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Veronica Yazigi Featured
Do you find yourself exhausted during the day, only to become wide awake with racing thoughts when you lay down to sleep? Have you tried various supplements, sleep hygiene practices, gadgets, and medications for sleep, only to find that they provide only temporary relief? Do you feel like the more effort you put into trying to sleep, the worse it becomes?
Despite being a licensed mental health clinician since 2005, I wasn't able to improve my sleep until I learned Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Insomnia (CBT-I) as a clinician. That's why I'm passionate about helping others - I don't want you to suffer as long as I did. Together, we'll identify the factors perpetuating your insomnia and work on the thoughts and behaviors that get in the way of your sleep.
I am fluent in Portuguese ...
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Virginia Runko, PhD, CBSM, DBSM Featured
Virginia Runko, PhD, CBSM, DBSM is a licensed psychologist and holds the highest credentials as Diplomate in Behavioral Sleep Medicine (BSM). Within BSM, her specialty is Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Insomnia (CBT-I). She completed her BSM fellowship at the Johns Hopkins School of Medicine. She has practiced BSM in various settings, including sleep clinics and a group mental health practice. In 2019, she started her own practice, DC Psychology and Sleep Services, where she treats sleep disorders as well as provides supportive psychotherapy and conducts CBT for anxiety, depression, relationship and interpersonal difficulty, and adjustment issues in adults. In addition to her clinical work, Dr. Runko provides consultation for clinicians working towards their certification in BSM and ...
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I am a Clinical Psychologist with a robust scientific background and specialized expertise in neuroscience, sleep research, and chronobiology. , I adopt a multidisciplinary approach in my works, combining chronobiological protocols, neuroimaging techniques, and cognitive testing to assess how circadian rhythmicity and sleep homeostasis affect cognition.
As sleep expert and psychologist, I highlight the importance of establishing correct sleep hygiene and routines by applying a structured program (CBT-I) to achieve a good night’s sleep and overcome sleep difficulties.
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