I’m Dr. Skyler VanMeter
Temporarily Licensed Psychologist
Providing evidence-based mental health services for children, adolescents, and families
National Social Anxiety Center
The Kentucky Center for Anxiety and Related Disorders (KY-CARDS) is proud to be the Louisville regional clinic with The National Social Anxiety Center (NSAC)
About Me
Dr. Skyler VanMeter, Ph.D., is a temporarily licensed psychologist providing evidence-based mental health services for children, adolescents, and families. Dr. VanMeter specializes in the treatment of anxiety and related disorders with dedicated training in the application of acceptance and commitment therapy (ACT) for adolescents with OCD. In addition to working with children and adolescents directly, Dr. VanMeter is also trained in SPACE (Supportive Parenting for Anxious Childhood Emotions). Specialty areas include obsessive-compulsive disorder, generalized anxiety, social anxiety, separation anxiety, and phobias.
Helping You Achieve Success
Unlock Your Full Potential.
Do you struggle with setting healthy boundaries for your life?
Do you want to enhance your health and wellbeing but struggle with knowing what steps to take?
Are there things that you would like to accomplish on a regular basis but struggle with the motivation to do so?
Do you have an idea of what you want your life to look like but experience difficulties with setting short and long term goals for these areas?
Temporarily Licensed Psychologist
Providing evidence-based mental health services for children, adolescents, and families.
Education
Dr. VanMeter earned a BA in psychology from the University of Louisville, where he was also a 4-year student-athlete on the Division-I track & field team (Go Cards)! After completing his undergraduate degree, Dr. VanMeter attended the University of Cincinnati, where he earned his master’s degree in Foundations in Applied Behavior Analysis and his doctorate in School Psychology.
Clinical Experience
Dr. VanMeter completed his APA-accredited pre-doctoral internship at the Munroe-Meyer Institute/University of Nebraska Medical Center where his training focused on providing mental health services and behavioral consultation in local public schools. Dr. VanMeter also completed a post-doctoral fellowship in the Child OCD Program at Emory (COPE) through Emory University School of Medicine in Atlanta, Georgia. Dr. VanMeter has experience working at both outpatient and intensive outpatient (IOP) levels of care.
3.1%
Of people have Generalized Anxiety Disorder (GAD) in the U.S. population. Women are twice as likely to be affected as men.
6.8%
Social Anxiety Disorder effects this percentage of both men and women, typically beginning around age 13.
6.7%
While Major Depressive Disorder can develop at any age, the median age at onset is 32.5 years old.
25%
Equally common among men and women, Obsessive-Compulsive Disorders (OCD) median age of onset is 19, with this percentage of cases occurring by the age of 14.
Rapid Relief, Lifelong Change!
“With Dr. Chapman’s guidance, knowledge, patience and his well thought out program, I can state that I would recommend Dr. Chapman and his CBT program to anyone suffering from any types of anxiety, depression, panic, and/or OCD symptoms. I have partaken in therapy treatments such as Psychiatry, various medication regiments, and even hypnosis, none of which found to be as successful as the CBT treatment provided by Dr. L. Kevin Chapman. My life feels renewed and I owe it all to Dr. Chapman!”