{"formatVersion":"1.1","id":"https://www.mentalhealth.com/people/simone-hoermann","path":"/people/simone-hoermann","url":"https://www.mentalhealth.com/people/simone-hoermann","title":"Simone Hoermann, Ph.D.","family":"People profile","description":"Simone Hoermann, Ph.D., is a psychologist in New York City with over 15 years of experience, specializing in psychotherapy.","language":"en-US","access":{"audience":"public","indexable":true},"provenance":{"sourceUrl":"https://www.mentalhealth.com/people/simone-hoermann","wordpressId":"6419","contentCompleteness":"complete","dateScope":"original-source"},"authors":[],"dates":{"datePublished":"2024-05-31T21:19:15Z","dateModified":"2025-10-02T00:50:18Z"},"content":{"html":"<nav aria-label=\"Breadcrumb\" class=\"breadcrumbs\"><ol><li><a href=\"https://www.mentalhealth.com/\">Home</a></li><li><a href=\"https://www.mentalhealth.com/people\">People</a></li><li><span aria-current=\"page\">Simone Hoermann</span></li></ol></nav><div class=\"people-profile\" data-default-profile-view=\"contributions\" data-profile-template=\"person\"><header class=\"person-header\"><div class=\"person-overview\"><div class=\"person-identity\"><h1>Simone Hoermann, Ph.D.</h1><p class=\"person-role\">Writer</p><p class=\"person-credentials\"><span class=\"person-credential-group\" data-credential-kind=\"degrees\">Ph.D.</span></p></div></div><img alt=\"\" class=\"person-avatar\" height=\"180\" src=\"https://www.mentalhealth.com/assets/optimized/5ffe249a46895c9a14f6074b.jpg\" width=\"180\" decoding=\"async\"></header><p class=\"person-summary\">Simone Hoermann, Ph.D., is a NYC-based psychologist specializing in personality disorders, anxiety, and depression. With over 15 years in private practice and experience at Columbia University Medical Center, she helps clients navigate stress, relationships, and life transitions through evidence-based therapy.</p><nav aria-label=\"Person profile\" class=\"person-nav person-actions\" role=\"tablist\"><a aria-controls=\"about\" aria-selected=\"true\" href=\"https://www.mentalhealth.com/people/simone-hoermann#about\" id=\"tab-about\" role=\"tab\">About</a><a aria-controls=\"contributions\" aria-selected=\"false\" href=\"https://www.mentalhealth.com/people/simone-hoermann#contributions\" id=\"tab-contributions\" role=\"tab\">Contributions</a></nav><div class=\"person-body\"><div class=\"person-content\"><div class=\"person-main\"><section aria-labelledby=\"tab-about\" class=\"person-panel person-view\" id=\"about\" role=\"tabpanel\" tabindex=\"0\"><p>Simone Hoermann, Ph.D., is a psychologist in private practice in New York City, specializing in psychotherapy for personality disorders, anxiety and depression. She works with individuals experiencing excessive worry, physical symptoms of anxiety, perfectionism, indecisiveness, social anxiety, low self-esteem and intense fears.</p>\n<p>Hoermann spent more than a decade at Columbia University Medical Center and has more than 15 years of private practice experience. She uses a range of <a href=\"https://www.mentalhealth.com/library/cognitive-behavioral-therapy\" class=\"article-inline-link\" data-context-link=\"353\">cognitive behavioral therapy</a> approaches, including dialectical behavior therapy and acceptance and commitment therapy. Her work also addresses insomnia, feelings of emptiness, work-related stress, relationship difficulties, grief and major life transitions.</p><section class=\"person-regional-communities\" aria-labelledby=\"local-communities\"><h2 id=\"local-communities\">Local Communities</h2><ul><li><a href=\"https://www.mentalhealth.com/local/new-york\">New York</a></li></ul></section><section class=\"person-related-communities\" id=\"topic-communities\" aria-labelledby=\"topic-communities-heading\"><h2 id=\"topic-communities-heading\">Topic Communities</h2><div class=\"person-community-links\"><a href=\"https://www.mentalhealth.com/community/cognitive-behavioral-therapy\">Cognitive behavioral therapy</a><a href=\"https://www.mentalhealth.com/community/dialectical-behavior-therapy\">Dialectical behavior therapy</a><a href=\"https://www.mentalhealth.com/community/anxiety\">Anxiety</a><a href=\"https://www.mentalhealth.com/community/depression\">Depression</a></div></section><div class=\"person-credential-details\"><div><h3>Degrees</h3><p>Ph.D.</p></div></div></section><section aria-labelledby=\"tab-contributions\" class=\"person-panel person-contributions person-view\" id=\"contributions\" role=\"tabpanel\" tabindex=\"0\"><h2>Contributions</h2><div aria-label=\"Filter contributions\" class=\"person-filters\" role=\"group\"><button aria-pressed=\"true\" data-contribution-filter=\"all\" type=\"button\">All</button><button aria-pressed=\"false\" data-contribution-filter=\"Library\" type=\"button\">Library</button><button aria-pressed=\"false\" data-contribution-filter=\"Perspective\" type=\"button\">Perspective</button></div><div class=\"person-contribution-list\"><article class=\"person-work-card\" data-contribution-category=\"Library\" data-editorial-contribution=\"\"><div class=\"person-post-body\"><a class=\"person-work-preview\" href=\"https://www.mentalhealth.com/library/causes-of-eating-disorders-personality-traits-and-skill-deficits\"><span class=\"person-work-media\"><img alt=\"A woman sits thoughtfully at a table with a bowl in front of her.