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Hello, I am Jason Hotchkiss, a psychologist and educator with twenty-five years of diverse experience in higher education, pastoral counseling, psychotherapy, and research. In 2025, my focus is on psychological assessment and higher education.
I am grateful for the mentorship I received at 3Crosses Church in Castro Valley, where I served as pastor of care and technology from 2004 to 2010. During this time, I completed my seminary education in counseling in 2006. With a desire to deepen my clinical skills and integrate wellness with faith, I pursued Clinical Pastoral Education (CPE) between 2010-11. Following this, I earned my Doctorate of Education in Psychology from Argosy University in 2014, launching my career as a psychologist with a strong interest in the spiritual dimensions of well-being.
My expertise and research interests include spiritual care, well-being, compassion satisfaction, mindfulness, self-care, and optimal functioning among hospice workers, healthcare professionals, and other helping professionals. A long stretch in hospice care has been formative in my perspective on guiding people toward mental and spiritual well-being.
Following major back surgery, I developed a deeper commitment to mindfulness and self-care, both personally and professionally. My favorite self-care rituals include daily meditation, morning smoothies, spiritual cinema, swimming, engaging with my faith community, and coaching basketball with the Junior Warriors.
But, most importantly, I love spending evenings and weekends with my family. Though I practice as an interfaith chaplain in healthcare, I am also an ordained pastor from the Judeo-Christian tradition. I am open-hearted, evangelical and I serve weekends at Bay Area churches and am available to you for preaching, teaching, and other speaking engagements.
Another of my most treasured aspects of ministry are people, and their ordinary, but then sometimes, incredible stories of humanity. When I was teaching on The Compassionate Life, Dorothy Calvin, the treasurer and a long-time rock at Grace Community Church agreed to share about her compassionate connection with Corretta King, wife of MLK Jr. When we are open to the pain of others, we can come alongside them. Notice Corretta’s gratitude for Dorothy and Allen Calvin providing care and protection for her family in their time of grief. May my teaching and Dorothy’s incredible story be a blessing to you.
Here are a few of my additional teachings in audio format to inspire and encourage you.
Jason Hotchkiss
Board-Certified Chaplain, jhotchkiss@missionhh.com
Faculty and Research Psychologist, jason.hotchkiss@cornerstone.edu