I am a licensed clinical psychologist with practice locations in Santa Monica and Los Angeles, California and a Clinical Associate Professor at the UCLA Psychology Department. My practice is focused on providing evidence-based treatments including Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Insomnia. I treat individuals and couples with anxiety, depression, sleep difficulties, and relationship concerns, among other issues. I am deeply committed to helping people live healthy, rich, lives in ways that are scientifically backed and proven to succeed.
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Sandra Olkowski is an Associate Marriage and Family Therapist offering personalized, collaborative CBT-I treatment in-person in Sacramento and by telehealth throughout California. She specializes in providing compassionate care for individuals and couples struggling with sleep problems, anxiety, and menopause.
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My journey in social work began with a strong sense of purpose and a commitment to advocacy. I pursued my graduate studies in Social Work and then additional training in cognitive-behavioral therapy (CBT). I treat a wide range of mental health conditions, including insomnia. Together we will collaborate on a tailored treatment plan that includes re-evaluating thought patterns, developing healthy coping strategies for sleep, and cultivating a sense of self-efficacy in managing insomnia and related concerns.
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Sleep is foundational to well-being, yet struggling with insomnia can feel overwhelming and isolating. My training as a Licensed Clinical Psychologist and Health Psychologist led me to specialize in Behavioral Sleep Medicine and seek advanced training in Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Insomnia (CBT-I) from Stanford University. Supporting individuals through sleep restoration is my true clinical passion and I am dedicated to helping individuals end their chronic sleep struggles. My goal is to partner with you to uncover the root causes of your sleep issues and give you practical, evidence-based tools so you can restore healthy sleep patterns and reclaim your rest and vitality.
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Karen is a licensed clinical social worker and psychotherapist with over 22 years of experience providing evidence-based treatment to adults. Based in San Diego, California, she specializes in Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) for anxiety disorders and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Insomnia (CBT-I). Karen has completed specialized training in CBT-I and helps adults experiencing chronic insomnia, difficulty staying asleep, nighttime worry, and sleep-related anxiety. Her approach focuses on identifying and changing the behavioral and cognitive patterns that perpetuate sleep difficulties, using practical, research-supported strategies to improve sleep quality and restore confidence in the ability to sleep. In addition to insomnia, Karen has extensive experience treating generalized ...
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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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Kristen Howerton is a seasoned therapist with 20 years of experience in private practice, specializing in treating insomnia through Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Insomnia (CBT-I). Drawing from her extensive background in therapy, she employs evidence-based techniques to address the underlying causes of sleep disturbances. With compassionate and personalized care, she guides clients in developing effective strategies to improve sleep quality and restore overall well-being. In addition to CBT-I Kristen also uses mindfulness-based interventions, acceptance and commitment therapy and traditional CBT to reduce general anxiety that might be contributing to insomnia, as well as psychodrama to address trauma that can also hinder sleep. Kristen has a compassionate but direct approach to therapy. ...
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I offer I-CBT as a standalone treatment for insomnia, and also embed I-CBT into longer therapeutic journeys that make space for processing your life, your history, and the conditions that may have prompted the initial onset of your sleeplessness. In addition to supporting clients with insomnia, I have advanced training in perinatal mental health, eating disorders and OCD, and often work with artists, parents and people in high stress careers. My style is warm, curious and compassionate, and I really work to understand where you're coming from and help you figure out what it looks like to make I-CBT work for you and your specific situation.
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Dr. Robert Yeilding is a licensed clinical psychologist with over 15 years of experience integrating cognitive-behavioral therapy, mindfulness, and compassion-based strategies. He has advanced training in cognitive-behavioral therapy for insomnia (CBT-I) and is a psychologist at the UCLA Insomnia Clinic, a program specializing in behavioral treatments for insomnia. Dr. Yeilding is also co-founder of YCBT Services, a private practice in Irvine, California, offering evidence-based care for insomnia and related concerns, with telehealth available to clients located anywhere in California. His approach helps people build the skills and self-understanding needed to create lasting change. To learn more or schedule a free 15-minute phone consultation, visit ycbtservices.com.
