BSM Specialties: Insomnia
Virginia Runko, PhD, CBSM, DBSM Featured
Virginia Runko, PhD, CBSM, DBSM is a licensed psychologist and holds the highest credentials as Diplomate in Behavioral Sleep Medicine (BSM). Within BSM, her specialty is Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Insomnia (CBT-I). She completed her BSM fellowship at the Johns Hopkins School of Medicine. She has practiced BSM in various settings, including sleep clinics and a group mental health practice. In 2019, she started her own practice, DC Psychology and Sleep Services, where she treats sleep disorders as well as provides supportive psychotherapy and conducts CBT for anxiety, depression, relationship and interpersonal difficulty, and adjustment issues in adults. In addition to her clinical work, Dr. Runko provides consultation for clinicians working towards their certification in BSM and ...
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Jerusha Detweiler-Bedell Featured
After completing her PhD at Yale University and clinical internship at Harvard Medical School's McLean Hospital in 2001, Dr. Jerusha Detweiler-Bedell moved to the Portland area where she is a professor of psychology and a clinical psychologist who provides insomnia treatment to adults. Dr. Detweiler-Bedell’s 25+ years of clinical training and practice have focused on providing clients with care that is carefully tailored to their needs, while being grounded in evidence of what works best. At Sleep Better PDX, you will find the guidance and support necessary to remind your body how to fall asleep and stay asleep naturally. Dr. Jerusha Detweiler-Bedell is a licensed psychologist in Portland who works with adults in Oregon who have ongoing trouble falling asleep, staying asleep, or getting go ...
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Elise Robinson Featured
Has sleep been stressful instead of restful? Do you find yourself dreading bedtime or lying awake for hours just waiting and waiting for sleep to come? To top it all off, you're so tired during the days fighting the desire to nap and yet still can't seem to sleep well at night.
No matter if these struggles are new or something you've experienced for some time, I've got your back. Using CBT-I, I love helping people achieve consistent, quality rest regardless of what is going on in life. Through this modality, we will work together to unlearn your current sleep habits and hone new skills and strategies to have a truly positive relationship with sleep. In doing this, many people notice benefits in their stress levels, relationships, work life, and so much more.
If you're looking for hea ...
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Lynn Charles, PsyD, LCSW Featured
Dr. Lynn Charles is a licensed psychologist and social worker with more than 25 years of experience in the mental health field. Dr. Charles specializes in helping adults struggling with insomnia, anxiety, stress, life transitions, and women’s mental health concerns.
She provides Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Insomnia (CBT-I), an evidence-based treatment designed to improve sleep without relying on medication. Her approach is warm, collaborative, and practical, helping clients develop healthier sleep patterns while addressing the thoughts, behaviors, and stressors that interfere with restorative sleep.
Dr. Charles has experience working in integrated healthcare settings and understands the connection between sleep, emotional health, medical conditions, and daily functioning. She ha ...
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Bruce A. Levine, Ph.D., ABPP Featured
Following a Ph.D.. degree from Hofstra University's Department of Psychology in New York, Dr. Levine completed a 2-year Poist Doctoral Fellowship in Behavioral Therapy at Temple University Medical School in Philadelphia. He was appointed as Chief Psychologist at Mt Sinai South Nassau Medical Center in New York and as a member of the Editorial Board of the Journal of Behavior Therapy and Experimental Psychiatry. After moving to California in 2012 he became a clinical psychologist at the UCLA School of Medicine in Los Angeles and opened a private practice in Beverly Hills and at the Cedars Sinai Medical Tower in Los Angeles. He is licensed in CA, HI, NY, FL and KS.
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Kyle Davis Featured
I am Dr. Kyle Davis, a licensed clinical psychologist. I moved to Boise, Idaho in 2013 after completing a PhD program in clinical psychology at the University of Colorado, Boulder and have focused my career on helping people improve their physical and psychological well-being.
In 2021, I launched Confluence Health Psychology to provide effective, efficient, and timely services to help people manage sleep disorders. At this time, my practice is primarily focused on helping people manage insomnia and circadian rhythm disorders. chronic pain, and weight. I also have extensive experience helping people manage chronic pain, weight, stress, and mental health conditions like anxiety, depression and bipolar spectrum disorders.
