Dr. Jeff Gero, Ph.D.

Dr.  Gero is a pioneer in the field of stress management and the creator of the Success Over Stress System. Dr. Gero researched and wrote his doctoral dissertation on meditation. As part of his research h e began a self-imposed meditation program. He sat and meditated in a box daily and over a six-month period built up his meditation time to 2 and ½ hours. Jeff realized that the nature of the mind is to keep busy, usually focusing on problems, worries, anxieties and fears, creating and unhealthy environment. His compassion led him to work with students from local high schools (Agoura, El Camino, Westlake, Thousand Oaks, Grant, Taft and Newbury Park high schools). Currently he sees adults and adolescents at Psychiatric Wellness Center.