Sleep or Insomnia Therapists in Portland, ME
But did you know that hypnosis has very effectively been used for stress management, "anxiety", fears and insomnia?
All hypnosis. All the time. That's all I do. I'm not a psychotherapist, I don't diagnose you and I don't "treat" you. I do, however, help you eliminate negative patterns, conquer obstacles, and take more control in your life through hypnosis and self-hypnosis.
But did you know that hypnosis has very effectively been used for stress management, "anxiety", fears and insomnia?
All hypnosis. All the time. That's all I do. I'm not a psychotherapist, I don't diagnose you and I don't "treat" you. I do, however, help you eliminate negative patterns, conquer obstacles, and take more control in your life through hypnosis and self-hypnosis.
I work with adults experiencing anxiety, depression, trauma, relationship challenges, insomnia, substance use concerns, and life stressors.
The first session is an opportunity for us to get to know one another. We'll discuss what brings you to therapy, your current concerns, relevant background, and what you hope to accomplish. I'll ask questions to better understand your experiences while giving you plenty of space to share at your own pace.
I work with adults experiencing anxiety, depression, trauma, relationship challenges, insomnia, substance use concerns, and life stressors.
The first session is an opportunity for us to get to know one another. We'll discuss what brings you to therapy, your current concerns, relevant background, and what you hope to accomplish. I'll ask questions to better understand your experiences while giving you plenty of space to share at your own pace.
I also treat sleep disorders.
CBT has been shown to be effective for many problems and is the only proven therapy for OCD. Many therapists say they do CBT, unfortunately they may actually be doing something else. I have extensive training in CBT and now my work includes providing training and supervision in CBT.
I also treat sleep disorders.
CBT has been shown to be effective for many problems and is the only proven therapy for OCD. Many therapists say they do CBT, unfortunately they may actually be doing something else. I have extensive training in CBT and now my work includes providing training and supervision in CBT.
I am a Licensed Clinical Social Worker in Maine and have been practicing since 2010. I hold a B.A. from Dickinson College and an M.S.W. from the University of New England. My practice is guided by the principle of client self-determination, utilizing a clinical model rooted in Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT). My areas of specialization include working with individuals managing chronic illness, ADHD, substance use, anxiety, and depression. In my personal time, I prioritize spending time with my family, traveling, and engaging in research on compelling subjects.
I am a Licensed Clinical Social Worker in Maine and have been practicing since 2010. I hold a B.A. from Dickinson College and an M.S.W. from the University of New England. My practice is guided by the principle of client self-determination, utilizing a clinical model rooted in Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT). My areas of specialization include working with individuals managing chronic illness, ADHD, substance use, anxiety, and depression. In my personal time, I prioritize spending time with my family, traveling, and engaging in research on compelling subjects.
Emily Keef is an LCPC and CADC who has been practicing since 2016. She obtained her Master's of Science in Counseling from the University of Southern Maine, with a focus on substance use and abuse and adolescent psychology. Emily believes in a relational approach in therapy. She focuses on supporting clients with developing genuine connection and understanding of themselves, which translates to greater depth and healthy connections with others.
Emily Keef is an LCPC and CADC who has been practicing since 2016. She obtained her Master's of Science in Counseling from the University of Southern Maine, with a focus on substance use and abuse and adolescent psychology. Emily believes in a relational approach in therapy. She focuses on supporting clients with developing genuine connection and understanding of themselves, which translates to greater depth and healthy connections with others.
Whether it’s anxiety that won’t quiet down, depression that is draining your energy and motivation, or nights where sleep feels impossible, I’m here to help you make sense of it and start feeling like you again.
I work with client's experiencing:
• Stress, burnout & overwhelm
• Anxiety, overthinking, and racing thoughts
• Depression, low motivation & emotional numbness
• Sleep issues & nighttime anxiety
• Parenting challenges (especially for overwhelmed or new mothers)
• Men’s mental health, anger, identity, and emotional awareness
Whether it’s anxiety that won’t quiet down, depression that is draining your energy and motivation, or nights where sleep feels impossible, I’m here to help you make sense of it and start feeling like you again.
