Why is Sleepstation CBTi so effective?

Sleep is a crucial part of life. It’s the key to improved thinking, memory, mood, physical strength and a longer life. Sadly, many people don’t get enough of it, and aren’t getting the best out of their time awake.

Even worse, there’s many of us who find that day after day, month after month, year after year, we simply can’t sleep no matter how much we try.

That’s a long time spent not firing on all cylinders. That’s the reality of insomnia.

There are ways to get your life back from the grip of insomnia, but some are more effective than others. In this article, we’re going to outline why we think Sleepstation is among the best.

CBTi helps with insomnia

There are a number of tools you can use to improve your sleep, ranging from medicines to make you drowsy before going to bed, through to a number of unproven therapies such as hypnosis or acupuncture. At Sleepstation, we offer a form of what’s called Cognitive Behavioural Therapy for insomnia (CBTi) that is administered digitally (so it’s called dCBTi).

CBTi and dCBTi use a number of techniques to improve sleep such as sleep restriction, thought blocking and encouraging good sleep hygiene, which are introduced over a number of weeks in the form of an online course. In both face-to-face and digitally delivered forms, CBTi is:

• not reliant on using chemical means to alter sleep
• based on decades of sound science.¹
• able to give long lasting improvements in sleep in a way that pharmaceuticals don’t
• suitable for people with other health issues, such as anxiety or depression.

Types of dCBTi service

There are a number of ways dCBTi is made available, and not all dCBTi options are exactly the same. This is important, because the differences between options can affect how likely you are to follow the recommendations, and how likely the approach you choose will be to improve your sleep for the long-term.

There are three main types of dCBTi service². These are:

• dCBTi as a support to traditional face-to-face CBTi (e.g. CBTi coach)³
• fully automated dCBTi: Treatment is administered and adjusted by an algorithm, with no human input (e.g. Sleepio)
• guided dCBTi: Treatment is delivered online, but is monitored and adjusted by dedicated, trained staff, many of whom have built careers in caring for people. This is how Sleepstation CBTi is delivered.

We offer guided dCBTi because we believe it is the best way for people to improve their sleep and there is sound science to support our opinion on this matter.⁴

The advantages of dCBTi from Sleepstation

You might think that receiving support online rather than face-to-face means that it will be less effective, but it’s important to recognise that insomnia is often caused by psychological factors and unhelpful behaviours. These factors can be addressed anytime and anywhere, unlike a broken bone, which would require physical examination and treatment.

In fact, digitally delivered dCBTi has been shown to deliver comparable results to traditional, face-to-face CBTi.⁵

Sleepstation’s digital model is convenient

With no need to schedule face-to-face appointments, we’re able to start helping you whenever you’re ready. That means fewer days and weeks lost to battling with any sleep difficulties you face while waiting for an appointment.

Moreover, the fact you can use Sleepstation’s support services, including Sleepstation CBTi, anywhere where you can access the internet cuts out the inconvenience of needing to arrange time off work and travel to see someone in person at a physical sleep clinic.

We’re also able to support you through the technology you’re most comfortable using, because our programmes are accessible on computers, smart phones and a wide range of tablet devices.

Sleepstation’s support programmes are made for you

Addressing insomnia symptoms isn’t an overnight process, especially if you’ve had difficulties with your sleep for a long time. Without the right encouragement, it’s often easy to give up trying to improve your sleep, leaving you feeling isolated and stuck, which can be a problem with fully automated dCBTi solutions. Sleepstation is different. We’ve learnt lessons from the science and have used them to improve our services.

We know that people are able to follow recommendations more closely when the reasoning is explained clearly to them and if they feel that they aren’t alone while putting things into practice.^{6 7}

That’s why our services are fully supported by our dedicated sleep team, which includes experienced sleep coaches who guide people just like you back to better sleep.

• If you don’t understand something, we’re able to spend time explaining the ‘why behind the how’ in a way that’s tailored to you.
• By helping you to understand your sleep data and taking into account your personal circumstances and any problems you’ve had with the recommended approach, we can help you to adapt to something that works better for you.
• We work person-to-person with you in making these adaptations, just like working with a face-to-face therapist. We are able to respond to any queries and issues you have within days instead of the weeks you’d wait to review things with a someone in clinic.
• We help you through low motivation and bad days by simply checking in with you and having a chat. After all, these challenges aren’t something a computer can understand, so why use a computer to fix them?

These differences don’t just make the experience of using Sleepstation’s support services more pleasant. They are what makes Sleepstation so effective at helping people sleep better. Let’s take a look at just how much better.

Success stories

With results like these, it’s no surprise that we receive glowing feedback from the people who matter the most, the people we help, people like you.

Summary

• If you have long-lasting insomnia symptoms, CBTi could help
• You can receive CBTi over the internet, this is called dCBTi
• There are many dCBTi providers and we believe Sleepstation CBTi is the one of the best because of its high engagement rates, and excellent results.

So, if you feel as though your sleep could be better and want quality, long-lasting improvements, based on decades of sound science, register for support from Sleepstation today.