Sleep Disorder Therapists in Hillsboro, OR

Part of my Therapy Intake for every client opens discussion about the importance of good sleep in our lives. I find helping clients with sleep disorders very rewarding and we explore and put to work effective solutions.

You go to sleep way too late because nights are your only time that is just for you and nobody is touching you. You look at the clock and you know baby is going to wake up soon, so you get on your phone and wait. You finally get to sleep and you put the monitor on even though your baby is in the room with you. With any sound or movement you shoot up and look at the monitor. You pick the baby up when they make any tiny sound or movement. You finish a night feed and you start doing the sleep math of how much sleep you are going to get if you fall asleep right now, 30 minutes later, you start doing the math again. This is not just called being a mom, this is something that you can work on!

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.

Sleep disorders, particularly insomnia, are treatable with hypnotherapy, which works by reducing anxiety, calming the nervous system, and changing negative habits or thoughts regarding sleep. It is a safe, evidence-supported, complementary approach for improving sleep quality and reducing sleep latency. If you would like to be physically and psychologically healthy, you must have enough sleep. Whether it is insomnia or parasomnia, I can help you for recovery by Dicit Hypnotherapy. Patients with these disorders are getting resilient in no time due to my Dicit hypnotherapy. Time for you to recover and be able to sleep peacefully. Time to sleep well!

Sleep difficulties are often connected to stress, anxiety, or nervous system dysregulation. I help clients identify the underlying factors affecting their sleep and develop practical, sustainable strategies for improvement. Our work focuses on calming the mind and body so restorative sleep becomes more accessible.

Hillsboro is home to Intel's largest site and the anchor of Oregon's Silicon Forest technology corridor, hosting a dense concentration of semiconductor, electronics, and technology companies that makes it one of the most significant tech manufacturing hubs in the United States. The city has grown substantially as a result of tech sector employment and has a notably diverse population including significant Latino and Asian communities alongside the technical workforce, many of whom have relocated for Intel or other tech employment. Washington County Mental Health provides public behavioral health services, and a growing private therapy sector serves the professional community. Common therapy concerns include tech industry stress and burnout, immigration and acculturation for the city's large immigrant workforce, economic anxiety amid semiconductor industry cycles, and the relocation and community-building challenges of a workforce that has often moved significant distances for career opportunities.

Gender ID

	55%	Female
	36%	Male
	9%	Non-Binary

Session Type

	56%	In Person and Online
	44%	Online Only

Top Treatment Approaches

56%	Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
56%	Hypnotherapy
33%	Acceptance & Commitment Therapy (ACT)
33%	Emotionally Focused Therapy (EFT)
33%	Gottman Method Couples Therapy
33%	Somatic Therapy
22%	Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)

Ages Served

100%	Adult
78%	Young Adult
67%	Children
56%	Senior
56%	Teen

Client Focus

56%	Women
44%	Black / African American
44%	Christian
44%	Hispanic / Latino
44%	Jewish

Sleep Disorder therapists in Hillsboro, Oregon OR

Catherine Saunders

Kristina Anzell

Stuart Hellebrand, M.S., C.Ht.

Julien Moe

Amber McKinney-Morgan