BSM Specialties: Nightmare Syndrome
Dr. Short earned her PhD in clinical psychology at Florida State University in 2019, where she gained extensive training in the treatment of anxiety disorders and posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD). She completed her clinical internship at the Charleston Consortium (Medical University of South Carolina and Ralph H. Johnson Veteran Affairs Medical Center), where she received further training in behavioral sleep medicine, as well as anxiety and PTSD treatment. Dr. Short then completed her postdoctoral training at the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, where she gained additional experience in the treatment of chronic pain and insomnia when comorbid with trauma- and anxiety-related disorders.
Her treatment philosophy is cognitive behavioral, with a focus on behavioral exposure-ba ...
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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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Michelle Drerup, Psy.D. DBSM, FSBSM is Associate Professor of Medicine at Cleveland Clinic Lerner College of Medicine and Director of Behavioral Sleep Medicine at the Cleveland Clinic Sleep Disorders Center. She earned her doctorate in psychology from Indiana State University, completed her intership at the Cincinnati VA, and completed her post-doctoral fellowship in clinical health psychology at Cleveland Clinic. She is passionate about training, and mentoring others to help expand the field of behavioral sleep medicine. Her current research focuses on exploring the efficacy of web-based and innovative delivery models for interventions for sleep in complex medical populations and implementation of population health management strategies for insomnia. She was honored by the Society of ...
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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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Dr. Loomis received her PhD in clinical psychology from the University of Maine in 1996. She completed her internship at the Zablocki VA Medical Center in Milwaukee and practiced at Lutheran Social Services and Rogers Memorial Hospital in Wisconsin. She became interested in treating sleep disorders in 2006, and in 2007, she received a mini-fellowship sponsored by the American Academy of Sleep Medicine, which involved training at the New York Presbyterian Hospital in New York City. She received her
Certification in Behavioral Sleep Medicine in 2010, and her Diplomate in Behavioral Sleep Medicine in 2019. Dr. Loomis served on the board of the Wisconsin Psychological Association from 2004-2013, and was president of the organization from 2010-2011.
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Brandon Peters-Mathews, M.D., FAASM, is a board-certified neurologist and sleep physician who practices at Virginia Mason Franciscan Health in Seattle. He was a sleep fellow at Stanford University where he was trained in cognitive behavioral therapy for insomnia (CBTI). He is a fellow of the American Academy of Sleep Medicine. He is the author of Sleep Through Insomnia and created a self-guided online CBTI program called Insomnia Solved. He is a leading voice in sleep medicine, having written more than 1000 articles over the past decade that are read by millions of people each year. He lectures extensively, works at the cutting edge of telemedicine and insomnia therapy, and provides comprehensive resources and consulting services to advance the field.
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Dr. Norah Simpson is a licensed clinical psychologist who specializes in non-drug treatment of sleep disorders. She has been treating patients with behavioral sleep medicine approaches for over 15 years. Dr. Simpson is the training director of the APA-accredited clinical psychology postdoctoral fellowship program in the Department of Psychiatry at Stanford and also leads the behavioral sleep medicine fellowship track that is a part of the Stanford Sleep Health and Insomnia Program (SHIP). She is actively involved in clinical research and training of healthcare providers in behavioral sleep medicine approaches. Dr. Simpson treats adults and adolescents with sleep disorders, and has a particular interest in helping patients reduce/eliminate hypnotic medication with successful treatment of t ...
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Dr. Swift is a clinical psychologist trained in lifespan sleep related concerns from sleep learning/education protocols of infancy and early childhood through older adulthood. She has expertise in cognitive behavioral therapy for insomnia with a variety of individuals with comorbid medical and behavioral health diagnoses. She helps individuals with PAP adherence/acclimation to treatments for sleep apnea. Dr. Swift also works with folx who have circadian rhythm disorders, nightmares, parasomnias, RLS/PLMS, and central disorders of hypersomnia using evidence-based behavioral management techniques. She works in a collaborative, multidisciplinary sleep center and aims to take a humanistic approach with patients, inviting their expertise. Dr. Swift works in a training program as well, teaching ...
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Dr. Stephens is a board-certified psychiatric-mental health nurse practitioner and senior graduate professor of nursing. She is passionate about treating insomnia and other sleep disorders using the least harmful, most effective treatments. Dr. Stephens is licensed in Arizona, Wyoming, Idaho, and Vermont.
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Dr Ameen Kamlana is a UK-based General Practitioner and integrative psychotherapist practising at 96 Harley Street, London, with specialist training in CBT-I, EMDR, image rehearsal therapy for nightmares, and menopause-related insomnia. His dual qualification in medicine and psychotherapy means he can diagnose and manage the full range of sleep problems, from straightforward insomnia through to cases complicated by comorbid physical or mental health conditions, medication, or prior trauma — and, as a prescribing GP, he is also able to review, prescribe, and safely taper sleep medication as part of a client's care, something purely psychological practitioners cannot offer.
His first and biggest lesson in what really matters to people came as a medical student, when the roles were unexpec ...
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CBT-I is one of my specialty areas that I find the most rewarding in my clinical practice. My office is located in NW Portland Oregon, and I am comfortable meeting with patients virtually when this it is necessary or otherwise preferred. I am licensed in both Oregon and California.
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I am excited to partner with people with health struggles who are ready to use different tools and approaches so they can enjoy a more satisfying and full life on their own terms. Your body may be crying out for a reset. Or your worrying mind might be contributing to GI distress and muscle soreness. Our physical pain and mental pain are both processed on the same neural circuits!
I have specialty training working with people struggling with sleep disorders, including insomnia and nightmares. I have trained clinicians and clinicians-in-training in CBT-Insomnia and CBT-Nightmares when I worked at Veterans Affairs medical centers.
We will work together to implement trauma-informed evidence-based approaches to jump-start your own healing process and live life based on what matters most t ...
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I have advanced training in CBT-I and hold a Diplomate in Behavioral Sleep Medicine, which is the highest credential in the field of behavioral sleep medicine. I have specializations in insomnia, hypersomnia, successful sleep apnea treatment, non-REM parasomnias such as sleep walking and sleep talking, nightmares, and hypnosis (ASCH Certified) for nightsweats/ hot flashes during sleep. I have a particular interest in people who have not responded well to CBT-I and the intersection of sleep and trauma. I integrate holistic modalities for these clients including somatic experiencing and IFS. I offer in-person appointments in Franklin, Tennessee and can practice virtually in the following states:
• Alabama
• Arizona
• Arkansas
• Colorado
• Connecticut
• Delaware
• District of Colum ...
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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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