also includes experience in university counseling and community mental health centers.

Dr. Frick earned her bachelor’s degree in psychology from Manchester (College) University, her master’s degree in mental health counseling from Purdue University, and her doctorate in clinical psychology from Wright State University.