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Enhancing Sleep Quality. Proven CBT Strategies for Overcoming Nighttime Anxiety

Enhancing Sleep Quality. Proven CBT Strategies for Overcoming Nighttime Anxiety

This article tackles the widespread issue of nighttime anxiety and its detrimental effect on sleep, highlighting the cognitive-behavioural feedback loop that fuels sleep disturbances. It underscores Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) as an effective remedy, with My Therapist Online (MTO) offering specialised therapists for personalised support.

It points out the efficacy of self-help strategies, complemented by the specialised guidance from MTO's expert therapists, as essential for breaking the anxiety-sleep issue cycle. The conclusion affirms that with strategic behavioural and environmental adjustments, supported by professional therapy, achieving quality sleep in the face of nighttime anxiety is within reach.

Evidence based solutions to sleep problems and night time anxiety

Evidence based solutions to sleep problems and night time anxiety

Navigating Sleep Challenges with CBT - Insights from an Expert

Struggling with frequent sleep disturbances can be both frustrating and debilitating. For many grappling with nighttime anxiety and insomnia, Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) has emerged as a highly recommended, evidence-based approach to break these distressing cycles. Lisa Johnston, an experienced CBT therapist specialising in anxiety disorders, offers valuable strategies to enhance your sleep quality and alleviate nighttime anxiety.

In this insightful piece, Lisa shares practical CBT techniques designed to help you overcome sleep-related challenges. These strategies are grounded in scientific research and clinical experience, offering a beacon of hope for those seeking to reclaim restful nights and peaceful sleep.

Actions speak louder than words!

Actions speak louder than words!

Imagine how much more helpful it would be if we remember the need to keep our minds as well as our bodies healthy. Sarah Kenny, Online CBT Therapist reflects on how you can put your well-being goals and aspirations into actionable steps using 5 clear steps.

CBT Tips for Overcoming Night Time Anxiety (Advice from a CBT Therapist)

CBT Tips for Overcoming Night Time Anxiety (Advice from a CBT Therapist)

To frequently have trouble sleeping can be a frustrating and debilitating experience. Many of those who are suffering with anxiety at night and insomnia are being advised to seek Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) which is an evidence based way off addressing these cycles. Here Lisa Johnston, a CBT therapist and anxiety disorders expert shares a few strategies you can try to help improve the quality of your sleep and start to reduce nighttime anxiety.

My Therapist Online's 6 top tips for managing the way we use our phones to reduce negative impact on our wellbeing (Professional advice).

My Therapist Online's 6 top tips for managing the way we use our phones to reduce negative impact on our wellbeing (Professional advice).

Phones have without a doubt changed how we live our lives. Many of the tools and applications on them make our lives easier and more convenient, however contrary to all the good they have brought, they have started to affect people’s attention span and alter how we engage in our day to day experiences.

Learn some top tips how to manage your phone better, to look after your mental wellbeing.

Understanding Seasonal Affective Disorder, its symptoms & its treatment

Understanding Seasonal Affective Disorder, its symptoms & its treatment

Seasonal affective disorder (SAD) affects around 40% of the population every winter. For a person suffering with SAD it can be debilitating and make  the winter months seem never-ending. 

Here you can learn about SAD and how it can be treated. There are things that you can do to help yourself as well as professional support available to manage and indeed overcome it.

Therapy can be hard, but its worth it (case study).

Therapy can be hard, but its worth it (case study).

My Therapist Online speaks with Sarah, who describes her inspirational story towards recovery, moving through the bumpy road of bi-polar and why engaging in therapy was, and still is, worth it. 

Life doesn’t often get better by chance, it gets better by change.