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Jessica R. Meyer, Ph.D.

Associate Professor of Psychiatry
Clinical Psychologist
NPI Number:
1053632174
Academic Office Location:
Psychiatry
UConn Health
10 Talcott Notch Rd., 3rd Floor
Farmington, CT 06030-6410
Phone: 860-679-5434
860-679-6700
Fax: 860-679-6736
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Education
DegreeInstitutionMajor
B.A.University of North CarolinaPsychology
M.A.University of VirginiaPsychology
Ph.D.University of VirginiaPsychology

Post-Graduate Training
TrainingInstitutionSpecialty
InternshipYale University Child Study CenterClinical Psychology
FellowshipYale University Child Study CenterPsychology Postdoctoral Fellow

Awards
Name of Award/HonorAwarding Organization
Outstanding Psychologist Externship Supervisor of the Year, 2022UConn Storrs Dept of Psychology
General Adult Psychiatry Residency Psychology Supervisor Award, 2020UConn Health Dept of Psychiatry
Outstanding Teaching and Clinical Supervision for the Greater Hartford Clinical Internship Consortium, 2020Greater Hartford Clinical Internship Consortium, UConn Health Psychiatry

Dr. Jessica Meyer is the Director of the Dialectical Behavior Therapy Program at the UConn Health Department of Psychiatry's Adult Outpatient Clinic.  She specializes in treating adults with severe emotion dysregulation problems and/or suicidal and self harm behaviors.  She also provides evidence based individual and group psychotherapy to adults with mood and anxiety disorders.

Dr. Meyer is also the Psychotherapy Director of the Student Behavioral Health Clinic in the School of Medicine at UConn Health, providing behavioral health services to medical, dental, and graduate students.

Dr. Meyer teaches and supervises psychiatry residents, doctoral psychology graduate students, and doctoral level psychology interns in the practice of psychotherapy using DBT, CBT and mindfulness based interventions.

Name & DescriptionCategoryRoleTypeScopeStart YearEnd Year
Dept. of Psychiatry Psychotherapy Curriculum Development CommitteeEducation CommitteeMemberUConn HealthUniversity
School of Medicine Student Behavioral Health CommitteeAdvisory CommitteeMemberUConn HealthUniversity
Title or AbstractTypeSponsor/EventDate/YearLocation
Borderline Personality Disorder - PodcastOther2021Eastern Connecticut Radio Stations
Implementation and Survivability of Evidence Based Practices (EBPs) such as Comprehensive Addictions and DBT Programs in Public Health Care Settings.Talk2020Psychology Colloquium Series at the VA Connecticut Health Care System
Surviving and Thriving: Resilience Building in Academia.Talk2020Center for Career Development and the Graduate School, UCONN
Beyond Bubble Baths and Beaches: Practicing Evidence-Based Self-Care.Talk2020Rudd Center for Food Policy and Obesity, UCONN
Barriers, Facilitators, and Solutions to Implementation of Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) Programs in Public Behavioral Health SystemsTalk2019VA Connecticut Health System, West Haven CT