Sleep Disorder therapists in West Hartford, CT
Browse Sleep Disorder therapists in West Hartford, Connecticut. Compare credentials, specialties and therapeutic approach. Contact a therapist to learn more.
Sleep Issues
Jen Johnston Collaborative Change Counseling and Wellness
Counselor/Therapist, LPC, LCSW, LMHC
Jen Johnston is certified in DBT-Sleep, which focuses on reducing symptoms of insomnia through a 10-session, protocol driven approach to sleep disruption. https://www.dbtsleep.com/certified-clinicians-2026
18 Years Experience
In-Person Near West Hartford, CT
Online in West Hartford, CT
Sleep Issues
Dr. Amy Karbasi
Psychologist, PsyD
I provide therapy for adults experiencing sleep disorders, including insomnia and difficulty falling asleep, staying asleep, or waking earlier than desired. I use Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Insomnia (CBT-I), an evidence-based treatment that addresses the behavioral, cognitive, and physiological patterns that can interfere with restorative sleep. This treatment focuses on helping you develop healthier sleep patterns while addressing anxiety, stress, racing thoughts, unhelpful habits, designing a sleep window (bed and wake time) that are the right fit for your body and lifestyle, and other factors that may be contributing to ongoing sleep difficulties. I also treat nightmares using cognitive-behavioral and trauma-focused therapy.
14 Years Experience
Online in West Hartford, CT (Online Only)
Sleep Issues
Jennifer Buchwald
Psychologist, Psy.D.
I use CBT to treat insomnia.
17 Years Experience
Online in West Hartford, CT (Online Only)
Sleep Issues
Carrie Gauthier
Hypnotherapist, Certified Clinical Hypnotherapist, CCHt
Insomnia and sleep disorders can be one of the most challenging to bring back to harmony, especially after chronic trauma, abuse, or shedding addictions. This is often due to a seriously compromised and disregulated nervous system. This area is one I have much experience in and in addition to using custom session hypnosis recordings and sleep hypnosis recordings, I have an arsenal of tools to help those suffering from trouble falling asleep or staying asleep. We get there by examining the beliefs and emotions associated with the issue and possibly a hypnotic regression, if needed. There are other relaxation techniques we can use to help alleviate symptoms related to insomnia, like breathwork, pineal gland breathing, tapping, EMT, NLP, Gestalt, and more. Within the protocol is a goal to reset your nervous system, and we do this partly by programming in signals that show your nervous system it is safe to relax. We use emotional regulation commands and techniques to reinforce this. We can use the breathwork and hypnosis to quickly get you out of an agitated state (such as when you wake up with racing thoughts), through binaural synchronization of right and left sides of the brain from high Beta to Alpha then Delta brainwaves.
2 Years Experience
Online in West Hartford, CT (Online Only)
Sleep Issues
Jayson L. Mystkowski
Psychologist, Ph.D., ABPP
Courtesy of the Mayo Clinic: “Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for insomnia is a structured program that helps you identify and replace thoughts and behaviors that cause or worsen sleep problems with habits that promote sound sleep. Unlike sleeping pills, CBT-I helps you overcome the underlying causes of your sleep problems. To identify how to best treat your insomnia, your sleep therapist may have you keep a detailed sleep diary for one to two weeks. The cognitive part of CBT-I teaches you to recognize and change beliefs that affect your ability to sleep. This type of therapy can help you control or eliminate negative thoughts and worries that keep you awake. The behavioral part of CBT-I helps you develop good sleep habits and avoid behaviors that keep you from sleeping well.” Specific CBT-I techniques include the following:
Sleep Control: Removing factors that condition the mind to resist sleep.
Sleep Restriction: Reducing the time spent in bed to increase the mind-body willingness to sleep the following night. Once sleep has improved, the time in bed is gradually increased.
Sleep Hygiene: Changing basic lifestyle habits that influence sleep, such as smoking or drinking too much caffeine late in the day, drinking too much alcohol, or not getting regular exercise.
Relaxation Training: Calming the mind and body using meditation, imagery, and muscle relaxation.
22 Years Experience
Online in West Hartford, CT (Online Only)
Sleep Disorder therapists in West Hartford, CT Statistics
Sleep Disorder therapists in West Hartford, CT average 16 years of experience and charge around $211 per session. 100% offer online sessions. The top treatment approaches are Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) (84%), Acceptance & Commitment Therapy (ACT) (66%), and Behavioral Therapy (38%).
Average years in practice
16 Years Experience
Average cost per session
$211
Accept insurance
36%
Offer sliding scale
34%
Gender ID
| 60% |
Female |
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| 35% |
Male |
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| 3% |
Non-Binary |
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| 2% |
Gender Fluid |
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Session Type
| 57% |
Online Only |
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| 43% |
In Person and Online |
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Top Treatment Approaches
| 84% | Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) |
| 66% | Acceptance & Commitment Therapy (ACT) |
| 38% | Behavioral Therapy |
| 25% | Psychodynamic Therapy |
| 25% | Solution-Focused Brief Therapy (SFBT) |
| 23% | Cognitive Processing Therapy (CPT) |
| 21% | Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy (MBCT) |
Ages Served
| 100% | Adult |
| 64% | Young Adult |
| 59% | Senior |
| 38% | Teen |
| 18% | Children |
Client Focus
| 48% | Women |
| 36% | Men |
| 36% | Military / Veterans |
| 34% | LGBTQ+ |
| 23% | Jewish |