Cognitive Behavioural Therapy
for Insomnia

Sleep better. Treat better.

This self-paced, online course—led by renowned sleep expert Dr. Colleen E. Carney—gives healthcare professionals the tools to confidently assess and treat insomnia using the gold-standard approach: Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Insomnia (CBT‑I).

What You’ll Learn
Through engaging videos, case examples, and practical tools, you’ll learn to:
  • Understand the science of sleep and what goes wrong in chronic insomnia
  • Distinguish insomnia from other sleep disorders
  • Use sleep diaries and structured assessments to guide treatment
  • Implement stimulus control and sleep restriction therapy
  • Address racing thoughts, sleep anxiety, and distorted sleep beliefs

Tweak your approach for comorbid conditions like depression, anxiety, pain, PTSD, and TBI

Support patients to build long-term behavioral sleep health

Duration

2-3 hours per week
4-weeks

Format
Videos
Case Studies
Discussion

Learners

All healthcare providers

Core Skill

CBT-i

Mode of Delivery
Online
Self Paced

Your Instructor
Dr. Colleen E. Carney

Course Sections

Sleep, pain, and mental health ride together... CBT-I can help!

What’s Included
  • On-demand, evidence-based video lessons 
  • Downloadable handouts and clinical tools you can use immediately
  • Practical examples for both mental health and rehab settings
  • Reflection questions and assignments to deepen learning
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Who It's For
This course is ideal for:
  • Mental health clinicians: psychologists, counsellors, social workers
  • Rehab professionals: OTs, PTs, Kins
  • Anyone supporting clients with sleep, pain, trauma, or mental health concerns



Dr. Colleen Carney Ph.D, CPsych Director, Sleep and Depression Laboratory

Meet your instructor
Dr. Colleen E. Carney is an Associate Professor and Director of the Sleep and Depression Laboratory at Ryerson University, Toronto, Canada. She is the current President of the Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies (ABCT), Insomnia and Other Sleep Disorders Special Interest Group.

Dr. Carney was previously on faculty at Duke University Medical Center, where she was a recipient of the prestigious National Sleep Foundation’s Pickwick Fellowship. Her main research areas are: how to best treat insomnia in the context of other mental health conditions and understanding comorbid insomnias.

As part of her clinical trial research, she and her students provide free Cognitive Behaviour Therapy for those with insomnia and other conditions. She trains students and mental health providers in Cognitive Behaviour Therapy for Insomnia at invited workshops, and international conferences each year, as well she helps practices implement CBT-I via intensive staff training and longterm consultation in varied treatment settings (e.g., primary, family care, mental health clinics).