Sleep Disorder therapists in South Portland, ME
Browse Sleep Disorder therapists in South Portland, Maine. Compare credentials, specialties and therapeutic approach. Contact a therapist to learn more.
Sleep Issues
Dr. Julien Perille
Psychologist, Psy.D.
Struggling with sleep can impact every aspect of your life. CBT-I is a highly effective, evidence-based treatment designed to improve both the quality and duration of your sleep. In our work together, we’ll explore your sleep habits, identify unhelpful thoughts and behaviors, and implement practical strategies such as relaxation techniques, routine adjustments, and optimizing your sleep environment.
This structured approach targets the root psychological and behavioral causes of insomnia—helping you build healthier sleep patterns for long-term rest and restoration.
12 Years Experience
Online in South Portland, ME (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 South Portland, ME (Online Only)
Sleep Issues
Clear Path Counseling and Wellness Center
Licensed Professional Counselor, MA. LPC
Brad provides trauma-informed therapy for sleep disorders and sleep-related difficulties, including insomnia, difficulty falling asleep, frequent waking, restless sleep, nightmares, and disrupted sleep patterns. Sleep challenges can significantly impact mood, energy levels, concentration, emotional regulation, physical health, and overall quality of life.
Brad takes a holistic and trauma-focused approach to sleep issues, recognizing that sleep disturbances are often connected to stress, anxiety, unresolved trauma, emotional dysregulation, or nervous system activation. Therapy focuses on identifying and addressing the underlying factors that may be interfering with healthy sleep, rather than only treating symptoms at the surface level.
As an experienced trauma therapist and EMDR therapist, Brad integrates EMDR therapy (Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing), trauma-informed counseling, emotional regulation strategies, and holistic therapeutic approaches to support nervous system calming, emotional processing, and long-term sleep improvement. Treatment may include exploring past experiences that contribute to hyperarousal, anxiety, or difficulty feeling safe and settled at night.
In addition to trauma-focused work, therapy may also incorporate practical sleep hygiene strategies, relaxation techniques, stress reduction skills, and behavioral approaches that support healthier sleep patterns and improved rest over time.
Brad’s approach is collaborative and individualized, helping clients develop a personalized plan that addresses both emotional and behavioral contributors to sleep difficulties. The goal is to restore healthy sleep cycles, improve daily functioning, and support greater emotional balance and overall well-being.
Healing is possible. With the right support, clients can improve sleep quality, reduce nighttime anxiety, and regain the restorative rest needed for physical, emotional, and mental health.
28 Years Experience
Online in South Portland, ME (Online Only)
Sleep Issues
Brave Young Minds
Psychologist
Brave Young Minds therapists are trained to provide psychoeducation and intervention about sleep to help with a variety of sleep disorders from insomnia to nightmares.
8 Years Experience
Online in South Portland, ME
Sleep Issues
Stuart Hellebrand, M.S., C.Ht.
Hypnotherapist
Starting many years ago, clients frequently enough reported sleep improvement associated with hypnotherapy, that I routinely began teaching each client sleep preparation techniques through the use of post hypnotic suggestions, relaxation exercises, and guided imagery. The reported benefits associated with doing so have been noteworthy. In this regard, Using Fitbit, Google, and Apple watches, has enabled both me and my clients to document improved sleep. An associated benefit has been a reported increase in dreaming which allows one to vent stressors among other benefits. I only work with diagnosed sleep disorders by way of medical referral.
59 Years Experience
Online in South Portland, ME
Sleep Disorder therapists in South Portland, ME Statistics
Sleep Disorder therapists in South Portland, ME average 16 years of experience and charge around $208 per session. 100% offer online sessions. The top treatment approaches are Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) (87%), Acceptance & Commitment Therapy (ACT) (67%), and Behavioral Therapy (37%).
Average years in practice
16 Years Experience
Average cost per session
$208
Accept insurance
38%
Offer sliding scale
38%
Gender ID
| 57% |
Female |
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| 38% |
Male |
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| 3% |
Non-Binary |
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| 2% |
Gender Fluid |
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Session Type
| 58% |
Online Only |
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| 42% |
In Person and Online |
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Top Treatment Approaches
| 87% | Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) |
| 67% | Acceptance & Commitment Therapy (ACT) |
| 37% | Behavioral Therapy |
| 29% | Solution-Focused Brief Therapy (SFBT) |
| 23% | Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy (MBCT) |
| 23% | Psychodynamic Therapy |
| 21% | Cognitive Processing Therapy (CPT) |
Ages Served
| 100% | Adult |
| 69% | Young Adult |
| 62% | Senior |
| 38% | Teen |
| 21% | Children |
Client Focus
| 48% | Women |
| 38% | Men |
| 37% | Military / Veterans |
| 31% | LGBTQ+ |
| 27% | Jewish |