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Our Founder

Erin Haugen, PhD, LP, CMPC, is a licensed clinical psychologist (North Dakota #402 & Minnesota #LP6555) and sport psychologist in Grand Forks, ND, and works with athletes, teams, and organizations throughout the United States. She is passionate about psychological aspects of performance, mental health in high-stakes industries, interprofessional practice, ethical decision-making, and workplace well-being. Her enthusiastic, approachable, and practical style captivate her audiences.

Dr. Haugen has a PhD in Clinical Psychology and is a Certified Mental Performance Consultant® (CMPC) through the Association for Applied Sport Psychology. She completed her pre-doctoral internship at River Valley Services/Connecticut Valley Hospital in Middletown, CT and post-doctoral residency at the University of California, Davis Medical Center in Sacramento, CA. She provides a limited amount of direct individual services (performance & clinical), as most of her time is spent working with teams, organizations, businesses, and corporations.

Dr. Haugen is a nationally sought-after speaker and consultant in athletic training and sport psychology. She has been involved in several initiatives with the National Athletic Trainers’ Association (NATA) related to athlete mental health and well-being. She was awarded the prestigious NATA Jack Weakley Award of Distinction in 2023 for her lifetime contributions to athletics, athletic training, and sports medicine and the 2026 AASP Foundation Distinguished Public Communication, Awareness, and Outreach Award for her work within athletic training, sports medicine, and sport psychology. She has also developed several research-backed programs to help collegiate student-athletes deal with sport injury and transition into retirement from sport.

Dr. Haugen is the Founder and CEO of Haugen Performance Consulting, a firm specializing in mental health, well-being, leadership, and performance psychology training for high-stakes industries. She has held a variety of positions during her career including the Director of Mental Health and Performance Psychology at a DI institution, consulting psychologist to collegiate and professional sport organizations, adjunct faculty member in a college psychology department, and faculty member in a family medicine residency program. She continues to provide mental health and performance psychology training to sports medicine fellows in physical therapy, athletic training students, and licensed mental health professionals and mental performance consultants working with athletes. She is also on the North Dakota High School Activities Association (NDHSAA) Sports Medicine Advisory Committee (SMAC) and leads several suicide prevention initiatives in partnership with the State of North Dakota. She is also a former board member and past president of the North Dakota State Board of Psychologist Examiners (NDSBPE).

In her spare time, Dr. Haugen is a competitive cyclist and enjoys relaxing with her husband, Dave, who specializes in couples & relationship therapy, and herding mix rescue dogs: Bella (cattle dog), Wilson (Australian shepherd), and Oliver (border collie).