Sleep or Insomnia Therapists in Niles, IL
I routinely assess and treat those with complex presentations involving inattention, social connectivity concerns, trauma, addiction, anger, sleep problems, and emotional regulation difficulties.
I am a licensed clinical psychologist specializing in comprehensive psychological assessment and diagnostic clarification for adults, with a focus on ADHD evaluations, autism spectrum assessments, and complex differential diagnosis. Many clients seek assessment after years of feeling misunderstood, misdiagnosed, or unsure why prior treatment has not fully helped. Others are high-functioning adults who suspect ADHD or autism later in life and want clear, professional answers. I provide thorough, evidence-based evaluations designed to offer clear answers, meaningful insight, and practical recommendations—not just a diagnosis.
I routinely assess and treat those with complex presentations involving inattention, social connectivity concerns, trauma, addiction, anger, sleep problems, and emotional regulation difficulties.
I am a licensed clinical psychologist specializing in comprehensive psychological assessment and diagnostic clarification for adults, with a focus on ADHD evaluations, autism spectrum assessments, and complex differential diagnosis. Many clients seek assessment after years of feeling misunderstood, misdiagnosed, or unsure why prior treatment has not fully helped. Others are high-functioning adults who suspect ADHD or autism later in life and want clear, professional answers. I provide thorough, evidence-based evaluations designed to offer clear answers, meaningful insight, and practical recommendations—not just a diagnosis.
My ideal client is someone ready to explore challenges in a safe, nonjudgmental space. They may be dealing with anxiety, stress, life changes, or relationship difficulties and want practical tools and insight to navigate them. Together, we work toward clarity, confidence, and growth at a pace that feels right for them.
My ideal client is someone ready to explore challenges in a safe, nonjudgmental space. They may be dealing with anxiety, stress, life changes, or relationship difficulties and want practical tools and insight to navigate them. Together, we work toward clarity, confidence, and growth at a pace that feels right for them.
Specializing in perinatal mental health, I work with mothers and fathers who are enduring heightened stress, depression, anxiety, OCD, and sleep issues that have developed or exacerbated during pregnancy or postpartum.
I am empathic, non-judgmental, direct, honest, passionate, and embrace individuality. I welcome constructive feedback, and I am whole-heartedly determined to help my clients start feeling like themselves again.
Specializing in perinatal mental health, I work with mothers and fathers who are enduring heightened stress, depression, anxiety, OCD, and sleep issues that have developed or exacerbated during pregnancy or postpartum.
I am empathic, non-judgmental, direct, honest, passionate, and embrace individuality. I welcome constructive feedback, and I am whole-heartedly determined to help my clients start feeling like themselves again.
Safety, trust and encouragement are imperative ingredients to a successful therapeutic relationship. As a seasoned therapist my ideal client seeks a collaborative relationship and is eager to invest in greater self-understanding and willingness to take action. Clients battling stress-related issues that compromise performance in work, school, or intimate relationships are a good match. Transforming anxiety, despair, and self-doubt into courage, inspiration, and confidence is my strength. I'm comfortable addressing thoughts that disempower or emotions that are frightening.
Safety, trust and encouragement are imperative ingredients to a successful therapeutic relationship. As a seasoned therapist my ideal client seeks a collaborative relationship and is eager to invest in greater self-understanding and willingness to take action. Clients battling stress-related issues that compromise performance in work, school, or intimate relationships are a good match. Transforming anxiety, despair, and self-doubt into courage, inspiration, and confidence is my strength. I'm comfortable addressing thoughts that disempower or emotions that are frightening.
I work to create an atmosphere that is safe for my clients. I may use humor, ask more questions, make comments. As we progress, I will suggest new ways to approach situations and problems. Sometimes I teach my clients relaxation techniques. We talk. I listen. Sometimes I teach or even pray with my clients. In my office, folks are invited to be direct, to be honest, and to know that there will be no judgment of them for revealing their "dark side." Their challenge is reveal who and what they are. Mine is to make it safe.
I work to create an atmosphere that is safe for my clients. I may use humor, ask more questions, make comments. As we progress, I will suggest new ways to approach situations and problems. Sometimes I teach my clients relaxation techniques. We talk. I listen. Sometimes I teach or even pray with my clients. In my office, folks are invited to be direct, to be honest, and to know that there will be no judgment of them for revealing their "dark side." Their challenge is reveal who and what they are. Mine is to make it safe.
All services will be provided via Teletherapy and phone sessions due to COVID-19 pandemic. All sessions are conducted via a confidential telehealth platform.
