About GBS

Hi, I'm Emily Vanderpool

Owner/ Founder of Germantown Behavioral Solutions

At GBS, our purpose is to help you and your loved ones realize the meaningful change that can come from engaging in effective therapy. We serve each of our clients by personally tailoring services. We're committed to compassionate care while also genuinely respecting each person that walks through our doors. We take pride in utilizing data-driven and evidence-based therapeutic approaches. And, we understand that one-size-does-NOT-fit-all when it comes to emotional and behavioral health. It’s imperative to us at GBS that you feel valued, respected, and wholly supported.

Individual & Family Counseling

We're thrilled to offer counseling for children, adolescents, and adults in our community.

Group Therapy

DBT Skills Training Groups and Social Skills Groups are core offerings at the GBS practice.

School-Based Services

GBS provides counseling services on school campuses, group offerings, functional behavior assessment, IEP advocacy, and behavior support plans in collaboration with schools and parents.

Behavioral Analysis

GBS specializes in Functional Behavioral Assessments as well as Behavior Management Planning and Implementation.

Speech & Language

GBS offers speech & language assessments and related therapeutic interventions with a Speech-Language Pathologist.

Assessments

GBS provides Psychoeducational, Autism, Developmental, Psychological, Gifted, and Optional School Assessments.

Did You Know...

There are over 400 different theories on counseling! At GBS, we commit to being direct about our therapeutic approaches, taking the time to explain them to you and allowing you to have a voice in the treatment planning process.

You deserve to receive care that you can trust. GBS believes that evidence-base is important, mostly for the protection of the clients whom we serve. As such, we strive to provide only those therapies that have research backing their effectiveness.

Our Therapeutic Approaches

  • Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)

    Applied Behavior Analysis (ABA)

    Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)

    Play Therapy with a Registered Play Therapist (RPT™)

    Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)

    Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR)

    Parent-Child Interaction Therapy (PCIT)

    Prolonged Exposure Therapy (PE)

    Trauma-Focused Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (TF-CBT)

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Our Team

Meet Becca

Hi, I’m Becca Sloan! I’m a Graduate Intern currently working under the supervision of Emily Vanderpool, our practice Owner/Director. Before coming to counseling, I spent a decade teaching, and I have a master’s degree in education. My time as a teacher gave me a deep well of practice walking with kids and teens through the …

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Our Team

Meet EC

Hi, I’m EC!   I am a graduate student at the University of Memphis working towards my degree in Clinical Mental Health Counseling and will graduate December 2026. I am a counseling intern with GBS, planning on pursuing licensure as a Licensed Professional Counselor-Mental Health Service Provider (LCP-MHSP).  As a graduate level intern, I am …

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Our Team

Meet Lindsay

I believe therapy should be a place where you feel genuinely heard, understood, and accepted. Together, we can explore the experiences that have shaped you, recognize patterns that may no longer be serving you, and work toward meaningful change at a pace that feels right for you. I welcome the complicated, messy, and uncertain parts of …

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Let’s Get Connected

If you have any questions or just want to get in touch, please email us at info@gtownbehavioral.com.