Sleep Disorder Therapists in Portland, 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.

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.

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!

I have a specialized protocol for sleep and every client gets a free sleep recording to play before bed.

Sleep disorders, such as insomnia, sleep apnea, and restless legs syndrome, can significantly impact one's quality of life. These conditions often lead to chronic fatigue, decreased productivity, and emotional distress. Hypnotherapy offers a holistic and non-invasive approach to addressing sleep disorders by targeting the underlying psychological and emotional factors that contribute to disrupted sleep patterns.

Portland has a strong therapy culture deeply intertwined with its progressive values, with high demand for therapists who specialize in LGBTQ+ identity, non-traditional relationship structures, trauma, and social-justice-informed approaches to mental health. The city's visible homelessness crisis and political tensions have contributed to significant community-level anxiety, and therapists here frequently address activist burnout, moral injury, and eco-anxiety alongside more traditional presenting concerns. Oregon Health & Science University provides major institutional mental health resources, complemented by a dense network of independent practitioners across the inner eastside, Hawthorne, and Northwest Portland. Oregon's relatively permissive telehealth laws make it particularly easy to access care from across the state.

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 Portland, Oregon OR

Catherine Saunders

Amber McKinney-Morgan

Kristina Anzell

Anxiety Eliminated

MindOverHealing Therapies