BSM Experience: 5 -10 Years
Shantha Gowda Featured
Elika Razmjou, PsyD Featured
Dr. Elika Razmjou is a licensed clinical psychologist offering telehealth CBT-I for adults in California and New York. She holds VA certifications in CBT for Insomnia and CBT for Nightmare Disorder (IP), and has seen patients for the Behavioral Sleep Medicine clinic at the West Los Angeles VA Medical Center, since 2020.
In addition to primary insomnia, Dr. Razmjou has particular experience treating sleep disturbances in the context of chronic pain and neurological conditions including Parkinson's disease. Her background in health psychology allows her to address the ways physical illness, pain, and sleep problems maintain each other, rather than treating sleep in isolation. She sees adults via telehealth only and is licensed in California and New York.
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Ellen Wermter Featured
Ellen Wermter is a Board Certified Family Nurse Practitioner and was awarded a Diplomate in Behavioral Sleep Medicine. She earned her Bachelor of Science in Nursing at the University of Virginia and her Masters of Science at Virginia Commonwealth University and is a member of the Virginia Council of Nurse Practitioners, the American Academy of Sleep Medicine, and the Society for Behavioral Sleep Medicine.
Ellen is a dedicated sleep professional who practices full time, offering both in-person and telehealth options. She provides CBT-i and CBT-H, as well as specialty care for other sleep concerns. In addition to her clinical work, she is a regular contributor to media about the science of sleep and healthy rest.
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Erika Lundgren Featured
Erika Lundgren is a licensed independent clinical social worker based in New Hampshire, working with adults across the lifespan, with a focus on helping those who struggle with sleep difficulties. Her clients come to her having issues falling asleep and waking up in the middle of the night who have tried medication, relaxation, new mattresses with no long term success. Erika is particularly sensitive to clients facing moments of transition like a move to a new city, job loss, break up, life stress, and symptoms of anxiety that can have negative impacts on sleep.
Erika’s approach is rooted in Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Insomnia, an evidenced based treatment that focuses on helping patients understand the root cause of their sleep, learn new strategies to manage sleep anxieties, and ...
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Lindsay Wakayama, PsyD Featured
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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Sara Crocker Featured
Sara Crocker is a Clinical Psychologist and CBTi provider based in Brisbane. Sara works in a quaternary multidisciplinary sleep disorders service and has clinical experience in managing a variety of sleep disorder presentations including insomnia, hypersomnolence conditions, circadian rhythm sleep-wake disorders, and OSA treatment adherence. Sara has a particular interest in sleep and women's health. Sara is a member of the Australian Psychological Society (MAPS).
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Lauren Johnson Featured
As a dedicated and compassionate licensed clinical psychologist, Dr. Johnson specializes in helping older adolescents and adults navigate life’s challenges while cultivating fulfilling and meaningful lives. With a deep commitment to supporting her clients, she works collaboratively to help them uncover new perspectives, live in alignment with their values, and experience joy and gratitude, even amidst chronic health conditions or life-changing injuries.
Dr. Johnson believes in approaching therapy with openness, curiosity, and a personalized touch, forging a strong therapeutic alliance with each client. She views every person as a multi-dimensional individual and tailors each treatment plan to address their unique needs. She employs evidence-based therapies, including Acceptance and Comm ...
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Do you find yourself lying awake at night, despite trying to do everything right to sleep well? Are you worried about the impact of sleeplessness on your health, relationships and career? Are you wanting to get off sleeping medication (or avoid starting it in the first place), but worried you can't sleep without it?
Whether you’ve been struggling to sleep for years or you’re experiencing insomnia for the first time - you are in the right place.
I love to help clients discover consistent, quality rest using CBT-I. Together we will use a set of structured techniques and strategies to break the pattern of insomnia and establish a new healthy pattern of sleep that allows your body to repair its natural sleep mechanism in 6-8 weeks. (1)
Compassion is central to my work.
Dealing with i ...
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Garry L. Spink Jr. Featured
Jessica Bloomfield Plato, Psy.D. Featured
I am a Denver-based psychologist who has been licensed for 18 years. I treat various mental health issues and have been working specifically with insomnia using CBTI since 2018. I participate in PSYPACT which allows me to treat clients in most states in the U.S. via telehealth.
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Marissa Alert, PhD Featured
Marissa Alert, PhD, is a licensed clinical health psychologist who works with busy professionals and high-achieving individuals who have trouble falling asleep, staying asleep, or waking up too early. She focuses on issues such as insomnia, chronic stress, burnout, anxiety, and depression. Dr. Alerts delivers evidence-based treatments for these conditions such as Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), CBT for insomnia, and acceptance and commitment therapy (ACT) to ensure the highest quality of care for her clients. She tailors her approach to address her clients’ unique needs while honoring their experiences, values, culture, and preferences.
