Sleep Therapy & Collaborative Care – Oregon
Sleep Care That Fits
the Bigger Picture
Sleep can be affected by medications, health conditions, mental health, and other aspects of your care. If you’re already working with other healthcare providers, sleep therapy can complement the care you’re receiving and keep your sleep goals connected to the bigger picture.
Your Care, Connected
People with insomnia are often managing other health concerns, including medications, health conditions, and mental health challenges. When these factors affect your sleep, coordinating with your healthcare providers can help keep the bigger picture in view.
A Multicomponent Approach
CBT-I combines several evidence-based strategies rather than relying on one intervention. But part of the process is also understanding what actually helps your sleep, and what may simply be a sleep rule you've heard before.
You and Carrie may talk through common beliefs about sleep, from the idea that everyone needs exactly eight hours to whether you need to avoid all electronics before bed or take certain supplements. Rather than following a long list of rules, the goal is to understand your individual sleep patterns and focus on the changes that are most useful for you.
Already Working With a Provider?
Sleep therapy can complement the care you're already receiving. With your permission, Carrie can communicate with another provider when information about your sleep is relevant to your care.
Want to Reduce Your Use
of Sleep Medications?
If you’d like to reduce your use of sleep medications, whether prescription or over-the-counter, Carrie can share what that process could look like and develop a plan that works toward your goals. When prescription medication is involved, she can coordinate with your prescriber and, when appropriate, coordinate with your prescriber and assist with guiding you through the process of tapering off of the medication
Need a Different Kind
of Support?
Not every sleep concern is something CBT-I addresses on its own. If another type of evaluation or care would be helpful, Carrie can recommend when bringing another provider into the picture makes sense.
Your Wind-Down
Routine
Getting ready for sleep isn't necessarily about following a strict bedtime checklist. The goal is to create a routine that helps you move into a quieter state that's more conducive to sleep—and that can look different from person to person.
Sleep Is Part of the Bigger Picture
Sometimes improving sleep means looking beyond sleep itself. Medications, health conditions, and other factors can all play a role in what’s happening at night. When another provider’s expertise is relevant, coordinating care can help make sure those factors aren’t overlooked.
Make Room for Better Nights
Built Around Your Sleep
Carrie can help you explore where sleep fits into your existing care and what support may be useful.
As you learn more about your sleep, you can review what's happening, make adjustments, and build on what you're learning along the way.
“I’d tried everything — melatonin, sleep trackers, podcasts, you name it. Working with Carrie was the first time I actually understood why I wasn’t sleeping, and what to do about it.”
Spend Less Time Thinking About Sleep (or)
Make Room for Better Nights
You don’t have to have perfect sleep to feel better about your nights. Carrie can help you understand your sleep, build practical tools for when things get difficult, and spend less time worrying about what happens when, on the occasion, you don’t get a great night’s sleep.