Better Sleep Program

Having trouble getting to sleep? Or staying asleep? Lying awake, tossing and turning? Unrefreshed in the morning? Or able to nap in the day but not sleep at night?  

Insomnia is the most common sleeping difficulty reported by people of all ages. There are many treatments for insomnia. The most common remedy for sleeplessness has been sleeping pills. However, there are problems associated with their use including drug dependence and side effects.  

The Better Sleep Program uses non-drug approaches to treating insomnia, and makes available practical, scientifically supported treatments from insomnia research. Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) is an established treatment for insomnia helping clients to shorten the time they spend lying awake sleepless at night and improving their daytime functioning. Research on CBT for insomnia has found that it addresses the factors maintaining long-term insomnia and produces more long lasting improvements than drug therapy. Other non-drug therapies (eg. Bright light therapy) are also used for appropriate cases.  

The Better Sleep Program is a set of coordinated services provided by the Canberra Sleep Clinic and PsychSessions psychology clinic. The program consists of:

• Brief initial consultation with sleep physician 
• Objective Sleep Measurement of our sleep overnight in your own home or at the Canberra Sleep Clinic premises
• Examination by a sleep physician to assess and correct any medical conditions contributing to the insomnia 
• A Group Education Session providing information about normal sleep and insomnia.
• A copy of the book “Insomnia: How to sleep easy” to keep, as well as presentation notes
• Individualised Psychological Assessment and Treatment of your insomnia according to your specific needs. Your psychologist will continue to provide support personally and through telephone and email contact throughout your treatment. Clients gain knowledge and skills that help them to continue to manage their sleep in the long term.  

For more information, please contact the Canberra Sleep Clinic (02) 6282 4955, located at Equinox Business Park, Building 2, ground floor, 70 Kent Street, Deakin ACT 2600