Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Insomnia (CBT-I) focuses on identifying the different thoughts, feelings, and behaviors that may contribute to your insomnia symptoms. The treatment typically occurs over 6 lessons where your thoughts and feelings on sleep will be examined and tested, and then clarified or reframed in a way that is more conducive to restful sleep.
Here at Empower Sleep, your CBT-I will be catered to your understanding of sleep and specific routines and habits, but over the course of the 6 sessions you can expect to cover:
- Basics of Sleep: learn about your sleep need, the circadian rhythm, different stages, and begin tracking your sleep patterns and habits
- Sleep Schedules: identify areas in your current sleep routine that are maintaining your insomnia, introduce a regular sleep routine with healthy habits, while training your body to fall asleep more easily
- Sleep Hygiene: adjust your sleep schedule and learn about habits that may be interfering with your sleep
- Stress Management – relaxation: learn relaxation skills to improve your ability to sleep and further adjust your sleep plan
- Stress Management – stop worrying about sleep: adjust your sleep plan and learn about the harmful habit of worrying about your sleep and ways to mitigate it
- Stress Management – problem solving: continue tweaking your sleep plan and get equipped with solutions to “to do” lists, learn about flexibility in sleep habits, and tactics if insomnia returns
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