BSM Specialties: Circadian Rhythm Disorders
Sharon Maroukel, PhD, DBSM Featured
Timothy Billings PhD DBSM Featured
I’m a clinical psychologist who has been treating children, adolescents and adults in the Baltimore area for the past 10 years. I specialize in the treatment of sleep and anxiety disorders as well as adherence and adjustment problems related to chronic medical conditions. I completed my Master’s Degree in Clinical Psychology from Towson University in Towson, MD and my Ph.D. in Clinical Psychology at Howard University in Washington, DC. I completed an APA accredited internship and a Postdoctoral Fellowship at Mt. Washington Pediatric Hospital in Baltimore, MD. Currently, I continue to work at Mt. Washington Pediatric Hospital treatment children and adolescents with sleep disorder, and am a private practice owner in Timonium, MD where I treat children, adolescents and adults with proble ...
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Dr. Nicole Moshfegh Featured
Dr. Nicole Moshfegh is a clinical and health service psychologist in California. She is the Founder and Director of We Rise Psychology, Inc. and the author of, “The Book of Sleep.”
Dr. Moshfegh specializes in providing culturally responsive, evidence-based care to adults and teenagers struggling with anxiety, insomnia, burnout, as well as chronic fatigue and stress. She has extensive training and experience in evidence-based therapies, such as Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), and Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy (MBCT).
Dr. Moshfegh completed her clinical internship and postdoctoral fellowship at the UCLA Semel Institute for Neuroscience and Human Behavior and received her doctoral and master's degrees in clinical psychology from Pepperd ...
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Daniel Kessler, PsyD, DBSM Featured
“I’m exhausted—but the moment I lie down, my mind won’t stop.”
If that resonates, you're in good company—I hear it every day from high-achieving clients whose sleep has become yet another thing they can’t solve.
Whether it’s difficulty falling asleep, extended middle of the night awakenings, or waking too early and not getting back to sleep, I specialize in helping driven individuals recalibrate their sleep using CBT-I—the gold-standard, evidence-based treatment for insomnia. With over 15 years of experience treating sleep problems, I help clients restore true rest so they can perform, lead, and live with clarity.
My practice offers discreet, flexible care via secure telehealth in 43+ states,. You’ll receive personalized, results-driven support—without waitlists, insurance hoops, o ...
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Suzanne Bergmann Featured
What keeps you up at night? Is it stress, anxiety, sleep disturbances, or life events? Do you want to try to address an old problem in a new way?
My specialties include: insomnia, dreams/nightmares, trauma/PTSD, anxiety, Veterans, life transitions
I have seen evidence-based practices for insomnia, nightmares and trauma begin to alleviate debilitating symptoms in a very short amount of time. Whether you have been suffering for 3 months or 3 decades, I have witnessed people recover and regain a quality of their lives they thought was lost.
I am currently able to provide therapy to clients in New York, New Jersey, Maine, Massachusetts, Vermont, Delaware, Virginia, West Virginia, South Carolina, and Florida. ...
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Martin Kounitz, LICSW/LCSW Featured
Helping you sleep better is my passion. I've practiced evidenced-based treatment for sleep disorders for over 10 years. As an adjunct professor at Smith College for Social Work, I taught CBT for insomnia (CBT-I) to psychologists and CBT itself to social work students. Through CBT-I, I'll help you to build tools to overcome sleep problems and the related challenges you may face. Many people are burdened with anxiety about sleeping and feel anxious that poor sleep affects their work or relationships. Let's work together to reduce your worry. We'll understand your sleep patterns and collaboratively develop goals.
Licensed in both New York and Massachusetts, I accept Blue Cross Blue Shield, Medicare, Tufts, Harvard Pilgrim, Aetna, UnitedHealthcare, and Wellpoint/Unicare.
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BSC-Kyle Yamasaki Featured
I am a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (MFT) with 20 years of experience. My practice is called the Behavioral Sleep Center (BSC) has focused on sleep full time for over 5 years. I have helped numerous Silicon Valley professionals with chronic insomnia, sleep anxiety, and other sleep disorders.
I provide Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Insomnia (CBT-I) based on an 8 session protocol and completed advanced training and Mini-Fellowship at University of Pennsylvania. At BSC, clients are able to obtain remission in 5.5 sessions on average.
