{"formatVersion":"1.1","id":"https://www.mentalhealth.com/people/jayna-nickert","path":"/people/jayna-nickert","url":"https://www.mentalhealth.com/people/jayna-nickert","title":"Jayna Nickert, M.A.","family":"People profile","description":"Jayna Nickert is a medical writer with 10+ years of experience, holding an MA in counseling psychology and an MBA from National University.","language":"en-US","access":{"audience":"public","indexable":true},"provenance":{"sourceUrl":"https://www.mentalhealth.com/people/jayna-nickert","wordpressId":"2315","contentCompleteness":"complete","dateScope":"original-source"},"authors":[],"dates":{"datePublished":"2023-12-19T15:02:35Z","dateModified":"2025-10-11T03:29:52Z"},"content":{"html":"<nav class=\"breadcrumbs\" aria-label=\"Breadcrumb\"><ol><li><a href=\"https://www.mentalhealth.com/\">Home</a></li><li><a href=\"https://www.mentalhealth.com/people\">People</a></li><li><span aria-current=\"page\">Jayna Nickert</span></li></ol></nav><div class=\"people-profile\" data-profile-template=\"person\" data-default-profile-view=\"contributions\"><header class=\"person-header\"><div class=\"person-overview\"><div class=\"person-identity\"><h1>Jayna Nickert, M.A.</h1><p class=\"person-role\">Medical Reviewer</p><p class=\"person-credentials\"><span class=\"person-credential-group\" data-credential-kind=\"degrees\">M.A., M.B.A.</span></p></div></div><img class=\"person-avatar\" src=\"https://www.mentalhealth.com/assets/optimized/311fbc5d4fff6122c943b9c4.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"180\" height=\"180\" decoding=\"async\"></header><p class=\"person-summary\">Jayna Nickert is a medical writer with 10+ years of experience, holding an MA in counseling psychology and an MBA from National University.</p><nav class=\"person-nav person-actions\" aria-label=\"Person profile\" role=\"tablist\"><a id=\"tab-about\" href=\"https://www.mentalhealth.com/people/jayna-nickert#about\" role=\"tab\" aria-controls=\"about\" aria-selected=\"true\">About</a><a id=\"tab-contributions\" href=\"https://www.mentalhealth.com/people/jayna-nickert#contributions\" role=\"tab\" aria-controls=\"contributions\" aria-selected=\"false\">Contributions</a></nav><div class=\"person-body\"><div class=\"person-content\"><div class=\"person-main\"><section id=\"about\" class=\"person-panel person-view\" role=\"tabpanel\" aria-labelledby=\"tab-about\" tabindex=\"0\"><p>Jayna Nickert is a medical writer with an MA in counseling psychology and an MBA from National University, boasting over 10 years of experience. As a mental health social worker, she holds Bachelor's Degrees in Psychology from the University of Liverpool and the University of Newcastle.</p><section><h2 id=\"education\">Education</h2><p><span>National University<br>Masters Degree (MA), Counseling Psychology<br><br>National University<br>Masters of Business Administration (MBA)</span></p></section><section class=\"person-regional-communities\" aria-labelledby=\"local-communities\"><h2 id=\"local-communities\">Local Communities</h2><ul><li><a href=\"https://www.mentalhealth.com/local/san-diego-ca\">San Diego, CA</a></li></ul></section><section class=\"person-related-communities\" id=\"topic-communities\" aria-labelledby=\"topic-communities-heading\"><h2 id=\"topic-communities-heading\">Topic Communities</h2><ul><li><a href=\"https://www.mentalhealth.com/community/mental-health\">Mental Health</a></li></ul></section><section data-reference-list=\"\" data-reference-style=\"author-date-title-source\" class=\"article-sources\"><h2 id=\"references\">References</h2><ol><li id=\"health-news\" value=\"1\" data-reference-number=\"1\" data-reference-format=\"393\"><em class=\"reference-title\">Jayna Nickert.</em> (n.d.). Health News. <a href=\"https://jaynanickert.com/?utm_medium=referral&amp;utm_campaign=libra&amp;utm_content=external_resource&amp;utm_id=site-people-jayna-nickert&amp;utm_source=mentalhealth.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" class=\"reference-source\">jaynanickert.com</a>.</li><li id=\"private-practice-website\" value=\"2\" data-reference-number=\"2\" data-reference-format=\"393\"><em class=\"reference-title\">Jayna Nickert.</em> (n.d.). Private Practice Website. <a href=\"https://jaynanickert.com/?utm_medium=referral&amp;utm_campaign=libra&amp;utm_content=external_resource&amp;utm_id=site-people-jayna-nickert&amp;utm_source=mentalhealth.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" class=\"reference-source\">jaynanickert.com</a>.</li></ol></section><div class=\"person-credential-details\"><div><h3>Degrees</h3><p>M.A., M.B.A.</p></div><div><h3>Additional credentials</h3><p>MFT</p></div></div></section><section id=\"contributions\" class=\"person-panel person-contributions person-view\" role=\"tabpanel\" aria-labelledby=\"tab-contributions\" tabindex=\"0\"><h2>Contributions</h2><div class=\"person-contribution-list\"><article class=\"person-work-card\" data-editorial-contribution data-contribution-category=\"Library\"><div class=\"person-post-body\"><a class=\"person-work-preview\" href=\"https://www.mentalhealth.com/library/avoidant-personality-disorder\"><span class=\"person-work-media\"><img src=\"https://www.mentalhealth.com/assets/optimized/91211a50ddeaa7fa8b3e0af9.webp\" alt=\"A woman lies awake at night beside an alarm clock.\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" srcset=\"/assets/responsive/a4f14d631a3c579a02f683c8.webp 800w, /assets/optimized/91211a50ddeaa7fa8b3e0af9.webp 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 1200px\"><span class=\"person-work-badge\">Medically reviewed</span></span><div class=\"person-work-copy\"><h3>Avoidant Personality Disorder</h3><p>People with avoidant personality disorder will be extremely anxious and shy. 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Education National University Masters Degree (MA), Counseling Psychology National University Masters of Business Administration (MBA) Local Communities San Diego, CA Topic Communities Mental Health References Jayna Nickert. (n.d.). Health News. jaynanickert.com. Jayna Nickert. (n.d.). Private Practice Website. jaynanickert.com. Degrees M.A., M.B.A. Additional credentials MFT Contributions Medically reviewedAvoidant Personality Disorder People with avoidant personality disorder will be extremely anxious and shy. They can be sensitive to criticism and often feel inadequate. 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