A key part of her practice is ensuring her clients feel safe and supported. She has a warm, collaborative, and non-judgmental therapeutic style an ...
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Marla Shapiro, PhD, HSP, NCSP, DBSM Featured
Marla Shapiro is a Developmental and Sports Neuropsychologist, Health Service Psychologist, and Nationally Certified School Psychologist. She is a Fellow of the National Academy of Neuropsychology and Sports Neuropsychology Society, with board certification in Behavioral Sleep Medicine. Her private practice provides lifespan services that promote brain health and helping individuals to overcome acute or chronic challenges. Clinical services include neuropsychological testing, concussion management, and behavioral sleep medicine. Dr. Shapiro also works with schools, sports organizations, and community groups providing general consultation, public and professional education, and program planning. She works with athletes of all ages from pee-wees to pros, consults with testing agencies, and p ...
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Derrick Wells Featured
Mental Health Practitioner that has years of experience using therapeutic approach to assist people through difficult issues.
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Sarah Gray Featured
Sarah Gray, Psy.D. is an instructor at Harvard Medical School, where she is Assistant Director for Behavioral Sleep Medicine for an affiliated hospital. She also is Director at Integrative Psychology, PC (www.integrativepsychology.com) in the Boston area, where she employs three excellent clinicians, all of whom are trained in and provide CBT-I for insomnia, including one clinician with her Diplomate in Behavioral Sleep Medicine (DBSM) and who also offers treatment for nightmares, PAP adherence, circadian issues, and more.
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Do you find yourself lying awake at night, despite trying to do everything right to sleep well? Are you worried about the impact of sleeplessness on your health, relationships and career? Are you wanting to get off sleeping medication (or avoid starting it in the first place), but worried you can't sleep without it?
Whether you’ve been struggling to sleep for years or you’re experiencing insomnia for the first time - you are in the right place.
I love to help clients discover consistent, quality rest using CBT-I. Together we will use a set of structured techniques and strategies to break the pattern of insomnia and establish a new healthy pattern of sleep that allows your body to repair its natural sleep mechanism in 6-8 weeks. (1)
Compassion is central to my work.
Dealing with i ...
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Dr Chris James Featured
Dr Chris James is the Founder and Clinical Director of ChangeUp Psychology and a Consultant Clinical Psychologist with 20 years of clinical experience across NHS services and private practice.
He has worked across a broad range of clinical settings, including community mental health teams, hospital services, and a specialist sleep medicine service. He previously ran a NHS behavioural sleep medicine service, providing CBT-I and psychological support for individuals experiencing a broad range of issues relating to living with sleep disorders, including overcoming CPAP-related anxiety issues, learning to live a meaningful life with narcolepsy, and managing nightmares.
In 2020 he founded Sleep Athletic, which offers specialist sleep support and training to professional athletes, sports ...
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Christopher J. Wendel, PhD, DBSM Featured
Dr. Wendel is a clinical health psychologist board-certified Behavioral Sleep Medicine (DBSM) at the Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center. He obtained his PhD from the University of Alabama and completed his post-doctoral fellowship training in behavioral sleep medicine, chronic pain, and trauma at the Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center. He specializes in the treatment of the full range of sleep disorders, including: insomnia, circadian rhythm disorders, central disorders of hypersomnolence (narcolepsy, idiopathic hypersomnia), nightmare disorders, and parasomnias. He utilizes empirically-based treatments, including Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Insomnia (CBTI), Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Hypersomnia (CBT-H), Imagery Rehearsal Therapy for Nightmares (IRT), and Chro ...
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Daisy Vélez, Psy.D., DipACLM, PMH-C Featured
As a clinical health psychologist, I specialize in addressing the intricate connection between psychological factors and medical conditions in adults (18+). My focus areas include:
• Perinatal mood, anxiety, trauma, and adjustment disorders and infertility
• Psychological trauma from physical injury or hospitalization
• Insomnia/circadian rhythm disorders
• Chronic pain and gastrointestinal concerns
• Adjustment to illness/ related changes in physical abilities
• Behavioral weight management, binge-eating, night eating syndrome
• Preparation for/adjustment following surgical procedures (e.g., bariatrics/transplants)
I tailor evidence-based therapies including Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Cognitive Processing Therapy, Mindfulness, and Schema Ther ...
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Liz Fleagle, PsyD Featured
We all know that sleep is absolutely imperative for overall well being. When you are not sleeping well, it is normal to struggle in other areas of your life. As a clinical health psychologist, I have a decade of experience helping you get the rest you deserve. I work with all people struggling with their sleep and have expertise in dealing with people struggling with other health issues too! Whether you are pregnant, struggling with pain, or dealing with a health diagnosis , you deserve to feel well rested and rejuvenated.
Let's quiet your mind and get you back to sleep!
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