Jean F. Ayers, Psy.D.

 

Dr. Ayers has been a practicing psychologist in the Baltimore area for more than 20 years. In 2018, she relocated to the Eastern Shore of Maryland and recently founded The Nook Health and Wellness, LLC to bring her expertise in holistic mental health to Chestertown, Maryland. 

She sees adolescents and adults of all ages with varying clinical presentations, including anxiety, panic, depression, trauma reactions, disordered eating, and psychological factors affecting physical illness. Dr. Ayers has a strong interest in women's issues and in the integration of mind/body medicine. In addition to specialty training in cognitive behavior therapy, brief solution-oriented therapy, and psychodymanic therapy, she has studied yoga, mindfulness meditation, herbalism, and dance therapy as potentially beneficial adjuncts to traditional psychotherapeutic techniques.