Everett, WA
About Dr. Emily Britsch
Dr. Emily Britsch is a clinical psychologist specializing in autism. She has a passion for working with toddlers and young children, and she provides comprehensive psychological evaluations at Snohomish Psychology Associates in Everett, WA. Dr. Britsch is also passionate about working with community professionals to expand access to autism care, and she provides consultation and training for providers and organizations. Dr. Britsch is a certified trainer in the Screening Tool for Autism in Toddlers (STAT), regularly leading STAT workshops for community providers.
Education and Training
For over a decade, Dr. Britsch has dedicated her clinical training and practice to working with children with neurodevelopmental differences. She earned her PhD in Clinical & Developmental Psychology at the University of Pittsburgh, where she received specialized training in autism diagnostic and pediatric neuropsychology outpatient settings, along with training in cognitive and behavioral approaches for children with anxiety, depression, and OCD. Dr. Britsch then completed her APA-accredited internship at HealthPoint, where she worked with culturally and linguistically diverse families in the Seattle area.
Dr. Britsch completed her postdoctoral training at the University of Washington with Dr. Wendy Stone, a clinical psychologist and leader in the autism field who developed the Screening Tool for Autism in Toddlers (STAT). At UW, Dr. Britsch served as the assessment lead on a multi-site clinical trial evaluating a Naturalistic Developmental Behavioral Intervention (NDBI) and provided autism diagnostic evaluations for toddlers and young children with social communication delays. She also regularly led trainings in autism screening and identification for community-based providers working in early intervention and primary care settings. Her background and training informs her current work providing comprehensive evaluations and working with community providers to expand access to autism care in Washington state.