ABOUT APRPI
Rooted in evidence. Grown through relationship.
We are a teaching institute built on a simple belief: when clinicians have the knowledge, confidence, and community they need to grow, patients receive better care..
WHO WE ARE
Where clinical practice meets education.
APRPI was founded to address a gap recognized firsthand in clinical practice and advanced practice education: specialized reproductive psychiatry training is rarely designed for the clinicians providing much of this care. We bring together evidence, clinical experience, and expertise in advanced practice education to create training that is rigorous, practical, and built for real-world practice.
WHAT GUIDES US
Our values
Evidence with Application
Research translated into real-world practice.
Advanced Practice at the Center
Education designed with advanced practice clinicians in mind.
Clinical Confidence
Knowledge that strengthens clinical judgment and practice.
Learning in Community
Expertise grows through connection and shared learning.
Across the Reproductive Lifespan
Mental health care through every reproductive transition.
OUR STORY
Built to fill a gap in reproductive psychiatry education.
The Advanced Practice Reproductive Psychiatry Institute (APRPI) grew from a gap recognized firsthand in both clinical practice and advanced practice education.
Reproductive psychiatry is rapidly evolving, yet specialized education remains fragmented. Much of the available training has traditionally been designed for physicians or therapists, leaving advanced practice clinicians to piece together knowledge from multiple sources—often without education that reflects their scope of practice, clinical responsibilities, or approach to patient care.
APRPI was created to change that.
Founded by Allyce K. Jones, DNP, MSN, PMHNP-BC, APRN, CNE, MSCP, PMH-C, APRPI brings together expertise in reproductive psychiatry, psychopharmacology, clinical practice, and advanced practice education to create training designed for the clinicians providing this care every day.
Our approach extends across the reproductive lifespan—from menstruation, PMDD, and fertility through pregnancy, postpartum, lactation, reproductive loss, perimenopause, and menopause. Rather than simply presenting the evidence, we focus on what clinicians need to recognize, assess, diagnose, treat, and navigate in real-world practice.
Through Foundations, Specialty Courses, Clinical Conversations, Book Club, and individualized and practice-level consulting, APRPI is building something that has been missing: a place where advanced practice clinicians can develop reproductive psychiatry expertise while learning in community with others who share their interest in this work.
Rooted in evidence. Grown through relationship. Built for practice.
Work With UsHOW WE TEACH
Grounded in evidence. Built for practice.
Expect case-based learning, clear interpretation of current evidence, practical clinical frameworks, and meaningful discussion. We make space for complex questions, diverse perspectives, and honest conversations about the uncertainty that is often part of reproductive psychiatry.
Most importantly, expect to leave with something you can use in practice the next day—a framework, a phrase, a plan.
Explore Our Programs
Meet the Founder
Allyce K. Jones, DNP, MSN, PMHNP-BC, APRN, CNE, MSCP, PMH-C
Dr. Allyce K. Jones is a psychiatric-mental health nurse practitioner, educator, speaker, and reproductive psychiatry specialist dedicated to advancing excellence in reproductive mental health care. She is the founder of the Advanced Practice Reproductive Psychiatry Institute (APRPI), created to provide structured, clinically rigorous reproductive psychiatry education designed specifically for advanced practice clinicians.
Dr. Jones serves as the PMHNP Program Director and Associate Professor at Rocky Mountain University of Health Professions and maintains an active outpatient practice at Felicity Women’s Center, where she specializes in reproductive psychiatry across the reproductive lifespan—from infertility and pregnancy through postpartum and menopause.
She completed advanced fellowship training in Women’s Mental Health at University Hospitals/Case Western Reserve University and has pursued additional specialty training in perinatal mental health, menopause, psychopharmacology, and reproductive mental health. Her credentials include certification in Perinatal Mental Health (PMH-C), Menopause Society Certified Practitioner (MSCP), a Master Psychopharmacology Certificate, and advanced certification in counseling patients experiencing Termination for Medical Reasons (TFMR).
As a national educator, Dr. Jones has presented on reproductive psychiatry, psychopharmacology, and women’s mental health at national conferences and graduate training programs. She is also a contributing author to the American Psychiatric Association’s Textbook of Women’s Mental Health.
Through APRPI, Dr. Jones combines clinical expertise, specialty training, and a passion for education to equip advanced practice clinicians with practical, evidence-based skills they can immediately apply to caring for patients across the reproductive lifespan.
WHO WE SERVE
Advanced practice, at the center
Our community includes psychiatric-mental health, family, and women’s health nurse practitioners; certified nurse-midwives; clinical nurse specialists; physician associates; and the physicians, educators, and organizations who learn and collaborate alongside them.
JOIN US
Come learn with us
Your patients already trust you. We help you build the confidence to navigate the hard cases.