US State - Clinical License: California: CA
I am a behavioral sleep medicine health psychologist and Associate Division Chief of Behavioral Sleep Medicine at the Stanford Sleep Medicine Center in the Department of Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences.
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Dr. Kristen Faye Burda is a Board-certified sleep psychologist who specializes in the treatment of sleep disorders, including insomnia and nightmares. Sleep-focused therapy can improve sleep quality, boost daytime alertness, and enhance overall health. Dr. Burda practices behavioral sleep medicine, using cognitive behavioral therapy for insomnia (CBT-I), imagery rehearsal therapy (IRT), and acceptance and commitment therapy (ACT) to provide relief for those navigating sleep disorders. Dr. Burda also treats post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) as it impacts sleep, using cognitive processing therapy (CPT) and eye movement desensitization and reprocessing (EMDR) to address sleep-interfering symptoms such as hypervigilance and intrusive thoughts. Dr. Burda collaborates with each client to use ...
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Dr. Norah Simpson is a licensed clinical psychologist who specializes in non-drug treatment of sleep disorders. She has been treating patients with behavioral sleep medicine approaches for over 15 years. Dr. Simpson is the training director of the APA-accredited clinical psychology postdoctoral fellowship program in the Department of Psychiatry at Stanford and also leads the behavioral sleep medicine fellowship track that is a part of the Stanford Sleep Health and Insomnia Program (SHIP). She is actively involved in clinical research and training of healthcare providers in behavioral sleep medicine approaches. Dr. Simpson treats adults and adolescents with sleep disorders, and has a particular interest in helping patients reduce/eliminate hypnotic medication with successful treatment of t ...
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Michael A. Tompkins, Ph.D., ABPP is a licensed psychologist (PSY13822) and board-certified in Behavioral and Cognitive Psychology. He is the co-director of the San Francisco Bay Area Center for Cognitive Therapy and a Faculty member for the Beck Institute for Cognitive Behavior Therapy and for the International OCD Foundation Training Institute.
He is the author or co-author of numerous scholarly articles and chapters on cognitive-behavior therapy and related topics, as well as sixteen books. His work has been highlighted by media outlets including The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, and the Learning Channel. Dr. Tompkins is a much sought after speaker and has presented to national and international audiences.
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