Understanding Trauma and Sleep:

Basics and Treatment Mapping

In mental health treatment, it can be hard to prioritize goals for therapy.

For this workshop, we’ll review why healthy sleep should be considered in the list of goals, especially when healing from trauma. All forms of trauma, whether past or present, affect the body’s ability to sleep and rest well, things that are essential for surviving through and beyond trauma.

Workshop goals:

• Discuss the connection between sleep and mental health
• Discuss the relevance of sleep issues to the treatment of sequelae of trauma and PTSD
• Review why and how to include sleep in case conceptualizations

This workshop is geared towards mental health service providers but has relevant information for anyone with a body.

Dr. Garcia is a psychologist, clinical assistant professor, and speaker who specializes in the assessment and behavioral treatment of sleep disorders and serious mental illness. She is passionate about helping others improve their sleep using a holistic approach. Dr. Garcia is certified in providing Behavioral Sleep Medicine services and works with the community through two Banner-University outpatient clinics. She is also the founder of the Center for Sleep and Psychological Wellness, LLC, in Tucson, AZ. She loves connecting with others, being in nature, and eating home-cooked food. Learn more about Dr. Garcia at www.sleeppsychwellness.com