All services will be provided via Teletherapy and phone sessions due to COVID-19 pandemic. All sessions are conducted via a confidential telehealth platform.
I (Dr. Crystal Bauer) am a licensed clinical psychologist and the founder of the Anxiety Wellness Center of Chicagoland. I have been specializing in the treatment of anxiety, obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) and related disorders to individuals across the lifespan for nearly a decade. I have extensive training in cognitive-behavioral therapy, specifically exposure therapy/exposure and response prevention (ERP), behavioral activation, behavior modification, mindfulness and other CBT techniques. Through these modalities, you learn how to identify and challenge unhelpful thinking patterns, respond in a more effective manner, and learn how to tolerate and accept discomfort.
I (Dr. Crystal Bauer) am a licensed clinical psychologist and the founder of the Anxiety Wellness Center of Chicagoland. I have been specializing in the treatment of anxiety, obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) and related disorders to individuals across the lifespan for nearly a decade. I have extensive training in cognitive-behavioral therapy, specifically exposure therapy/exposure and response prevention (ERP), behavioral activation, behavior modification, mindfulness and other CBT techniques. Through these modalities, you learn how to identify and challenge unhelpful thinking patterns, respond in a more effective manner, and learn how to tolerate and accept discomfort.
At Thriveworks, we're dedicated to providing top-tier mental health services that are easily accessible to everyone. With over 340 locations nationwide and flexible online therapy options, our professional therapists are equipped to assist you through any stress, life transitions, or ongoing mental health concerns. We prioritize your convenience and needs by offering flexible scheduling, including evening and weekend appointments, ensuring that you can start your therapy journey as early as this week. Plus, we accept most major insurance plans, making your path to mental health support smoother and more affordable.
At Thriveworks, we're dedicated to providing top-tier mental health services that are easily accessible to everyone. With over 340 locations nationwide and flexible online therapy options, our professional therapists are equipped to assist you through any stress, life transitions, or ongoing mental health concerns. We prioritize your convenience and needs by offering flexible scheduling, including evening and weekend appointments, ensuring that you can start your therapy journey as early as this week. Plus, we accept most major insurance plans, making your path to mental health support smoother and more affordable.
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Salk has expertise in mood disorders, eating disorders, behavioral sleep medicine, perinatal mental health, and gender and sexual minority youth.
Dr. Rachel Salk is a licensed psychologist who provides individual therapy to adolescents and adults. Dr. Salk primarily uses a client-centered and cognitive-behavioral approach when working with clients. She also incorporates elements from mindfulness-based stress reduction, acceptance and commitment therapy, motivational interviewing, and dialectical behavioral therapy. Dr. Salk specializes in working with women and girls at various life transitions, including adolescence, college, and the perinatal period.
Salk has expertise in mood disorders, eating disorders, behavioral sleep medicine, perinatal mental health, and gender and sexual minority youth.
Dr. Rachel Salk is a licensed psychologist who provides individual therapy to adolescents and adults. Dr. Salk primarily uses a client-centered and cognitive-behavioral approach when working with clients. She also incorporates elements from mindfulness-based stress reduction, acceptance and commitment therapy, motivational interviewing, and dialectical behavioral therapy. Dr. Salk specializes in working with women and girls at various life transitions, including adolescence, college, and the perinatal period.
I also have specialized training in treating insomnia, chronic pain, coping with chronic illness, and coping with the stress of caring for a loved one with chronic illness.
I use evidence based interventions including Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) and mindfulness-based approaches. I tailor treatment to fit the unique needs of each client. I can help you work toward enhancing skills and coping strategies that can help improve wellbeing and help you thrive in your daily life.
I also have specialized training in treating insomnia, chronic pain, coping with chronic illness, and coping with the stress of caring for a loved one with chronic illness.
I use evidence based interventions including Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) and mindfulness-based approaches. I tailor treatment to fit the unique needs of each client. I can help you work toward enhancing skills and coping strategies that can help improve wellbeing and help you thrive in your daily life.
I have years of training and experience working with survivors of trauma, mood issues, and Insomnia.
To understand each client, I begin by seeking out the strengths, abilities, and positive qualities that are present. Very often new clients are so used to thinking or hearing about their problems that they themselves seem to forget their own positive traits and attributes. Giving time and space for these elements to surface is helpful in many ways, including becoming a touchpoint of their own resources. I really enjoy helping foster resiliency among my clients, helping them recognize their capacities to cope, heal, and move beyond feeling stuck or powerless.
