Sleep Series E2 | The Psychology of Insomnia (w/ Heather Darwall-Smith)

About this episode

This episode features Heather Darwall-Smith discussing her approach to treating insomnia through psychotherapy and CBT.

Heather Darwall-Smith is a UKCP Registered and Accredited Psychotherapist, specialising in CBT for insomnia and psychotherapy for sleep. She is the author of How To Be Awake (So You Can Sleep Through the Night), The Science of Sleep and The ADHD Sleep Book. She has been featured on The Guardian, BBC and Forbes. You can find out more about Heather here https://www.heatherdarwallsmith.com/. This episode explores how Heather works with people who have tried everything for their sleep pro...

People in this episode

Guest: Heather Darwall-Smith

Topics covered

• insomnia
• psychotherapy
• CBT
• sleep
• mental health

Keywords

• insomnia
• CBT
• psychotherapy
• sleep disorders
• mental health

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: UKCP, The Guardian, BBC, Forbes

Books & works: How To Be Awake (So You Can Sleep Through the Night), The Science of Sleep, The ADHD Sleep Book

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