Everything you need to know.

The Advanced Practice Reproductive Psychiatry Institute (APRPI) provides structured, clinically rigorous training in reproductive psychiatry for advanced practice clinicians. Our programs bridge the gap between academic knowledge and real-world clinical practice through case-based education, practical frameworks, and implementation-focused learning across the reproductive lifespan.

APRPI focuses on how reproductive psychiatry is practiced in real-world clinical settings. Our education is designed with advanced practice clinicians at the center, emphasizing clinical decision-making, diagnosis, psychopharmacology, and practical application across the reproductive lifespan. We bridge the gap between evidence and practice through clinically rigorous, case-based education designed for the clinicians providing this care.

Reproductive psychiatry is a subspecialty focused on the interaction between reproductive transitions, hormones, and mental health across the lifespan—including menstruation, PMDD, infertility, pregnancy, postpartum, lactation, and menopause.

APRPI is designed primarily for advanced practice clinicians, including psychiatric-mental health, family, and women’s health nurse practitioners; certified nurse-midwives; clinical nurse specialists; and physician associates. Our programs are also open to physicians, psychologists, therapists, educators, and other healthcare professionals interested in reproductive psychiatry and mental health across the reproductive lifespan.

EDUCATION AND TRAINING

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No. APRPI offers education for clinicians at different stages of learning. Foundations of Reproductive Psychiatry provides a comprehensive introduction, while Specialty Courses explore focused clinical topics in greater depth.

Yes. APRPI education is grounded in current research, clinical guidelines, psychopharmacology literature, and real-world clinical practice. Our approach emphasizes not only understanding the evidence, but translating it into practical clinical decision-making and patient care.

APRPI provides education across the reproductive lifespan, including:

• PMDD and premenstrual exacerbation
• ADHD across the reproductive lifespan
• Hormonal contraception and mental health
• Infertility and IVF
• Pregnancy loss and TFMR
• Psychiatric medication management during pregnancy and lactation
• Perinatal mood, anxiety, and obsessive-compulsive disorders
• Bipolar disorder during pregnancy and postpartum
• Reproductive trauma and birth-related mental health
• Perimenopause and menopause
• Complex reproductive psychopharmacology

APRPI offers live virtual education, including Foundations of Reproductive Psychiatry, Specialty Courses, Clinical Conversations, and the quarterly APRPI Book Club. We believe some of the best learning happens in conversation, so our programs are designed to be interactive, engaging, and intentionally small.

Recording availability varies by program and will be clearly indicated on the program page and during registration.

Specialty Courses are typically 2–3 hours, while Foundations of Reproductive Psychiatry is a focused six-hour program. Clinical Conversations are brief, approximately 45-50 minutes. Future certificate and advanced training programs may include multiple sessions or longer learning experiences.

If you’re new to reproductive psychiatry or want a comprehensive clinical framework, Foundations of Reproductive Psychiatry is the best place to begin. If you’re looking to deepen your knowledge in a specific area, explore our Specialty Courses. For brief, accessible learning and connection with other clinicians, join a Clinical Conversation or the APRPI Book Club.

Yes. APRPI offers 1:1 consulting for advanced practice clinicians seeking support with complex reproductive psychiatry cases, clinical decision-making, psychopharmacology, and the development of their reproductive psychiatry practice. Consultation is educational and collaborative and does not replace the treating clinician’s independent professional judgment.

Consultation may address reproductive psychiatry questions across the lifespan, including PMDD and hormonal mood disorders, infertility and IVF, pregnancy and lactation, pregnancy loss and TFMR, perinatal psychiatric conditions, ADHD in women, perimenopause and menopause, and complex psychopharmacology. Cases should be appropriately de-identified.

Yes. APRPI provides practice-level consulting for healthcare practices, clinics, educational programs, and organizations seeking to strengthen or expand reproductive mental health services.

Consulting may include program development, clinical workflows, provider education, implementation strategies, and customized reproductive psychiatry training.

APRPI can work with psychiatric and mental health practices, women’s health practices, fertility clinics, primary care practices, academic and training programs, and other healthcare organizations interested in improving reproductive mental health care.

Yes. Customized education can be developed around the needs of your practice or organization, from focused presentations to more comprehensive reproductive psychiatry training.

No. APRPI consulting is intended to provide education, clinical perspective, and professional consultation and should not be considered formal clinical supervision unless a service is specifically structured and identified as such.

Visit the Consulting page to learn more about individual and practice-level services and submit an inquiry. Because consulting is individualized, availability and scope are determined based on the needs of each clinician or organization.

Not at this time. APRPI is currently exploring options for offering continuing education credit for select programs. Any continuing education credit available in the future will be clearly identified on the individual program page.

Not at this time. APRPI is exploring continuing education options that may include pharmacology hours for applicable psychopharmacology-focused programs. If pharmacology credit becomes available, it will be clearly indicated in the course description.

Clinical Conversations in Reproductive Psychiatry is an educational discussion series focused on practical, case-based reproductive psychiatry topics for advanced practice clinicians.

The APRPI Book Club is a quarterly discussion series exploring books related to reproductive mental health, women’s mental health, trauma, hormones, motherhood, infertility, and clinical practice.

Yes. APRPI offers free Clinical Conversations in Reproductive Psychiatry and a quarterly Book Club. These offerings are part of our commitment to making reproductive psychiatry education accessible and building a community of clinicians learning together.

Registration links are available on each event page. Space is limited for live online trainings.

Cancellation and refund policies vary by event and are listed during registration.

Select programs may offer discounted pricing for students or trainees.

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