Hafina Allen is a Licensed Clinician Social Worker specializing in Cognitive Beharioural Therapy (CBT), including CBT-i. She is also a Board Certified-TeleMental Health Provider. She started her career working at Mount Sinai Medical Center in the Brain Injury Research Center, where she was part of team of researchers who were awarded the American Congress of Rehabilitation Medicine’s Licht Award for excellence in scientific writing. The focus of the research was the adaptation of CBT skills for groups of patients being treated for post TBI symptoms. She went on to work at Mount Sinai West, Mount Sinai Saint Lukes and Mount Sinai Morning Side Hospitals before starting in private practice. She received her MSW from the Silver School of Social Work at New York University. She has studied CBT ...
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Hafina Allen is a Licensed Clinician Social Worker specializing in Cognitive Beharioural Therapy (CBT), including CBT-i. She is also a Board Certified-TeleMental Health Provider. She started her career working at Mount Sinai Medical Center in the Brain Injury Research Center, where she was part of team of researchers who were awarded the American Congress of Rehabilitation Medicine’s Licht Award for excellence in scientific writing. The focus of the research was the adaptation of CBT skills for groups of patients being treated for post TBI symptoms. She went on to work at Mount Sinai West, Mount Sinai Saint Lukes and Mount Sinai Morning Side Hospitals before starting in private practice. She received her MSW from the Silver School of Social Work at New York University. She has studied CBT ...
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Hafina Allen is a Licensed Clinician Social Worker specializing in Cognitive Beharioural Therapy (CBT), including CBT-i. She is also a Board Certified-TeleMental Health Provider. She started her career working at Mount Sinai Medical Center in the Brain Injury Research Center, where she was part of team of researchers who were awarded the American Congress of Rehabilitation Medicine’s Licht Award for excellence in scientific writing. The focus of the research was the adaptation of CBT skills for groups of patients being treated for post TBI symptoms. She went on to work at Mount Sinai West, Mount Sinai Saint Lukes and Mount Sinai Morning Side Hospitals before starting in private practice. She received her MSW from the Silver School of Social Work at New York University. She has studied CBT ...
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Jenae is passionate about helping people improve their health and well-being and regain hope. She believes the physical, mental, and spiritual bodies are intrinsically connected and incorporates mind/body techniques to treat the whole person. Jenae’s work has been informed by her training in Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Insomnia (CBT-I), Board Certification in Biofeedback through the Biofeedback Certification International Alliance, mindfulness, and self-compassion. Combining these practices, she is particularly interested in helping clients significantly improve sleep. By exploring beliefs and nervous system dysregulation that may be hindering sleep, she assists clients in gaining incredible benefits in not only sleep performance but also decreased anxiety, improved mood, and increase ...
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Jenae is passionate about helping people improve their health and well-being and regain hope. She believes the physical, mental, and spiritual bodies are intrinsically connected and incorporates mind/body techniques to treat the whole person. Jenae’s work has been informed by her training in Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Insomnia (CBT-I), biofeedback, mindfulness, and self-compassion. Combining these practices, she is particularly interested in helping clients improve sleep. By exploring beliefs and nervous system dysregulation that may be hindering sleep, she assists clients in gaining incredible benefits in not only sleep performance but also decreased anxiety, improved mood, and increased energy overall. Through her biofeedback training, she specializes in training heart rate varia ...
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Jenae is passionate about helping people improve their health and well-being and regain hope. She believes the physical, mental, and spiritual bodies are intrinsically connected and incorporates mind/body techniques to treat the whole person. Jenae’s work has been informed by her training in Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Insomnia (CBT-I), biofeedback, mindfulness, and self-compassion. Combining these practices, she is particularly interested in helping clients improve sleep. By exploring beliefs and nervous system dysregulation that may be hindering sleep, she assists clients in gaining incredible benefits in not only sleep performance but also decreased anxiety, improved mood, and increased energy overall. Through her biofeedback training, she specializes in training heart rate varia ...
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Jenae is passionate about helping people improve their health and well-being and regain hope. She believes the physical, mental, and spiritual bodies are intrinsically connected and incorporates mind/body techniques to treat the whole person. Jenae’s work has been informed by her training in Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Insomnia (CBT-I), biofeedback, mindfulness, and self-compassion. Combining these practices, she is particularly interested in helping clients improve sleep. By exploring beliefs and nervous system dysregulation that may be hindering sleep, she assists clients in gaining incredible benefits in not only sleep performance but also decreased anxiety, improved mood, and increased energy overall. Through her biofeedback training, she specializes in training heart rate varia ...
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I am a licensed Marriage and Family Therapist offering counseling support in California online. With over 12 years of experience, I offer a blended, yet present-focused approach to healing and well-being. I am a Certified Clinical Telemental Health Provider and have been professionally trained in CBT (Cognitive Behavioral Therapy), CBT-I (Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Insomnia), DBT (Dialectical Behavior Therapy), ACT (Acceptance and Commitment Therapy) and The Gottman Method of Couples Therapy. I specialize in working with anxiety, depression, insomnia, couples, alcoholism/addiction, parents with neurodivergent children, and adults diagnosed with ADHD later in life. I currently offer virtual therapy sessions in the state of California. I am happy to provide a free, 15-minute ph ...