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Kimberly Schildbach Featured
Kimberly Schildbach Therapy - Insomnia Solutions: I help adults overcome insomnia, persistent sleep difficulties, and nightmares. I provide structured, evidence-based treatment using CBT-I for insomnia and CBT-N and IRT for nightmares, including those connected to past stressful or traumatic events as well as nightmares with no clear origin. My focused 6–8 week programs are practical, supportive, and designed to create real change - so you can fall asleep more easily, stay asleep through the night, and wake feeling truly rested. Restful sleep is possible. I help adults take back their sleep in Massachusetts, Connecticut, Washington, and Florida.
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Virginia Lindahl Featured
If trying to sleep has become something you dread—lying awake with a racing mind, watching the clock, bracing for another day of exhaustion—you’re not alone. And more importantly: you don’t have to keep living this way.
I’m a clinical psychologist with over 20 years of experience helping people break free from patterns that feel impossible to change. I love helping people overcome insomnia and offer a collaborative, compassionate, and structured approach that’s backed by decades of research. Whether sleep is your main struggle or part of a larger picture of anxiety, stress,, or life transition, we’ll work together to understand what’s keeping you stuck and gently shift the thoughts and habits that are standing in the way of a good night's sleep.
CBT-I is a short-term treatment that h ...
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Brittany Decoteau Featured
Brittany received her Masters Degree from UW-Madison in Clinical Social Work. She obtained her LCSW in 2020 and has been working as a therapist since 2009. She is recently trained in CBT-I and started practicing in behavioral sleep medicine. She is currently practicing in WI and MN at Nystrom and Associates and currently treating Insomnia, CPAP adherence, and circadian rhythm disorder shift worker type. She is working to gain more education and experience to address additional behavioral sleeping disorders.
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Tired all day, wired at night? Many people with insomnia feel exhausted during the day, only to find that their brain becomes alert, busy, or frustrated the moment they lie down. Over time, sleep can start to feel like something you have to chase, monitor, or “fix” — which often makes the cycle even more exhausting.
I am a Licensed Professional Counselor and CBTI-C Credential Holder in Behavioral Sleep Medicine, awarded by the Board of Behavioral Sleep Medicine. I offer Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Insomnia to adults struggling with chronic insomnia, sleep-related anxiety or worry, racing thoughts at night, frequent awakenings, early morning awakenings, or difficulty trusting sleep again after a long struggle.
I have been licensed since 2005 and have advanced training in CBT-I, ...
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Jessica Carlile Featured
Dr. Jessica Carlile is a clinical psychologist specializing in behavioral sleep medicine and trauma-related disorders. She offers evidence-based, culturally responsive care for adults struggling with insomnia, nightmares, circadian rhythm dysfunction, hypersomnia/narcolepsy, and sleep movement disorders, as well as PTSD, anxiety, and chronic health conditions.
With a warm, structured, and collaborative approach, Dr. Carlile integrates behavioral and interpersonal therapies to help patients improve sleep, emotional well-being, and overall quality of life. She brings deep expertise in treating the complex challenges that often accompany sleep disturbances.
Dr. Carlile provides telehealth services to residents of Washington state and over 40 PSYPACT-participating states. With a backgrou ...
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Shantha Gowda Featured
Martin Kounitz, LICSW/LCSW Featured
Helping you sleep better is my passion. I've practiced evidenced-based treatment for sleep disorders for over 10 years. As an adjunct professor at Smith College for Social Work, I taught CBT for insomnia (CBT-I) to psychologists and CBT itself to social work students. Through CBT-I, I'll help you to build tools to overcome sleep problems and the related challenges you may face. Many people are burdened with anxiety about sleeping and feel anxious that poor sleep affects their work or relationships. Let's work together to reduce your worry. We'll understand your sleep patterns and collaboratively develop goals.
Licensed in both New York and Massachusetts, I accept Blue Cross Blue Shield, Medicare, Tufts, Harvard Pilgrim, Aetna, UnitedHealthcare, and Wellpoint/Unicare.
