Insomnia
You’re exhausted—but your mind refuses to rest.
Night after night, you lay in bed, watching the minutes tick by. You close your eyes, hoping for relief, but sleep stays just out of reach. Your mind races with unfinished tasks, past conversations, and tomorrow’s worries. The harder you try to sleep, the more elusive it becomes.
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You wake up groggy, drained before the day even begins. The cycle repeats itself—restless nights followed by sluggish, unfocused days. No amount of coffee can clear the mental fog, and exhaustion creeps into every aspect of your life.​
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​This isn’t just a bad night here or there—this is chronic insomnia.
Your Relationship with Sleep is Broken
Falling asleep
It should be simple, but for you, it’s a nightly struggle. You’ve tried warm baths, meditation apps, and counting sheep, but your mind won’t cooperate. Instead, it spirals deeper into wakefulness, leaving you wide-eyed long past midnight.
Staying asleep
Even when you finally drift off, it doesn’t last. You wake up at 2 AM, heart racing, your thoughts pulling you back into full alertness. No matter how hard you try, sleep feels fragile, fleeting.
Waking too early
Your alarm isn’t the culprit—it’s your body, betraying you again. You wake up hours before you need to, unable to return to sleep, watching the night slowly fade into morning.
The toll of insomnia is more than just fatigue.
Sleep deprivation seeps into every part of your life. Your mood is unpredictable—irritability, anxiety, and low motivation become the norm. Concentration feels impossible, work suffers, and your relationships feel strained. You forget things more easily, and small frustrations feel overwhelming.
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It’s not just your mind that’s struggling—your body feels it too. Chronic insomnia has been linked to an increased risk of:
✔ Anxiety and depression
✔ High blood pressure and heart disease
✔ Weakened immune function
✔ Weight gain and metabolic issues
You’re not just tired—you’re in a cycle that’s taking a toll on your health, mood, and ability to function.
Why Can't You Sleep? The Science of Insomnia
Your brain is wired for survival, not sleep. When stress, anxiety, or disrupted routines throw off your sleep patterns, your nervous system stays stuck in high alert mode. Over time, your body learns to associate your bed with wakefulness, making sleep even harder to achieve.
✔ Cognitive Hyperarousal
Your brain is too active at night, preventing the natural transition into sleep.
✔ Conditioned Arousal
After enough nights of insomnia, just getting into bed triggers wakefulness instead of rest.
✔ Circadian Rhythm Disruptions
Your body’s natural sleep-wake cycle is out of sync, making restful sleep difficult.
You Can Retrain Your Brain to Sleep Again
At Sierra Peak Neuropsychology, we don’t believe in temporary fixes or medication as the only answer. We treat insomnia at its source—by helping you retrain your brain for restorative, natural sleep.
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Using evidence-based techniques like Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Insomnia (CBT-I), neuropsychological insights, and personalized sleep strategies, we help you:
✔ Quiet a racing mind so that sleep comes naturally
✔ Break free from conditioned wakefulness and rebuild a healthy sleep cycle
✔ Address underlying anxiety or stress that keeps you awake
✔ Improve sleep quality and duration—without relying on medication
Here’s What You Can Expect from Treatment
A personalized approach
Your sleep struggles are unique, so your treatment will be tailored to your specific patterns, needs, and lifestyle.
Breaking unhelpful sleep habits
From inconsistent schedules to poor sleep hygiene, we identify and change the hidden behaviors that reinforce insomnia—even the ones you don’t realize you’re doing.
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Insomnia (CBT-I)
CBT-I is the gold standard for treating insomnia and has been proven to work better than sleep medication for long-term relief. We help you retrain your mind and body to fall asleep faster and stay asleep longer.
Neuropsychological insights
We go beyond the usual sleep tips to uncover how your brain’s unique processing style and emotional patterns impact your sleep—and how to work with them instead of against them.
Imagine Waking Up Rested Again
✔Falling asleep effortlessly, without frustration
✔Sleeping through the night without waking up at 3 AM
✔Waking up feeling energized, clear-headed, and focused
✔Restoring balance in your body and mind
You don’t have to live with sleepless nights and exhausted days—real, lasting relief is possible.
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Let’s break the cycle of insomnia together.