Ph.D., University of Holy Cross Present
M.A., EdS. Seton Hall University
B.A., Saint Bonaventure University
A.S., Jamestown Community College
Dr. Burdick-McPhee has been a practicing clinician for 18 years. She is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) in Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Louisiana, and Oregon. She is also a Licensed Clinical Alcohol and Drug Counselor (LCADC) in New Jersey, Certified Advanced Alcohol and Drug Counselor (CAADC) in Pennsylvania, and Certified Alcohol and Drug Counselor Level 3 in Oregon.
Dr. Burdick-McPhee has served as the Director of Behavioral Health Programs in the Department of Psychiatry at Penn Presbyterian Medical Center since 2018. Under her direction, programs have consistently been ranked among the top 10 Addiction Treatment Programs in Pennsylvania by Newsweek annually. Her programs have also been rated as one of the top providers for Alcohol Use Disorder (AUD) by the City of Philadelphia.
Dr. Burdick-McPhee’s expertise in program development, counselor supervision, and education, as well as the delivery of care, has been sought by the city of Philadelphia and the Pennsylvania state Department of Drug and Alcohol Programs for numerous stakeholder boards and workgroups. She serves as a Subject Matter Expert (SME) in addiction treatment, focusing on best practices and regulatory matters across the University of Pennsylvania Health system in developing clinical treatment, state and federal policies, and procedures. She is also the American Society of Addiction Medicine (ASAM) Implementation Leader for the City of Philadelphia initiative to ensure all programs are utilizing best practices and clinical staff are trained and certified in ASAM evidence-based assessment in addiction treatment.
Dr. Burdick-McPhee is a United States Army combat veteran, honorably discharged with the rank of Sergeant, E-5, having served in Iraq in 2004-2006. She lives in Coatesville, PA, with her husband, who is also an Army combat veteran (Afghanistan, 2013), her American Kennel Association Good Citizen Certified animal-assisted therapy (AAT) bulldog, Quinn, who works with her and her patients in Philadelphia, and their two rescue cats, Church and Igor. In her free time, Dr. Burdick-McPhee is an artist and enjoys being out in nature and traveling.