I work with client's experiencing:
• Stress, burnout & overwhelm
• Anxiety, overthinking, and racing thoughts
• Depression, low motivation & emotional numbness
• Sleep issues & nighttime anxiety
• Parenting challenges (especially for overwhelmed or new mothers)
• Men’s mental health, anger, identity, and emotional awareness
Maybe you've tried to improve your sleep on your own, only to find that the harder you try, the more difficult sleep seems to become.
Sleep difficulties often don't happen in isolation. Anxiety, chronic stress, burnout, caregiving, and difficult or traumatic experiences can affect both how we feel and how we sleep. When these concerns are part of the picture, therapy can help address them alongside the sleep problem. You don't have to navigate this alone.
Maybe you've tried to improve your sleep on your own, only to find that the harder you try, the more difficult sleep seems to become.
Sleep difficulties often don't happen in isolation. Anxiety, chronic stress, burnout, caregiving, and difficult or traumatic experiences can affect both how we feel and how we sleep. When these concerns are part of the picture, therapy can help address them alongside the sleep problem. You don't have to navigate this alone.
My executive psychotherapy practice is built for entrepreneurs and executives dealing with burnout, chronic stress, decision fatigue, anxiety, sleep disruption, and relationships taking the hit.
1. Audit: Identify key patterns, triggers, and relevant indicators,
2. Recalibration: Targeted interventions to change dysfunctional patterns,
3. Integration: Apply changes to real-world situations so they hold under pressure,
This process is designed for individuals who value clarity, efficiency, and measurable results.
My executive psychotherapy practice is built for entrepreneurs and executives dealing with burnout, chronic stress, decision fatigue, anxiety, sleep disruption, and relationships taking the hit.
1. Audit: Identify key patterns, triggers, and relevant indicators,
2. Recalibration: Targeted interventions to change dysfunctional patterns,
3. Integration: Apply changes to real-world situations so they hold under pressure,
This process is designed for individuals who value clarity, efficiency, and measurable results.
I specialize in working with adults facing a wide range of challenges, including mood-related problems, sleep problems, low self-esteem, relationship difficulties, addiction to substances, and trauma.
My approach is holistic and client-centered, meeting you where you are with active listening, validation, and a focus on your strengths. In our first few sessions, you can expect a safe, compassionate space where we explore your concerns, clarify your goals, and begin developing strategies for healing and personal growth.
I specialize in working with adults facing a wide range of challenges, including mood-related problems, sleep problems, low self-esteem, relationship difficulties, addiction to substances, and trauma.
My approach is holistic and client-centered, meeting you where you are with active listening, validation, and a focus on your strengths. In our first few sessions, you can expect a safe, compassionate space where we explore your concerns, clarify your goals, and begin developing strategies for healing and personal growth.
Have you ever been stuck in a snowbank, with your tires spinning, having to rock your car back and forth over the ice again and again until you make your way out? Perhaps you had to dig the car out. Maybe you needed a little push. Maybe you needed a tow truck. Whether you need a push or a tow truck, Active Insights Therapy is all about helping you dig and pull yourself out of those stuck places. I love helping my clients discover their inner best friend, know what they deserve in relationships and move toward their higher calling while taking action in life. Above all, I love making really bad jokes!
Have you ever been stuck in a snowbank, with your tires spinning, having to rock your car back and forth over the ice again and again until you make your way out? Perhaps you had to dig the car out. Maybe you needed a little push. Maybe you needed a tow truck. Whether you need a push or a tow truck, Active Insights Therapy is all about helping you dig and pull yourself out of those stuck places. I love helping my clients discover their inner best friend, know what they deserve in relationships and move toward their higher calling while taking action in life. Above all, I love making really bad jokes!