\" decoding=\"async\" height=\"600\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https://www.mentalhealth.com/assets/optimized/3e451870a8ebb0e447d1aa08.webp\" width=\"1200\" srcset=\"/assets/responsive/1e6b99843df9207905716939.webp 800w, /assets/optimized/3e451870a8ebb0e447d1aa08.webp 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 1200px\"><span class=\"person-work-badge\">Authored</span></span><div class=\"person-work-copy\"><h3>Personality Traits in Eating Disorders</h3><p>Discover how personality traits like perfectionism and neuroticism influence the onset, symptoms, and treatment outcomes of eating disorders.</p></div></a></div></article><article class=\"person-work-card\" data-contribution-category=\"Library\" data-editorial-contribution=\"\"><div class=\"person-post-body\"><a class=\"person-work-preview\" href=\"https://www.mentalhealth.com/library/narcissism-and-whats-underneath\"><span class=\"person-work-media\"><img alt=\"A woman lies awake in bed beside an alarm clock.\" decoding=\"async\" height=\"600\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https://www.mentalhealth.com/assets/optimized/05418b57b8aef4f951a56109.webp\" width=\"1200\"><span class=\"person-work-badge\">Co-authored</span></span><div class=\"person-work-copy\"><h3>The Origins of Narcissistic Behavior</h3><p>Understand how narcissistic behavior develops from early life, biology, and culture, and how its impact can be addressed through insight and treatment.</p></div></a></div></article><article class=\"person-work-card\" data-contribution-category=\"Library\" data-editorial-contribution=\"\"><div class=\"person-post-body\"><a class=\"person-work-preview\" href=\"https://www.mentalhealth.com/library/causes-of-eating-disorders-family-influences\"><span class=\"person-work-media\"><img alt=\"A person rests a reassuring hand on another person's arm.\" decoding=\"async\" height=\"800\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https://www.mentalhealth.com/assets/optimized/7235a2cb622318bba40451dd.webp\" width=\"1200\" srcset=\"/assets/responsive/05321aab84493f000957b358.webp 800w, /assets/optimized/7235a2cb622318bba40451dd.webp 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 1200px\"><span class=\"person-work-badge\">Authored</span></span><div class=\"person-work-copy\"><h3>Family Influences on Eating Disorders</h3><p>Discover how family dynamics, including parental and sibling influences, shape the risk of developing eating disorders.</p></div></a></div></article><article class=\"person-work-card\" data-contribution-category=\"Library\" data-editorial-contribution=\"\"><div class=\"person-post-body\"><a class=\"person-work-preview\" href=\"https://www.mentalhealth.com/library/mental-health-behavioral-addiction-dual-diagnosis\"><span class=\"person-work-media\"><img alt=\"A woman speaks with a counselor in a consultation room.\" decoding=\"async\" height=\"800\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https://www.mentalhealth.com/assets/optimized/3afc898c776f007c7c50472e.webp\" width=\"1200\" srcset=\"/assets/responsive/8538cdeb4369f280f7ec2dc6.webp 800w, /assets/optimized/3afc898c776f007c7c50472e.webp 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 1200px\"><span class=\"person-work-badge\">Authored</span></span><div class=\"person-work-copy\"><h3>Dual Diagnosis in Mental Health and Addiction</h3><p>Discover how dual diagnoses combine mental health and addiction disorders, sharing risk factors and complicating treatment.</p></div></a></div></article><article class=\"person-work-card\" data-contribution-category=\"Library\" data-editorial-contribution=\"\"><div class=\"person-post-body\"><a class=\"person-work-preview\" href=\"https://www.mentalhealth.com/library/causes-of-eating-disorders-biological-factors\"><span class=\"person-work-media\"><img alt=\"A woman speaks with a counselor in a bright room.\" decoding=\"async\" height=\"774\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https://www.mentalhealth.com/assets/optimized/de646f317c6e83fc18710e9d.webp\" width=\"1200\" srcset=\"/assets/responsive/9408db7fdff232727a662d11.webp 800w, /assets/optimized/de646f317c6e83fc18710e9d.webp 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 1200px\"><span class=\"person-work-badge\">Authored</span></span><div class=\"person-work-copy\"><h3>Biological Factors Contributing to Eating Disorders</h3><p>Discover how genes, hormones, and metabolic factors contribute to the development and progression of eating disorders.