I have years of training and experience working with survivors of trauma, mood issues, and Insomnia.
To understand each client, I begin by seeking out the strengths, abilities, and positive qualities that are present. Very often new clients are so used to thinking or hearing about their problems that they themselves seem to forget their own positive traits and attributes. Giving time and space for these elements to surface is helpful in many ways, including becoming a touchpoint of their own resources. I really enjoy helping foster resiliency among my clients, helping them recognize their capacities to cope, heal, and move beyond feeling stuck or powerless.
I support Latinx/Hispanic, LGBTQIA+, and Veteran clients navigating anxiety, depression, PTSD, sleep difficulties, and major life transitions.
I provide personalized, specialty-driven therapy, focusing on strong therapeutic relationships, pacing sessions to each client’s needs, and offering ongoing feedback. Through this collaborative process, clients gain insight, practical skills, and lasting growth while honoring their culture and personality.
I support Latinx/Hispanic, LGBTQIA+, and Veteran clients navigating anxiety, depression, PTSD, sleep difficulties, and major life transitions.
I provide personalized, specialty-driven therapy, focusing on strong therapeutic relationships, pacing sessions to each client’s needs, and offering ongoing feedback. Through this collaborative process, clients gain insight, practical skills, and lasting growth while honoring their culture and personality.
I work with thoughtful, capable people who are often carrying more than they let on. Many of my clients are navigating anxiety, burnout, grief, trauma, or major life transitions. My approach is relational, trauma-informed, and grounded in nervous system awareness. I pay close attention to both your words and what’s happening beneath them, helping you slow down, build safety, and understand patterns that may no longer serve you. Therapy with me is collaborative and steady, designed to support insight, regulation, and meaningful change. I bring a calm, grounded presence shaped by years of working with people under real strain.
I work with thoughtful, capable people who are often carrying more than they let on. Many of my clients are navigating anxiety, burnout, grief, trauma, or major life transitions. My approach is relational, trauma-informed, and grounded in nervous system awareness. I pay close attention to both your words and what’s happening beneath them, helping you slow down, build safety, and understand patterns that may no longer serve you. Therapy with me is collaborative and steady, designed to support insight, regulation, and meaningful change. I bring a calm, grounded presence shaped by years of working with people under real strain.
Chelsea (Derks) Knight
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LCSW, LMSW
Online Only
Waitlist for new clients
I have experience working with people with Bipolar Disorder, PMDD, learning disabilities, ADHD, anxiety, insomnia, auto-immune conditions, depression, anxiety, panic disorders, autism, & PTSD.
I utilize modalities such as EMDR, CBT, ACT, somatic experiencing, psychodynamic & gestalt therapy, and mindfulness. I will help you explore your emotions, thoughts, and actions, particularly the helpful and not-so-helpful ones. I will be looking for patterns and themes in your life and focus in on your strengths while helping you connect to your body.
I have experience working with people with Bipolar Disorder, PMDD, learning disabilities, ADHD, anxiety, insomnia, auto-immune conditions, depression, anxiety, panic disorders, autism, & PTSD.
I utilize modalities such as EMDR, CBT, ACT, somatic experiencing, psychodynamic & gestalt therapy, and mindfulness. I will help you explore your emotions, thoughts, and actions, particularly the helpful and not-so-helpful ones. I will be looking for patterns and themes in your life and focus in on your strengths while helping you connect to your body.
I've really narrowed down my craft in therapy to focus on anxiety, OCD through ERP, insomnia/ sleep issues, ADHD, grief, and other interpersonal issues.
With teens and adolescents I focus on building the relationship first and foremost since it's the most important part of therapy no matter what age. From there we really explore and process their current needs and focus on values to attach therapeutic goals to. As I work with adults the same process happens in tandem with mindful self compassion training.
I've really narrowed down my craft in therapy to focus on anxiety, OCD through ERP, insomnia/ sleep issues, ADHD, grief, and other interpersonal issues.
With teens and adolescents I focus on building the relationship first and foremost since it's the most important part of therapy no matter what age. From there we really explore and process their current needs and focus on values to attach therapeutic goals to. As I work with adults the same process happens in tandem with mindful self compassion training.
I am a dedicated Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor with 7 years of experience supporting individuals on their mental health journeys. I bring a wealth of expertise and specialize in anxiety, depression, life transitions, and relationship concerns. I am passionate about helping clients navigate life’s challenges and am committed to providing compassionate, personalized care that meets clients where they are.