Making your first appointment can be one of the most challenging steps in your mental health journey. At LifeStance, we make it simple by offering both online and in-person therapy and psychiatry services, covered by major insurance plans.
Making your first appointment can be one of the most challenging steps in your mental health journey. At LifeStance, we make it simple by offering both online and in-person therapy and psychiatry services, covered by major insurance plans.
I am a LCSW providing evidence-based, systems-oriented counseling. I have an excellent record assisting people in maintaining positive changes. As a therapist, I am more directive than passive in style, and quickly work to assess goals, and create an individualized treatment plan to address barriers. Treatment modalities include Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) (including TF-CBT, ACT, and Cognitive Behavioral Play Therapy), MATCH, CollaborativePS, Solution-Focused Therapy, Parenting Support, Anxiety Treatment, Motivational Interviewing, Art and Narrative Therapy.
I am a LCSW providing evidence-based, systems-oriented counseling. I have an excellent record assisting people in maintaining positive changes. As a therapist, I am more directive than passive in style, and quickly work to assess goals, and create an individualized treatment plan to address barriers. Treatment modalities include Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) (including TF-CBT, ACT, and Cognitive Behavioral Play Therapy), MATCH, CollaborativePS, Solution-Focused Therapy, Parenting Support, Anxiety Treatment, Motivational Interviewing, Art and Narrative Therapy.
I view people as multifaceted beings that are shaped by culture and circumstance, yet profoundly influenced by experience, relationships, and individual choice. This path we walk can be dark, but we don't have to walk it alone. Together, we can explore the complexity of this human experience, expanding awareness, inner understanding, and generating new growth.
I view people as multifaceted beings that are shaped by culture and circumstance, yet profoundly influenced by experience, relationships, and individual choice. This path we walk can be dark, but we don't have to walk it alone. Together, we can explore the complexity of this human experience, expanding awareness, inner understanding, and generating new growth.
Life’s ups and downs can make it difficult to live the way we truly want. Together, we can explore your values and what matters most to you, helping you gain insight and take meaningful steps toward your goals. I strive to create a warm, supportive environment where you feel comfortable and understood. My approach is both compassionate and direct, designed to help you build confidence, deepen self-understanding, and achieve success in the ways that are most important to you.
Life’s ups and downs can make it difficult to live the way we truly want. Together, we can explore your values and what matters most to you, helping you gain insight and take meaningful steps toward your goals. I strive to create a warm, supportive environment where you feel comfortable and understood. My approach is both compassionate and direct, designed to help you build confidence, deepen self-understanding, and achieve success in the ways that are most important to you.
If you’re feeling anxious, depressed, overwhelmed or stuck you may also be feeling exhausted from overthinking, analyzing, critiquing yourself, comparing yourself to others, and replaying every conversation and interaction. Maybe you over extend to show up for others and ignore your own needs. Maybe you wonder why after all your efforts you feel so disconnected from yourself and others. Together, we will identify root causes, learn about your specific nervous system patterns, and uncover the many ways your system so brilliantly protects you.
If you’re feeling anxious, depressed, overwhelmed or stuck you may also be feeling exhausted from overthinking, analyzing, critiquing yourself, comparing yourself to others, and replaying every conversation and interaction. Maybe you over extend to show up for others and ignore your own needs. Maybe you wonder why after all your efforts you feel so disconnected from yourself and others. Together, we will identify root causes, learn about your specific nervous system patterns, and uncover the many ways your system so brilliantly protects you.
If you are experiencing anxiety, depression, disordered eating, negative body image, body-focused repetitive behaviors (hair pulling, skin picking), or other mental health concerns, please contact me. I am a clinical psychologist who believes in offering compassionate, collaborative, and evidence-based treatment. I enjoy supporting folks through interpersonal difficulties, life transitions, stress, and grief and loss. I know how difficult change can be and offer a supportive approach that values working toward your personal goals.
