Sleep issues/ Insomnia
Sleep difficulties can overlap with other mental health concerns. Working with a psychologist to treat sleep concerns can sometimes lead to better outcomes in therapy for other mental health goals. A psychologist will hence often use cognitive and behavioural therapies as tools to help improve sleep quality as part of wider therapy.
FAQs
What is insomnia?
Insomnia includes difficulty falling asleep, waking up too frequently during the night, having trouble going back to sleep or feeling unrefreshed even after a lot of sleep. A psychologist at Reorient Hong Kong can help you explore factors that contribute to this and develop an appropriate therapy to address them.
How do you treat insomnia?
A clinical psychologist will use psycho-education alongside therapy to help treat insomnia. It is important to understand the role that homeostasis plays in regulating our circadian rhythm. Once a psychologist has found the factors that are contributing to poor sleep outcomes, they may utilise different tools such as stimulus control therapy, prescribing time-in-bed, or even at times, sleep restriction therapy which limit the time one spends in bed with the aim of helping clients get deeper more restorative sleep.