State: CA
Rachel Kessler, Ph.D. Featured
I am a clinical psychologist who specializes in providing compassionate and effective evidence-based treatment for insomnia. I provide cognitive behavioral therapy for insomnia (CBT-I), an extremely effective, time-limited treatment that does not involve the use of medication. Often, people find that their sleep significantly improves within 6 sessions of treatment. I also specialize in treating anxiety, trauma, and mood difficulties. I view therapy as a true partnership where I aid individuals in identifying challenges, solutions, as well as key areas of strength. I believe deeply in the resilience of the human spirit and I strive to create a warm, non-judgmental environment where clients build practical skills and tools to become aware of, and move away from, unhelpful thoughts, behavio ...
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Raquel Osorno, PsyD, DBSM Featured
I am a Clinical Assistant Professor in the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences at Stanford University School of Medicine, serving as a member of the Sleep Health and Insomnia Program (SHIP) and the Sports Psychology team. I also serve as a research clinician and clinical supervisor in the Stanford University CoPsyN Sleep Lab. I have 12 years of experience providing CBT for Insomnia (CBT-I), the gold-standard for chronic insomnia, and am credentialed by the Board of Behavioral Sleep Medicine.
My approach is client-centered, meaning treatment is tailored to your specific needs and life circumstances, rather than strict adherence to a treatment manual or protocol. I have extensive experience working with individuals who have complex medical and psychiatric histories or who are ...
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Sandra Olkowski Featured
Sandra Olkowski is an Associate Marriage and Family Therapist practicing in California, as well as a research scientist at University of California. In her private practice therapy work, she provides CBT-I treatment to both provide relief now and to address the root causes of sleep issues. She also provides treatment to couples.
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Sarah Kate McGowan Featured
I specialize in the treatment of insomnia, nightmares, circadian rhythm disorders, PAP adherence, and other sleep disorders that would benefit from a behavioral approach. Sleep difficulties are often overlooked and yet they undermine our mood, productivity, creativity, memory, and overall health. Whether you recently started having difficulty with sleep or it's been a long standing problem, there are highly effective treatments that do NOT involve the use of medications. In fact, if you are currently taking medications for sleep but would like to reduce or eliminate them, I can help. If anxious thoughts are interfering with your sleep, we can find ways to reduce the impact that anxiety has on your sleep.
With over a decade of experience, I help individuals reach their goals by adapting ...
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Shantha Gowda Featured
Sharon Maroukel, PhD, DBSM Featured
Stephanie Dorsey Featured
I am a Licensed Clinical Social Worker in the state of California with a Master’s Degree in Social Work from the University of Southern California. I have been in the mental health field for 11 years and providing psychotherapy for 8 years. I provide individual therapy via Telehealth to adults in California experiencing insomnia, nightmares, anxiety, depression, grief, PTSD, addictions, and life transitions. I primarily use CBT (Cognitive Behavioral Therapy) and EMDR (Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing) in therapy sessions and have completed training in Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Insomnia.
CBT-I will help you learn about sleep and address behaviors that perpetuate sleep problems. EMDR can be used to treat the negative memories and beliefs associated with insomnia or ot ...
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Steven Orma Featured
If you’re having trouble falling asleep, staying asleep, or both—I can help.
I'm licensed in California and Florida, and have a PSYPACT license, allowing me to work with clients who live in most other U.S. states.
As a specialist in insomnia, I provide you with a clear understanding of how sleep works, how insomnia develops, and how to finally get past it. Whether you’ve struggled with sleep for 3 weeks or 30+ years, you can sleep well again.
I will help you to implement powerful changes to your sleep behaviors, and key shifts in your thinking, to break the pattern of poor sleep, eliminate sleep anxiety, and restore quality sleep. I can help you get off sleep aids (including medications and over the counter remedies) even if you’ve been taking them for years.
I have the uni ...
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Yishan Xu Featured
Professor Dr. Brenda K. Wiederhold, Ph.D., MBA, BCB, BCN, FRSM
Dr. Brenda K. Wiederhold is the Co-Founder of the Virtual Reality Medical Center (VRMC) and a Licensed Clinical Psychologist (CA, VA, and Belgium) with a doctorate in Clinical Health Psychology. With board certifications in Biofeedback and Neurofeedback, she integrates advanced physiological monitoring with Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to treat complex stress and sleep-related disorders, phobias, anxiety disorders, and chronic pain.
In her private practice and as a member of the Medical Staff at Scripps Memorial Hospital in La Jolla, Dr. Wiederhold applies CBT-I principles to help patients overcome insomnia by addressing the intersection of cognitive patterns and autonomic arousal. Her extensive background in treating anxie ...
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Professor Dr. Brenda K. Wiederhold, Ph.D., MBA, BCB, BCN, FRSM
Dr. Brenda K. Wiederhold is the Co-Founder of the Virtual Reality Medical Center (VRMC) and a Licensed Clinical Psychologist (CA, VA, and Belgium) with a doctorate in Clinical Health Psychology. With board certifications in Biofeedback and Neurofeedback, she integrates advanced physiological monitoring with Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to treat complex stress and sleep-related disorders, phobias, anxiety disorders, and chronic pain.
In her private practice and as a member of the Medical Staff at Scripps Memorial Hospital in La Jolla, Dr. Wiederhold applies CBT-I principles to help patients overcome insomnia by addressing the intersection of cognitive patterns and autonomic arousal. Her extensive background in treating anxie ...
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In my current role, I provide training and consultation on evidence-based psychotherapies such as Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Insomnia (CBT-I), Brief Behavioral Treatment of Insomnia (BBTI) and for circadian-rhythm sleep wake disorders, as well as other health psychology treatment such as cognitive behavioral therapy for chronic pain. I became interested in behavioral sleep medicine including insomnia treatment in graduate school, and completed research and training under the supervision of both a sleep medicine physician and a clinical health psychologist. I continued this training in internship, and served in the Air Force. I hold a diplomat in behavioral sleep medicine from the Board of Behavioral Sleep Medicine, and an assistant faculty appointment under the Uniformed Services Un ...
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As a clinical health psychologist, I specialize in using cognitive and behavioral strategies to treat insomnia. I have been providing CBTi for individuals for about 15 years in academic settings, clinical trials through the UCLA Cousins Center for Psychoneuroimmunology and within my private practice. I frequently work with patients who have complex medical and sleep problems as well as associated anxiety, depression and other psychiatric disorders. I received pre-doctoral training in Health Psychology through the VA Medical Center in Phoenix, AZ and completed post-doctoral work at UCLA School of Dentistry's Orofacial Pain and Dental Sleep Medicine program. During the course of my time at UCLA's School of Medicine, Department of Neurology, I was able to work closely with my colleagues in th ...
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I am a behavioral sleep medicine health psychologist and Associate Division Chief of Behavioral Sleep Medicine at the Stanford Sleep Medicine Center in the Department of Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences.
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