Sleep Issues – Doorley Therapy in California—
Sleep concerns rank as the second-most talked about subject in my therapy practice. I see only anxiety brought up more often, and the two can be closely related. And issues with sleeping are not only a cause of psychological symptoms, but symptoms themselves. In our modern times, persistent daily routines— how busy we are, how stressed we are, how much multi-tasking we do, how late we’re awake, how many people we live with or near…— can drastically impact our ability to get to sleep, stay asleep, and have quality sleep. Because I’d struggled with sleep myself, as do my clients, my approach to recovering healthy sleep has become a keystone practice.
My SLEEP TREATMENT has 3 TARGET areas :
Sleep Routines
Health Habits
Sleep Hygiene
In my experience of treating sleep disturbances (and sometimes having them!), Sleep Hygiene, Health Habits, and Sleep Routines tend to be the three most important themes to explore. Hygiene for sleep refers to the best approaches to optimize one’s sleep environment. We’ll discuss research-backed, simple to understand concepts, though they may take some practice to implement into your everyday reality.
Health Habits are sometimes obvious and sometimes subtle, and vary based on personality and lifestyle. We need to discussed these at the outset of therapy, and include self-care as well as risk assessment. Everything from food, to substances like caffeine, from stress, to late night cravings all include some risk. Identifying your level of risk often takes more than one session.
Finally, Sleep Routines integrate knowledge about Sleep Hygiene and your targeted Health Habits (including your assessment of your personal risk level) into a daily plan that starts with how you wake, how/ when you move, whether you’re able to be outside or not, and ends with your nightly wind-down (unwinding hint: start earlier than you think).
These areas of focus form the beginnings of comprehensive treatment for Sleep Issues by Doorley Therapy (serving clients anywhere in California).
If this treatment plan sounds promising, I’d love to hear from you. Contact me about scheduling (top menu).
Consultations are always FREE.
Chris Doorley, AMFT, offers Humanistic Therapy & Buddhist Psychology online anywhere in California
( NorCal & SoCal Therapy online )