</p></div></a></div></article><article class=\"person-work-card\" data-contribution-category=\"Perspective\" data-editorial-contribution=\"\" hidden=\"\"><div class=\"person-post-body\"><a class=\"person-work-preview\" href=\"https://www.mentalhealth.com/blog/conan-and-the-tonight-show-lessons-in-radical-acceptance\"><span class=\"person-work-media\"><img alt=\"Vintage microphone beside theater curtains\" height=\"800\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https://www.mentalhealth.com/assets/optimized/3fde74da4a1beb029bdc77a6.webp\" width=\"1200\" decoding=\"async\"><span class=\"person-work-badge\">Authored</span></span><div class=\"person-work-copy\"><h3>Lessons in Radical Acceptance from Conan and The Tonight Show</h3><p>Conan O'Brien's departure from NBC and his message of acceptance and resilience are discussed, emphasizing the concept of radical acceptance for initiating…</p></div></a></div></article><article class=\"person-work-card\" data-contribution-category=\"Perspective\" data-editorial-contribution=\"\" hidden=\"\"><div class=\"person-post-body\"><a class=\"person-work-preview\" href=\"https://www.mentalhealth.com/blog/wolfgang-amadeus-mozart-personality-disorder-or-bipolar-disorder\"><span class=\"person-work-media\"><img alt=\"Antique piano and violin in a sunlit music room\" height=\"800\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https://www.mentalhealth.com/assets/optimized/5290f83b364b09494cb2aa1a.webp\" width=\"1200\" decoding=\"async\"><span class=\"person-work-badge\">Authored</span></span><div class=\"person-work-copy\"><h3>Was Mozart Living with a Personality Disorder or Bipolar Disorder</h3><p>Mozart's mental health is explored in this article, suggesting he likely had major depressive disorder and traits of dependent and borderline personality…</p></div></a></div></article><article class=\"person-work-card\" data-contribution-category=\"Perspective\" data-editorial-contribution=\"\" hidden=\"\"><div class=\"person-post-body\"><a class=\"person-work-preview\" href=\"https://www.mentalhealth.com/blog/a-few-thoughts-on-regulating-intense-emotions\"><span class=\"person-work-media\"><img alt=\"Relaxed hands resting on a comfortable armchair\" height=\"800\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https://www.mentalhealth.com/assets/optimized/c02f56aed842570aa817017d.webp\" width=\"1200\" decoding=\"async\"><span class=\"person-work-badge\">Authored</span></span><div class=\"person-work-copy\"><h3>Regulating Intense Emotions</h3><p>Explore the challenges of regulating emotions for individuals with Borderline Personality Disorder (BPD).</p></div></a></div></article><article class=\"person-work-card\" data-contribution-category=\"Library\" data-editorial-contribution=\"\" hidden=\"\"><div class=\"person-post-body\"><a class=\"person-work-preview\" href=\"https://www.mentalhealth.com/library/stepps-for-borderline-personality-disorder\"><span class=\"person-work-media\"><img alt=\"A woman sits thoughtfully at a table with a bowl in front of her.\" decoding=\"async\" height=\"600\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https://www.mentalhealth.com/assets/optimized/3e451870a8ebb0e447d1aa08.webp\" width=\"1200\" srcset=\"/assets/responsive/1e6b99843df9207905716939.webp 800w, /assets/optimized/3e451870a8ebb0e447d1aa08.webp 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 1200px\"><span class=\"person-work-badge\">Authored</span></span><div class=\"person-work-copy\"><h3>STEPPS for Borderline Personality Disorder</h3><p>Learn about STEPPS, a program for individuals with BPD that educates and provides skills to manage the disorder.</p></div></a></div></article><article class=\"person-work-card\" data-contribution-category=\"Library\" data-editorial-contribution=\"\" hidden=\"\"><div class=\"person-post-body\"><a class=\"person-work-preview\" href=\"https://www.mentalhealth.com/library/therapy-and-neural-pathways\"><span class=\"person-work-media\"><img alt=\"A woman smiles during a conversation with her counselor.\" decoding=\"async\" height=\"667\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https://www.mentalhealth.com/assets/optimized/2931895c04f38f3cba1a935d.webp\" width=\"1000\" srcset=\"/assets/responsive/7ab48c58804673594736b6e8.webp 800w, /assets/optimized/2931895c04f38f3cba1a935d.webp 1000w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 1000px\"><span class=\"person-work-badge\">Authored</span></span><div class=\"person-work-copy\"><h3>Therapy and Neural Pathways</h3><p>Discover how experiences shape neural pathways and how therapy aims to modify these patterns for better well-being.</p></div></a></div></article><article class=\"person-work-card\" data-contribution-category=\"Library\" data-editorial-contribution=\"\" hidden=\"\"><div class=\"person-post-body\"><a class=\"person-work-preview\" href=\"https://www.mentalhealth.com/library/narcissism-and-whats-underneath-part-ii-admiration-and-love\"><span class=\"person-work-media\"><img alt=\"A couple shares a close, comforting embrace.