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Hang Ruan Featured
Mr. Ruan is a Licensed Independent Clinical Social Worker (LICSW) with 20 years of experience in mental health and behavioral treatment. He currently offers cognitive behavioral therapy for insomnia (CBT-I) to individuals via telehealth in Washington. He has worked with individuals with complex conditions including substance use disorders, chronic pain, and serious mental illness. Mr. Ruan has previously served as Program Manager of the Co-occurring Disorders Program in VA Puget Sound Health Care System.
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Jennifer Prost Featured
I take an eclectic approach to therapy, utilizing a client-centered, humanistic lens and evidence-based treatment models, tailored to each client, including CBT-I. I became interested in CBT-I when my doctor recommended it to me, and I am a true believer!
I am a graduate of the Columbia School of Social Work, and experienced in Interpersonal, Psychodynamic, Trauma-informed, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (both CBT and CBT-I), Strengths-Based, and Complicated Grief Therapy, as well as Motivational Interviewing and relaxation and mindfulness techniques. I work with clients with a wide range of mental health needs and concerns, ages 28 and older.
I believe I am known for my empathy, warmth, and down-to-earth manner. My clients often note that I “get” them early on. I like to work colla ...
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Elizabeth Collison Featured
Elizabeth Collison, PhD is a licensed clinical psychologist who aims to provide a caring, person-centered approach while delivering effective and high quality evidence-based psychotherapy. She received her doctoral degree (PhD) in clinical psychology from Virginia Commonwealth University with a concentration in behavioral medicine. Her predoctoral internship was completed at the Palo Alto VA Medical Center with an emphasis in behavioral medicine and she additionally completed a postdoctoral fellowship at the Milwaukee VA Medical Center in palliative care psychology. She has worked with adults of all ages and various backgrounds.
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Sara Michelson Featured
I am a doctoral-level licensed psychologist based in Chapel Hill, North Carolina, offering telehealth services to clients in North Carolina, New York, and PSYPACT participating states. I am dedicated to providing treatment that is supportive, scientifically grounded, and individually tailored to your unique needs.
I hold a Bachelor of Arts in Psychology and Comparative Literature from the University of Copenhagen and a Doctor of Psychology (Psy.D.) in Clinical Psychology from Roosevelt University in Chicago, Illinois. My professional training includes work at Northwestern University, The University of Chicago, VA hospitals, and Yale University.
I am a licensed psychologist with over 15 years of clinical experience, including extensive training in diagnostic interviewing and psycholog ...
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Sarah G. Lowell Featured
Dr. Sarah Lowell is a licensed clinical psychologist in Virginia and New York, with expertise in clinical health psychology services, including evidence-based interventions for insomnia and nightmares. Dr. Lowell offers Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Insomnia (CBT-I), Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Nightmares (CBT-N), and Exposure, Rescripting, and Relaxation Therapy (ERRT) for nightmares, and CPAP Adherence Coaching. She also provides evidence-based interventions for stress-related concerns, chronic pain, depression, anxiety, and chronic illnesses, allowing her to address co-occurring conditions that impact sleep.
Dr. Lowell has extensive clinical and training experiences across various settings, including primary care, behavioral sleep medicine, outpatient pain rehabilitation, bl ...
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Meredith Broderick Featured
As a neurologist, Dr. Meredith Broderick offers a spectrum of services that bridge allopathic sleep medicine and behavioral sleep medicine including; home sleep apnea testing, actigraphy, cognitive behavioral therapy for insomnia (CBT-I), and sleep wellness plans.
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Donn Posner Featured
Dr. Donn Posner is the Founder and President of Sleepwell Consultants and has been consulting to organizations and individuals on a wide variety of sleep health issues including insomnia, circadian dysrhythmia, CPAP adherence, and parasomnias. He continues to operate a small clinical practice in Behavioral Sleep Medicine and is a licensed psychologist in California, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Pennsylvania, and Rhode Island. He is also currently an Adjunct Clinical Associate Professor in the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences at the Stanford University School of Medicine and a consulting psychologist, for the Palo Alto VA. He is working on a number of grants exploring the effects of CBT-I in Gulf War Veterans and Veterans with insomnia and Mild Traumatic Brain Injury. He is ...
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