Chaya Mermerstein, LCSW, is a clinical social worker and family therapist. She is a graduate of the Hunter College School of Social Work and its post-graduate program in family therapy. She worked as a clinician and supervisor in the outpatient Departments of Psychiatry and Psychology at Mount Sinai Beth Israel, where she supervised social work and psychology interns and psychiatric residents in the child and adult clinics.
She is trained in hypnotherapy, EMDR, and somatic interventions.
She co-leads the SOVRI Helpline, an anonymous, confidential helpline offering support, referrals, and psychoeducation for survivors of sexual abuse.