Sleep Therapy

Sleep therapy utilizes evidence-based concepts and techniques to concretely improve sleep and daytime functioning

Core Modules

Foundational building blocks of sleep and circadian health

Optional Modules

Add-on components that target specific treatment needs

Sessions are Flexible

Adaptable to individual needs and preferences

Client outcomes

*These are preliminary client outcomes based on data from the first two years of the current Sleep Therapy project

After sleep treatment, clients showed a 39% reduction in depressive symptoms.

Clients receiving treatment-as-usual showed a 3% increase.

63% of clients reported drinking less alcohol on fewer days compared to treatment as usual.

4 out of 5 clients experienced fewer symptoms of psychosis.

76% of clients with severe or nearly daily anxiety rated their symptoms as mild or nonexistent. following sleep treatment

Suicidal ideation severity was reduced for 45% of clients as compared to before treatment.

62% of clients reported they were very much satisfied with their sleep after sleep treatment.

BENEFITS OF SLEEP TREATMENT

Physical
Wellness

  • Reduce the risk of short and long term illness 
  • Decrease impacts of chronic conditions

Mental
Health

  • Promote wellness
  • Improve functioning and resilience

Sleep

  • Fewer awakenings
  • More restorative sleep

Substance Use

  • Stabilize and support during withdrawal
  • Reduce the chance of relapse

Trauma

  • Stabilize stress and crisis
  • Reduce Trauma Symptoms
  • Decrease nightmares

Social

  • Boost emotional and social skills
  • Stabilize daytime functioning

What clients are saying:

[Sleep treatment has helped me become] more aware of my sleep, waking up, my feelings and what I should be doing before bedtime and I'm trying to stay focused so everything becomes a habit. ​
BACH
Client
The strategies really helped with my quality of sleep and with more restful sleep.
Placer
Client
We invite you to watch this incredible video made by our former client, Steven, detailing his learning following Sleep Treatment


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what do sessions look like?

Individual or Group Sessions

4-8 sessions

Follow along with a workbook

Spend 10-50 minutes talking about sleep

Sessions are very flexible

Receive support from our team

CORE MODULES PROVIDE A FOUNDATION FOR SLEEP HEALTH

Regular
Sleep-Wake Times

Wake-up &
Wind-down
Routine

Improving Daytime Functioning

Sleep Related Worry
or Unhelpful Beliefs

Maintaining
Your Gains

  • Emphasizes the importance of consistency and routine for good sleep health.
  • Establishes foundational concepts for sleep treatment and other treatment targets.
  • Guides the development of wake-up and winddown routines in order to promote restful and consistent sleep.
  • Supports the development of new habits and constructive behavioral changes.
  • Immediately boost daytime functioning through readily implementable tools and concepts.
  • Strategies also strengthen the circadian rhythm and increase sleep quality.
  • Reduce the impact that stress and anxiety have on sleep and overall well-being.
  • Utilizes proven cognitive strategies to gain control over worrying thoughts and beliefs.
  • Reinforces treatment gains and guides the development of a long term plan for maintaining progress.
  • Reduces the impact that future setbacks and stressors will have on sleep.

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Other things to keep in mind

No additional cost to the services you already receive

No changes to your medications: You don’t have to stop or start new medication

Learn more about our pilot study in Alameda county

We collaborated with Alameda County Behavioral Health Services for 5+ years to develop and disseminate sleep therapy for clients managing complex trauma, mental illnesses and substance use. We utilized a stakeholder informed approach to further develop and refine sleep treatment.

Various clinics and programs throughout Alameda County were invited to participate and to  connect their communities with these sleep health services. 

  • Participants represented a diverse group of people:
  • 66% Single
  • 81% Unemployed
  • 53% Living in supported housing
  • 43% Black/African American, 38% Caucasian/White, 15% Hispanic/Latino, Asian, American Indian or Alaskan Native, Native Hawaiian/Other Pacific Islander
Mental Health Issues Represented in the Study
Schizophrenia spectrum disorder 45%
Bipolar disorder 28%
Major depressive disorder 23%
Any anxiety disorder 47%
OCD 18%
PTSD 14%
Substance Use Disorder 32%
Psychotic symptoms/features 67%
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