Reclaim Restful Sleep: Insomnia Treatment & CBT-i
Struggling to fall asleep or stay asleep? Chronic insomnia impacts mood, focus, and daily performance. A phychiatrist-led approach combines Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Insomnia (CBT-I) with personalized strategies for lasting improvement.
Why Isn't Sleep Improving?
Insomnia often isn’t just stress or bad habits. Over time, patterns of wakefulness, anxious thoughts, and disrupted sleep cycles reinforce the insomnia itself. Understanding your unique sleep challenges is key to lasting relief.
Sleep Cycle Problems: Your body’s natural sleep rhythm gets out of sync. Working a shift job? Recently switch your work hours or daily routine? These are all things can can lead to lasting disruption in your sleep cycle.
Maladaptive Behavioral Changes: When insomnia sets in, we slowly make changes to our routine in an attempt to improve our sleep and limit fatigue. These changes, bit by bit, over years chip away at healthy sleep habits – ultimately making insomnia worse,
Sleep Becomes Anxiety: Every night, you start to wonder and worry “am I going to sleep?”. Being in bed no longer becomes restful, it becomes stressful, and sleep becomes harder to achieve.
Symptoms of Chronic Insomnia
Difficulty falling asleep within 30 minutes
Early morning awakenings with inability to return to sleep
Difficulty concentrating or remembering tasks
Frequent nighttime awakenings
Daytime fatigue or sleepiness
Heightened anxiety or irritability
Direct, physician-led care focused on restoring restful sleep. Every patient is evaluated and treated personally, with an emphasis on precision, clarity, and measurable improvement.
How I Help Restore Restful Sleep
My approach focuses on cognitive and behavioral strategies that retrain the mind and body for consistent, restorative sleep.
Sleep Assessment
Evaluate sleep patterns, behaviors, and underlying contributors to insomnia.
CBT-i
Structured therapy to change thoughts and habits that interfere with sleep.
Behavioral Sleep Strategies
Sleep restriction, stimulus control, and sleep hygiene tailored to your schedule.
Medications
Selective and appropriate use of medications (if necessary) to provide long-term improvement while minimizing dependency.
Follow-Up & Adjustments
Continuous monitoring and adjustments to ensure lasting improvement.
Ideal Candidates for Treatment
- Adults with chronic insomnia lasting more than 3 months
- Those with difficulty implementing sleep routines independently
- Individuals with sleep-related daytime impairment
- Those seeking structured, evidence-based care
NOT for:
- quick fixes or sleep aids alone
- generalized advice without monitoring
- a short-term or transactional care model
Take the First Step Toward Restful Sleep
If insomnia is affecting your daily performance, mood, or health, a structured, physician-led approach can make a lasting difference