Sleep Therapy & CBT-I
Specialized therapy for insomnia, sleep anxiety, circadian rhythm concerns, and persistent sleep difficulties using CBT-I and behavioral sleep medicine.
Virtual sleep therapy and CBT-I are available in Minnesota, New York, Iowa, and participating PSYPACT states.
Sleep Concerns I Work With
Insomnia
Difficulty falling asleep, staying asleep, waking too early, or feeling preoccupied with sleep.
Sleep anxiety
Worry, monitoring, frustration, or pressure around sleep that makes rest feel harder.
Circadian rhythm concerns
Sleep schedules that feel delayed, irregular, inconsistent, or misaligned with work, school, training, or daily life.
Sleep and performance
Sleep patterns that affect recovery, focus, mood, training, or performance demands.
Sleep during stress or transition
Disrupted sleep during periods of change, injury, caregiving, workload, travel, or increased pressure.
CBT-I: Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Insomnia
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Insomnia, or CBT-I, is a structured, evidence-based treatment for chronic insomnia and persistent sleep difficulties. It focuses on the patterns that maintain sleep difficulties over time, including behaviors, thoughts, schedules, and the relationship between effort and sleep.
CBT-I is often a focused course of treatment, commonly around 4–12 sessions, though care is tailored to each person’s needs and circumstances. It can be used on its own or alongside medical care, including conversations with a prescribing provider about sleep medication when relevant.
My Approach to Sleep Therapy
Many people seeking sleep treatment have already tried going to bed earlier, spending more time in bed, avoiding screens, using relaxation strategies, or trying to force sleep to happen.
Sleep therapy looks beyond general sleep hygiene to understand the patterns that may be keeping sleep difficulties in place. Together, we develop strategies that are structured, realistic, and responsive to your life. Treatment may include CBT-I, behavioral sleep medicine strategies, CBT, ACT-informed approaches, and attention to stress, recovery, schedule, and daily demands. For athletes, professionals, and others in high-demand environments, treatment can also consider how sleep interacts with recovery, performance, and daily demands. Learn more about my work in sport and performance psychology.
The goal is to reduce the struggle around sleep and help sleep become less effortful over time.
Additional Sleep Concerns I Support
Sleep alongside sport & performance
Jet lag, travel and schedule disruption
Sleep-related worry and frustration
Recovery during demanding seasons of life, work, or training
Ready to Take the Next Step?
I provide virtual sleep therapy and CBT-I in Minnesota, New York, Iowa, and participating PSYPACT states.