Rachael Flatt, PhD

Attending Psychologist, Sports Medicine Division
Instructor of Psychology in the Department of Psychiatry, Harvard Medical School
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Rachael Flatt, PhD

Rachael Flatt, PhD

Attending Psychologist, Sports Medicine Division
Instructor of Psychology in the Department of Psychiatry, Harvard Medical School
Education
Undergraduate School
Stanford University
2015
Palo Alto
CA
Graduate School
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
2024
Chapel Hill
NC
Internship
Clinical Psychology
Duke University Medical Center
2024
Durham
NC
Fellowship
Clinical Psychology
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
2025
Chapel Hill
NC
Professional History

Dr. Flatt is an Attending Psychologist with the Division of Sports Medicine and the Division of Psychology at Boston Children's Hospital and serves as a team member with the Female Athlete Program. Her career is devoted to the integration of clinical care, research, and advocacy efforts to improve the landscape of mental health in sport.

In her clinical care, she specializes in treating athletes with eating disorders, body image concerns, Relative Energy Deficiency in Sport (REDs), and associated concerns including anxiety and mood disorders. Through working with athletes, their families, and their partners across the spectrum of mental performance to mental health concerns, she provides evidence-based care using primarily CBT, DBT, and ACT modalities. Her research similarly focuses on eating disorders, particularly in athlete populations, and how to leverage digital mental health tools to improve treatment outcomes and increase access to care.

As an Olympian and National Champion in figure skating, she holds a firsthand perspective on the unique experiences of athletes, which fuels her passion to address the needs of the sports community through advocacy and leadership positions. She has served as a representative for the U.S. Olympic and Paralympic Committee's Mental Health Task Force, U.S. Figure Skating's Board of Directors, and the U.S. Council for Athletes' Health Advisory Panel, among other roles.