Dr. Eric William Bergreen

Dr. Eric Bergreen: caring dog Dad, chef, devoted son, EROC, best brother and cousin, extraordinary friend, comedian, world traveler, movie connoisseur, track champion, thoughtful Psychologist, confidence builder....has left us too soon. Eric's spirit lifted skyward on Saturday, June 4, 2022 at 54 years young.

Most recently, Eric worked as a Clinical Psychologist in a private medical group practice. His dog Lil' Bear became a certified therapy dog and helped create a comforting environment for his clients. Before returning to Oregon in 2015, he served as a Consultant in the Soldier and Family Performance & Resilience program for the Army in Columbus, Georgia training soldiers how to reach their full potential while also learning skills in resiliency and recovery. Throughout his career, Dr. Bergreen specialized in performance and sports psychology and consulted with private clients, athletes, students, and business professionals. He used theories and techniques grounded in Cognitive Behavioral Psychology, Positive Psychology, and Performance Psychology to help people reach their therapeutic and life goals. He long believed in the importance of staying focused on what we wanted in life and thinking positively. As he said, "thinking differently is doing differently."

Eric earned two Bachelor of Science degrees: one from UCLA in Psychology and the other from the University of Oregon in General Science. He went on to earn a Master's degree in Clinical Psychology from the Arizona School of Professional Psychology. In 2006, he earned a PsyD in Clinical Psychology, also from ASPP, contributing a dissertation titled, Participation Motivation Factors for Collegiate Track and Field Throwers. During his undergraduate years at UCLA, he earned the title of NCAA National Champion in Shot Put, and achieved the All-American award in Shot Put and Hammer four times. He also had the honor of serving as the solo Track and Field Team Captain for a team of some of the best track and field athletes in the world, an honor normally shared by co-captains. In the last few years leading up to the pandemic, Eric traveled to Europe, Panama, India and experienced the aurora borealis in Alaska. Eric's love of cooking was only second to his love of making friends and bringing people together over the sharing of food.

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We love you Eric.