Ep 23 - CBT for Insomnia

Welcome to episode 23 of the Therapy Explained podcast. Today I am joined by Dr David Lee, a psychologist, scientist and clinical director for Sleep Unlimited. David specialises in treating insomnia with cognitive behavioural therapy for insomnia (CBT-I), considered the gold standard for treatment for insomnia.

We cover the history of CBT-I, the science behind sleep and how this guides the treatment in CBT-I, leading causes and maintaining factors of insomnia, how modern technology hinders sleep quality and some of the main techniques used in CBT-I.