Hi there, I'm Jerry!

I am a psychotherapist with experience in mental health clinics, hospitals, recovery centers, and private practice. My clinical work focuses on treating depression, anxiety, trauma, addiction, and operational stress in first responders, medical, military, law enforcement, and other helping professionals.

My focus

My clinical work focuses on treating depression, anxiety, trauma, addiction, and operational stress in first responders, medical, military, law enforcement, and other helping professionals. I also provide life, career, and dramatic life-change coaching.

My approach

I utilize cognitive behavioral, psychoanalytic, rational emotive behavioral, mindfulness, positive psychology, narrative therapy, and trauma healing through EMDR. I also incorporate faith-based therapies when appropriate to support your healing journey.

My communication style

I treat clients with empathy and unconditional positive regard. As we build trust between one another and with the client's permission, I do more directive short-term solution-focused therapy.

My journey to mental healthcare

I have been on a lifetime journey of identifying and finding ways to remedy my brokenness as a human being. The greatest privilege I have in life is coming alongside others as they strive to heal and become whole.

My goals for you

Goal setting includes identifying the pressing life problems and stressors, and the negative symptoms that are present. Helping the client articulate what it is they need to work on first. Then, mutually agree on a treatment plan that will best resolve those issues.

Our first session

The immediate and positive installation of hope for the future and relief from symptoms.

I identify as...

Male
Caucasian or White
Christian, Interfaith, Spiritual, Non-denominational

Expertise

Treatment approaches

Cognitive Behavioral (CBT)

EMDR

Motivational Interviewing

Christian Counseling

Complicated Grief Therapy (CGT)

Internal Family Systems (IFS)

Mindfulness-Based

Psychoanalytic

Rational Emotive Behavior (REBT)

Solution Focused Brief (SFBT)

+ 10 more

Focus populations

Cancer

Educators

Military/Veterans

Police/Fire/First Responders

Recovery/12 Step Friendly

Single Mother

+ 6 more

Therapy types

Individual Therapy

Ages served

Adults

Practice

Accepted insurance providers

Luminare Health (formerly Trustmark)
Aetna
All Savers
Allegiance
Allied

+ 61 more

Languages spoken

English

Education

Master of Arts (MA) in Psychology from Marriage, Family and Child Counseling - Chapman College.

Sessions

60 minutes

Virtual sessions

In-person sessions

330 Tres Pinos Rd, Hollister, CA 95023

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Jerry Mermis