Five Steps to Sleep Well

Description

If you're experiencing stress, anxiety and/or insomnia, this webinar is for you. Hear renowned expert on sleep and depression Dr. Colleen Carney talk about how cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT) is used to treat and manage insomnia, depression, and other related health issues. Her research and work has made considerable strides in understanding how CBT is changing health outcomes. Tune in to her top 5 tips to help you get through this pandemic and beyond.

Bio

Dr. Carney is one of Canada’s leading experts in treatments for insomnia, particularly in the context of co-occurring health issues. Currently, she is a professor and Director of the Sleep and Depression Laboratory at Toronto Metropolitan University. She is also President of the Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies (ABCT), Insomnia and Other Sleep Disorders Special Interest Group. Dr. Carney was previously on faculty at Duke University Medical Center, where she was a recipient of the prestigious National Sleep Foundation’s Pickwick Fellowship. Her main research areas are: how to best treat insomnia in the context of other mental health conditions and understanding comorbid insomnias. As part of her clinical trial research, she and her students provide free Cognitive Behaviour Therapy for those with insomnia and other conditions. She has numerous publications on the topic of cognitive vulnerability to insomnia and depression, and is a passionate advocate for improving treatment options for those with insomnia and other health problems.