SLEEP & INSOMNIA
Sleep difficulties can affect mood, concentration, pain, stress tolerance, memory, energy, emotional regulation, aspects of physical health, overall wellbeing and day-to-day functioning.
This hub brings together psychology services and educational articles about insomnia, sleep difficulties, CBT for insomnia, stress-related sleep problems, shift work adjustment, fatigue and mental health.
Sleep difficulties can involve trouble falling asleep, waking during the night, waking earlier than intended, unrefreshing sleep or irregular sleep patterns.
Insomnia can be influenced by interacting biological, psychological, behavioural and environmental factors. Worry about sleep, spending excessive time awake in bed, irregular routines, pain, stress and changes in activity can all contribute to ongoing difficulties.
This hub provides a pathway to a service page for people considering psychological support and educational articles for people wanting practical relaxation exercises for getting to sleep or returning to sleep.
This service page explains psychological support for sleep difficulties and insomnia. It has a distinct service focus so that it complements, rather than competes with, this broader hub page.
Learn how psychological support may assist with insomnia, sleep-related worry, unhelpful sleep habits, routines and factors that maintain poor sleep.
These educational articles provide guided relaxation exercises for common sleep difficulties. They support the service page without duplicating its treatment-focused purpose.
Follow a guided relaxation exercise designed to support settling, slower breathing and reduced physical tension when preparing for sleep.
Use a guided relaxation exercise intended to support calm attention and a return to rest after waking during the night.
Psychological support is not based only on the number of hours a person sleeps.
Assessment and formulation help clarify sleep timing, routines, time awake in bed, thoughts and emotions about sleep, physical and mental health, medications, pain, work demands, environmental factors and daytime functioning.
Support may include sleep education, stimulus control, sleep scheduling, work with sleep-related worry, relaxation, circadian strategies and behavioural changes that support a more stable sleep-wake pattern.
When symptoms suggest a sleep disorder requiring medical investigation, referral to a general practitioner or sleep specialist may also be appropriate.
This Sleep & Insomnia hub provides an overview and helps you navigate the related resources on this website.
The psychology service page explains support options and is intended for people considering psychological care.
The educational articles provide guided relaxation exercises for getting to sleep and returning to sleep.
You can begin with the resource that most closely matches your current concern and move between the pages as needed.
Sleep difficulties can overlap with anxiety, trauma responses and chronic pain. These related hubs provide separate pathways without duplicating the purpose of the Sleep & Insomnia hub.
Explore psychology services and educational resources relating to worry, panic, social anxiety, OCD, phobias and other anxiety-related difficulties.
Explore psychology services and educational resources relating to trauma, PTSD, hyperarousal, nightmares and trauma-informed care.
Explore psychology services and educational resources relating to persistent pain, pacing, nervous system responses and pain-related functioning.
Common questions about sleep, insomnia and accessing psychological support.
This page brings together a psychology service and educational articles so you can find information about sleep and insomnia in one place.
Insomnia involves persistent difficulty falling asleep, staying asleep or obtaining restorative sleep, together with distress or impairment during the day.
No. Many people seek psychological support because sleep difficulties are affecting mood, concentration, energy, health or daily functioning, even when they do not have a formal diagnosis.
This hub organises the broader Sleep & Insomnia cluster. The service page provides more specific information about psychological support and appointment-related care.
Yes. Therapy is available in person at Varsity Lakes on the Gold Coast or via secure telehealth anywhere in Australia.
Psychology appointments are available for adolescents and adults in person at Varsity Lakes on the Gold Coast and via secure telehealth across Australia.
For current availability, appointment types and funding information, visit the Appointment Availability page, or book online when you are ready.
This practice is not a crisis service.
If you require immediate assistance, call 000. For crisis support, contact Lifeline on 13 11 14.
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