BSM Specialties: OSA / CPAP adherence training
Cathy Bykowski, Ph.D. Featured
You’re exhausted but can’t turn your brain off at night. Maybe you lie awake replaying to-do lists, worrying about what’s ahead, or counting the hours you have left to sleep. Some nights you fall asleep quickly, other nights you’re still wide awake at 2 a.m. You’re tired of tossing, turning, and dragging through your days.
I’m a health psychologist who helps people break the cycle between stress, poor sleep, and health problems. Stress, burnout, and emotional strain can lead to sleep difficulties, weight gain, high blood pressure, and trouble managing conditions like diabetes or chronic illness. At the same time, health issues can affect your mood, motivation, and daily habits — leaving you stuck in a frustrating loop.
I specialize in Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Insomnia (CBT-I) ...
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Christine Mason, PhD, DBSM Featured
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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Dr. Courtney Worley is an Alabama native who completed her Ph.D. in clinical psychology in 2012 at The University of Alabama (UA), with specialized coursework in health and geropsychology. Her internship was completed at The University of Florida Health Sciences Center in medical psychology. Prior to her graduate work in psychology, she completed a master’s degree in public health (M.P.H.) in health behavior at the University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB). Dr. Worley is board-certified in clinical psychology under the American Board of Professional Psychology. She completed specialized training in behavioral sleep medicine and achieved a Diplomate in Behavioral Sleep Medicine (DBSM) in 2024. She is the co-author of The Nightmare and Sleep Disorder Toolkit: A Workbook to Help you Get so ...
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Crista W. Donewar Featured
Dr. Donewar is a licensed psychologist who specializes in working with children, adolescents, and adults with sleep difficulties. She provides in-person services in Chapel Hill, NC, and telehealth services throughout North Carolina and to patients in PsyPact participating states.
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Dan Cheney Featured
Dr. Cheney's approach to health psychology is collaborative and rooted in cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT). He works with both patients and medical providers as needed on a wide range of health-related concerns. Dr. Cheney has successfully helped many people overcome, or cope with, insomnia, circadian rhythm disorders, CPAP desensitization, nightmares, chronic pain, headaches, nicotine addiction, chronic illness, terminal illness, diabetes, obesity, nutritional difficulties, and more.
Dr. Cheney received specialized postdoctoral training in health psychology, primary care psychology, and specialty mental health care at the White River Junction VA Medical Center. During his advanced training, Dr. Cheney mastered the use of CBT-I and CBT-CP as well as other health psychology interventi ...
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Daniel Conybeare Featured
I am Board Certified in Clinical Psychology and an expert in evidence-based therapy and assessment. As a primary care psychologist for over 8 years, I have helped hundreds of clients improve their sleep using the science of sleep psychology. I am certified by the Department of Veterans Affairs in Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Insomnia (CBT-I), the gold standard treatment for chronic insomnia. I'm also trained in Brief Behavioral Therapy for Insomnia, Imagery Rehearsal Therapy, CPAP desensitization, and a host of other approaches that can treat problems underlying sleep difficulties (such as anxiety and depression).
Licensed in Minnesota and serving the entire state via telehealth.
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Daniella Marchetti Featured
Dr. Daniella Marchetti obtained two master's degrees and her PhD in Clinical Psychology from the University of Miami. The focus of her training has been in Health Psychology, and she has obtained experience in medical settings as well as private practice. Her area of expertise is in behavioral sleep medicine, having treated a variety of sleep concerns in medically complex cases over the years, including insomnia, nightmares, hypersomnia, and PAP adherence for sleep apnea. While she works as a Clinical Psychologist at the Miami VAMC with veterans, she has also established her sleep centered private practice to continue growing in her passion. She provides teletherapy services at this time.
She is PSYPACT certified and provides teletherapy across 42 states. She can also provide therapy ...
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Deirdre Conroy, PhD Featured
Deirdre Conroy, PhD obtained her PhD in psychology from the City University of New York and her post-doctoral fellowship at the University of Michigan Addiction Research Center. She is a clinical sleep psychologist boarded by the American Board of Sleep Medicine, Behavioral Sleep Medicine, and American Board of Professional Psychology. She worked as the Clinical Director of Behavioral Sleep Medicine at Michigan Medicine before starting her practice Deirdre Conroy, PhD, PLLC. Her research has focused on the relationship between insomnia and substance use disorders including alcohol and cannabis. Her clinical focus is insomnia, circadian rhythms, and medication discontinuation.
