California Sleep Center welcomes adult referrals for Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Insomnia (CBT-I) throughout California.
Use your usual referral format. Include the five details below so we can follow up with your patient.
Relevant clinical history is welcome, but not required.
Our team contacts your patient to arrange an assessment.
The benefits of CBT-I
CBT-I changes the behaviors and thought patterns that contribute to ongoing insomnia.
Patients learn how to maintain a consistent sleep schedule and respond when sleep becomes difficult again.
Our clinicians hold California licenses and are trained to deliver insomnia treatment.
We verify coverage and explain expected costs before scheduling.
With consent, your patient’s clinician can share progress and sleep measures to support decisions in your practice.
Consider our service for an adult experiencing:
A patient does not need to leave an established therapist to receive specialized insomnia care. CBT-I adds a focused course of sleep treatment to their existing care plan.
Sleep-specific techniques address time in bed, wakefulness and worries about sleep.
Sleep apnea often accompanies insomnia. Our team treats insomnia and coordinates any needed referral to partners who provide apnea care.
Answer all seven questions about the past two weeks. The Insomnia Severity Index adds your answers into a score between 0 and 28. This calculator does not submit a referral or add results to a medical record at California Sleep Center.
For the first three questions, please rate the current (last 2 weeks) severity of your insomnia problem(s):
A score is not a diagnosis. Discuss the result and your sleep history with a licensed clinician. A referral to California Sleep Center does not require a particular score.
Insomnia Severity Index © Charles M. Morin, 1993. Bastien, Vallières & Morin, Sleep Medicine, 2001. Scoring reference ↗
Your patient can arrange an appointment independently using our booking page. Book an appointment.
Our California intake team reaches out directly to arrange the patient’s assessment and review coverage.
An initial assessment of about 50 minutes covers the patient’s sleep history, medications and previous treatments. A typical course then includes six to eight weekly appointments. The clinician uses a daily sleep diary to adjust time in bed and help the patient address behaviors and thoughts that disrupt sleep.
With consent, your patient’s clinician can share progress and sleep measures to support decisions in your practice.
Most care takes place by video with California-licensed clinicians. A limited number of clinicians also see patients in person, with availability confirmed when booking. Patients need to remain in California for the duration of each visit.
California clinicians: Nicole Ortiz, PhD, CBT-I · Dr. Erica Wilson, PhD, CBT-I · Patrick Lockwood, PsyD, CBT-I · Vanessa Nicholson, PsyD, CBT-I · Dr. Veronica Perin, PhD, CBT-I · Donnа Xia, PhD. Our clinicians ↗
Discuss a potential California referral in a 30-minute peer consultation. Bring questions about CBT-I, patient fit or coordinating sleep care with ongoing treatment.
Schedule a peer consultationPrefer to call? (628) 433-2505 · Clinic main line
Keep California referral information on hand with patient brochures and business cards for your office.
Request brochures & business cardsReview the California plans below. Our team checks benefits and discusses the patient’s expected costs before the first appointment.
Accepted plans: Aetna · Blue Shield of California · Cigna / Evernorth · Medicare · Tricare · UnitedHealthcare / Optum