therapy for insomnia
Have trouble sleeping?
Insomnia takes different forms. You may have trouble getting to sleep or staying asleep, or you may be sleeping but it doesn’t feel restful or restorative.
Insomnia has a negative impact on your life. You may struggle to get through your workday or find lack of sleep is having a negative impact on your relationships. You know that if you got better sleep life wouldn’t be such a challenge.
While everyone has sleep disruptions from time to time, insomnia feels like a long-term problem. People who experience insomnia often have been living with it for many months or even years.
You may have tried medications or sleep hygiene practices to sleep better but are still struggling.
Treating insomnia with CBT-I
The good news is that there is an evidenced-based treatment for insomnia: Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Insomnia (CBT-I). CBT-I is a short-term focused therapy that has been proven effective in the treatment of insomnia.
CBT-I insomnia treatment includes:
Assessment. The first session focuses on understanding the problem, the impact it has on you, and determining if CBT-I is an appropriate treatment.
CBT-I treatment. This takes place over 6-8 sessions. During this time we will gather data on your sleeping patterns, identify what prevents good sleep and implement strategies to improve your sleep that you can try outside of session.
Follow-up. You may find that treating insomnia has a positive impact on other symptoms like depression and anxiety. After completion of CBT-I treatment you may wish to address other issues that can have an impact on sleep such as relationship and work stressors and trauma.
get started today
Schedule a free 20 minute phone or video consultation to learn about therapy services and see if we might be a good fit to work together.