Erika Pruett PsyD joined Inova Kellar Center in 2026 and is a licensed clinical psychologist. Dr. Pruett provides psychological and learning assessments for children and adolescents as well as individual, family, and group therapy at the Inova Kellar Center.

Dr. Pruett has a psychology doctorate (PsyD) in clinical psychology from Florida Institute of Technology in Melbourne, FL, and completed both her psychology internship and postdoctoral fellowship at Harvard Medical School/Cambridge Health Alliance in Cambridge, MA. She is passionate about helping individuals better understand themselves and improve their overall wellbeing through psychological assessment as well as cognitive behavioral and person-centered therapy approaches. She has a background in working with adolescents/children, families, and adults in a variety of settings including outpatient mental health facilities, college counseling, integrated health care settings (i.e., primary care, inpatient medical floors), court/forensic settings and schools. She completed specialized training and certification in perinatal mental health through Postpartum Support International and utilizes this to inform a holistic approach to child and adolescent mental health, considering early childhood factors such as perinatal/birth related challenges, infancy and early childhood parent-child attachment and bonding, as well as parenting styles. She has also completed specialized clinical practicum training in Parent-Child Interaction therapy, integrated behavioral health/health psychology, and Trauma-Focused Cognitive Behavior therapy. She completed the Program for Clinical Effectiveness at Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health and has an interest in using empirical approaches to enhance and develop mental health programs.

Dr. Pruett identifies as Black and is of Ghanaian and German descent. She enjoys sharing her own culture and learning about others. Outside of work, she enjoys spending time with her family, listening to music, spending time in nature, arts and crafts, cooking and baking with sourdough.