BSM Specialties: OSA / CPAP adherence training
Brian Berman, PsyD Featured
I am a licensed clinical psychologist with 20 years of experience treating insomnia and sleep disorders. I specialize in Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Insomnia (CBT-I) and Acceptance and Commitment Therapy for Insomnia (ACT-I) in order to bring about the most restful nighttime experience possible. I also specialize in "CPAP Insomnia" with a focus on increasing CPAP adherence, tolerating the CPAP mask, reducing fragmented sleep and sleep disruption, and managing feelings of Claustrophobia or anxiety.
Treatment approaches are tailored to your individual needs and address mental health symptoms such as racing thoughts, worried thoughts, panic attacks, PTSD, trauma, nighttime waking, nightmares, chronic pain, life transition, and life stress. I can be contacted at cognitivebehavioralcouns ...
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Brittany Decoteau Featured
Brittany received her Masters Degree from UW-Madison in Clinical Social Work. She obtained her LCSW in 2020 and has been working as a therapist since 2009. She is recently trained in CBT-I and started practicing in behavioral sleep medicine. She is currently practicing in WI and MN at Nystrom and Associates and currently treating Insomnia, CPAP adherence, and circadian rhythm disorder shift worker type. She is working to gain more education and experience to address additional behavioral sleeping disorders.
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Carolyn E. Ievers-Landis, PhD, DBSM, is a licensed clinical psychologist in the Division of Developmental and Behavioral Pediatrics and Psychology, University Hospitals Rainbow Babies & Children’s Hospital. She is also a professor of pediatrics in the Department of Psychological Sciences at Case Western Reserve University. Her primary clinical and research interest is in pediatric sleep disorders, including insomnia, sleep phase delay and hypersomnia. She sees patients from infancy through young adults.
Dr. Ievers-Landis earned a bachelor’s degree in psychology and journalism from the University of Kentucky in Lexington, Kentucky followed by a master’s degree in psychology from Wake Forest University in Winston-Salem, North Carolina. She went on to complete a doctorate in clinical p ...
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Sari Chait Featured
Dr. Sari Chait is a Clinical Psychologist based in MA who provides online therapy throughout MA, NY, FL, and CT. She specializes in Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) and Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), with additional expertise in health psychology. She has worked with people struggling with insomnia and sleep difficulties for the last 20 years and also often works with people coping with anxiety, fertility and postpartum struggles, adjustment to chronic illness and cancer, depression, and stress management. Dr. Chait works with her clients to develop a toolbox of skills to help them manage their sleep better and any other mood or stress concerns that are impacting their sleep.
Before working in private practice, Dr. Chait worked in several medical settings including two VA ...
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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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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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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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Khue Bui Featured
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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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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Amy Karbasi Featured
I have been in practice for over 15 years and have extensive experience in treating insomnia and other sleep disorders. I underwent intensive training and consultation in CBT-I at a medical center and have been certified in this treatment since 2021. I provide CBT-I in my practice on a regular basis, and find this to be one of the most fulfilling and rewarding treatments to offer. I spend 1-2 sessions thoroughly assessing sleep to ensure CBT-I is the right fit, to comprehensively understand your sleep issues, and develop a treatment plan that is thorough and uniquely tailored to you. While this is a structured treatment, it is important to be flexible and adapt the treatment to each person's needs.
My training and experience have included how to adapt CBT-I for people with chronic pain, ...
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Larissa Tate, PhD New!
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 Alabama, Georgia, Maryland, New York, and North Carolina 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 .. ...
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I've worked in healthcare since 2011, beginning my career as a registered nurse in critical care. I have developed a strong foundation in complex patient management. In 2021, I completed my master's degree as a Nurse Practitioner and moved into the field of sleep medicine. It was there that I discovered my passion for helping people transform their sleep. A year into practice, I pursued specialized training in CBT-I. Today, I specialize in helping individuals break the cycle of insomnia and reclaim restful sleep through compassionate, supportive, evidence-based care.
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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 have worked as a clinical sleep physiologist since 2003. I have worked as a senior sleep physiologist in Mater Private Hospital and Bon Secours Hospital as well as Manager of Clinical Physiology in Mater Private. I am BRPT registered as a polysomnography technician since 2008. I completed a CPD in Cognitive Behaviour Therapy for insomnia (cbt-i) within MSc in Behavioural Sleep Medicine, University of Glasgow in 2011. I am due to complete MSc in Evidence Based Future Health Care in University of Galway in 2026.
I have extensive clinical knowledge of all sleep disorders.
I set up The Insomnia Clinic in 2013. The clinic takes referrals from GPs and consultants from all over Ireland and abroad.
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