Bariatric Psychologist & Patient

Dr. Adrienne Sprouse is a Bariatric Psychologist and 3x bariatric patient. She originally had the Laparoscopic Gastric Band 19 years ago followed by a revision to Sleeve Gastrectomy and then later the Roux-en-Y Gastric Bypass.

About Dr. Adrienne Sprouse

Dr. Adrienne M. Sprouse, Psy. D
Health Psychologist, Surgical & Medical Weight Loss

Dr. Sprouse completed her doctoral degree in clinical psychology at the University of Indianapolis and went on to complete her post-doctoral residency in health psychology at the VA Connecticut Health System – West Haven/ Yale University School of Medicine. Dr. Sprouse recently completed 5 years working as a bariatric psychologist within the Surgical and Metabolic Weight Loss Program of Hartford Healthcare in Connecticut. Her particular areas of interest include: obesity, stigma and motivation underlying health behaviors, improving psychological readiness for weight loss surgery, self-compassion centered therapy models, and integrated healthcare.