Sleep Therapy

Articles tagged with "Sleep Therapy".

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Insomnia (CBT-I): Evidence-Based Sleep Treatment

Tags: CBT-I, Insomnia Treatment, Sleep Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy

October 22, 2025

What Is CBT-I and How Effective Is It for Treating Chronic Insomnia?

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Insomnia (CBT-I) is the most effective evidence-based treatment for chronic insomnia, with research showing 70-80% of patients experiencing significant improvement and 60% achieving normal sleep patterns. CBT-I combines behavioral techniques like sleep restriction and stimulus control with cognitive strategies to address the thoughts and behaviors that perpetuate insomnia. Unlike sleep medications, CBT-I provides lasting benefits that continue long after treatment ends, making it the gold standard first-line treatment recommended by major medical organizations for chronic insomnia.

Overnight Therapy: How Sleep Processes Emotions and Heals Trauma

Tags: Sleep Therapy, Emotional Processing, REM Sleep, Trauma Recovery

October 22, 2025

Does Sleep Act as “Overnight Therapy” for Emotional Experiences?

Yes, and the process is both sophisticated and essential for mental health. Research reveals that sleep, particularly REM sleep, acts as a form of overnight therapy by processing emotional experiences and reducing their intensity. During REM sleep, the brain reactivates emotional memories while stress hormones like noradrenaline are suppressed, allowing the emotional charge to be separated from the memory content. This process helps transform distressing experiences into more manageable memories, essentially providing therapeutic healing while we sleep.