Insomnia is more than a rough night.
UNDERSTANDING INSOMNIA
It is ongoing trouble falling asleep, staying asleep, waking too early, or never feeling rested — and it affects your days as much as your nights.
Nights and days
Insomnia affects energy, focus, mood, and safety during the day.
Symptoms differ
Some cannot fall asleep; others wake often, wake early, or never feel restored.
Evaluation comes first
Sleep apnea, restless legs, pain, and medications can cause similar problems.
A SIMPLE WAY TO THINK ABOUT IT
You cannot force sleep
Sleep pressure builds the longer you are awake, while your alertness system keeps you going. Stress, pain, screens, or fear about not sleeping can keep alertness too high to settle. Watching the clock and trying harder usually makes it worse — treatment lowers the pressure instead.
It does not look the same for everyone.
COMMON PATTERNS
Short-term insomnia
Sleep trouble during stress, illness, grief, travel, caregiving, or a disrupted routine.
Persistent insomnia
Ongoing trouble sleeping that regularly affects daytime functioning.
Mental health-related
Anxiety, depression, trauma, grief, or racing thoughts affecting rest.
How insomnia may show up
COMMON SIGNS
Taking a long time to fall asleep
Waking repeatedly during the night
Waking earlier than planned
Feeling tired but mentally alert
Nighttime
Low energy or daytime sleepiness
Trouble focusing or remembering
Irritability, anxiety, or low mood
Safety concerns while driving or working
Daytime
WHAT MAY CONTRIBUTE
There is rarely one single cause. Evaluation looks at the full picture before any treatment is recommended.
Stress, grief, anxiety, or depression
Shift work, travel, late naps, or an irregular schedule
Pain, reflux, sleep apnea, restless legs, or hormone changes
Caffeine, nicotine, alcohol, cannabis, or medication effects
Care built on your evaluation.
HOW WE CAN HELP
Comprehensive sleep evaluation
We review sleep timing, waking, naps, daytime sleepiness, health, medications, substances, and safety.
Medication review
When appropriate, we discuss benefits, risks, alternatives, next-day effects, and follow-up.
Referrals & coordination
We coordinate with primary care, sleep medicine, or a CBT-I provider when specialized care is needed.
Sleep tracking
A sleep diary helps identify patterns involving timing, naps, substances, stress, and medication effects.
01
You share what has been happening. We review your history, health, sleep, medications, and daily functioning.
We listen and review
02
We discuss whether this concern — or something else — better explains your symptoms.
We clarify
03
We plan together
We review options, agree on next steps, and set a follow-up rhythm that fits your life.
Start with an evaluation.
Telehealth throughout California, with in-person and mobile visits in Los Angeles County. Free 15-minute consultation.
An evaluation does not guarantee an insomnia diagnosis or a prescription. Recommendations are based on your history, symptoms, health, safety, and daily functioning.