I enjoy supporting individuals with sleep disturbances and insomnia, primarily drawing from CBT for Insomnia, Interpersonal Neurobiology and DBT. My experience also includes working with trauma, anxiety and depression, in cross-cultural and community systems. I strive to be LGBTQ+ affirming and intentional about cultivating a perspective of cultural/racial humility and curiosity. I am a member of the Society for Behavioral Sleep Medicine. I have completed EMDRIA approved EMDR basic training Levels 1-3 through the Parnell Institute.
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I have a masters degree (MS) in clinical psychology with an emphasis on health psychology. I worked at the Mayo Clinic for 13 years in their Behavioral Medicine/Health Psychology section of the Dept of Psychiatry and Psychology. While at Mayo, Peter Hauri, PhD was my supervisor and I was therefore informally trained in CBT-I over the many years we worked together before his retirement. I have also attended CBT-I lectures over the past 25 years. I specialize in working with adults who have chronic medical conditions (pain, diabetes, seizures, stroke, gastrointestinal disorders, etc), anxiety disorders, stress and sleep (primarily insomnia and CPAP adherence) and use CBT and Motivational Interviewing approaches to treatment. I have been in private practice since 2011. I am currently 10 ...
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