BSM Specialties: Circadian Rhythm Disorders
Karin Voelker Featured
Dr. Karin Voelker is a licensed clinical psychologist specializing in behavioral sleep medicine. She learned about sleep from the ground up as a sleep research technician at Stanford University after graduating from college. Therefore, wherever you find yourself with your concerns about sleep, she can walk you through how sleep works and help demystify the messages that so often play into our anxiety about being "good sleepers." She completed her postdoctoral fellowship at the Sleep & Circadian Health Program in the Stanford Sleep Medicine Center, among the largest and most prominent sleep clinics and laboratories in the world.
Along with bringing a multicultural perspective to therapy, Dr. Voelker utilizes a client-centered, strength-based, integrative approach drawing from evidence-bas ...
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Kate Kaplan Ph.D. DBSM Featured
Dr. Kate Kaplan is a nationally-recognized expert in the behavioral treatment of adult and adolescent sleep disorders, including insomnia, hypersomnia and circadian rhythm disorders. She has two decades of experience providing psychotherapy across a variety of settings, including hospitals, community clinics, university medical centers and as part of federally-funded research programs. She is one of a handful of psychologists in the Bay Area who is board-certified in Behavioral Sleep Medicine. Dr. Kaplan has published widely on sleep treatments and the interplay between sleep and mental health.
Dr. Kaplan’s enthusiasm for sleep, anxiety depression began at Stanford University where she received her B.A. and M.A., followed by a Ph.D. at the University of California Berkeley and two post ...
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Kyle Davis Featured
I am Dr. Kyle Davis, a licensed clinical psychologist. I moved to Boise, Idaho in 2013 after completing a PhD program in clinical psychology at the University of Colorado, Boulder and have focused my career on helping people improve their physical and psychological well-being.
In 2021, I launched Confluence Health Psychology to provide effective, efficient, and timely services to help people manage a range of chronic health conditions. At this time, my practice is primarily focused on helping people manage insomnia, circadian rhythm disorders, chronic pain, and weight. I also have extensive experience helping people manage stress and mental health conditions like anxiety, depression and bipolar spectrum disorders.
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Lauren Wall, PsyD Featured
Lisa Strauss Featured
Thank you so much for your interest in my practice. If you would like to schedule an appointment, please call 617-731-4837 (voice only). Serving patients in Massachusetts. Conducting all sessions via telehealth.
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Lisa Strauss is a licensed clinical psychologist in private practice in the Boston area and a contributing columnist for the Washington Post. She holds a Ph.D. from the University of Pennsylvania, where she attended on a National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship. Lisa specializes in the cognitive-behavioral treatment of sleep disorders, and subspecializes in the anxious insomniac and disorders of circadian rhythms. She has worked with several thousand sleep patients over the years, often integrating principles gleaned from her other practice: psyc ...
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Lorraine Irlam Featured
Hi, my name is Lorraine Irlam. I’m a Registered Clinical Counsellor in Vancouver, BC and the founder of Insomnia Help Canada.
If struggling to fall asleep, tossing and turning at night, or waking up too early has become your norm, you are not alone.
Like you, I felt hopeless and desperate about my inability to sleep. And after a 20-year battle with chronic insomnia, I found a way to reclaim my life.
Enter cognitive behavioural therapy for insomnia (or CBT-I), a practical, drug-free approach backed by decades of research that addresses the causes of your sleep problems. I also find acceptance and commitment therapy (ACT) and mindful self-compassion (MSC) to be invaluable additions to help people improve their sleep – and their quality of life.
There’s nothing more rewarding ...
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Marla Shapiro, PhD, HSP, NCSP, DBSM Featured
Marla Shapiro is a Developmental and Sports Neuropsychologist, Health Service Psychologist, and Nationally Certified School Psychologist. She is a Fellow of the National Academy of Neuropsychology and Sports Neuropsychology Society, with board certification in Behavioral Sleep Medicine. Her private practice provides lifespan services that promote brain health and helping individuals to overcome acute or chronic challenges. Clinical services include neuropsychological testing, concussion management, and behavioral sleep medicine. Dr. Shapiro also works with schools, sports organizations, and community groups providing general consultation, public and professional education, and program planning. She works with athletes of all ages from pee-wees to pros, consults with testing agencies, and p ...
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Melissa Ree Featured
My main specialty is in the psychological management of adults with Insomnia and sleep difficulties. I've had a special interest in the field of sleep and insomnia since 2002.
I use evidence based treatments such as Cognitive Behaviour Therapy (CBT) and Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT).
