BSM Specialties: Nightmare Syndrome
My areas of specialty include insomnia and other sleep disorders, anxiety disorders, and depression, often with chronic pain or stress-related issues. I trained with Donn Posner, Ph.D., at Brown University's School of Medicine in an internship and subsequently in my post-doctoral training as well. I've taught psychology full time in a liberal arts setting for much of the last two decades, but recently expanded my private practice, when I left teaching last year. I'm trained in behavioral and in Cognitive-behavioral therapy for panic, phobias, GAD, OCD, and stress-related disorders, as well as mood disorders. I typically see people with dual diagnoses of insomnia coupled with anxiety or depression. I have also addressed circadian rhythm disorders, Bipolar disorder, and chronic pain in ...
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I am a clinical psychologist, licensed in the state of New York since 2007. My specialties are insomnia, anxiety, and depression. I was trained at Brown Medical School (Now Alpert School of Medicine) and completed both my internship and post-doc there, at Rhode Island Hospital's Sleep and Anxiety Center. I currently have a practice that is exclusively telehealth.
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I am trained in CBT for insomnia, both from direct training and supervision in residency as well as completing the Gregg Jacobs clinician certification program. I can provide basic treatment of circadian rhythm sleep disorders as well as general psychiatric problems that may interfere with sleep, while referring to sleep medicine in the area if there is evidence of other medical problems which may fragment sleep.
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Dr. Vanessa Roddenberry is a trauma and PTSD specialist with extensive experience in addressing insomnia. She completed intensive training in Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Insomnia (CBT-I) through the Center for Deployment Psychology in 2011. With a deep understanding of how trauma and sleep disturbances are closely linked, Dr. Roddenberry effectively integrates evidence-based approaches to help clients improve their sleep and overall well-being.
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