CBT-I for Insomnia
Virtual Therapy in California
In-Person visits available in Roseville, CA
“Insomnia is not just about trouble sleeping; it’s about how that lack of sleep affects your life in a chain reaction of problems.”
– Dr. Colleen E. Carney
Being stuck feeling “tired but wired” is exhausting.
You have so much to do with work, family, and in the household. You find you can’t even nap to get caught up on the rest you need. No matter what you do, you can’t get quality sleep.
When will it stop?
Either the medication isn’t working, or you would prefer not to use sleep medications at all. Sleep hygiene isn’t working. You’ve even tried blue light glasses, but those aren’t working either.
You wish you could just get some sleep. This isn’t supposed to be so hard.
But what if you can stop tossing and turning?
Imagine the dark circles - gone.
Laying down for sleep, only to become wide awake - gone.
No longer feeling worried about how long it is going to take to fall asleep tonight, or thoughts like “If I can’t sleep tonight, tomorrow will be so much worse.”
You finally feel rested and are no longer afraid of bedtime.
You deserve this and it is possible.
How does this relief happen?
The fantastic thing about insomnia is that CBT-I is very effective. The first step will be to assess for insomnia, screen for sleep apnea, and start sleep tracking.
I’m also going to be honest, the first 2 weeks are going to be rough because treatment does typically start with limiting time in bed. This initially does lead to feeling MORE tired, but this is what we want. The purpose is to increase the sleep drive so you can actually fall asleep within 10 minutes.
This method is designed to only take 4 sessions, attended bi-weekly, over 8 weeks. Typically sleep is already improving by the 2nd session. These are measurable, clear results.
The method I use? - CBT-I
For insomnia we will:
1.) Use a Sleep Diary to track sleep every day
2.) We will fix the three underlying issues that cause insomnia, not just treat symptoms.
Who this type of therapy is for:
→No matter what you try, it takes forever for you to fall asleep at night.
→Even if you’re in bed for 10 hours, you’re still tired.
→Sleep medications help, but you want to get off them.
→Sleep medications DON’T help and you need something more.
→Your sleep issues are causing you problems.
→You’re willing to do the required daily Sleep Diary tracking for the full course of treatment (about 8 weeks).
