Beyond Insomnia

Better Sleep ❈ Better Health ❈ Better Life!

Maura Hanrahan, M.D.

If you are someone who suffers from chronic insomnia, you are not alone! Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Insomnia (CBT-I) is an effective and long-lasting treatment for insomnia and is recommended as first line treatment by the National Institutes of Health and other major medical organizations. I am a Family Physician who treats clients with CBT-I, and I love seeing people's sleep and overall quality of life improve during this process. This treatment addresses the underlying causes of insomnia and has a very high success rate for significant improvement in sleep, decline in daytime fatigue and irritability, and reduction or elimination of sleeping pills. Treatment typically lasts approximately 6 weeks, during and after which most people see great improvement.

Chronic Insomnia is a frustrating condition that has implications for health, relationships, career and quality of life. There is treatment that can help! I would love to work with you to reverse the pattern of chronic sleeplessness and improve your life and well-being.

About CBT-I

Chronic insomnia can arise initially from periods of illness, chronic pain, change of life, stress, grief, etc, and can be perpetuated by behaviors and thoughts surrounding sleep. CBT-I addresses the underlying causes of insomnia and replaces unproductive behaviors and thoughts with more effective strategies to help create normal sleep.

Even in instances where a medical or mental health condition still exists, CBT-I helps people resolve the insomnia. Because good sleep is so important to our physical and mental health, better sleep via CBT-I has even been shown to improve underlying medical or mental health conditions.

CBT-I has been shown to be more effective than sleeping pills in the long term and is recommended as the first line treatment for chronic insomnia by major medical organizations.

More Info

American College of Physicians Recommends Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy as Initial Treatment for Chronic Insomnia (American College of Physicians, 2016)

https://www.acponline.org/acp-newsroom/acp-recommends-cognitive-behavioral-therapy-as-initial-treatment-for-chronic-insomnia

Behavioral and psychological treatments for chronic insomnia disorder in adults: an American Academy of Sleep Medicine clinical practice guideline (Journal of Clinical Sleep Medicine, 2021)

https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/33164742/

Behavioral Therapy Works Best for Insomnia (American Psychological Association, 2016)

https://www.apa.org/monitor/2016/10/insomnia

New guideline supports behavioral, psychological treatments for insomnia (American Academy of Sleep Medicine, 2020)

https://aasm.org/new-guideline-supports-behavioral-psychological-treatments-for-insomnia/

About me:

Maura Hanrahan, M.D. received her medical degree from the University of Maryland and completed her Family Medicine Residency at East Carolina University. She has been in practice for over 25 years.

In addition to seeing patients with chronic insomnia, she has worked in private practice, at the Salt Lake City Veteran's Administration Medical Center and seeing in-home patients via house calls.

Testimonials

"CBT-I was just what I needed and Dr. Hanrahan made it even better & more productive! We met weekly and then every other week. I learned about sleep, sleep patterns and what is considered "normal". Dr. Hanrahan personalized the process and program just for me so that I was successful. The support that I was given was perfect! I have been on my own for almost three months now. I have applied what I learned to my every night sleep. I am more refreshed and rested than I have ever been before. I highly recommend this program and Dr. Hanrahan! "

B.G.

"I was the proverbial "horrible sleeper." I felt like I never slept through the night and never felt truly rested. I was finally on Ambien for a couple of years, but nothing helped. Working with Dr. Hanrahan improved my life. I fully committed to doing the program and have never looked back. After finishing a couple of years ago, I now know how my sleep works and I know a bad night of sleep is not permanent. I also use CBT in many areas of my life now. Truly life changing."

L.S.

"I have had insomnia on and off for years, but it became a chronic problem when the pandemic hit. Nothing I tried on my own worked, my anxiety about my lack of sleep kept getting worse and my anxiety about my lack of sleep was increasing daily. I knew I needed help and that I didn't want to depend on sleep meds, especially long-term. Dr. Hanrahan was the guide I needed. I learned so much from our sessions, and her encouragement and calm logic when I got discouraged made all the difference. Best of all, it worked. I'm getting more and better quality sleep almost every night, been able to still my mind with the tools she gave me, and as a result my sleep-related anxiety is gone and both my mental and physical well-being have really improved. It was a great experience working with her and I'd recommend Dr. Maura Hanrahan to anyone struggling with insomnia."

S.R.

Contact

There is treatment that works for chronic insomnia. I would love to help you find satisfying, restful sleep again.

Free 10 minute phone consultation to see if CBT-I would be a good fit for you.

Call: 435-201-8931

Email: drhanrahan@beyond-insomnia.com

Call: 435-201-8931 or email: drhanrahan@beyond-insomnia.com