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Jade Wu Ph.D.

About

Jade Wu, Ph.D., is a clinical health psychologist and host of the Savvy Psychologist podcast. She earned her Bachelor’s degree at Cornell University and her Ph.D. at Boston University. She completed her medical psychology residency and clinical psychology fellowship at Duke University School of Medicine and is currently a clinical associate and research scientist at Duke. In the clinic, she uses evidence-based approaches to help clients sleep better, get more grounded, and live to their fullest. She particularly specializes in helping those with sleep problems and anxiety disorders.

Her current research focuses on treating sleep disorders in those with health problems. She regularly presents at international conferences, serves as a reviewer for scientific journals, and collaborates with researchers at top-tier academic medical institutions, such as Harvard Medical School. Her work on sleep has been published in internationally renowned medical journals such as the Journal of the American Medical Association.

She lives in Durham, North Carolina with her family and (too many) animals.

Recent Posts
5 Ways to Use Positive Self-Talk to Psych Yourself Up

Positive self-talk isn't just an athlete's secret weapon. It's a research-backed way to boost your performance and psych yourself up before a challenging task.

Positive self-talk isn't just an athlete's secret weapon. It's a research-backed way to boost your performance and psych yourself up before a challenging task.

Feeling Empathy Burnout? Protect Yourself from Fatigue

To protect yourself from empathy fatigue, make sure your basic needs are being met, build a support system, and practice self-compassion.

To protect yourself from empathy fatigue, make sure your basic needs are being met, build a support system, and practice self-compassion.

Parasomnias: 6 Strange, Sometimes Creepy Sleep Phenomena

If you've woken up in the middle of eating a cake or felt paralyzed in bed, you might be suffering from a parasomnia.

If you've woken up in the middle of eating a cake or felt paralyzed in bed, you might be suffering from a parasomnia.

How to Use Light to Beat the Winter Blues

The winter blues can sap our energy and leave us feeling tired, hopeless, and foggy, but light may be the key to keeping the blues at bay.

The winter blues can sap our energy and leave us feeling tired, hopeless, and foggy, but light may be the key to keeping the blues at bay.

What Pop Culture Gets Wrong About Therapy

Pop culture gets a lot wrong when it comes to mental health, but this overview can help you demystify the idea of going to therapy and provide a basis for many types of therapy.

Pop culture gets a lot wrong when it comes to mental health, but this overview can help you demystify the idea of going to therapy and provide a basis for many types of therapy.