Insomnia and Sleep Support for Adults on Medicare
For those who are struggling to fall asleep, stay asleep, or feel rested, Sailor Health can help. We connect adults on Medicare with experienced therapists who treat the emotional and psychological roots of sleep problems, through secure video or phone sessions. Most of our patients have a $0 copay.
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Sleep problems can be assessed by a mental health professional who asks about your sleep patterns, how long this has been going on, and what may be contributing—including anxiety, depression, pain, medication, or life stressors. They'll look at how poor sleep is affecting your mood, energy, and day-to-day functioning. When an underlying mental health condition is driving the sleep problem, treating it directly can significantly improve sleep.
With Sailor Health Medicare beneficiaries can get therapy for to address challenges with insomnia and sleep problems. Your therapist works with you to identify what's getting in the way of restful sleep—whether it's racing thoughts, anxiety, depression, or patterns that have disrupted your sleep over time—and helps you build a more reliable path to better rest.
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT): Includes Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Insomnia (CBT-I), which directly targets the thoughts and behaviors that maintain poor sleep—one of the most effective, evidence-based approaches for insomnia.
- Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT): Helps you change your relationship with nighttime worry and sleep-related frustration, so that trying too hard to sleep doesn't make sleep even harder to reach.
- Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction (MBSR): Trains you to settle your mind and body at bedtime rather than getting pulled into the racing thoughts and tension that push sleep further away.
- Relaxation Therapy: Teaches evidence-based relaxation skills—like progressive muscle relaxation and deep breathing—that activate your body's natural sleep-promoting response.
- Guided Imagery Therapy (GIT): Uses calming visualization to ease the mental and physical tension that makes it difficult to fall or stay asleep.
- Behavioral Therapy (BT): Addresses the habits, routines, and patterns—like irregular sleep schedules or spending long wakeful hours in bed—that are known to disrupt sleep quality over time.
- Interpersonal Therapy (IPT): Addresses the relationship stress, grief, or life transitions that can show up as sleep disturbances, treating the emotional root of the problem.
- Problem Solving Therapy (PST): Helps you work through the worries and unresolved concerns that tend to surface at night, so your mind can settle more easily when it's time to sleep.
- Solution Focused Therapy (SFT): Builds on the nights when sleep has come more easily to identify what helps, and supports you in applying those insights more consistently.
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Frequently asked questions
Sleep issues are common in later life, but they're not simply a normal part of aging. Insomnia—difficulty falling asleep, staying asleep, or waking too early—can leave you exhausted and affect your mood, memory, and quality of life. Sleep problems are often tied to anxiety, depression, pain, or the stress of major life changes, and they respond well to therapy.
I've slept badly for years. Isn't that just what happens when you get older?
Changes in sleep patterns are common as we age, but poor sleep isn't something you simply have to accept. When sleep problems are tied to anxiety, depression, or chronic stress—which they often are—treating those underlying issues can make a significant difference. A therapist can help you figure out what's really going on.
My doctor suggested therapy for my insomnia. Does talking about my feelings really affect sleep?
More than you might expect. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Insomnia (CBT-I) is actually considered a first-line treatment for chronic insomnia, and it's often more effective long-term than sleep medication. It directly targets the thought patterns, habits, and emotional factors keeping your brain wired at night.
I wake up at 3am every night with my mind racing. How would therapy help with that?
That kind of middle-of-the-night wakefulness is often driven by underlying anxiety or unresolved worry. Therapy helps you work through what's on your mind before it takes over at 3am, and teaches you practical skills—like relaxation and thought-settling techniques—for those moments when sleep won't come.
