My Background
I am a licensed marriage and family therapist, sex therapist, and adjunct faculty member with over 30 years of experience working with people, their health, bodies, and psyche. I have worked in community mental health with individuals living with severe mental illness, and I now maintain a private practice in the Hillcrest neighborhood of San Diego, serving clients in person and throughout California via telehealth.
Being a therapist is a unique privilege that allows me to know others in deep and meaningful ways. Over the years, my clients have taught me compassion, humility, and appreciation for the complexity of the human condition, and I remain inspired by our capacity to heal, grow, and change.
In my work and life, I integrate wisdom from Eastern, Western, and Indigenous traditions. My intention is to bring together body and mind in service of healing from pain, opening to growth, and fostering more satisfying relationships with self, others, and life. I hope to support you in becoming more playful and present in the world, living with passion, love, compassion, and curiosity.
See my interview in the San Diego Voyager http://sdvoyager.com/interview/life-work-with-jerry-moreau-of-hillcrest-metro-san-diego/
Education
- Master of Arts in Counseling Psychology, emphasis in Depth Psychology, Pacifica Graduate Institute
- Master of Science in Physical Education, emphasis in Exercise Science, University of Rhode Island
- Holistic Health Practitioner & Eastern Holistic Health Practitioner, Mueller College of Holistic Studies
Advanced Training & Certificates
- Certificate Program in Traumatic Stress Studies, Trauma Research Foundation
- Trauma Studies Certificate Program, Pacifica Graduate Institute
- Sex Therapy & Sexuality Education Certificate, University of Michigan
- Dark Eros, Centre for Applied Jungian Studies
Specialized workshops and supervision in sexual health, including The Missing Piece: A Finding Common Ground Series integrating sexual health within alcohol and drug treatment, psychotherapy, and HIV prevention and treatment (2012); Sexual Health – Train the Trainer Program (2013); and ongoing Sexual Health Trainer Supervision (2013–2016), all with Douglas Braun‑Harvey, MFT, CGP, CST, through which Jerry has trained clinicians in sexual health conversations for the County of San Diego.
Teaching & Academic Roles
I am an adjunct faculty member in the graduate Clinical Counseling program at Pacific College of Health & Science, where I teach courses in clinical counseling and holistic approaches to mental health. I have also taught:
- Sexual health conversations at Portland Community College
- Various forms of bodywork therapies at Mueller College of Holistic Studies
These roles allow me to mentor emerging clinicians and to continually refine and integrate my clinical, somatic, and relational approaches.