Jeffrey Olrick, MEd, PhD

Jeffrey Olrick, MEd, PhD is the author of Treating Emotional Dysregulation in Kids & Adolescents, a practical, ready-to-use guide for clinicians, school professionals, and other front-line helpers working with anxiety, depression, emotional reactivity, and dysregulation in young people. A clinical psychologist with more than twenty years of experience, he serves as a clinical lead psychologist for Health New Zealand, where he provides clinical leadership, program development, and support for multidisciplinary teams, while also working directly with children and adolescents to shape clearer, more effective approaches to risk assessment and treatment.

Dr. Olrick has experience working in a variety of settings including residential treatment, the public school system, community mental health, and private practice. An expert in child attachment, Dr. Olrick completed his PhD at the University of Virginia and a postdoctoral fellowship in clinical psychology at UVA’s Mary D. Ainsworth Parent-Child Attachment Clinic. His work is grounded in deep expertise in attachment, child development, and family systems, supported by research experience that includes the English and Romanian Adoptee Project and certifications in Circle of Security Early Childhood Intervention, Trust-Based Relational Intervention, the Ainsworth Infant Attachment Classification System. He is also co-author, with Amy Olrick, of The 6 Needs of Every Child: Empowering Parents and Kids through the Science of Connection.

Speaker Disclosures:
Financial: Dr. Jeffrey Olrick has an employment relationship with TE WHATU ORA and receives royalties as a published author. He receives a speaking honorarium and recording royalties from PESI, Inc. He has no relevant financial relationships with ineligible organizations.
Non-financial: Dr. Jeffrey Olrick has no relevant non-financial relationships.