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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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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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Dr Sara Winter Featured
Dr Sara Winter is a Clinical Psychologist and CBTi provider with over 20 years' experience and a special interest in sleep disorders and chronic disease. Sara completed her PhD in the area of sleep disorders and health behaviour change, specifically CPAP adherence, and is an honorary Associate Professor with the University of Queensland. Sara works in a quaternary multidisciplinary sleep disorders service delivering psychological interventions for a variety of sleep conditions including CBTi for insomnia. Sara has trained numerous psychologists in behavioural sleep interventions and is co-chair of the Australasian Sleep Association Behavioural Management of Sleep Disorders subcommittee - driving national educational programs and strategic direction for health services at all levels of the ...
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Dr. Sarah Silverman Featured
Hi! I'm Dr. Sarah, Stanford-trained holistic sleep specialist and insomnia expert. If you've been having any trouble falling or staying asleep, then you're in the right place. I specialize in the gold standard treatment approach for adults with chronic insomnia, Cognitive Behavior Therapy for insomnia (CBT-I). CBT-I is like "sleep training" for adults, teaching you how to sleep soundly without relying on sleeping pills. I offer a truly integrative and compassionate approach to sleep—one that goes beyond quick fixes to address the underlying root cause of your restless nights. CBT-I is a short-term, skills-based treatment and way more effective than general “sleep hygiene” advice. Sleep isn't one-size-fits-all. You deserve a customized plan, tailored to your unique sleep needs and health go ...
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Dr. William Tsang, PsyD Featured
Cheung “William” Tsang, PsyD, is a fellowship-trained clinical neuropsychologist and health rehabilitation psychologist at Hackensack Meridian Neuroscience Institute at Hackensack University Medical Center. He also holds an assistant professor of Neurology faculty appointment at Hackensack Meridian School of Medicine. Dr. Tsang applies his knowledge of brain-behavior relationships in cognitive assessments as well as evidence-based therapies to help manage conditions affecting the brain. He is certified in CBT-i, with training and research developed through Harvard University. Dr. Tsang's protocol involves an intake appointment and five treatment sessions.
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Edward Haraburda, Ph.D, DBSM Featured
Elaine A Hess, PhD Featured
Dr. Elaine Hess is a clinical psychologist specializing in health psychology, licensed in Texas and PSYPACT certified and is able to see patients virtually and in-person at her office in Houston, TX. She is passionate about behavioral sleep treatment due to her own struggles with insomnia, and specifically uses CBT-I. She's also verse in the evidence-based therapies of CBT, ACT and mindfulness-based approaches.
Dr. Hess received her PhD from the University of Texas at Austin, completed an internship at Denver Health and a post-doc at the South Texas Veterans Healthcare System with emphases in palliative care, rehab psych and behavioral sleep treatment. For additional information, please refer to the practice website at www.houstonhealthpsychology.com
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Elaine Boland Featured
I am a board certified behavioral sleep medicine specialist and licensed psychologist with over a decade of experience providing evidenced-based care for sleep, anxiety, and life stress. My approach is empathic, collaborative and integrative, pulling from cognitive-behavioral and acceptance-based approaches to improving sleep and mental health. Prior to beginning my practice, I spent over 10 years at the Cpl. Michael J. Crescenz VA Medical Center in Philadelphia where I provided care for veterans struggling with sleep disorders, stress and anxiety. I provided clinical training and supervision to pre- and post-doctoral trainees and served as a consultant for the VA’s national training program for Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Insomnia. I have led continuing education workshops and presen ...
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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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Emily Harrington Featured
I specialize in evidence-informed, mind-body therapy for sleep difficulties across the lifespan. I provide Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Insomnia (CBT-I) and behavioral sleep medicine in English and Spanish. I work with children, adolescents, and adults of all ages who struggle with insomnia, circadian rhythm disruption, anxiety around sleep, and sleep difficulties related to medical conditions. I collaborate closely with families and caregivers when appropriate and create a treatment process that is developmentally attuned and grounded in real-world contexts. My practice affirms diverse identities, including LGBTQ+ and neurodivergent individuals, and is trauma-informed.
My interest in sleep medicine grew from training and working in medical settings with patients whose lives were sh ...
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