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I am a Consultant Physician in Sleep and Respiratory Medicine working in the National Health Service in Wales, UK. I provide a general sleep medicine service and see patients with the full spectrum of sleep disorders. I gained the European accreditation in Sleep Medicine (European Somnologist - Expert in Sleep Medicine) in 2014. I am trained in CBT and CBT for insomnia. I have provided a CBT-I service since 2018. I also provide behavioural interventions for patients with Circadian Rhythm Sleep Disorders and CPAP intolerance.
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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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Do you find yourself lying awake at night with racing thoughts and worries? Are you exhausted all day, yet you just can’t seem to sleep at night? Are you worried about the impact of sleeplessness on your health, relationships and career? Whether you’ve been struggling to sleep for years or you’re experiencing insomnia for the first time - you are in the right place. I love to help clients discover consistent, quality rest using CBT-I. Together we will use a set of structured techniques and strategies to break the pattern of insomnia and establish a new healthy pattern of sleep that allows your body to repair its natural sleep mechanism in 6-8 weeks. (1) Compassion is central to my work. Dealing with insomnia is hard enough. The last thing you need is the extra stress of someone ma ...
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Do you find yourself lying awake at night with racing thoughts and worries? Are you exhausted all day, yet you just can’t seem to sleep at night? Are you worried about the impact of sleeplessness on your health, relationships and career? Whether you’ve been struggling to sleep for years or you’re experiencing insomnia for the first time - you are in the right place. I love to help clients discover consistent, quality rest using CBT-I. Together we will use a set of structured techniques and strategies to break the pattern of insomnia and establish a new healthy pattern of sleep that allows your body to repair its natural sleep mechanism in 6-8 weeks. (1) Compassion is central to my work. Dealing with insomnia is hard enough. The last thing you need is the extra stress of someone mak ...
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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 ...
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Kristen Howerton is a seasoned therapist with 20 years of experience in private practice, specializing in treating insomnia through Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Insomnia (CBT-I). Drawing from her extensive background in therapy, she employs evidence-based techniques to address the underlying causes of sleep disturbances. With compassionate and personalized care, she guides clients in developing effective strategies to improve sleep quality and restore overall well-being. In addition to CBT-I Kristen also uses mindfulness-based interventions, acceptance and commitment therapy and traditional CBT to reduce general anxiety that might be contributing to insomnia, as well as psychodrama to address trauma that can also hinder sleep. Kristen has a compassionate but direct approach to therapy. ...
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I practiced as a School Psychologist for 13 years, then completed an MSW focused on evidence-based trauma treatments. I work part-time as a trauma therapist in our regional CAC, and part-time in private practice (I am currently practicing under supervision as an LLMSW-C). Previous to my time in public education, I worked in CMH for 13 years as a researcher, juvenile justice diversion case manager, Early On/HeadStart psychologist, and community prevention coordinator. In addition to my time in agency and private practice, I am a consultant with Spark for Change research lab at Michigan State University, and provide therapeutic yoga and mindfulness services to trauma and cancer survivors. As someone who works in the field of trauma, I witness daily how significantly sleep is impacted by thei ...
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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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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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Hello, my name is Mariam Daneshgar and I am a Registered Clinical Social Worker and Psychotherapist. My practice exclusively focuses on supporting individuals struggling with Insomnia and related sleep challenges, as well as Anxiety disorders. I provide assessments and treatments virtually to adults across Ontario and Nova Scotia. My practice is to gain a deep understanding of your sleep profile and why you are sleeping poorly through a comprehensive assessment. My primary approach to treating insomnia involves Cognitive Behavioural Therapy for Insomnia (CBT-I). You will be provided with practical tools to readjust and reset your sleep and to effectively manage general or sleep-related anxieties to prevent them from taking over. The overall goal of the treatment will be to resolv ...
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Hello, my name is Mariam Daneshgar and I am a Registered Clinical Social Worker and Psychotherapist. My practice exclusively focuses on supporting individuals struggling with Insomnia and related sleep challenges, as well as Anxiety disorders. I provide assessments and treatments virtually to adults across Ontario and Nova Scotia. My practice is to gain a deep understanding of your sleep profile and why you are sleeping poorly through a comprehensive assessment. My primary approach to treating insomnia involves Cognitive Behavioural Therapy for Insomnia (CBT-I). You will be provided with practical tools to readjust and reset your sleep and to effectively manage general or sleep-related anxieties to prevent them from taking over. The overall goal of the treatment will be to resolve sl ...
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- PhD in Rehabilitation sciences and mini-fellowship in sleep medicine from University of Pennsylvania - Master's degree in Neuromascular Rehabilitation from University of Pittsburgh - Research Assistant and PhD graduate from University of Kansas Medical Center Main work with patients: * The role of Physical Therapy in behavioral sleep medicine * Understanding the impact of poor sleep on person’s life. * Exploring ‎the current sleep assessments for clinics and research purposes.‎ * Facilitating physical therapy education for better sleep. * Applying first line sleep interventions for insomnia.
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