Amy Mezulis | Joon Therapist

Amy Mezulis

Licensed Psychologist

Co-Founder & Chief Clinical Officer at Joon Care

About

Amy Mezulis, PhD, is a licensed clinical psychologist who received her BA from Harvard University and her MA and PhD in Clinical Psychology from University of Wisconsin – Madison. She completed her pre-doctoral fellowship at the Veterans Affairs Puget Sound Health Care System – Seattle and her postdoctoral fellowship at University of Washington/Seattle Children’s Hospital.

Dr. Mezulis is the Co-Founder and Chief Clinical Officer at Joon Care, where she oversees all clinical services and hires, trains, and supervises clinicians. She is Professor Emeritus at Seattle Pacific University, where she previously chaired the Clinical Psychology PhD program and continues to supervise doctoral trainees.

Dr. Mezulis’ research has been funded by the National Institute of Mental Health, the National Association of Research in Schizophrenia and Depression, and the American Psychological Association. She has published more than 50 peer-reviewed studies on physiological, cognitive, and affective pathways to adolescent depression and self-injury, and is particularly interested in the joint contributions of environment and biology on mental health.

Her clinical areas of expertise include mood and anxiety disorders, eating disorders, suicidality and self-injury, trauma, substance use, and adolescent development. Dr. Mezulis’ approach to therapy typically focuses on improving stress management, coping skills, and emotion regulation; reducing depression and anxiety symptoms; improving eating and sleeping problems; and coping with trauma or difficult life changes.

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Articles



May 3, 2021

Joon Care Shows High Effectiveness in Treating Depression and Anxiety \
Learn how Joon Care meets or exceeds industry standards for outpatient therapy for adolescent depression and anxiety.](/content/blog/joon-care-shows-high-effectiveness-in-treating-depression-and-anxiety/index.html)



Apr 19, 2021

Examined: The Mind-Body Connection \
New research explains how our teens' moods impact physical symptoms. Here are techniques you can use to improve negative thinking patterns.](/content/blog/examined-the-mind-body-connection/index.html)



Dec 30, 2020

A Time for Reflection \
Here is how reflection helps teens and young adults understand themselves and their lives better, while avoiding feelings of depression, anxiety and loneliness.](/content/blog/a-time-for-reflection/index.html)



Nov 25, 2020

Gratitude's Positive Effects on Mental Health \
Gratitude is linked to positive mental health outcomes, including less depression and stronger relationships. Here's how to incorporate it into your life.](/content/blog/the-power-of-gratitude/index.html)



Nov 9, 2020

Pandemic Fatigue is Real, Here's What to Do: \
Pandemic fatigue is real. Teens and young adults are tired of it. Here's how we can help support their mental health.](/content/blog/pandemic-fatigue/index.html)



May 18, 2020

The Pandemic's Effects on Adolescent Mental Health \
We surveyed over 500 adolescents and young adults to assess depression symptoms and suicidal thoughts in the first month of the COVID pandemic. The results are striking.](/content/blog/effects-of-covid-19-on-adolescent-and-young-adult-depression-and-suicidality/index.html)

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Oct 15, 2020

GeekWire Summit: Telehealth experts say COVID-19 created an opportunity to reimagine healthcare](https://www.geekwire.com/2020/geekwire-summit-telehealth-experts-say-covid-19-created-opportunity-reimagine-healthcare/)



May 22, 2020

Permission to grieve: Widowed mom and psychologist on losses of 2020 graduates](https://www.today.com/parents/class-2020-grieving-losses-covid-19-t182345)



Apr 20, 2021

What's a Parent to Do? A Blog by Dr. Amy Mezulis](https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/whats-parent-do)

Publications

[**Adolescent emotionality and effortful control: Core latent constructs and links to psychopathology and functioning.**

Snyder, Mezulis et al.

2015

Journal of personality and social psychology](https://spu.edu/depts/SPFC/clinicalpsych/training-research/faculty-research-teams/ace-lab/documents/Snyderetal2015JPSP.pdf)

[**Examining biological vulnerability in environmental context: Parenting moderates effects of low resting respiratory sinus arrhythmia on adolescent depressive symptoms.**

Mezulis et al.

2015

Developmental psychobiology](https://spu.edu/depts/SPFC/clinicalpsych/training-research/faculty-research-teams/ace-lab/documents/Mezulisetal2015DevelopmentalPsychobiology.pdf)

[**Gender Differences in Depression: Biological, Affective, Cognitive, and Sociocultural Factors**

Hyde & Mezulis

2020

Harvard Review of Psychiatry](https://journals.lww.com/hrpjournal/Abstract/2020/01000/Gender_Differences_in_Depression__Biological,.2.aspx)

[**Identifying Risk for Self-Harm: Rumination and Negative Affectivity in the Prospective Prediction of Nonsuicidal Self-Injury.**

Nicolai, Mezulis et al.

2016

Suicide & life-threatening behavior](https://spu.edu/depts/SPFC/clinicalpsych/training-research/faculty-research-teams/ace-lab/documents/NicolaiWielgusandMezulis2015.pdf)

[**Is Rumination a Risk and a Protective Factor?**

Harding & Mezulis

2017

Europe's Journal of Psychology](https://pdfs.semanticscholar.org/fc65/2e9a84a0d316d4f0b548b9815465eb6af978.pdf?_ga=2.214424087.1238567655.1606770968-100642704.1606770968)

[**The ABCs of depression: integrating affective, biological, and cognitive models to explain the emergence of the gender difference in depression.**

Hyde, Mezulis et al.

2008

Psychological review](https://pdfs.semanticscholar.org/c291/a18348c8805300543f654716eaa102d3dede.pdf?_ga=2.106356227.1238567655.1606770968-100642704.1606770968)

[**Negative Cognitive Style Trajectories in the Transition to Adolescence**

Mezulis et al.

2011

Journal of Clinical Child & Adolescent Psychology](https://spu.edu/depts/SPFC/clinicalpsych/faculty-staff/documents/NegativeCognitiveStyle.pdf)