Medical Director & Psychiatrist
Born and raised in Lafayette, LA, Dr. Mayers returned to Lafayette in 2008. He is board certified by both the American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology and the American Board of Addiction Medicine. He attended Rice University where he obtained a B.A. in Sociology, followed by LSU School of Medicine in New Orleans where he became a Doctor of Medicine. He then competed his psychiatric residency at George Washington University in Washington, D.C. Upon returning to Lafayette, Dr. Mayers served the veteran population for five and a half years doing outpatient psychiatry at the local V.A. Community Based Outpatient Clinic. Dr. Mayers left the V.A. in February, 2014 to form Mayers Mental Health, LLC with his wife, Elizabeth, and to pursue a number of opportunities in the private sector. Dr. Mayers currently works at multiple psychiatric inpatient and intensive outpatient programs along with several residential substance-abuse programs.
Dr. Mayers has been treating healthcare professional, primarily nurses for 10 years now.