US State - Licensed State: California: CA
Licensed Clinical Health Psychologist with nearly a decade of experience helping individuals improve their sleep and overall well-being. Dr. Wakayama specializes in Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Insomnia (CBT-I) and other sleep-related disorders, with clinical and supervisory experience at the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), University of California, San Francisco (UCSF), and Stanford Health Care. She is dedicated to providing evidence-based, personalized care to support restorative sleep and healthier daily functioning.
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I am a Licensed Clinical Social Worker in the state of California with a Master’s Degree in Social Work from the University of Southern California. I have been in the mental health field for 11 years and providing psychotherapy for 8 years. I provide individual therapy via Telehealth to adults in California experiencing insomnia, nightmares, anxiety, depression, grief, PTSD, addictions, and life transitions. I primarily use CBT (Cognitive Behavioral Therapy) and EMDR (Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing) in therapy sessions and have completed training in Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Insomnia.
CBT-I will help you learn about sleep and address behaviors that perpetuate sleep problems. EMDR can be used to treat the negative memories and beliefs associated with insomnia or ot ...
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I am a psychotherapist in private practice serving the states of California, Massachusetts, New Jersey, and Florida. I received insomnia psychotherapy training in CBT-I from the University of Arizona Sleep & Health Research Program and the Center for Deployment Psychology. More broadly, I am a relational and experiential psychotherapist utilizing somatic experiencing (SE), accelerated experiential dynamic psychotherapy (AEDP), and internal family systems (IFS). When working in short-term insomnia focused therapy, I occasionally integrate experiential methods, particularly from somatic experiencing. I have worked with clients who have reached out exclusively to do CBT-I, and I have also worked with my existing long-term clients with CBT-I. I accept certain insurance plans in MA and am an OO ...
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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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I am an Associate Marriage and Family Therapist based in Newport Beach, California, specializing in Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Insomnia (CBT-I). I work with adults struggling with chronic insomnia, sleep anxiety, nighttime overthinking, stress-related sleep disruption, and persistent sleep difficulties. I offer in-person services in Newport Beach and telehealth throughout California.
What sets my practice apart is the integration of gold-standard CBT-I with psychotherapy. In addition to helping clients change the thoughts and behaviors that maintain insomnia, I help them address the stress, anxiety, and life transitions that can contribute to hyperarousal and interfere with restful sleep.
My approach is warm, collaborative, and highly individualized. I tailor evidence-based CBT ...
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Dr. Joanna Chen is a board-certified behavioral sleep medicine specialist and licensed psychologist. She specializes in behavioral treatments of insomnia, nightmares, and circadian rhythm misalignments. She offers Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Insomnia (CBT-I) and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Nightmares (CBT-N), using evidence-based strategies to help clients improve sleep quality, reduce nighttime anxiety, and re-establish healthy sleep patterns. She also supports individuals who wish to safely taper off sleep medications through structured behavioral strategies that promote restorative sleep that is sustainable.
In addition to her specialty in sleep, Dr. Chen has extensive experience treating depression, anxiety, trauma/PTSD, and eating disorders. She integrates trauma-informed ...
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I am a clinical psychologist who specializes in providing compassionate and effective evidence-based treatment for insomnia. I provide cognitive behavioral therapy for insomnia (CBT-I), an extremely effective, time-limited treatment that does not involve the use of medication. Often, people find that their sleep significantly improves within 6 sessions of treatment. I also specialize in treating anxiety, trauma, and mood difficulties. I view therapy as a true partnership where I aid individuals in identifying challenges, solutions, as well as key areas of strength. I believe deeply in the resilience of the human spirit and I strive to create a warm, non-judgmental environment where clients build practical skills and tools to become aware of, and move away from, unhelpful thoughts, behavio ...
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Daniel Kim, LCSW, DBSM, is a board-certified behavioral sleep medicine specialist and offers telehealth CBT-I services in California and Illinois. He utilizes Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Insomnia (CBT-I), as well as related modalities such as Acceptance and Commitment Therapy for Insomnia (ACT-I), Brief Behavioral Treatment of Insomnia (BBTI), and Mindfulness Based Therapy for Insomnia (MBTI), to create customized sleep treatment plans tailored to clients' needs and goals.
Daniel has been a CBT-I practitioner since 2015 and has extensive experience in behavioral sleep therapy, including conducting individual/group therapy, facilitating workshops, program development, research participation, and professional presentations. He has worked with clients across a wide range of occupation ...
