I am trained in CBT for insomnia, both from direct training and supervision in residency as well as completing the Gregg Jacobs clinician certification program. I can provide basic treatment of circadian rhythm sleep disorders as well as general psychiatric problems that may interfere with sleep, while referring to sleep medicine in the area if there is evidence of other medical problems which may fragment sleep.
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Dr. Schumpf is a certified Diplomate and recognized Fellow of the Academy of Cognitive and Behavioral Therapies (A-CBT) specializing in the treatment of anxiety, mood disorders, and sleep disorders. Trauma, relationship issues, problems with assertiveness, coping with medical illness, and women’s health concerns are also among her areas of focus. Dr. Jamie Schumpf earned her doctorate (Psy.D.) in Clinical Psychology at Yeshiva University, Ferkauf Graduate School of Psychology. She completed her pre-doctoral internship at Montefiore Medical Center and her post-doctoral fellowship at NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital/Weill-Cornell Medical College. In recognition of her contributions to the field, Dr. Schumpf has been named a Fellow of the Academy of Cognitive and Behavioral Therapies, the ...
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Jesús Parra, M.A., M.Div., LMFT, is a licensed marriage and family therapist with over 23 years of clinical experience, specializing in the treatment of insomnia and trauma-related conditions. He is trained in Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Insomnia (CBT-I) through the Stanford Sleep Health Insomnia Program. His work focuses on identifying and addressing the behavioral, cognitive, and physiological factors that maintain insomnia, particularly in the context of trauma and relational stress. Jesúsintegrates a neurobiological, evidence-based approach to help clients restore sleep by working with sleep drive, reducing conditioned arousal, and rebuilding healthy sleep patterns. He works with individuals and couples experiencing anxiety, depression, trauma-related distress, compulsive b ...
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Dr. Atwood completed her PhD at Ryerson University in Toronto, Canada, and a clinical postdoctoral fellowship in Behavioral Sleep Medicine at Stanford University. She is currently an Assistant Professor in the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences at Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, where she Co-Directs the Behavioral Sleep Medicine Clinic and Directs the Clinical Psychology Postdoctoral Fellowship in Behavioral Medicine. She is licensed to see patients virtually in participating PSYPACT states
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After working in a variety of settings, including in outpatient community mental health, a men's prison, a youth shelter, an inpatient psychiatric hospital, and a medical/surgical hospital, I found my way to private practice. In 2013, I became a Licensed Mental Health Counselor (LMHC) in the state of Florida. I am a certified CBT-I clinician via Dr. Gregg Jacob's training program, and I have conducted individual CBT-I sessions - in office and remotely since 2015. I lean on mindfulness-based techniques as well as incorporating solution-focused brief therapy. In the United States, between 30-40% of the population suffers from insomnia. We know that medications are not the best long-term treatment option. CBT-I offers relief to most who participate in only a few sessions. I work with adults a ...
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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 an Assistant Professor at the Yale School of Medicine and a Fellow of the American Academy of Sleep Medicine. I'm also the author of Become Your Child's Sleep Coach: The Bedtime Doctor's 5-Step Guide, Ages 3-10. I've been treating people with insomnia with Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Insomnia (CBT-I) for more than twenty years. CBT-I is a rapid and very effective treatment for insomnia and the results are lasting. I also specialize in helping parents teach their preK and elementary-aged children to be great, independent sleepers.
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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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Dr. Lauren Brenner is a licensed clinical psychologist with expertise in the field of trauma and stressor-related disorders. She received her BS from the University of Illinois in Urbana-Champaign, and MS and PhD in Clinical Psychology at Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine and Science in Chicago. Dr. Brenner conducted clinical training at the University of Chicago, Edward J Hines VAMC, James Lovell Federal Health Care Center, and an intensive DBT program. She completed her predoctoral internship at VA Boston Healthcare System, with a focus in cooccurring substance use and traumatic stress disorders, with additional training in General Mental Health and Urgent Care. Dr. Brenner attained fellowship training at the Home Base Program, where she now serves as a staff psychologist and Clin ...
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Dr. Meg Danforth grew up in Raleigh, graduated from Cardinal Gibbons High School, and attended Appalachian State University as a Chancellor’s Scholar. She completed a Ph.D. in clinical psychology from Purdue University in 2004, then returned to the Triangle to complete her clinical training at the Durham VA Medical Center. In 2006, Dr. Danforth joined the faculty of Duke University School of Medicine, where she worked for 15 years as a clinician-educator. As the director of the Duke Behavioral Sleep Medicine Clinic, she provided advanced clinical care to adults with sleep disorders and comorbid conditions, such depression, anxiety, trauma, and chronic pain. She especially enjoys working with seniors, and more than half of her practice has been with adults ages 65+. Since 2007, she has ...
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Maura Hanrahan, M.D. received her medical degree from the University of Maryland and completed her Family Medicine Residency at East Carolina University. Her practice has included over 25 years in private family practice, working at the Salt Lake City Veteran's Administration Medical Center and seeing in-home patients via house calls. She retired from Family medicine and now sees people with chronic insomnia for CBT-I.
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Behavioral Sleep Medicine Clinic at VA Pittsburgh Healthcare System. Only Veterans enrolled at VA Pittsburgh are eligible.
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