Success Comes through Collaboration
My work is centered on helping athletes succeed not only in competition, but in all areas of life including academics, relationships, and personal growth. Each person I work with receives a personalized plan based on their unique goals. This can range from short-term mental performance support during a competitive season to long-term, periodized mental training programs aligned with their physical preparation.
Because mental health directly impacts performance, I also help people build the skills to manage key factors like sleep, stress, and priority management to enhance both well-being and readiness to perform.
Supporting the Whole System for Sustainable Success
High performance doesn't happen in isolation. It’s built within healthy systems. I collaborate with athletic and sports medicine departments to improve the services they provide, deepen their understanding of athlete mental health, and integrate performance psychology best practices across their programs.
With extensive experience in multidisciplinary settings, I regularly partner with coaches, athletic trainers, team physicians, physical therapists, and dietitians. My approach to care is always collaborative, athlete-centered, and aligned with best practices in confidentiality and ethics. Collaboration with other professionals only occurs with athlete consent, and any exceptions are clearly outlined at the start of our work together.
Confidentiality You Can Trust
To maintain the highest ethical standards, I do not publicly share information about the athletes, teams, or organizations I work with. I also do not use client testimonials, as protecting the privacy and trust of those I serve is a top priority.
Erin Haugen, PhD, LP, CMPC®, is a licensed clinical psychologist (North Dakota #402 & Minnesota #LP6555) and sport psychologist in Grand Forks, ND. She is passionate about psychological aspects of performance, athlete mental health, interprofessional practice, and professional well-being. Her enthusiastic, approachable, and practical style is an asset when helping others.
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 works with elite athletes (collegiate, Olympic, professional) from over 20 different sports and specializes in working with athletic departments, student-athletes, coaches, sports medicine professionals, and staff at the collegiate level (NCAA Division I, II, & III; NAIA). She is also a consulting psychologist with collegiate athletic departments.
Dr. Haugen is employed at Assessment and Therapy Associates of Grand Forks (ATAGF), PLLC and Founder and CEO of Haugen Performance Consulting, PLLC. She is an adjunct faculty member in the Department of Psychology at the University of North Dakota and former faculty member (2016-2020) at Altru Family Medicine Residency. She provides mental health and performance psychology training to sports medicine fellows (family medicine & physical therapy) and athletic training students. She also provides consultation and mentorship for professionals interested in enhancing their work with athletes or pursuing the CMPC® credential. She is a former member (2017-2019) and past-president (2018-2019) of the North Dakota State Board of Psychologist Examiners (NDSBPE).
In her spare time, Dr. Haugen is a competitive cyclist, triathlete transitioning into retirement, and enjoys camping and hiking with her husband, Dave, who specializes in couples & relationship therapy, and three border collie mix rescue dogs: Fromm, Eddie, and Bella.
Credentials
Licensed Psychologist in North Dakota (#402) and Minnesota (#LP6555)
PhD in Clinical Psychology from the University of North Dakota
Adjunct faculty member in the Department of Psychology at the University of North Dakota
Former faculty member and coordinator of Behavioral Science lecture series at Altru Family Medicine Residency
Past president and board member of the North Dakota State Board of Psychologist Examiners
Listed in the United States Olympic and Paralympic Committee (USOPC)
Awarded the prestigious Jack Weakley Award of Distinction in 2023 for lifetime contributions to athletics, athletic training, and sports medicine.
American Psychological Association
Divisions 42 and 47, Member
Association for Applied Sport Psychology, Member
Community Outreach Committee, 2012-2021
Collegiate Clinical/Counseling Sport Psychology Association (CCSPA), Member
Executive Board Member, Education Chair (2022-2026)
Ad-hoc manuscript reviewer for Clinical Practice in Athletic Training
Retired registered therapy dog team, Alliance of Therapy Dogs with rescue dog, Molly (who passed away in 2021)
Molly (aka #SweetMollyMixBreed) stealing my chair at work while also rolling over for belly rubs. HeRD of Wyoming alum. This sweet girl crossed the rainbow bridge in September 2021, and we miss her dearly.
Fromm (aka, #FrommersVonFancyPants) doing his best "chair model" pose. He LOVES TO PLAY FETCH. HeRD of Wyoming alum.
Eddie (aka #EddieSpaghettiTornadoBoy or #SkeddyMonster) waiting patiently between play sessions. Border Collie Rescue of Minnesota alum.
Bella (aka #BellaBoo) is a sweet, smart, and slightly sassy herding dox mix. She loves to wrestle with her brothers, especially Eddie! HeRD of Wyoming alum.
Fun facts
I strongly believe in pursuing goals, having good relationships, and maintaining positive well-being and practices what I preach! I played basketball and ran track (sprinter) in high school. As a current cyclist, I spend most of the summer racing gravel and road. I love watching documentaries (but not movies), playing board games, and going on cycling tours with my husband. Our falls are spent camping and hiking (with my husband and 3 rescue dogs) and watching sports. I am also a fan of 90s music, flannel shirts, the Oxford comma, and puns.
Our rescue dogs do as much as possible with us. Fromm (aka #FrommersVonFancyPants) is a Border Collie/Aussie mix and loves having a job (which usually means playing fetch or chasing his herding ball)! Eddie (aka #EddieSpaghettiTornadoBoy or #SkeddyMonster) is a Aussie mix and is interestingly the calmest of the bunch. He loves to play with other dogs, snuggle with any human, and bring mischief to our home. Bella (aka #BellaBoo) is the youngest of the bunch (puppy!). She’s very sweet, incredibly smart herding mix who likes to be in charge. She adores her brothers and is Eddie’s BFF.
Our sweet Molly girl (aka #SweetMollyMixBreed) crossed the rainbow bridge in September 2021. She was a Spaniel/Border Collie mix who loved belly rubs! We were a registered therapy dog team through Alliance of Therapy Dogs. She came to work with me, and we volunteered in the community providing emotional support to others.
The OG in 2018.