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What our colleagues are saying about Cognitive Behavioral Treatment for Insomnia (CBT-I)

As an general internal medicine physician, I see many patients with insomnia. These patients range from healthy, young people whose sleep issues are their significant medical problem to older or chronically ill patients whose sleep disturbances worsen their underlying diseases, complicate disease management, and negatively affect their overall wellness.

Many of my patients have had great success using CBT-I. This treatment has been especially beneficial in people who have used sleep promoting medications for years and have been able to come off these medications with therapy.

Adam CifuMD

PRIMARY CARE PHYSICIAN

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Meet the DrLullaby Team

DrLullaby has a team of diverse professionals who work together to provide the best possible care for their patients.
Our team members are known for their expertise, compassion, and commitment to excellence in healthcare.

Leadership

  Lisa Medalie

Lisa Medalie

PsyD, RPSGT, DBSM

CEO/Founder
Christine Mason

Christine Mason

Ph.D., DBSM

Director of Clinical Operations
Natalia David

Natalia David

Ph.D., DBSM

Director of Training
Ailene Tatlonghari

Ailene Tatlonghari

Clinical Care Coordinator

Clinicians

Sarah Zwetzig

Sarah Zwetzig

PhD, LP

Sarah Zwetzig

PhD, LP

Brittney Jones

Brittney Jones

PsyD

Brittney Jones

PsyD

Keshia Prince

Keshia Prince

PsyD

Keshia Prince

PsyD

Sheryl Leytham

Sheryl Leytham

PhD

Sheryl Leytham

PhD

Tyler Rickards

Tyler Rickards

PhD, ABPP-CN

Tyler Rickards

PhD, ABPP-CN

Andy Rowan

Andy Rowan

PhD, ABPP

Andy Rowan

PhD, ABPP

Jayme Hodges

Jayme Hodges

LISW-CP/LCSW

Jayme Hodges

LISW-CP/LCSW

Cheryl McMullin

Cheryl McMullin

PsyD, DBSM

Cheryl McMullin

PsyD, DBSM

Lisa Page

Lisa Page

Psy.D

Lisa Page

Psy.D


Advisors

Matthew Smith

Matthew Smith

Ph.D.

Scientist, Strategic Consultant
David Gozal

David Gozal

MD, MBA, PhD (Hon)

Child Health Specialist
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How we help

Cost

Telehealth sessions:

  • $160 per session
  • We take insurance upfront in Illinois and Florida: BCBS, Medicare, Aetna, UHC, Cign
    • We require card on file for patient responsibility costs - copay, coinsurance, deductibles
  • For other states, patients are required to pay upfront, but can submit to insurance for reimbursement
    • FSA/HSA can be used for payment

Digital Membership:

  • $19.99 billed monthly via card on file
  • We require digital membership for all patients -

    Why?

  • Patients are allowed to cancel anytime, and can request refund for any months where no sleep logs were entered.
    • FSA/HSA can be used for payment
  1. Cognitive Behavioral Treatment for Insomnia (CBT-I)
  2. CBT-I Alongside Sleep Medication Tapering
  3. CBT for CPAP Adherence
  4. CBT for Circadian Rhythm DIsorders
  5. CBT for Inspire Acclimation
  6. Imagery Rehearsal Therapy for Nightmare Disorder

Preliminary Clinical Outcomes from a Cohort of 75 Patients

49 Patients who Completed CBT-I

Total sleep time (TST) increased by 40 minutes from pretreatment (M=380 minutes, SD=87 minutes) to posttreatment (M=420 minutes, SD=81 minutes). This difference between pre-and-post- assessment TST was statistically significant (t(48) = -3.41, p < 0.001).

Sleep onset latency (SOL) decreased pretreatment (M=48 minutes, SD=43 minutes) to posttreatment (M=18 minutes, SD=18 minutes), which resulted in a significant difference between baseline and posttreatment (t(48) = 5.59, p < 0.001).

Wake after sleep onset [WASO] decreased from pretreatment (M=61 minutes, SD=44 minutes) to posttreatment (M=24 minutes, SD=23 minutes), a difference that was statistically significant (t(48) = 5.81, p < 0.001).

