Jeffery Mercer, MA

Mr. Mercer, LPA, MA is the Director of Mental Wellness at Aptiva and is licensed as a Psychological Associate in Kentucky, where he began practicing in 1999 after obtaining his master’s in clinical psychology from Spalding University. He, and Aptiva’s Mental Wellness department, practice a scientific-practitioner model that employs scientific principles and evidence-based best practices. Since 1999, Mr. Mercer has worked as a Treatment Director for the Department of Juvenile Justice, worked part-time for Kentucky Correctional Penitentiary, private practice, Seven Counties, and the Brook Hospital. At the Brook Hospital, he was involved in a multidisciplinary treatment team for patients in crisis. He has a broad range of experience working with children, youth, and adults such as those with brain injuries, behavioral challenges, anxiety, depression, trauma, obsessive-compulsive, mood regulation disorders, issues with relationships, sex and substance addiction, and more.