Elizabeth Burgin, PhD, NCC, LPT, RPT
Dr. Elizabeth E. Burgin’s research is grounded in her extensive clinical background, which spans diverse settings including foster and adoptive systems of care, home-based services, community agencies, and public schools. Dr. Burgin’s scholarly work focuses on several critical areas of military family readiness, including developing and validating evidence-based counseling practices for military populations across the lifespan, to ensure that mental health for service members and their families remains accessible, developmentally responsive, and culturally grounded. In her current role as a Military Behavioral Health Child Counselor, she continues this mission by facilitating the Military Child & Family Research Working Group, developing asynchronous training, and conducting research that addresses access to care for military-connected youth.
| Kelley, M. L., Bravo, A. J., Burgin, E. E., Gaylord, S. A., Vinci, C., *Strowger, M., *Gabelmann, J. M., & Currier, J. M. (2025). Using Mindfulness to Manage Moral Injury in Veterans: Feasibility and Satisfaction of a Pilot Randomized Controlled Trial. Journal of Clinical Psychology, 81(6), 425-433. http://doi.org/10.1002/jclp.23778 |
| Burgin, E. E., & Ray, D. C. (2022). Child-centered play therapy and childhood depression: An effectiveness study. Journal of Child and Family Studies, 31, 293-307. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10826-021-02198-6 |
| Ray, D. C., Burgin, E. E., Ceballos, P. L., Lindo, N., Gutierrez, D. (2021). Child-centered play therapy and Adverse Childhood Experiences: A randomized controlled trial. Journal of Counseling and Development, 100(2), 134-154. https://doi.org/10.1002/jcad.12412 |
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Institution Affiliations
HJF Military Behavioral Health Child Counselor in support of the Center for Deployment Psychology (CDP).