Psychotherapy for Sleep Difficulties

Is falling asleep harder than it used to be? Do your thoughts race when your body is ready to rest? Do you wake feeling unrefreshed, even after a full night in bed?

If any of this sounds familiar, you are not alone.

Sleep difficulties are common, especially during times of stress, change, or emotional strain. Trouble sleeping can affect mood, focus, energy, and the ability to cope during the day. Over time, poor sleep can begin to shape how someone experiences their body, relationships, and sense of stability.

Common experiences related to sleep difficulties may include:

• Difficulty falling asleep or staying asleep

• Waking earlier than intended and being unable to return to sleep

• Racing thoughts or heightened worry at night

• Restless or disrupted sleep

• Feeling tired, irritable, or foggy during the day

• Anxiety about sleep itself or fear of another poor night

• Vivid, disturbing, or recurring dreams

In therapy, we work together to understand how sleep, stress, and emotional life interact. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Insomnia (CBT-I) offers practical, research-supported tools to improve sleep by addressing habits, thoughts, and patterns that interfere with rest. This approach helps support more consistent and restorative sleep over time.

At Little River Psychological Services PLLC, we also recognize that sleep is not only biological — it is psychological. Dreams can reflect emotional life, unresolved experiences, and inner conflicts. When helpful, we make space to explore dreams with care and curiosity, not as puzzles to solve, but as meaningful expressions of the mind at rest. For some people, attending to dreams becomes an important part of understanding what the body and psyche are holding.

Therapy for sleep difficulties is not about forcing sleep. It is about creating the conditions where rest can return naturally and safely.

If sleep problems are affecting your well-being, we invite you to reach out to schedule a consultation.