Julie Merriman

Julie Merriman has a Ph.D. in Counselor Education and Supervision from Texas Tech University. She has been a mental health professional working both as a clinician and professor for over 25 years. She has researched the occupational hazards (burnout, compassion fatigue, and vicarious trauma) of the helping fields (counselors, first responders, nurses, law enforcement and more) since 2007. In her passion to make a difference, she’s taken her research to hundreds via education, motivational speaking, podcasting, and publications. She also serves as a professor of counseling for Northwestern College in Iowa. Dr. Merriman lives on a ranch in Central Texas with her State Trooper/rancher husband, fur babies, and their pet bull, Larry.