Anissa Bell, LMFT
Sleep Therapy
People often endure sleepless nights due to factors like:
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Financial Problems
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Health Concerns
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Job Loss, Grief
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Overwhelming Responsibilities
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Medical Problems
Struggling with insomnia or thinking, "I can't sleep?" You're not alone. Find out more about chronic insomnia treatment, which includes help for sleep anxiety. This effective solution provides relief for insomnia using Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Insomnia (CBT-I). Get personalized sleep help today with convenient online therapy sessions offered throughout California.
Signs You May Need Insomnia Treatment
Consider getting help if you experience any of the following issues
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You have anxiety about sleep that starts hours before bedtime.
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You are experiencing difficulty falling asleep, even when you feel exhausted.
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You wake up frequently during the night and are unable to fall back asleep.
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You often wake up too early and feel the pressure to fall back sleep before your alarm.
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You have become reliant on sleep medications you want to stop taking them.
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Your have tried previous therapy or treatments that did not resolve your insomnia.
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You continue to struggle with sleep despite having no diagnosed medical issues.
Why Choose Sleep Therapy for Insomnia?
At some point when the struggle with sleep started, you probably adapted your behavior in an effort to get more sleep. Many efforts to help sleep actually make the insomnia worse. These include to "trying to catch up on sleep" or "make up for lost sleep", spending more time in bed, or sleeping anytime/anywhere you can in an attempt to just feel better! Thoughts and feelings about sleep and being in your bed also change as insomnia continues. Sleep becomes a very stressful and difficult experience, rather than a relaxing and naturally occurring event.
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We will work together utilizing Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Insomnia (CBT-I), a clinically recommended treatment program focused on changing your thoughts, feelings, and behavior related to sleep. Essentially, it means re-teaching your body how to sleep on its own so that you can build sleep confidence. When these techniques are used, as many as 70%-80% of patients with primary insomnia experience improvements*. Benefits include less time to fall asleep, more time spent asleep, and waking up less during sleep.
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A FEW THINGS TO KNOW ABOUT MY THERAPY PRACTICE...
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Personalized Service: I see a limited number of clients so that I can provide personalized, attentive care to everyone in my practice. I am very responsive to questions and concerns that may come up between our appointments.
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Accessible: I keep openings in my schedule each week to have availability for new patients. When you are ready to start treatment for insomnia, I don't want you to have to wait! Video sessions allow more flexibility and convenient scheduling for both new and current clients.
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Results-Driven: My goal is for you to start seeing results as soon as possible. Beginning with the first session, we will discuss tools to utilize for improved wellbeing.
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