Janice Bainbridge

Janice Bainbridge serves as a Clinical Instructor in the Department of Psychiatry at the UNC School of Medicine, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, where she is affiliated with the UNC Center for Women’s Mood Disorders. Her clinical focus centers on the perinatal outpatient program, providing specialized treatment for women experiencing mood disorders, anxiety, OCD, psychosis, and pregnancy-related fetal loss.

Her educational qualifications include:

• BS from Western Carolina University
• MSW from Simmons College School of Social Work

Ms. Bainbridge specializes in evidence-based interventions for perinatal mental health, utilizing Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT), Exposure Therapy, and Cognitive Behavior Therapy (CBT) to address complex psychiatric conditions. Her clinical expertise spans severe mental health disorders with particular emphasis on women's reproductive mental health across pregnancy and postpartum periods, reflecting the mission of the UNC Center for Women’s Mood Disorders.

She maintains active clinical and teaching responsibilities within the Department of Psychiatry, though no specific research publications or academic awards were referenced in the source material. Her role as Clinical Instructor involves direct patient care and supervision within the specialized perinatal mental health service framework.