I'm a physical therapist that specializes in sleep. I'm trained in CBT-I (Cognitive Behavioral therapy for Insomnia) to address sleep deficits, and can incorporate pain management techniques which often co-exists with poor sleep. I treat clients virtually, in DC and VA.
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I'm a Licensed Independent Clinical Social Worker (LICSW) and psychotherapist with specialized training in Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Insomnia (CBT-I). I focus on evidence-based treatment for insomnia, chronic pain, and stress-related concerns, drawing on clinical experience with individuals navigating complex health conditions and major life transitions.
I offer CBT-I via telehealth across Alabama and in person in the Birmingham area. My approach is structured and collaborative, supporting clients as they work toward their sleep and wellness goals using personalized, evidence-based strategies. I often work with individuals who have struggled with sleep for years and are looking for a clear, research-backed path forward.
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I have been a Behavioral Sleep Therapist for over 25 years and have developed Neuro-Somatic Therapy for Sleep (NST-S), publicly known as SleepEasy. This is an advanced form of cognitive-behavioral therapy based on Polyvagal Theory and the somatic treatment of trauma. This method incorporates specific somatic processes that open the neurological pathways to calm the mind, emotions, and body into sleep.
Since 2009, I have been the sleep therapist for Colorado’s largest primary care practice, which serves over 200,000 patients. I am the sleep therapist for Throttle & Thrive, a residential detox, substance misuse, and mental health facility exclusively for Law Enforcement Personnel, First Responders and Veterans.
In a clinical study published in Sleep Disorders and Therapy, the SleepEas ...
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I am a licensed clinical psychologist and behavioral medicine researcher in health behaviors and health equity. For the past 15 years, I have been treating and learning from diverse people coping with insomnia. I have worked extensively with people with insomnia with cancer, and, more recently, in new parents. I have specialty training in CBT-I and Psycho-Oncology from Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center and conduct research, consulting, and training in health psychology in my role as Associate Professor at Rutgers University. I supervise students doing behavioral sleep treatment in my training clinic here https://gsapp.rutgers.edu/centers-clinics/center-psychological-services-cps/health-psychology-clinic and see clients through a small private practice here: https://www.psychologytoday ...
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Dr. Christi Ulmer completed her Master's degree in Clinical Psychology at the University of Louisville (2004), a pre-doctoral internship in Behavioral Medicine at the Veterans Affairs Healthcare System in Palo Alto, California (2006), and her Ph.D. in Clinical Psychology at the University of Louisville (2006). She is designated as a Diplomate in Behavioral Sleep Medicine by the Board of Behavioral Sleep Medicine. Dr. Ulmer has extensive experience assessing and treating a range of sleep disorders using behavioral approaches delivered via telehealth, individual and group formats. She works with clients using a collaborative approach, with a focus on the clients’ priorities and values. She prioritizes research-supported approaches in her work, and she enjoys integrating meditation and spirit ...
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My practice is limited to the behavioral treatment of sleep disorders including: insomnia, sleep phase disorders, nightmare disorders, and difficulties adapting to CPAP usage. I work with children (and their parents), adolescents, and adults. I have a special interest in working with patients whose sleep is compromised by chronic pain or chronic illness. i have worked with many patients who experience insomnia secondary to Long Covid. While my primary treatment approach is CBT-I, I also integrate elements of ACT (Acceptance and Commitment Therapy) and mindfulness based interventions into my patients' treatment plans, as indicated. I also treat hypersomnia and narcolepsy ( typically in coordination with a sleep physician) utilizing CBT-H.
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Gerontologist with an extensive background and education in exercise therapy and nutrition
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I have been working as a clinical health psychologist for 19 years. Most of my clinical experience has been within the Department of Veterans Affairs, where I work in integrated Primary Care teams, helping veterans with various behavioral and health concerns, including sleep issues. I received extensive CBT-I training through the VA, which included 6 months of consultation reviewing audiotaped cases to ensure I was delivering the treatment with fidelity. Subsequently I completed the Advanced CBT-I and BSM course through the University of PA., as well as numerous hours of CE's on Behavioral Sleep Medicine topics. I have also provided several professional presentations on CBT-I and am involved in clinical research on insomnia in people with alcohol use disorders. For the past several yea ...
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I specialize in helping people with trouble sleeping as well as chronic pain through Pain Reprocessing Therapy. I am also an EMDR-trained clinician.
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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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I’m a Licensed Mental Health Counselor (LMHC) and Board-Certified, Registered Art Therapist (ATR-BC) who has been practicing since 2011. My professional experience ranges from rural crisis intervention to acute inpatient care. I currently work in private practice in Clive, Iowa. I utilized CBT-I to support clients with chronic insomnia and firmly believe that sleep is foundational to physical and mental health. I look forward to working with you!
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Dr. Lauren Brenner is a licensed clinical psychologist with expertise in the field of trauma and stressor-related disorders. She received her BS from the University of Illinois in Urbana-Champaign, and MS and PhD in Clinical Psychology at Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine and Science in Chicago. Dr. Brenner conducted clinical training at the University of Chicago, Edward J Hines VAMC, James Lovell Federal Health Care Center, and an intensive DBT program. She completed her predoctoral internship at VA Boston Healthcare System, with a focus in cooccurring substance use and traumatic stress disorders, with additional training in General Mental Health and Urgent Care. Dr. Brenner attained fellowship training at the Home Base Program, where she now serves as a staff psychologist and Clin ...