I am a dedicated Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor with 7 years of experience supporting individuals on their mental health journeys. I bring a wealth of expertise and specialize in anxiety, depression, life transitions, and relationship concerns. I am passionate about helping clients navigate life’s challenges and am committed to providing compassionate, personalized care that meets clients where they are.
I work from a psychodynamic perspective but I also utilize many cognitive behavioral techniques including CBT for Insomnia (CBT-I).
My first question to any new client is, "How will you know when therapy is over?" This helps us both to define the goals of therapy. Together, we'll focus on solutions to problems, and build on the strengths already there.
I work from a psychodynamic perspective but I also utilize many cognitive behavioral techniques including CBT for Insomnia (CBT-I).
My first question to any new client is, "How will you know when therapy is over?" This helps us both to define the goals of therapy. Together, we'll focus on solutions to problems, and build on the strengths already there.
I support individuals starting at age 5 in navigating relationships, identity, family dynamics, emotional challenges, and life transitions. My approach is compassionate and collaborative, grounded in evidence-based practices such as Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT), Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), and Motivational Interviewing. I draw on a trauma-informed, harm reduction lens that prioritizes autonomy, reduces shame, and encourages self-reflection.
I support individuals starting at age 5 in navigating relationships, identity, family dynamics, emotional challenges, and life transitions. My approach is compassionate and collaborative, grounded in evidence-based practices such as Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT), Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), and Motivational Interviewing. I draw on a trauma-informed, harm reduction lens that prioritizes autonomy, reduces shame, and encourages self-reflection.
Others feel stuck in patterns that no longer serve them or struggle with anxiety, burnout, or sleep disruption that affects work and relationships.
I help clients heal using evidence‑based, trauma‑focused care that emphasizes psychological safety, emotional regulation, and long‑term resilience. My approach integrates CBT, CPT, and culturally responsive treatment tailored to your needs. I also provide psychological evaluations, including PTSD assessments, ADHD and Autism testing, and diagnostic clarity.
Others feel stuck in patterns that no longer serve them or struggle with anxiety, burnout, or sleep disruption that affects work and relationships.
I help clients heal using evidence‑based, trauma‑focused care that emphasizes psychological safety, emotional regulation, and long‑term resilience. My approach integrates CBT, CPT, and culturally responsive treatment tailored to your needs. I also provide psychological evaluations, including PTSD assessments, ADHD and Autism testing, and diagnostic clarity.
" or " Sleep happens when everything catches up with me".
I help individuals whose chronic stress & unresolved trauma keep them stuck in cycles of insomnia or anxiety using CBT-I , EMDR, IFS, & evidence-based therapy, such as: Trouble falling asleep/staying asleep; Racing mind at night; Chronic tension/anxiety; History neglectful, chaotic, or stressful relationships; poor response to medication, apps, sleep hygiene
" or " Sleep happens when everything catches up with me".
I help individuals whose chronic stress & unresolved trauma keep them stuck in cycles of insomnia or anxiety using CBT-I , EMDR, IFS, & evidence-based therapy, such as: Trouble falling asleep/staying asleep; Racing mind at night; Chronic tension/anxiety; History neglectful, chaotic, or stressful relationships; poor response to medication, apps, sleep hygiene
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Sleep or Insomnia Therapists
How effective is treatment for insomnia?
The most effective treatments for insomnia are behavioral techniques that reduce anxiety, including anxiety about falling asleep, and allow the body’s natural cycles to be recalibrated. The most common treatment is cognitive behavioral therapy for insomnia (CBT-I), which researchers have found to be more useful than medication, with rates of success as high as 80 percent.
Are there specific medications for sleep problems?
There are many medications, both over-the-counter and prescription that treat sleep problems. Supplements such as melatonin are popular and may help, though there is little evidence that it is more effective than a placebo. Prescription medications such as zolpidem are sometimes prescribed.
Are there natural treatments for sleep problems?
There are many natural treatments for everyday sleep problems. Reducing blue-light emitting screens, setting a regular bedtime, regular exercise, reducing caffeine and nicotine consumption, and keeping the bedroom dark and cool at night are all lifestyle changes that can help those who struggle with sleep but may not reach the level of an insomnia diagnosis.
What’s the difference between having trouble falling asleep and insomnia?
Life events, stress, and anxiety can lead to sleepless nights for everyone from time to time. To be diagnosed with insomnia, a patient must experience trouble falling asleep, trouble remaining asleep, waking up too early, or non-restorative sleep at least three nights per week for at least one month. Sleep problems affect one-third to one-half of the population, while chronic insomnia affects about 10 to 15 percent of people.