Dr. Germeroth specializes in eating and weight related concerns (emotional eating, overeating, binge eating, weight management, weight loss surgery support), anxiety disorders (generalized anxiety, OCD, trichotillomania, excoriation), depression, and insomnia. Dr. Germeroth’s background in health behavior research strongly informs her clinical work, which is focused on providing evidence-based treatment personalized to each client’s unique needs. Dr. Germeroth primarily uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) and Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), Exposure Response Prevention (ERP), and Habit Reversal Training (HRT).
Dr. Germeroth considers herself a positive psychologist focused on embracing clients’ strengths to help them fulfill their goals and desires, and live a more valued and meaningful life focused on the present moment. She helps empower patients to develop skills aimed at sustained change. She works to build a relationship of warmth and trust with clients.
Dr. Germeroth has extensive experience in health behavior research and has served as a researcher and clinician on NIH-funded trials examining novel intervention approaches for weight management and smoking cessation. Dr. Germeroth is currently accepting new telehealth clients who reside in Virginia & Washington, DC.