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Dr. David Bradley is a clinical psychologist licensed in New Hampshire and authorized to practice in 42 states via Telehealth through PSYPACT. He received his Ph.D. at Case Western Reserve University and completed training in CBT-i at Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center. His primary approach to treating insomnia is CBT-i, and also integrates core ACT principles around making values-based decisions where accommodations to the standard CBT-i protocol may make sense. In addition to treating insomnia, Dr. Bradley specializes in treating anxiety and OCD, and integrates the treatment of sleep problems into the treatment of anxiety and OCD. Dr. Bradley serves as the Vice President of OCD New Hampshire and regularly offers trainings in the use of exposure and response prevention for the treatment o ...
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Dr. Norah Simpson is a licensed clinical psychologist who specializes in non-drug treatment of sleep disorders. She has been treating patients with behavioral sleep medicine approaches for over 15 years. Dr. Simpson is the training director of the APA-accredited clinical psychology postdoctoral fellowship program in the Department of Psychiatry at Stanford and also leads the behavioral sleep medicine fellowship track that is a part of the Stanford Sleep Health and Insomnia Program (SHIP). She is actively involved in clinical research and training of healthcare providers in behavioral sleep medicine approaches. Dr. Simpson treats adults and adolescents with sleep disorders, and has a particular interest in helping patients reduce/eliminate hypnotic medication with successful treatment of t ...
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I have thirty years of clinical experience, fifteen of those spent within the VA system delivering CBT for Insomnia and serving as a master consultant and trainer, teaching other therapists how to deliver this modality of treatment. I have treated hundreds of clients with Insomnia Disorder and have specialized experience treating insomnia with co-occuring disorders such as PTSD. I am trained to deliver CBT for Insomnia in both an individual and group format. I do not participate in any insurance panels, but I am able to provide clients with a superbill which they can submit for out of network reimbursement if eligible.
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Professor Dr. Brenda K. Wiederhold, Ph.D., MBA, BCB, BCN, FRSM
Dr. Brenda K. Wiederhold is the Co-Founder of the Virtual Reality Medical Center (VRMC) and a Licensed Clinical Psychologist (CA, VA, and Belgium) with a doctorate in Clinical Health Psychology. With board certifications in Biofeedback and Neurofeedback, she integrates advanced physiological monitoring with Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to treat complex stress and sleep-related disorders, phobias, anxiety disorders, and chronic pain.
In her private practice and as a member of the Medical Staff at Scripps Memorial Hospital in La Jolla, Dr. Wiederhold applies CBT-I principles to help patients overcome insomnia by addressing the intersection of cognitive patterns and autonomic arousal. Her extensive background in treating anxie ...
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I am a therapist in Chicago trained in CBT-I. I originally trained in Dr. Gregg D. Jacobs's CBT-I program and offered individual and group CBT-I in an outpatient hospital setting. Since then, I have completed additional CBT-I training including U Penn's Basic Training and Mini Fellowship. I have also received additional supervision through U Penn.
In addition to working with insomnia, I am a therapist who specializes in working with anxiety disorders, panic, obsessive compulsive disorder, body focused repetitive behaviors, and ADHD. I have advanced training in CBT as well as Exposure and Response Prevention and Acceptance and Commitment Therapy.
I offer free 15 minute consults if you would like to talk to see if it feels like a good fit before scheduling your first session. I am ava ...
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Professor Dr. Brenda K. Wiederhold, Ph.D., MBA, BCB, BCN, FRSM
Dr. Brenda K. Wiederhold is the Co-Founder of the Virtual Reality Medical Center (VRMC) and a Licensed Clinical Psychologist (CA, VA, and Belgium) with a doctorate in Clinical Health Psychology. With board certifications in Biofeedback and Neurofeedback, she integrates advanced physiological monitoring with Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to treat complex stress and sleep-related disorders, phobias, anxiety disorders, and chronic pain.
In her private practice and as a member of the Medical Staff at Scripps Memorial Hospital in La Jolla, Dr. Wiederhold applies CBT-I principles to help patients overcome insomnia by addressing the intersection of cognitive patterns and autonomic arousal. Her extensive background in treating anxie ...
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Dr. Larissa Tate is a licensed clinical psychologist and received her first Master's Degree in Clinical Psychological Science from the University of Maryland. She then attended the Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences for her Master's and Doctoral Degrees in Clinical Psychology. She completed her APA-accredited internship with the University of Alabama-Birmingham VA Medical Center Consortium. Dr. Tate is licensed in New York, Maryland, and Alabama and is a registered telehealth provider in Florida.
Dr. Tate has extensive experience and training in a variety of settings, including sleep clinics, primary care, hospitals, outpatient mental health clinics, and inpatient medical units. In 2024, she ventured into private practice and specializes in the treatment of sleep disor ...
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Dr. Dardeen spent her undergraduate and early graduate years working as an EMT for various paramedic services in Indiana and completed her first several years as a psychologist in the VA Healthcare system working with veterans returning from OEF/OIF/OND missions. She is uniquely placed to assist our first responders with resolving stressors and symptoms that result from their demanding work environments. She also serves as the clinical director for an embedded peer support team within the Crawfordsville Police Department, a state-wide peer support team for IU Lifeline, and a local 501c3 peer support team-6th Alarm Peer Support. Dr. Dardeen is trained in two evidence-based treatments for trauma: CPT (Cognitive Processing Therapy) and EMDR (Eye-Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing). ...
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