I will ask you to have an active role in determining your goals and the direction treatment takes. After most sessions you will be given something to read, or something to write/think about, or together we might suggest trailing a new strategy or way of approaching things. Implementing new strategies can be challenging and time will be spent in sessions helping you to find ways to approach things differently. Usually the treatment will not take a lot of time during the week but giving some time ...
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Meredith Broderick Featured
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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Meredith Broderick Featured
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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Michelle Jonelis Featured
Dr. Michelle Jonelis is the founder and medical director of Lifestyle Sleep, a lifestyle-focused sleep medicine clinic in the San Francisco Bay Area. Michelle is board certified in sleep and lifestyle medicine with additional training in behavioral sleep medicine. Her clinical focus is on the non-pharmacologic management of sleep disorders using techniques such as Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Insomnia, bright light therapy, circadian rhythm optimization, and Lifestyle Medicine.
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Omrit Silberstein Featured
Dr. Silberstein is a clinical psychologist specializing in Behavioral Sleep Medicine. Her practice focuses on helping individuals overcome insomnia, nightmares, circadian rhythms disorders, parasomnias, and difficulties adjusting to CPAP use.
Dr. Silberstein is a Diplomate in Behavioral Sleep Medicine.
In addition to her Behavioral Sleep Medicine practice, Dr. Silberstein helps clients address symptoms and concerns related to mood and anxiety disorders; adjustment to new situations (e.g., pregnancy and parenthood, career change, retirement); and difficulties in relationship.
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Rachel Schafer, LCSW Featured
I partner with adults who are frustrated with their sleep & desperate for more restful nights. Together, we can collaborate to ensure you get the restorative sleep you need. As a sleep therapist, I use Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Insomnia (CBT-I) and specialize in identifying and addressing the root causes of your insomnia.
CBT-I is the most effective treatment for insomnia and often only takes 8-10 sessions. I also treat circadian rhythm disorders and nightmares. Treatment for nightmares often only takes 4-6 sessions.
I am currently accepting new clients who reside in Texas. I accept insurance and private pay and offer a free 15 minute consultation.
I am a licensed clinical therapist and have been providing therapy since 2014.
I personally struggled with insomnia for ove ...
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Rachel Silverman, LMHC Featured
Rachel is a licensed mental health counselor specializing in treating sleep concerns. She earned a Bachelors degree in psychology from Brown University and a Masters in Counseling from Salve Regina University. Prior to starting RI Sleep Therapy, Rachel trained and worked as a research and clinical therapist at Butler & Newport Hospitals, and in college counseling and addiction treatment settings. In each of these clinical settings she has seen that when sleep is not going well, it is a great struggle, if not impossible, to make progress in other areas of life. For this reason, sleep has been an area of ongoing clinical interest, focus and specialized training throughout her counseling career. In addition to Cognitive Behavior Therapy for Insomnia (CBT-I), Rachel’s training and clinical app ...
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Renata del Giudice Featured
I’m a PhD in Cognitive Neuroscience and a licensed Psychologist and Psychotherapist in Italy. During my PhD I had the opportunity to work in Salzburg, in the Lab for Sleep, Consciousness and cognition research and deepen my knowledge on Electrophysiology, Chronobiology and Sleep, sleep problems and consequences of bad sleep across the whole life span. I'm a licensed Psychotherapist and I'm I’m also a trained psychologist for CBT-I (Cognitive Behavioural Therapy for Insomnia) in Italy and at the University of Freiburg. I’m a freelance researcher at the University and in Private Organizations and I’m medical area leader in an Insomnia clinic delivering CBT-I. I deliver CBT-I in individual as well as in group sessions in combination with light therapy intervention when needed. I deliver CBT- ...
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Robert N. Glidewell, PsyD, DBSM Featured
Robert N. Glidewell, PsyD, CBSM, is a licensed clinical psychologist and one of less than 200 psychologists world-wide to be awarded certification in Behavioral Sleep Medicine by the American Board of Sleep Medicine.
He has extensive advanced training in the diagnosis and treatment of sleep disorders, including a mini fellowship at the Duke University insomnia and sleep research program. With 10 years of experience in the field of behavioral sleep medicine, he has evaluated and treated thousands of individuals with chronic and complex insomnia, dependence on sleeping pills, fatigue, excessive daytime sleepiness, and a range of other sleep and associated problems.
His clinic, The Insomnia Clinic, is a specialty psychology clinic focusing exclusively on assessment and management of sle ...
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Ryan Wetzler, PsyD, DBSM, ABPP Featured
Behavioral Sleep Specialist with over 2 decades of clinical experience in the differential diagnosis and treatment of sleep disorders and related conditions.
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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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