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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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Betsy Stade, PhD, is a clinical psychologist and research scientist at Stanford University. She specializes in cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT). Dr. Stade earned her PhD in clinical psychology from the University of Pennsylvania where she completed training in cognitive behavioral therapy for insomnia (CBT-I). She has a small private practice in San Francisco and offers virtual therapy throughout California. Dr. Stade completed her predoctoral residency at the VA Palo Alto, and received advanced postdoctoral training at Stanford University. She also holds a Bachelor's degree from Barnard College of Columbia University. She is the author of numerous academic articles on cognitive and behavioral processes in the mood and anxiety disorders.
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As a neurologist, Dr. Meredith Broderick offers a spectrum of services that bridge allopathic sleep medicine and behavioral sleep medicine including; home sleep apnea testing, actigraphy, cognitive behavioral therapy for insomnia (CBT-I), and sleep wellness plans.
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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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Elizabeth Collison, PhD is a licensed clinical psychologist who aims to provide a caring, person-centered approach while delivering effective and high quality evidence-based psychotherapy. She received her doctoral degree (PhD) in clinical psychology from Virginia Commonwealth University with a concentration in behavioral medicine. Her predoctoral internship was completed at the Palo Alto VA Medical Center with an emphasis in behavioral medicine and she additionally completed a postdoctoral fellowship at the Milwaukee VA Medical Center in palliative care psychology. She has worked with adults of all ages and various backgrounds.
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My name is Megan Hoch and I am licensed clinical psychologist in California (PSY36007). I work for a group practice (Santa Monica Psychology Group) and previously worked for the UCLA Insomnia Clinic. I specialize in behavioral sleep medicine and provide treatment for insomnia, circadian rhythm disorders, and nightmare disorder, and I can also provide PAP adherence/desensitization training for individuals who are facing difficulties using their PAP devices. I completed my PhD in clinical psychology at the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA). I completed my pre-doctoral internship and post-doctoral residency at the Sepulveda VA, part of the Greater Los Angeles Healthcare System. With the VA, I spent much of my training with the Behavioral Sleep Medicine clinic. My postdoctoral r ...
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About Me I'm a board-certified nurse practitioner with over 12 years of experience in primary care, general psychiatry, and women's health. I'm certified in CBT-I and offer online sleep coaching, helping people overcome insomnia through a collaborative, compassionate, and evidence-based approach. Whether insomnia is a new problem or you had it for decades, we'll work together to understand what's keeping you awake and gently address the root causes standing in the way of a good night's sleep. Together, we'll focus on: improve your ability to fall asleep faster Improving your sleep efficiency Reduce night time awakenings Reducing the worry and anxiety that builds around bedtime Creating lasting behavioral changes that support deep, restorative rest—not just now, but for year ...
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Dr. Daniele Levy is a Stanford-trained licensed clinical psychologist whose background uniquely combines leading edge training in behavioral sciences with deep expertise coaching and mentoring working professionals in dynamic organizations. Together, these perspectives inform her warm, collaborative, and effective care in adult mental health. Dr. Levy specializes in providing cognitive and behavioral therapy (CBT) to adults struggling with an array of emotional and interpersonal concerns including stress, insomnia, anxiety, depression, work problems, and relationship difficulties. She employs empirically validated treatments to deliver meaningful symptom reduction through brief interventions. She is a Level 5 Master Clinician and Trainer in TEAM-CBT, an innovative framework for deliv ...
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Following a Ph.D.. degree from Hofstra University's Department of Psychology in New York, Dr. Levine completed a 2-year Poist Doctoral Fellowship in Behavioral Therapy at Temple University Medical School in Philadelphia. He was appointed as Chief Psychologist at Mt Sinai South Nassau Medical Center in New York and as a member of the Editorial Board of the Journal of Behavior Therapy and Experimental Psychiatry. After moving to California in 2012 he became a clinical psychologist at the UCLA School of Medicine in Los Angeles and opened a private practice in Beverly Hills and at the Cedars Sinai Medical Tower in Los Angeles. He is licensed in CA, HI, NY, FL and KS.
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