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Insomnia Interventions: Helping Clients Learn Healthy & Effective Sleep Strategies

Sat, Mar 28th, 2026
11:00am – 2:15pm US Eastern Time
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About the Event

Millions of Americans toss and turn each night hoping for a good night’s sleep. Distressed sleep is often seen across a variety of age groups, cultures, and demographic populations. The good thing is that there is hope for restful sleep.

Answers to insomnia treatment are not found within the purchase of a new mattress, the sounds of waterfalls in the background, or aromatherapy. Cognitive behavioral therapies have proven to be useful in helping many individuals improve poor quality sleep…even in the absence of over-the-counter medications and/or prescribed medications.

Webinar participants will learn how to keenly listen to their clients’ sleep struggles to in-turn help them effectively modify their sleep habits and develop more positive thoughts surrounding sleep. Important topics such as medical conditions, biological factors, stimulus control and sleep restriction will be discussed in great detail to develop treatment interventions.

The current webinar led by Dr. Lillian Gibson will provide mental health professionals best practices to assess and treat insomnia. Participants will learn how to apply treatment specific approaches to help clients achieve better sleep. The on-line training will use a case vignette to guide the presentation and uncover mistakes that can be made when effective approaches to improve sleep are not utilized.

Participants will leave the webinar with a clear understanding of factors that influence sleep problems, but powerful strategies to help their clients feel rested and rejuvenated.

Live Event
This live online event will be held as a Zoom Webinar. Attendees will have the option to interact through features such as the Chat and Q&A, but cameras and microphones will not be enabled.

Live Event Instructor

Lillian Gibson

Lillian Gibson

Dr. Lillian Gibson, Ph.D., is a licensed clinical psychologist often referred to as a “mood make-over” expert. She is a highly recommended speaker, consultant, and mental health clinician. Dr. Gibson takes pride in combining her vocational rehabilitation counseling and clinical psychology expertise to cultivate culture affirming care for clients and protocols for agencies. Her professional footprints include places such as Johns Hopkins, and international research in South Africa. She is passionate about highlighting mental health wellness in relation to diversity, equity, and inclusion.

Target Audience

This live interactive webinar is intended for behavioral health professionals, including Psychologists, Social Workers, Counselors, MFT's and Addiction Professionals.

Learning Objectives

After taking this activity, you should be able to:

  1. 1 Describe diagnostic criteria for insomnia with the use of a diagnostic sleep interview.
  2. 2 Explain the relationship between mood disorders and sleep to help clients implement targeted homework assignments to improve sleep quality.
  3. 3 Identify strategies to improve sleep difficulties beyond sleep hygiene.
  4. 4 Develop treatment plans based on sleep logs.

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Ho, F. Y. Y., Chan, C. S., & Tang, K. N. S. (2016). Cognitive-behavioral therapy for sleep disturbances in treating posttraumatic stress disorder symptoms: A meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials. Clinical psychology review, 43, 90-102. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cpr.2015.09.005

Taylor, D. J., Wilkerson, A. K., Pruiksma, K. E., Williams, J. M., Ruggero, C. J., Hale, W., ... & Peterson, A. L. (2018). Reliability of the structured clinical interview for DSM-5 sleep disorders module. Journal of Clinical Sleep Medicine, 14(3), 459-464. https://doi.org/10.5664/jcsm.7000

Evanger, L. N., Flo-Groeneboom, E., Sørensen, L., & Schanche, E. (2024). Mindfulness-based cognitive therapy improves insomnia symptoms in individuals with recurrent depression: secondary analyses from a randomized controlled trial. Frontiers in Psychiatry, 14, 1231040. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyt.2023.1231040

Qaseem, A., Kansagara, D., Forciea, M. A., Cooke, M., Denberg, T. D., & Clinical Guidelines Committee of the American College of Physicians*. (2016). Management of chronic insomnia disorder in adults: a clinical practice guideline from the American College of Physicians. Annals of internal medicine, 165(2), 125-133. https://doi.org/10.7326/M15-2175

Furukawa, Y., Sakata, M., Yamamoto, R., Nakajima, S., Kikuchi, S., Inoue, M., ... & Perlis, M. (2024). Components and delivery formats of cognitive behavioral therapy for chronic insomnia in adults: a systematic review and component network meta-analysis. JAMA psychiatry, 81(4), 357-365. https://doi.org/10.1001/jamapsychiatry.2023.5060

Li, R., Ma, Y., Arditte Hall, K. A., Johnson, C., Philpotts, L. L., Perez, G. K., ... & Hall, D. L. (2024). Representation of race and ethnicity among cancer survivors in trials of cognitive behavioral therapy for insomnia (CBT-I): A systematic review. Supportive Care in Cancer, 32(1), 23. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00520-023-08207-2

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The following relevant financial relationships have been disclosed by this activity's planners, faculty, and the reviewer:

Planners and Reviewers

The planners of this activity have reported that they have no relevant financial relationships.

Faculty

There are no known relevant financial relationships to disclose.

Course Creator

Lillian Gibson, PhD. – None to report.

Commercial support

There is no commercial support for this distance-learning course.

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Event Agenda

Agenda times are listed in US Eastern Time. That is 3 hours later than US Pacific Time. The event starts at 8:00am US Pacific Time.

11am-12pm

  • Welcome & Introductions
  • Discussion of sleep factors, distress associated with insomnia and sleep science

12-12:15pm Break

12:15-2:30pm

  • Treatment planning to target sleep
  • Presentation of case study
  • Q&A, Closing 

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