Sleep efficiency (SE) percent increased from baseline (M=72%, SD=16%) to posttreatment (M=87%, SD=8%). This increase in percent sleep efficiency was statistically significant (t(48) = -6.60, p <0.001).

26 Patients who Completed CBT-I alongside Sleep Medication Tapering

70% of sleep medication tapering patients were completely tapered off of their original dose

100% of patients were down to at least half of their original dose.

81% of patients were down to the last quarter of their original dose.

Behavioral Sleep Medicine
Services Offered

  • COGNITIVE BEHAVIORAL TREATMENT for INSOMNIA
  • CBT for CPAP or INSPIRE ADHERENCE
  • CBT for CIRCADIAN RHYTHM DISORDERS
  • SLEEP MEDICATION TAPERING ALINGSIDE CBT-I
  • BEHAVIORAL TREATMENT for PEDIATRIC INSOMNIA
  • IRT for NIGHTMARE DISORDER

Cognitive Behavioral Treatment for Insomnia

Cognitive Behavioral Treatment for Insomnia (CBT-I) is recommended as the gold standard by the American Academy of Sleep Medicine, and American College of Physicians. The AASM and ACP recommend first trying CBT-I before trying a sleep medication (don't worry, we can help you taper off your sleeping pill too).The CBT-I treatment includes 5-8 behavioral treatment sessions where you learn research-backed strategies for optimizing control over thoughts, behaviors and emotions to get the sleep you need. Data shows 70-80% of insomnia patients get results from this protocol. You will be keeping sleep logs in our digital platform, while attending telehealth sessions with leading clinical experts in the field.

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Printout for Patients

A Letter from Our Founder

Dear Colleagues,

We have found that making a decision to start CBT-I can be challenging for many patients. As you already know, you can expect that your patients might present with skepticism when you bring up this referral suggestion. This is perfectly acceptable in our book! We expect patients to be skeptical. Here are some common examples of skepticism you likely hear:

  • Patients want the quick-fix of a sleep medication, despite understanding that CBT-I is the first-line recommendation.
  • Others fear the dependency and side effects, and while they do not want to stay on a sleeping pill, they also fear not taking it.
  • Patients feel they “know themselves” and have “tried everything” so are resistant to the idea that someone can help.
  • They do not feel comfortable having a licensed psychologist or counselor help them, given that it's just a sleep issue

From what we understand from theoretical principles pertaining to Stages of Change[Learn More about Stages of Change (Prochaska & DiClemente, 1970's)], resisting change, or contemplating change are very common parts of the cycle leading into readiness for change, and change behaviors.

My ask of you, is that you let us help your patient through their skepticism, validate their resistance, and join with them where they are in their cycle of readiness for change. You can do this by letting your patient know that this is quite typical to have this resistance, and that our team is very skilled in talking through this. They are not obligated to complete the treatment, but if they can “put their foot in the door” and schedule the appointment, they are one step closer to having easier nights.

We have seen consistently that patient’s motivation to change is highest when face-to-face with their doctor. Therefore, if you can also help your patient by encouraging your clinical staff or front staff to use our Referral Team Scheduling Form, the probability that they stay in the Stages of Change cycle, instead of losing them altogether, is highest.

We recognize that asking your staff to make sure that patients have their Referral Team Scheduling Form completed that day, is challenging, and can feel like a burden. That said, this compared to having this patient return with sleep medication refill requests, or follow-up consultation about insomnia frustrations, can also be burdensome. Our goal for providing sleep centers with BSM support is to free up clinic slots and admin time for you, by taking care of any and all BSM needs. While I know this added task of requesting your team to help ensure that Referral Team Scheduling Form is filled out that day, is imperfect, in the long-run, this small task will open up more time and bigger changes for optimization of your clinics. We will continue working closely with each of you to learn exactly what new referral options will best serve the needs for your clinic. We look forward to moving more deeply into providing CPAP adherence support, and addressing COMISA needs. As always, please reach out with any questions. We are excited to continue working with your insomnia patients, sleep medication tapers, and the varied BSM referrals you have sent our way.

Thank you for your support!

Lisa Medalie, PsyD, RPSGT, DBSM

Founder