Jessica Beeghly, Ph.D., PMH-C (she/her)

  • Assistant Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology, School of Medicine
  • Psychologist

Biography

Jessica Beeghly is a psychologist and assistant professor of obstetrics and gynecology in the Division of Reproductive Psychiatry. 

Dr. Beeghly completed her post-doctoral residency in primary care behavioral health and worked as a behavioral health consultant in family medicine for seven years. She worked at a Federally Qualified Health Center where she worked predominately in Spanish with the Latinx population. She is bilingual and has a passion for working with chronically underserved populations and decreasing barriers to access to necessary mental health care for marginalized groups.

Her specialty is perinatal mental health, in particular working with patients with perinatal mood and anxiety disorders, birth trauma, perinatal loss, and any kind of emotional stress or adjustment related to pregnancy, birth and parenthood.

Outside of work, she enjoys spending time with family, including her two young children. She also likes cooking, baking and reading, or being in the outdoors hiking, kayaking or biking.

Education and training

  • Degrees

    • Ph.D., 2015, Palo Alto University
    • M.S., 2013, Palo Alto University
    • B.A., 2009, Westmont College
  • Residency

    • Community Mental Health, Aurora Mental Health Center, 2014-2015
  • Fellowship

    • Primary Care Behavioral Health, Yakima Valley Farm Workers Clinic, 2015-2016

Memberships and associations:

  • Marcé of North America
  • Postpartum Support International
  • National Perinatal Association

Areas of interest

  • Postpartum mood and anxiety disorders
  • Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder
  • Perinatal loss

Publications

Elsevier pure profile

Publications