Can Psychotherapy Help With Insomnia?

Many people are taking sleeping pills and thinking that this is the only way for them to get to sleep. A type of treatment called CBT-I (CBT for Insomnia) is a more effective way of eliminating insomnia. CBT-I has been shown to be more effective in the long term in treating insomnia. Long term use of sleeping pills can create a tolerance with side effects and you are back to where you started. The insomnia has returned.
The Pros of using CBT-I to treat Insomnia
  1. CBT-I treats the causes of insomnia and produces long-term improvements in sleep
  2. CBT-I has no side effects
  3. CBT-I is less expensive in the long term.
  4. CBT-I teaches you how to change the negative thoughts you have about sleep.
  5. CBT-I teaches you how to change your negative sleep behaviors.
  6. CBT -I teaches you how to improve your relaxation skills.
  7. CBT-I teaches practices that can affect sleep.
  8. CBT-I is now the recommended 1st line of treatment for chronic insomnia by the National Institutes of Health.
  9. CBT-I teaches you to become a normal sleeper.
  10. CBT-I is more effective than sleeping pills.

I encourage you to make the call today to learn the skills you need to reduce your insomnia.