Jessica Lawson, Ph.D.
Dr. Jessica Lawson is a clinical psychologist, licensed in New York and Connecticut, and an assistant professor at Yale University School of Medicine, within the Department of Psychiatry. Dr. Lawson is a Co-Founder of Your Village Journey, a psychological and consulting practice and mental health and wellness hub. She specializes in health psychology and trauma-informed psychotherapy and has expertise working with adults across the lifespan, couples, and supporting parents along their parenting journey.
Dr. Lawson values a client-centered, collaborative approach and brings her warm, encouraging and supportive nature to the evidence-based care she delivers. Her clinical orientation is informed by her significant training in cognitive behavioral therapy, acceptance and commitment therapy, and mindfulness interventions. She applies these approaches flexibly and skillfully to support her clients, and her background in dance lends a creative perspective to her work.
Dr. Lawson earned a Master of Science in Health Psychology from City University in London, England, and her doctorate degree in Clinical Psychology from Ferkauf Graduate School of Psychology, Yeshiva University. She completed a clinical research postdoctoral fellowship with the Program for Obesity, Eating and Weight Research at Yale University School of Medicine where she specialized in eating disorder treatment. Dr. Lawson is active in multiple professional organizations, speaks regularly at academic conferences and in her community, and most recently served as the Early Career Representative on the board of the Connecticut Psychological Association. Honoring her expertise and leadership in her profession as a clinician, educator and scholar, Dr. Lawson is included in Marquis Who’s Who. Dr. Lawson has over 25 peer-reviewed publications and her program of research focuses on weight bias, eating behaviors, and best practices in telemental health.