If you are experiencing anxiety, depression, disordered eating, negative body image, body-focused repetitive behaviors (hair pulling, skin picking), or other mental health concerns, please contact me. I am a clinical psychologist who believes in offering compassionate, collaborative, and evidence-based treatment. I enjoy supporting folks through interpersonal difficulties, life transitions, stress, and grief and loss. I know how difficult change can be and offer a supportive approach that values working toward your personal goals.
I am accepting new clients in person and on telehealth.
Life is not easy and you have made the step to seek out help, and for that you are courageous. My name is Cara and I am a Licensed Clinical Social Worker who is passionate about helping people in many stages of life. I look forward to cultivating a safe space so that I can best assist you in making steps towards your therapeutic goals.
I am accepting new clients in person and on telehealth.
Life is not easy and you have made the step to seek out help, and for that you are courageous. My name is Cara and I am a Licensed Clinical Social Worker who is passionate about helping people in many stages of life. I look forward to cultivating a safe space so that I can best assist you in making steps towards your therapeutic goals.
Katherine (Katie) Cusato is a postdoctoral fellow at LifeStance. She grew up in Rochester, New York, and earned a Bachelor of Science degree (BS) at Cornell University. Katie earned her Master of Arts (MA) in Clinical Psychology and Doctor of Psychology degree (PsyD) at the Institute for Graduate Clinical Psychology at Widener University. Her clinical experience has included working with children, adolescents, and families, as well as adults with serious mental illness. Katie approaches each client’s case with empathy and compassion to understand how they developed into the person they are today.
Katherine (Katie) Cusato is a postdoctoral fellow at LifeStance. She grew up in Rochester, New York, and earned a Bachelor of Science degree (BS) at Cornell University. Katie earned her Master of Arts (MA) in Clinical Psychology and Doctor of Psychology degree (PsyD) at the Institute for Graduate Clinical Psychology at Widener University. Her clinical experience has included working with children, adolescents, and families, as well as adults with serious mental illness. Katie approaches each client’s case with empathy and compassion to understand how they developed into the person they are today.
Life can present many unexpected and sometimes overwhelming experiences that can linger in your body-mind, limiting your ability to live with a sense of joy, connection, safety and purpose. Whether it occurred during a single event or repeated trauma, recently or in childhood, it can have lifelong effects: anxiety, depression, relationship challenges, chronic health issues. Your history does not need to define you. In our work together, you will develop new pathways to promote a sense of well-being, health and resilience. You will learn practices to feel calm, curious, present and attend to what arises in your life.
Life can present many unexpected and sometimes overwhelming experiences that can linger in your body-mind, limiting your ability to live with a sense of joy, connection, safety and purpose. Whether it occurred during a single event or repeated trauma, recently or in childhood, it can have lifelong effects: anxiety, depression, relationship challenges, chronic health issues. Your history does not need to define you. In our work together, you will develop new pathways to promote a sense of well-being, health and resilience. You will learn practices to feel calm, curious, present and attend to what arises in your life.
Mark Butkus is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker in Maine who has been practicing since 2003. He has completed a Masters In Social Work, post-graduate therapy trainings for advanced licensure and works towards yearly continuing education. Mark has been working as a therapist in a variety of settings since 2003. As a Clinical Instructor at the University of South Carolina School of Medicine Specialty Clinics, in a primary care setting that integrates mental health, as clinical director in therapeutic foster care, in Private practice, and most recently with the Veterans Administration.
Mark Butkus is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker in Maine who has been practicing since 2003. He has completed a Masters In Social Work, post-graduate therapy trainings for advanced licensure and works towards yearly continuing education. Mark has been working as a therapist in a variety of settings since 2003. As a Clinical Instructor at the University of South Carolina School of Medicine Specialty Clinics, in a primary care setting that integrates mental health, as clinical director in therapeutic foster care, in Private practice, and most recently with the Veterans Administration.
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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.