\" decoding=\"async\" height=\"800\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https://www.mentalhealth.com/assets/optimized/24ae462e12cd9c90e96f5f57.webp\" width=\"1200\" srcset=\"/assets/responsive/551b230628dfa0cbad39500e.webp 800w, /assets/optimized/24ae462e12cd9c90e96f5f57.webp 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 1200px\"><span class=\"person-work-badge\">Authored</span></span><div class=\"person-work-copy\"><h3>Admiration and Love in Unmasking Narcissism</h3><p>Discover how admiration, love, and narcissism are connected, and how validation replaces emotional security in narcissistic relationships.</p></div></a></div></article><article class=\"person-work-card\" data-contribution-category=\"Library\" data-editorial-contribution=\"\" hidden=\"\"><div class=\"person-post-body\"><a class=\"person-work-preview\" href=\"https://www.mentalhealth.com/library/people-with-borderline-personality-disorder-good-at-reading-others-emotions\"><span class=\"person-work-media\"><img alt=\"A man sits at a table with his head resting in one hand.\" height=\"666\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https://www.mentalhealth.com/assets/optimized/bcaeb2524e4983515d55535b.webp\" width=\"1000\" decoding=\"async\"><span class=\"person-work-badge\">Authored</span></span><div class=\"person-work-copy\"><h3>Borderline Personality Disorder and Emotional Perception</h3><p>Explore how BPD affects emotions, relationships, and perception, with strategies for better regulation and stability.</p></div></a></div></article></div><button 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With over 15 years in private practice and experience at Columbia University Medical Center, she helps clients navigate stress, relationships, and life transitions through evidence-based therapy. AboutContributions Simone Hoermann, Ph.D., is a psychologist in private practice in New York City, specializing in psychotherapy for personality disorders, anxiety and depression. She works with individuals experiencing excessive worry, physical symptoms of anxiety, perfectionism, indecisiveness, social anxiety, low self-esteem and intense fears. Hoermann spent more than a decade at Columbia University Medical Center and has more than 15 years of private practice experience. She uses a range of cognitive behavioral therapy approaches, including dialectical behavior therapy and acceptance and commitment therapy. Her work also addresses insomnia, feelings of emptiness, work-related stress, relationship difficulties, grief and major life transitions. Local Communities New York Topic Communities Cognitive behavioral therapyDialectical behavior therapyAnxietyDepression Degrees Ph.D. Contributions AllLibraryPerspective AuthoredPersonality Traits in Eating Disorders Discover how personality traits like perfectionism and neuroticism influence the onset, symptoms, and treatment outcomes of eating disorders. Co-authoredThe Origins of Narcissistic Behavior Understand how narcissistic behavior develops from early life, biology, and culture, and how its impact can be addressed through insight and treatment. AuthoredFamily Influences on Eating Disorders Discover how family dynamics, including parental and sibling influences, shape the risk of developing eating disorders. AuthoredDual Diagnosis in Mental Health and Addiction Discover how dual diagnoses combine mental health and addiction disorders, sharing risk factors and complicating treatment. AuthoredBiological Factors Contributing to Eating Disorders Discover how genes, hormones, and metabolic factors contribute to the development and progression of eating disorders. AuthoredLessons in Radical Acceptance from Conan and The Tonight Show Conan O'Brien's departure from NBC and his message of acceptance and resilience are discussed, emphasizing the concept of radical acceptance for initiating… AuthoredWas Mozart Living with a Personality Disorder or Bipolar Disorder Mozart's mental health is explored in this article, suggesting he likely had major depressive disorder and traits of dependent and borderline personality… AuthoredRegulating Intense Emotions Explore the challenges of regulating emotions for individuals with Borderline Personality Disorder (BPD). AuthoredSTEPPS for Borderline Personality Disorder Learn about STEPPS, a program for individuals with BPD that educates and provides skills to manage the disorder. AuthoredTherapy and Neural Pathways Discover how experiences shape neural pathways and how therapy aims to modify these patterns for better well-being. AuthoredAdmiration and Love in Unmasking Narcissism Discover how admiration, love, and narcissism are connected, and how validation replaces emotional security in narcissistic relationships. AuthoredBorderline Personality Disorder and Emotional Perception Explore how BPD affects emotions, relationships, and perception, with strategies for better regulation and stability. 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