Cognitive Behavioural Therapy for Insomnia

Get The Sleep

You Deserve.

CBT-I is an evidence-based, drug-free treatment for insomnia that helps you understand and change the thoughts, behaviours, and patterns that can interfere with sleep. It addresses difficulties falling asleep, staying asleep, or waking too early and provides practical, personalized strategies to help restore healthy sleep patterns.

Together, we work to develop strategies that are personalized

to your needs and circumstances.

CBT-I Gets You

Sleeping Again.

CBT-I helps you understand the factors that may be affecting your sleep and provides practical strategies to help change patterns that may be maintaining insomnia. The cognitive component focuses on identifying and changing unhelpful thoughts and beliefs about sleep, while the behavioural component works to establish healthier sleep patterns and strengthen the connection between your bed and sleep.

Together, we work to develop strategies that are personalized to your needs and circumstances. CBT-I is a skills-based approach that can help you build greater confidence in your ability to manage your sleep.

Rather than simply offering general sleep tips, CBT-I addresses the thoughts, behaviours, and patterns that can contribute to ongoing sleep difficulties.

CBT-I Treatment

Structured Sessions

The following sessions may include:

Understanding your individual sleep patterns and factors affecting your sleep
Identifying thoughts and beliefs that may be contributing to sleep difficulties
Developing strategies to improve sleep habits and routines
Strengthening healthy sleep-wake patterns
Learning practical skills to manage difficulties with sleep
Developing strategies to maintain improvements and prevent setbacks

Successful CBT-I involves collaboration between the counsellor and the individual. You will be supported in learning and practicing strategies between sessions so that the skills you develop can become part of your everyday life. Your treatment will be individualized to your needs, goals, and circumstances.

CBT-I for Nightmares

Recurring Nightmares

CBT-I-N combines Cognitive Behavioural Therapy for Insomnia with evidence-based strategies for addressing distressing or recurring nightmares. When nightmares and insomnia occur together, treatment can address both sleep difficulties and the impact that nightmares may have on your sense of safety, rest, and overall well-being.

Treatment is individualized and may include strategies to improve sleep, reduce the distress associated with nightmares, and develop a greater sense of confidence and safety around sleep.

Depending on their age and needs, our therapists can use individual counselling, Play Therapy, and other therapeutic approaches to help children and teens understand and process what they are experiencing.

Associate
MSW, RSW #14952

Associate
MSW, RSW #14952

I believe that life can be difficult, and sometimes we need a safe place to slow down, be heard, and make sense of what we are experiencing. Whether you are struggling with anxiety, depression, trauma, difficult emotions, insomnia, relationships, or simply feeling stuck, I believe there is hope for growth and change. My role is to walk alongside you, without judgment, as we explore what is happening and what you need. I am passionate about helping people understand themselves more deeply, recognize their strengths, and develop practical tools for navigating life’s challenges.

My counselling style is warm, compassionate, and collaborative. I see you as the expert on your own life, and I see our work together as a partnership. I want to create a space where you can be honest about what you are experiencing and feel accepted for who you are. Together, we can explore patterns that may no longer be serving you, build skills to manage difficult thoughts and emotions, and work toward a life that feels more meaningful and aligned with what matters to you. I also recognize that faith and spirituality can be an important part of a person’s identity, values, relationships, and healing journey. I am comfortable making space for these aspects of your life and exploring how they can be a source of meaning, strength, hope, and connection.

Over the years, I have had the privilege of working with people from many different backgrounds and supporting individuals, families, and groups. My experience has taught me that there is no one-size-fits-all approach to counselling. I tailor our work to you, your experiences, your strengths, and the goals you hope to achieve. I use a trauma-informed, strengths-based approach and draw from therapies such as Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), Cognitive Behaviour Therapy (CBT), and Dialectical Behaviour Therapy (DBT). I am also trained in Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) and Cognitive Behavioural Therapy for Insomnia (CBT-I).

I am a Registered Social Worker in British Columbia and I have extensive clinical experience in counselling, community mental health, crisis intervention, mental health and substance use services, leadership, education, system navigation and program development.

Wherever you are in your journey, you don’t have to walk it alone.