Eric Riklin, PhD, LP

Dr. Riklin is a pediatric psychologist who specializes in family-based approaches and evidence-based practices for pediatric patients and their families navigating chronic illness and mental health concerns. Dr. Riklin’s training has spanned across multiple settings providing long-term psychotherapy, behavioral health screening, in-person and online support groups and brief family-centered consultations to children, adolescents, young adults and families with a wide range of psychiatric, medical and behavioral needs. He has over 40 publications and presentations and has given multiple talks at various conferences on resilience, efficacious psychotherapeutic interventions and the mental health of youth with chronic medical conditions. He also has extensive training in trauma-informed evidence-based interventions, including Trauma-Focused Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Parent-Child Interaction Therapy, Family-Focused Therapy and Families Overcoming Under Stress, for patients and families exposed to complex medical illnesses or other traumatic events. Dr. Riklin’s personal and professional experiences have cemented his passion for pediatric psychology and the need for integrative services in specialty care settings.

• American Cleft Palate and Craniofacial Association
• American Psychological Association
   

Riklin, E., Choi, D. G., Trotter, C., Lasky, S., Kato, R. M., Davidson Ward, S. L., Magee, W. P., 3rd, Hammoudeh, J. A., Urata, M. M., & Johns, A. L. (2024). Polysomnogram Findings and Psychosocial and Academic Concerns in Children With Cleft Palate With or Without Cleft Lip. The Journal of craniofacial surgery, 10.1097/SCS.0000000000010504. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1097/SCS.0000000000010504.

Annunziato, R. A., Tutino, R., Campagna, B. R., Duncan-Park, S., Dunphy, C., Flood, J., Riklin, E., Stevanovic, K., & Mast, M. B. (2024). Students for others: Correlates of adherence to COVID-19 guidelines. Journal of American college health : J of ACH, 72(6), 1659–1663. https://doi.org/10.1080/07448481.2022.2095514.

Reichman, M., Riklin, E., Macklin, E., & Vranceanu, A. M. (2020). Virtual mind-body treatment for adolescents with neurofibromatosis: Study protocol for a single-blind randomized controlled trial. Contemporary clinical trials, 95, 106078. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cct.2020.106078.

Riklin, E., Calandrillo, D., Blitz, A., Zuckerberg, D., & Annunziato, R. A. (2020). Examining the Psychosocial Needs of Adolescents With Craniofacial Conditions: A Mixed-Methods Approach. The Cleft palate-craniofacial journal : official publication of the American Cleft Palate-Craniofacial Association, 57(2), 177–185. https://doi.org/10.1177/1055665619870621.

Riklin, E., Andover, M. S., & Annunziato, R. A. (2019). The effects of society on the psychosocial functioning of those with a facial difference. Health Psychology Report, 7(2), 87–102. https://doi.org/10.5114/hpr.2019.85657.