Credentials
Education, Board Certifications, Appointments and Licensures
- Doctor of Philosophy, Clinical Psychology, The George Washington University 1986
- Graduate, Adult Psychoanalysis, The Washington Institute for Psychoanalysis 1995
- Diplomate, (Board Certification in Psychoanalysis), American Board of Professional Psychology-(ABPP) 2004
- Certified in Adult Psychoanalysis, The American Psychoanalytic Association 2005
- Supervising and Training Analyst, The Washington Psychoanalytic Institute
- Teaching Analyst, The Washington Psychoanalytic Institute
- Associate Clinical Professor of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, The George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Sciences
- Licensed as a psychologist in the District of Columbia, Maryland, Virginia, and California
Honors, Awards and Relevant Professional Experience
Dr. Fritsch was given awards for excellence in teaching on four occasions from the Washington Center for Psychoanalysis. He was listed among the “Best Therapists” in the Washingtonian Magazine. He was honored by the Washington Center for Psychoanalysis with its “Contribution to the Mission Award.” Dr. Fritsch served as a Fellow on the Board of Professional Standards of the American Psychoanalytic Association and was named a Fellow of the American Academy of Psychoanalysis.
Dr. Fritsch formerly was Director of the Adolescent and Child Division of Chestnut Lodge Hospital. He was on the full time faculty of the George Washington University Psy.D. Program in Clinical Psychology as an Associate Professor of Clinical Psychology. He currently is the chair of the Psychoanalytic Education Committee of the International Psychoanalytic Association. Dr. Fritsch has authored or co-authored over 25 published scientific papers and over 50 scholarly presentations.
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