Sleep

Better Sleep in 9 Weeks

CBT-I Therapy Group

Seven sessions. Nine weeks. The gold-standard treatment for chronic insomnia - in a small, structured group.

6 10 participants per cohort
90 minutes per session
Delivered over 9 weeks

You weren't always like this.

There was a time when sleep came easily. When you could close your eyes and drift off without a second thought. Maybe it was months ago. Maybe years. But somewhere along the way - a stressful season, a stretch of bad nights, a major life change - your brain learned to stay alert at night. And now it won't unlearn it on its own.

So you lie there, night after night.

You do the math: If I fall asleep right now, I'll get four hours. You watch the clock. You dread the bed. You start to fear the sun going down - because you know what's coming. Another night of exhaustion followed by another day of pretending you're fine.

CBT-I doesn't just mask the problem - it reverses it.

Over seven structured sessions, you'll retrain your brain to associate bed with sleep, collapse your sleep window so your sleep becomes deep and consolidated, and dismantle the thought patterns that keep the cycle going. No pills. No dependency. Just a proven protocol that works - often in as few as four to six weeks.

By the end of this program.

  • You'll feel like yourself again - clear-headed, present, and steady.
  • You'll fall asleep without the tossing, turning, and clock-watching.
  • You'll forget to think about sleep - because it just happens.

This is not a support group. It is a treatment.

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Insomnia (CBT-I) is the first-line treatment recommended by the American College of Physicians, the American Academy of Sleep Medicine, and the American Psychological Association - before sleep medication.

Unlike medication, CBT-I addresses the behaviors and thought patterns that maintain insomnia long after the original trigger has resolved. The results are durable. The skills belong to you permanently.

This group format delivers the full CBT-I protocol in a closed cohort of 6 10 people. Each session builds on the last. Prescriptions - your sleep window, your stimulus control rules - are individualized to your diary data. The group provides structure, accountability, and the power of hearing that you are not alone.

Who this is for.

You're a high-achiever whose sleep fell apart and never came back
You've tried tips and tricks but nothing sticks
You lie awake even when you're exhausted
Anxiety about not sleeping is making the sleep worse
You want a real, evidence-based solution - not a pill
You're motivated to do the between-session work that makes this treatment work

What you will learn.

Why your brain learned to be awake at night - and how to undo it
How to calculate and use your personalized sleep window
The six Stimulus Control rules that retrain your bed-sleep association
How to identify and dismantle the thoughts that keep insomnia going
Breathing, relaxation, and mindfulness tools to quiet your nervous system
What to do if insomnia returns - so a rough patch never becomes a relapse

How it works.

01

Join the Interest List

Enter your name and email. Once 6 moms are on the list, we move to the next step.

02

We Set a Start Date

Once we have 6 interested moms, I'll reach out and we'll find a day and time that works for everyone.

03

Begin the Program

Complete a short pre-screener, hop on a quick consultation call, and then we start Session 1 together.

Session by session.

Week 1

Session 1

Sleep Education & Monitoring

Understand how sleep works - the three systems that regulate it and why insomnia persists. Begin your sleep diary.

Week 2

Independent Monitoring

No group session. Complete your sleep diary for two weeks so we have real data to personalize your treatment.

Week 3

Session 2

Stimulus Control

Learn why your bed may be working against you - and the six rules that retrain your brain to associate bed with sleep.

Week 4

Session 3

Sleep Restriction Therapy

Using your diary data, we calculate your personalized sleep window - the cornerstone of consolidating fragmented sleep.

Week 5

Session 4

Reviewing Progress + Buffer Zone

Check your sleep efficiency, troubleshoot with the group, and design a personalized wind-down ritual.

Week 6

Session 5

Thinking Like a Good Sleeper

Identify the thought patterns that keep insomnia going - and learn to replace them with accurate, flexible thinking.

Week 7

Session 6

Counterarousal Techniques

Practice breathing, progressive muscle relaxation, mindfulness, and body scan - tools to lower physiological arousal.

Week 8

Independent Practice Week

No group session. A deliberate week to practice on your own before the final session.

Week 9

Session 7

Termination & Relapse Prevention

Debrief, share what worked, and leave with a personal maintenance plan and toolkit.

Kristina Anzell, LCSW, PMH-C

Your Group Facilitator

Kristina Anzell, LCSW, PMH-C

I'm a licensed Clinical Social Worker specializing in sleep and mental health - and I've sat in the fog of chronic exhaustion myself. I know what it feels like to be the most exhausted you've ever been and still unable to sleep.

I hold advanced training in CBT for Insomnia alongside TEAM-CBT, DBT, and ACT. I run this group because I've seen CBT-I change people's lives - and I believe access to the gold-standard treatment shouldn't require months on a waitlist for individual therapy.

In-Person in Redmond, OR · Telehealth in OR, CA & FL

Ready to sleep again?

We launch the next cohort once 6 participants are on the interest list. Join now and you'll be the first to know when we set a start date - and you'll have a say in picking a time that works.

Kristina Anzell, LCSW, PMH-C

Therapy for Moms, Couples & Sleep

In-Person at the Kiln, Bend, OR

Walk-and-Talk at the River, Bend, OR

Home Visits within 5 miles

Telehealth in OR, CA & FL

kristina@kristinaanzell.com

(831) 204-8165

501 SW Hill, Bend, OR 97702

Oregon #L15968

California #LCSW93404

Ready to Start?

Book a free 20-minute consultation to see if we're a good fit.

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