Assistant Professor
Oregon Health & Science University
Dr. Beeghly is a licensed psychologist and assistant professor of obstetrics and gynecology in the Division of Reproductive Psychiatry at Oregon Health & Science University (OHSU).
Dr. Beeghly received her doctorate in clinical psychology from Palo Alto University in 2015. While in graduate school she participated in cross-cultural research examining the intergenerational transmission of trauma and the attachment/caregiver relationship as a mechanism for trauma transmission across generations. This research was the starting point in her journey towards specialization in perinatal mental health. Dr. Beeghly completed her post-doctoral residency in primary care behavioral health at the Yakima Valley Farm Workers Clinic in 2016 with a training emphasis on health psychology and Latinx mental health.
In 2019 Dr. Beeghly received her certification as a perinatal mental health specialist (PMH-C) and since then has specialized in perinatal mental health. Dr. Beeghly works 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. She is the mental health specialist in OHSU's perinatal trauma clinic, a multidisciplinary clinic that provides care for individuals who have experienced birth-related trauma or are at high risk for perinatal post-traumatic stress disorder, or PTSD around the experience immediately before and after giving birth. She works with OHSU’s maternal fetal medicine and fetal care program providing support for medically complex pregnancies. Dr. Beeghly has a passion for working with chronically underserved populations and decreasing barriers to access to necessary mental health care for marginalized groups that is at the foundation of all of her work.