I can work with individuals with co-occurring mental and physical health conditions.
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Monica Egger, OTD, OTR/L Featured
I see Colorado State residents remotely via telehealth. I work with motivated adults of all ages who are ready for a focused, evidence-based approach to better sleep, including college students, career professionals & retirees, new parents, women navigating perimenopause or menopause, and active military & veterans. I provide proven, targeted strategies, customized to each individual, to address insomnia at its roots and help restore healthy, sustainable sleep.
If you’re exhausted from struggling with sleep and feel like nothing has worked, you’re not alone. Chronic insomnia can feel overwhelming, but effective treatment is possible. With the right support and proven strategies, sleep can improve. I’d be honored to help you take the next step toward lasting change.
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Richard Blackburn Featured
Dr. Rick Blackburn is a Fellow of the Society of Behavioral Sleep Medicine and is board certified by the Board of Behavioral Sleep Medicine, and the American Board of Sleep Medicine. He has been practicing behavioral sleep medicine since 2011. He is the Insomnia and Behavioral Health Sleep Medicine Director for Nystrom and Associates, and in addition to his clinical practice, runs the department and trains new clinicians. He treats all behavioral sleep disorders ages 6+ in MN and WI.
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Siew Chung MAH Featured
Siew Chung is a registered Clinical Psychologist with a special interest in behavioural sleep medicine, particularly the assessment and treatment of insomnia, circadian rhythm sleep–wake disorders, and nightmare disorder. He has extensive clinical and teaching experience in the management of depression, anxiety, and sleep disorders within Singapore's public primary healthcare system.
He holds a Master of Clinical Psychology from HELP University, Malaysia, and a Postgraduate Diploma in Sleep Medicine from the University of Oxford, United Kingdom. Siew Chung is currently pursuing a Professional Doctorate in Clinical Neuropsychology at Universiti Sains Malaysia. In addition to his formal academic training, he has received additional training in Cognitive Behavioural Therapy for insomnia an ...
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Sarah Kate McGowan Featured
I specialize in the treatment of insomnia, nightmares, circadian rhythm disorders, PAP adherence, and other sleep disorders that would benefit from a behavioral approach. Sleep difficulties are often overlooked and yet they undermine our mood, productivity, creativity, memory, and overall health. Whether you recently started having difficulty with sleep or it's been a long standing problem, there are highly effective treatments that do NOT involve the use of medications. In fact, if you are currently taking medications for sleep but would like to reduce or eliminate them, I can help. If anxious thoughts are interfering with your sleep, we can find ways to reduce the impact that anxiety has on your sleep.
With over a decade of experience, I help individuals reach their goals by adapting ...
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Virginia Runko, PhD, CBSM, DBSM Featured
Virginia Runko, PhD, CBSM, DBSM is a licensed psychologist and holds the highest credentials as Diplomate in Behavioral Sleep Medicine (BSM). Within BSM, her specialty is Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Insomnia (CBT-I). She completed her BSM fellowship at the Johns Hopkins School of Medicine. She has practiced BSM in various settings, including sleep clinics and a group mental health practice. In 2019, she started her own practice, DC Psychology and Sleep Services, where she treats sleep disorders as well as provides supportive psychotherapy and conducts CBT for anxiety, depression, relationship and interpersonal difficulty, and adjustment issues in adults. In addition to her clinical work, Dr. Runko provides consultation for clinicians working towards their certification in BSM and ...
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Stephanie Silberman Featured
Stephanie Silberman, Ph.D, DABSM, FAASM, is a licensed psychologist who is a Diplomate of the American Board of Sleep Medicine and Fellow of the American Academy of Sleep Medicine. Dr. Silberman is the author of The Insomnia Workbook: A Comprehensive Guide to Getting the Sleep You Need, a self-help guide for people with insomnia and a reference tool for health-care professionals. Her book has been translated into Spanish (Combatir el insomnio: Una guía práctica), Danish, and Korean.
Dr. Silberman is active in professional organizations and legislative activities affecting psychology and sleep disorders and served twice as president of the Broward Chapter of the Florida Psychological Association. Due to her expertise in sleep medicine, she regularly appears on television news, radio ...
