BSM Specialties: Insomnia
Jamie Schwartz, MSW, LCSW-R, ACT joined the CBT Center in 2021 bringing a wealth of Cognitive Behavior Therapy expertise. She is a licensed clinical social worker with over 20 years of clinical experience. She is trained in a variety of evidence-based practices including cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) and acceptance and commitment therapy (ACT). She also is certified by the Academy of Cognitive Therapy.
Jamie specializes and has extensive experience treating individuals struggling with anxiety, depression, insomnia, and ADHD. She works with patients as young as grade school age to high school and college through to adults.
She also enjoys supporting parents to help their kids navigate this challenging time of life. She is an expert in parent training and utilizes behavior modifi ...
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I have been a Behavioral Sleep Therapist for over 25 years and have developed Neuro-Somatic Therapy for Sleep (NST-S), publicly known as SleepEasy. This is an advanced form of cognitive-behavioral therapy based on Polyvagal Theory and the somatic treatment of trauma. This method incorporates specific somatic processes that open the neurological pathways to calm the mind, emotions, and body into sleep.
Since 2009, I have been the sleep therapist for Colorado’s largest primary care practice, which serves over 200,000 patients. I am the sleep therapist for Throttle & Thrive, a residential detox, substance misuse, and mental health facility exclusively for Law Enforcement Personnel, First Responders and Veterans.
In a clinical study published in Sleep Disorders and Therapy, the SleepEas ...
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I am a clinical psychologist practicing in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. I am trained in specialized insomnia-focused treatment utilizing CBT for Insomnia (CBT-I).
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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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If a medical doctor has ruled out medical causes of your sleep difficulties, it is likely that I am in a good position to help you. Sleep problems can stem from such wide-ranging causes as depressed mood, grief, intrusive distressing thoughts that won't leave you alone -- even if you don't really believe them, traumatic events in your past, life stress, how much coffee/caffeine you drink, pain, and unhelpful sleep habits or thoughts about sleep. I am a Cognitive Behavioral Therapist and Certified Gottman Couples Therapist who has specialized expertise in identifying the root of your sleep problem and related difficulties and in treating these problems using specific interventions for each of the above causes that scientific research has demonstrated to be effective in reducing your sleep d ...
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I have particular experience in supporting people living with chronic physical illnesses and associated complications including insomnia. I have previous trained and worked in public health roles in Chronic Pain and Diabetes services in NSW.
I hold a Master of Psychology (Clinical Psychology) from Western Sydney University and undergraduate qualifications from the University of New South Wales, Macquarie University and Monash University. I am a member of the Australian Psychological Society (APS), Australian Clinical Psychological Association (ACPA) and an Adjunct Fellow at Western Sydney University. I am also a Board Approved Supervisor and provide supervision services to psychology trainees and registrars.
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Human beings need sleep. And whether you have insomnia for an unclear reason - or can point to varieties of anxiety, depression or fear - CBT-I is an excellent tool to help you get back on the path of a solid night sleep.
I provide telehealth therapy for insomnia (for those located in Oregon and Washington state) - and provide therapy for those who have reoccurring nightmares - and used to have a group for people with re-occuring nightmares. My education is CBT-I - and also includes Image Rehearsal Therapy IRT) for nightmares AND Exposure, Relaxation, and Re-scripting Therapy (ERRT) which is a cognitive behavioral treatment for trauma-related nightmares.
My webpage: https://heatherackles.com/insomnia-sleep/
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Dr. Dardeen spent her undergraduate and early graduate years working as an EMT for various paramedic services in Indiana and completed her first several years as a psychologist in the VA Healthcare system working with veterans returning from OEF/OIF/OND missions. She is uniquely placed to assist our first responders with resolving stressors and symptoms that result from their demanding work environments. She also serves as the clinical director for an embedded peer support team within the Crawfordsville Police Department, a state-wide peer support team for IU Lifeline, and a local 501c3 peer support team-6th Alarm Peer Support. Dr. Dardeen is trained in two evidence-based treatments for trauma: CPT (Cognitive Processing Therapy) and EMDR (Eye-Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing). ...
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Tyrone is a registered clinical psychologist with the Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency (AHPRA) and the owner and director of Odyssey Psychology. He offers face-to-face and telehealth psychology support for adults wanting help navigating difficult challenges in their lives.
Tyrone has a special interest in psychological interventions for sleep problems and insomnia, such as cognitive behavioural therapy for insomnia (CBT-I).
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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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