Insomnia Therapy

Sleep deprivation, commonly referred to as insomnia can lead to added stress and illness in your life, and at Psychological ARTS, we offer insomnia therapy that allows you to take an active part in having long sleep-filled nights again. Insomnia refers to difficulty falling asleep or staying asleep. Chronic insomnia, lasting a month or more, may be the result of depression, chronic pain, substance abuse, poor sleep habits, or, perversely, worrying about getting enough sleep. Insomnia can have serious consequences, and it generally goes undiagnosed and untreated.

Sleep-inducing medication is the treatment of choice only if you are unable to develop personal procedures that work for you. Medication is a poor option for many reasons, and when it is used, it should only be used intermittently.

The first step is to determine whether another condition-such as depression, anxiety, pain, use of stimulants or medications, inactivity, or poor sleep habits-is causing your insomnia, and if so, focus your efforts on treating the underlying cause. Please click here for PARTS' Depression/Anxiety Self Test, which you may download, fill out, and share with your personal physician.

The focus of ourinsomnia therapy practice is to improve your ability to operate this creature you inhabit. For example, cortisol, a chemical secreted by the adrenal glands when you focus on threatening stimuli, prevents sleep. But just understanding this cause and effect relationship may not prevent you from worrying at bedtime. Having sufficient control of your mind so that you can induce sleep is the by-product of acquiring a cognitive skill.

Hypnosis means sleep, and is one form of Intentional Trance Formation, a very important part of our insomnia therapy. Please view our Insomnia Therapy Hypnotic Induction designed to promote natural and healthful sleep.

"The highest possible stage in moral culture is when we recognize that we ought to control our thoughts."

- Charles Darwin