CBT-I is considered a first-line treatment for insomnia.

Evidence suggests that CBT-I is as effective as sleep medication but, unlike medication, offers longer lasting results and no side effects.

The majority of people who complete CBT-I report significantly improved sleep even several years after treatment ends.

CBT-I starts with a thorough evaluation of your sleep that you’ll complete via questionnaire.

Starting at your first appointment, you’ll be asked to track your sleep routine and log sleep-related thoughts. This enables us to identify your baseline sleep, as well as evaluate progress and growth areas as treatment continues.

In-person or telehealth appointments focus on reviewing your tracked sleep data, learning more adaptive sleep habits and behaviors, and dismantling unhelpful thoughts and beliefs you may have about sleep. This gives you the knowledge and tools needed to practice new skills between appointments.

One of CBT-I’s many benefits is its relatively short treatment length.

While treatment length and session frequency depends on your individual circumstances, many people complete treatment in five to eight sessions.

You’ll always be given the power to decide what’s right for yourself. However, many people seek out CBT-I in order to gain good sleep without relying on sleep medication. If you wish to reduce medication, we will collaborate with you and your prescriber to create an appropriate tapering plan.

Studies show that CBT-I is just as effective as medication without the drawbacks (e.g., feeling reliant on or experiencing side effects from medication). Unlike medication, CBT-I targets the root cause of sleep issues.

You may find that you’re more willing to consider tapering medication as you learn more about CBT-I and start developing sleep techniques.

Absolutely! It’s not uncommon for clients who are already in therapy to find that they need sleep-specific support.