Lisa Germeroth, Ph.D.

Dr. Lisa Germeroth is a Licensed Clinical Psychologist with advanced training and extensive research experience in clinical health psychology. She primarily utilizes Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) and Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), operating as a “positive psychologist” who focuses on her clients’ inherent strengths. Her warm, collaborative approach empowers clients to break free from unhelpful patterns, navigate complex health decisions, and build a deeply fulfilling, values-driven life focused on the present moment.

OCD & Body-Focused Repetitive Behaviors (BFRBs)

Dr. Germeroth is an expert in the treatment of Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder, offering both traditional Exposure and Response Prevention (ERP) and highly specialized Inference-Based CBT (I-CBT). I-CBT is a cutting-edge, empowering treatment that helps clients recognize when they are getting pulled into the imaginary “OCD doubt bubble,” allowing them to trust their senses and quiet the exhaustion of the “what-ifs.” Additionally, she provides highly targeted, evidence-based interventions like Habit Reversal Training (HRT) and the Comprehensive Behavioral (ComB) model to help clients safely and effectively overcome BFRBs like skin-picking and hair-pulling.

Behavioral Weight Management & GLP-1 Support Navigating weight management requires profound psychological support and a highly individualized approach. Drawing on her extensive NIH-funded research in health behaviors, Dr. Germeroth helps clients pursue their health goals in a way that is sustainable and free from the shame of traditional dieting.

• Behavioral Weight Loss: For individuals seeking a non-medical approach, she provides expert, evidence-based behavioral interventions focused on sustainable lifestyle changes, mindful eating, and shifting long-term habits.
• GLP-1 & Bariatric Support: For clients considering or actively taking GLP-1 medications or undergoing bariatric surgery, she provides a safe, judgment-free space to navigate the physical and emotional shifts. Because medical weight loss can be complicated, Dr. Germeroth provides the essential psychological “guardrails” to ensure the process remains mentally and physically healthy.

Eating Disorders & Body Image Concerns

With deep compassion and clinical expertise, Dr. Germeroth treats the full spectrum of eating disorders, including Binge Eating Disorder, Bulimia Nervosa, ARFID, and Orthorexia. She understands the exhaustion of diet culture and the intense shame that often accompanies disordered eating. Her goal is to help clients untangle rigid “food rules,” make peace with their bodies, and rebuild a flexible, joyful relationship with nourishment.

Health Psychology & Behavioral Medicine

Drawing on her extensive background in NIH-funded health behavior research, Dr. Germeroth helps clients manage the powerful intersection of physical and mental well-being:

• Insomnia & Sleep: Utilizing the gold-standard Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Insomnia (CBT-I) to help clients break the cycle of sleeplessness and restore healthy sleep architecture without relying on medication.
• Smoking Cessation: Leveraging her specialized clinical research background to provide evidence-based, compassionate support for individuals ready to quit smoking or vaping.
• Stress Management: Helping high-achieving individuals build resilience, manage chronic stress, and restore balance to their nervous systems.

Tinnitus Management

Living with tinnitus can be an incredibly isolating and distressing experience, often triggering high levels of anxiety, frustration, and severe sleep disruption. Dr. Germeroth brings highly specialized expertise in the psychological management of tinnitus. Utilizing targeted Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) and Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), she helps clients systematically change their neurological and emotional relationship to the sound. Her evidence-based approach promotes habituation, significantly reducing the distress and daily interference caused by chronic ringing, and helping clients reclaim their peace of mind and quality of life.

• Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
• Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
• Exposure Response Prevention (ERP)
• Habit Reversal Training (HRT)
• Comprehensive Behavioral (ComB) treatment model for body focused repetitive behaviors
• Inference-based cognitive behavioral therapy (I-CBT) for OCD
• Cognitive behavioral therapy for insomnia (CBT-I)

Dr. Germeroth received her Master of Arts and Ph.D. degrees from the APA-accredited Clinical Psychology Program at the University at Buffalo, State University of New York. She completed her pre-doctoral clinical internship at the APA-accredited Charleston Consortium with the Medical University of South Carolina (MUSC) and Ralph H. Johnson VA Medical Center and her postdoctoral fellowship at the University of Pittsburgh. She has worked at the following clinical and research sites:

• • University at Buffalo Division of Behavioral Medicine

• • University at Buffalo QUIT Smoking Clinic

• • MUSC Weight Management Center

• • MUSC Behavioral Medicine Clinic

• • MUSC Center for Drug and Alcohol Problems

• • Ralph H. Johnson Substance Abuse Treatment Program

• • University of Pittsburgh Health Behavior Research Group

• • University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, Center for Diabetes and Endocrinology, Obesity Medicine Program

First Session: $275

Follow-Ups: $250