Dr. Sarah Schirmer, DNP
Dr. Sarah Schirmer, DNP is a board-certified psychiatric-mental health nurse practitioner and has over 25 years of experience working in mental health care. She began her career as a licensed professional clinical counselor (LPCC), providing individual and family therapy to children and families after completing a master’s degree in counseling psychology from the University of Louisville in 2006.
She graduated the accelerated, second-degree Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) program at Eastern Kentucky University in 2010 and, while working as an RN in cardiopulmonary and neurological rehab and home health settings, went on to earn a doctor of nursing practice (DNP) degree in the psychiatric-mental health track at the University of Kentucky in 2015.
Dr. Schirmer, DNP is board certified by the ANCC to provide psychiatric mental-health treatment across the lifespan. She is licensed in Kentucky and has been working as an APRN in the mental health outpatient setting since 2015. She is an assistant professor at The University of Louisville’s School of Nursing where she teaches graduate students and co-coordinates the psychiatric-mental health clinical specialty track. Dr. Schirmer, DNP is also vice chair of Kentucky’s Eating Disorder Council representing the Kentucky Association of Nurse Practitioners and Nurse Midwives.
Dr. Schirmer, DNP has extensive experience treating a wide variety of psychiatric conditions. For the past nine years, she has specialized in providing medication management for patients diagnosed with obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) and eating disorders (ED). Additionally, she has experience with the treatment of conditions that can co-occur with OCD and ED such as mood disorders, generalized anxiety, health and medication anxiety, trichotillomania, ADHD, PTSD, and substance use disorders. She offers medication management and evidence-based psychotherapy for some conditions and problems. She uses a strengths-based approach and works collaboratively with patients and families as well as other treatment providers.
Dr. Laura Yeoman, PsyD
Dr. Yeoman, PsyD, is a licensed clinical psychologist in Louisville, Kentucky, with 16 years of experience working in mental health care. She specializes in evidence-based psychotherapy for OCD, anxiety, depression, life transitions, and perinatal mental health concerns and has a passion for supporting clients in building resilience, managing stress, and improving emotional well-being.
She has received advanced training in several evidence-based treatment approaches, including Interpersonal Psychotherapy for Reproductive Mental Health (IPT for RMH) under the instruction of Scott Stuart, MD, Director of the Interpersonal Psychotherapy Institute. She is also trained in Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Insomnia (CBT-I) and Cognitive Processing Therapy (CPT) through the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs. Her professional interests also include perinatal mental health, and she has completed advanced training through Postpartum Support International while actively pursuing her Perinatal Mental Health Certification (PMH-C). She is receiving specialized training in Exposure and Response Prevention (ERP) for the treatment of obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD).
Her background includes work in neuropsychology, inpatient psychiatric hospitals, cancer treatment centers, residential substance use facilities, college counseling centers, and private practice. For nine years, Dr. Yeoman worked with the Department of Veterans Affairs, specializing in treating anxiety, depression, trauma, women’s reproductive mental health, stress management, insomnia, and chronic pain. She brings extensive expertise in perinatal and postpartum mental health treatment, including navigating infertility, pregnancy loss, and perinatal mood and anxiety disorders. Additionally, Dr. Yeoman has a strong background in integrated primary care models and is skilled in treating chronic medical conditions.
Dr. Yeoman received a Bachelor of Arts degree in psychology from the College of Saint Benedict in St. Joseph, Minnesota, in 2008, a master’s degree in clinical psychology from Spalding University in 2014, and a Doctor of Psychology degree in clinical psychology from Spalding University in 2017. She completed an APA-accredited pre-doctoral clinical internship at the Cincinnati VA Medical Center, specializing in health psychology in 2017. Dr. Yeoman is committed to creating a healing, compassionate, and collaborative environment where clients feel empowered to achieve their goals and lead fulfilling lives.