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Dr. Lisa Wright is a Clinical Psychologist with a specialty in health psychology, licensed in California, and is able to see patients via telehealth throughout the state of California or in-person in her office in Orinda, CA. She is passionate about the treatment of sleep problems and in using gold standard treatment, such as CBT for Insomnia that are offers quick, effective, and long-lasting results. Dr. Wright specializes in using evidence-based approaches to help adults with stress, insomnia, anxiety, depression, work problems, burnout, and health issues (chronic pain or chronic illness). She is also well versed in CBT, ACT, Pain Reprocessing Therapy, and mindfulness-based approaches and incorporates these modalities throughout treatment as appropriate.
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I am a psychotherapist in private practice serving the states of California, Massachusetts, New Jersey, and Florida. I received insomnia psychotherapy training in CBT-I from the University of Arizona Sleep & Health Research Program and the Center for Deployment Psychology. More broadly, I am a relational and experiential psychotherapist utilizing somatic experiencing (SE), accelerated experiential dynamic psychotherapy (AEDP), and internal family systems (IFS). When working in short-term insomnia focused therapy, I occasionally integrate experiential methods, particularly from somatic experiencing. I have worked with clients who have reached out exclusively to do CBT-I, and I have also worked with my existing long-term clients with CBT-I. I accept certain insurance plans in MA and am an OO ...
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I am a licensed clinical psychologist who specializes in helping people sleep better. I tailor CBTI-I to your needs by taking into account what works for your specific nervous system. This can include addressing a mind that won't turn off, a body that feels panicky or on high alert, or feeling awake for no known reason at all. I also offer general therapy incorporating CBT, somatic, and psychodynamic approaches for anyone who overthinks, overanalyzes, and has trouble "shutting off their brain" - whether it's day or night. You can choose to do CBT-I only, general psychotherapy only, or some combination of the two. Reach out for a free consultation and we can discuss what might work best for you. I'm currently accepting new telehealth clients throughout the state of Virginia. Please note tha ...
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Betsy Stade, PhD, is a clinical psychologist and research scientist at Stanford University. She specializes in cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT). Dr. Stade earned her PhD in clinical psychology from the University of Pennsylvania where she completed training in cognitive behavioral therapy for insomnia (CBT-I). She has a small private practice in San Francisco and offers virtual therapy throughout California.
Dr. Stade completed her predoctoral residency at the VA Palo Alto, and received advanced postdoctoral training at Stanford University. She also holds a Bachelor's degree from Barnard College of Columbia University. She is the author of numerous academic articles on cognitive and behavioral processes in the mood and anxiety disorders.
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Sandra Olkowski is an Associate Marriage and Family Therapist offering personalized, collaborative CBT-I treatment in-person in Sacramento and by telehealth throughout California. She specializes in providing compassionate care for individuals and couples struggling with sleep problems, anxiety, and menopause.
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Karen is a licensed clinical social worker and psychotherapist with over 22 years of experience providing evidence-based treatment to adults. Based in San Diego, California, she specializes in Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) for anxiety disorders and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Insomnia (CBT-I).
Karen has completed specialized training in CBT-I and helps adults experiencing chronic insomnia, difficulty staying asleep, nighttime worry, and sleep-related anxiety. Her approach focuses on identifying and changing the behavioral and cognitive patterns that perpetuate sleep difficulties, using practical, research-supported strategies to improve sleep quality and restore confidence in the ability to sleep.
In addition to insomnia, Karen has extensive experience treating generalized ...
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As a clinical health psychologist, I specialize in using cognitive and behavioral strategies to treat insomnia. I have been providing CBTi for individuals for about 15 years in academic settings, clinical trials through the UCLA Cousins Center for Psychoneuroimmunology and within my private practice. I frequently work with patients who have complex medical and sleep problems as well as associated anxiety, depression and other psychiatric disorders. I received pre-doctoral training in Health Psychology through the VA Medical Center in Phoenix, AZ and completed post-doctoral work at UCLA School of Dentistry's Orofacial Pain and Dental Sleep Medicine program. During the course of my time at UCLA's School of Medicine, Department of Neurology, I was able to work closely with my colleagues in th ...
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Russell Gilbert M.D. has been practicing Sleep Medicine since 1995. Since 2007, Dr. Gilbert has had a private practice in Scottsdale, Arizona focusing on insomnia and its psychological and behavioral causes. This focus has enabled him to become an expert in Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Insomnia (CBT-I). Dr. Gilbert remains one of only 40 physicians in North America, and the only physician in Arizona, who has additional certification in Behavioral Sleep Medicine. He is a Diplomate of the American Board of Sleep Medicine and the Board of Behavioral Sleep Medicine.
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