Dr. Shelby Alsup

Shelby Alsup, PhD, is Spring’s in-house clinical psychology postdoctoral fellow. Dr. Alsup is trained in supporting the wide-ranging emotional aspects of reproductive medicine spanning family planning, infertility, conception, the perinatal period, and early child development.

She has specialized training in all aspects of third-party reproduction including gamete donation, gestational carrier arrangements, and treatment-related issues. She is committed to providing an emotionally safe and supportive space for all patients and considers the ways in which patients’ unique intersecting identities impact their health. She uses trauma-informed and patient-centered approaches to support patients’ psychological safety and well-being. 

Dr. Alsup completed graduate training at the University of Southern California (USC) and doctoral studies at Pacific University in Oregon. During her doctoral pursuits, she trained at Oregon Health & Science University in pediatric and women’s health clinics and completed her residency at Duke University School of Medicine.