Therapist Profile

Name:
Jerry Mermis, M.A.
Professional Title:
Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist
Email:
Email
Location:
514 A Street Hollister, CA 95023-4719
Phone:
(831) 915-1108
Website:
License Number
LMFT45960
Practicing Since:
08
Additional Licenses:
MFT45960

Personal Statement

Personal Statement:
My goal is to help people with depression, marriage challenges, addictions, parenting issues, fear, anxiety, grief, stress, crisis of faith,job and life burnout, anger and forgiveness. My work includes a focus on support for community leaders, and other professionals. I am uniquely suited from my background of 20 plus years as a community leader.

About My Practice

Office Hours
Monday through Friday
5:30 pm to 7:30 pm
Services
My personal and professional experience allows me to counsel children, adolescents, families, people struggling with depression, anxiety, spiritual issues, men's issues, addiction and recovery.
Insurance
Most Insurance Accepted
Credit Cards Accepted
None
Free Initial Consult
No
Offers Teletherapy
None

Education

Degrees
M.A., Psychology, Chapman University, 1999 BS, Ministry, Bethany College in Scotts Valley 1981

Area of Specialty

Specialites:
Addictions
Adolescents
Anxiety
Assertiveness Training
Career Stress and Changes
Children
Christian Based Therapy
CoDependant/Adult Children of Alcoholics
Communication Skills
Couples
Crisis Intervention
Depression/Clinical Depression
Divorce/Dissolution
Domestic Violence
Elder/Geriatrics/Gerontology
Employment Issues
Families
Grief/Loss Terminally Ill
Issues of Abuse (Trauma)
Individual
Life Transitions/Mid-Life Issues
Men's Issues
Parenting
Phobias
Pre-Marriage Counseling
PsychoEducational
Psychoanalysis
Post Traumatic Stress Disorders
Relationships
Religious/Spiritual Orientation
Self Esteem/Personal Growth
Single Parents
Step/Blended Families
Stress
Trauma

Other

Theoretical Orientation
Brief/Solution Focused Therapy
Cognitive-Behavioral
Communications
Family Systems
Humanistic/Existential
Jungian
Narrative
Transactional Analysis/Redecision
Certifications
Alcohol, drug counselor Behavioral Health Clinician Pastoral Counselor for over 20 yrs. Training in Brief Solution Focused Treatment. I'm also certified from the Crisis Prvention Institute, suicide intervention,Cultural Competency, and received training on HIPAA laws.
Languages Spoken
English
Ethnicity
Caucasian (Non-Hispanic)

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