Jordan Meyer: Credentials, Clinical Training, and Trauma Research
The work at the Utah Center for Trauma Recovery rests on real clinical depth. Behind the frameworks and the structured programs is more than a decade of frontline trauma work, advanced certification at the highest levels of the field, and active doctoral research. This page lays out the training, credentials, and experience that inform every client's care.
Education
Master of Arts in Counseling Psychology, with an emphasis in addiction, University of Denver
Bachelor's Degree, Utah Valley University
Certifications and clinical credentials
EMDR Certified Therapist, trained in one of the most rigorously researched treatments for trauma and PTSD
EMDRIA-Approved Consultant, qualified by the EMDR International Association to supervise and consult with other clinicians pursuing EMDR certification
EMDRIA-Approved Trainer, authorized to train other therapists in EMDR
Certified Complex Trauma Professional (CCTP), specialized in the treatment of complex and developmental trauma
Licensed Clinical Mental Health Counselor, State of Utah (License No. 10944825-6004)
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Frontline experience
Long before the private practice, Jordan spent years doing trauma work in some of its most demanding settings. That experience shapes how he understands acute trauma, abuse, and the long road of recovery.
Children's Justice Center, serving children who survived sexual abuse
Domestic violence shelters, supporting women rebuilding their lives after abuse
Rape crisis response team, providing care to women in the immediate aftermath of sexual assault
Anti-trafficking and exit nonprofit, providing counseling for people leaving sex trafficking and the adult film industry, where he was the first and only male clinician ever to serve in that role
Victim advocate, Provo Utah Police Department and Utah County Sheriff's Office, supporting victims of crime through the legal and recovery process
Research and Doctoral work
Jordan is currently a PhD candidate in Performance Psychology, where his research focuses on the question at the center of his clinical work: what happens to identity after it collapses.
His dissertation uses a grounded theory design to develop a process model of identity reconstruction following identity collapse due to injury, built directly from participants' lived experiences. In plain terms, he is mapping how people rebuild a sense of self after a life-altering injury takes the identity they had built their life around. That research feeds straight back into the models and programs clients experience here.
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Work with Jordan
Credentials matter most when they translate into the room. If you want to talk through your situation and whether this kind of clinical depth is the right fit, the next step is a short, no-pressure conversation.
Read [Jordan's Story] or explore [Why UCTR Is Different] and [The ITRM Explained].