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Eric Zhou Featured
Dr. Eric Zhou has helped patients sleep better for 15 years. He is an Assistant Professor of Psychiatry at Harvard Medical School and on faculty in the Division of Sleep Medicine. In 2021, he was 1 of only 9 national experts invited to serve on the American Academy of Sleep Medicine's task force to develop clinical practice guidelines for the behavioral-psychological treatment of insomnia, and the only clinical psychologist in the Northeastern US to have this privilege. Currently, he is helping the American Academy of Sleep Medicine's develop clinical practice guidelines for the combination (behavioral-psychological plus medication) treatment of insomnia, and is 1 of only 3 psychologists in the entire country to be on this panel.
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Kate Kaplan Ph.D. DBSM Featured
Dr. Kate Kaplan is a nationally-recognized expert in the behavioral treatment of adult and adolescent sleep disorders, including insomnia, hypersomnia and circadian rhythm disorders. She has 20 years of experience providing psychotherapy across a variety of settings, including hospitals, community clinics, university medical centers and as part of federally-funded research programs. She is one of a handful of psychologists in the Bay Area who is board-certified in Behavioral Sleep Medicine. Dr. Kaplan has published widely on sleep treatments and the interplay between sleep and mental health.
Dr. Kaplan’s enthusiasm for sleep began at Stanford University where she received her B.A. and M.A., followed by a Ph.D. at the University of California Berkeley and two postdoctoral fellowships at ...
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Khue Bui Featured
Dani Kurlander Featured
Dr. Kurlander is a licensed clinical psychologist who is passionate about helping her patients, and often their caregivers, move forward successfully and fulfillingly—even when faced with challenges resulting from chronic illness, devastating injury and loss, or serious mental health conditions.
She brings her innate ebullience, compassion, and resourcefulness to creating a warm, safe space in which to explore together past developments or traumas, present realities, and future possibilities. Her approach draws on her background in integrative health, her expertise in utilizing evidence-based therapeutic approaches, including Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), CBT for Chronic Pain (CBT-CP), CBT for Psychosis (CBTp), Cognitive Behavioral Therapy – Insomnia (CBT-I) and Dialectical Behavi ...
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Sherry Grismer Featured
I am a Licensed Professional Counselor–Mental Health (LPC-MH) and a Licensed Addiction Counselor (LAC) with 30 years of experience, specializing in addiction, depression, anxiety, grief, and trauma. In recent years, I have completed extensive training in sleep disorders and have become particularly passionate about providing Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Insomnia (CBT-I) and Imagery Rehearsal Therapy for Nightmares (IRT). These evidence-based interventions are highly effective—often producing meaningful improvements in about two months—and provide long-term benefits that can serve as an alternative to medication for many clients.
I am among the first in the nation to earn the Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Insomnia Credential (CBTI-C) from the Board of Behavioral Sleep Medicine. I ...
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Beth Hoh Featured
I am a clinical social worker who came to sleep disorders work through a colleague, Wilfred Pigeon, PhD At the University of Rochester Medical Center. I was trained and supervised by him to be the sleep interventionist in 2 randomized clinical trial studies. This hooked me, because as a therapist for 25+ years at the time I met Wil, I never knew anything more that sleep hygiene tips to share with clients, but with Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for insomnia, I now have evidence based practice skills to help my clients + psychotherapy skills-a game changer for many! Now, 10+ years after my initial training, I have helped over 1,000 clients at the University of Rochester Medical Center's Sleep Disorders Clinic as well as in my private practice. Feel free to reach out to me if you reside in New ...
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Patricia Wong Featured
Many of Dr. Patricia Wong's patients arrive with a frustrating sense that they’ve ‘tried everything.’ If you feel that way, it’s usually because your sleep difficulties have been treated as separate parts rather than a connected system. Rather than telling you to "just try harder" or "relax," Dr. Wong works with you to effectively improve your sleep by addressing the intersection of sleep biology, behavior, and psychological well-being.
Dr. Wong is a licensed Clinical Health Psychologist specializing in Behavioral Sleep Medicine who works with individuals across the lifespan, ranging from children to older adults. She operates a small clinical practice dedicated to helping individuals struggling with sleep difficulties and chronic pain in the Greater Boston community (office in Sharon) a ...
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