Austin Sleep Specialist
Jessica Fink, LCSW-S
Behavioral Sleep Medicine Provider
Licensed Clinical Social Worker Supervisor
Behavioral Sleep Medicine Specialist
Telehealth throughout Texas
Serving adults with insomnia, circadian rhythm disorders, hypersomnia, nightmares, and CPAP adherence challenges.
Telehealth available throughout Texas
Better Sleep Starts With Understanding What's Keeping the Problem Going
As a behavioral sleep medicine specialist serving Austin and clients throughout Texas, I know sleep problems are often more complicated than they appear.
You may have already tried improving your sleep habits, adjusting your schedule, using supplements, or searching online for answers. Yet many sleep disorders continue because the underlying factors driving them haven't been properly addressed.
As an Austin behavioral sleep specialist, I help adults identify what's maintaining their sleep difficulties and use evidence-based treatment to create meaningful, lasting change.
Sleep Disorders and Sleep-Related Concerns I Treat
Sleep problems aren't all caused by the same thing, which means they shouldn't all be treated the same way.
I provide behavioral treatment tailored to the specific factors keeping your sleep difficulties going.
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Learn how CBT-I helps reduce the cycle of sleeplessness, frustration, and sleep-related anxiety.
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Address recurring nightmares using evidence-based approaches that help reduce their frequency and impact.
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Develop practical strategies to manage excessive daytime sleepiness and improve quality of life.
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Work with your body's natural rhythms rather than constantly fighting against them.
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Identify and address the barriers that make PAP therapy difficult to use consistently.
Sleep and Related Concerns
Sleep problems don’t always exist in isolation.
Many people I work with are also dealing with challenges that affect sleep—or are made worse by poor sleep.
Chronic pain
Perfectionism
Overcontrol
Anxiety that interferes with sleep
Addressing these factors can be an important part of improving sleep and overall wellbeing.
Why Work With a Sleep Specialist?
Behavioral sleep medicine is a specialty area focused on evidence-based treatment for sleep disorders and sleep-related concerns. Unlike general sleep advice, treatment is tailored to the factors maintaining your sleep difficulties and coordinated with your broader healthcare team when appropriate.
Meet Jessica Fink.
Hi, I’m Jessica! As a licensed therapist and behavioral sleep specialist in Austin and across Texas, I focus on helping adults navigate insomnia, nightmares, hypersomnia disorders, circadian rhythm disorders, sleep apnea treatment barriers, and CPAP adherence challenges.
I focus almost exclusively on evidence-based behavioral treatment for sleep disorders and collaborate regularly with sleep medicine providers throughout Texas.
My approach combines behavioral sleep medicine principles with practical, individualized treatment that helps you understand what's happening and what to do next.
Behavioral Sleep Medicine Referrals
I welcome referrals from sleep physicians, neurologists, pulmonologists, primary care providers, and other healthcare professionals seeking behavioral treatment for sleep-related concerns.
You can fax a referral to 1-888-809-1784 and I will reach out to your patient.
I regularly collaborate with sleep physicians, pulmonologists, neurologists, primary care physicians, and other healthcare professionals throughout Texas.
Frequently Asked Questions for Sleep Specialist in Austin
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Behavioral sleep medicine is a specialty focused on the assessment and treatment of sleep disorders using evidence-based behavioral and psychological approaches. Treatment may include interventions for insomnia, nightmares, circadian rhythm disorders, hypersomnia disorders, and PAP/CPAP adherence challenges.
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Yes. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Insomnia (CBT-I) is considered the first-line treatment for chronic insomnia and is recommended by major sleep medicine organizations. CBT-I focuses on addressing the factors that keep insomnia going and helps people build healthier sleep patterns over time.
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Insomnia involves difficulty falling asleep, staying asleep, or getting restorative sleep despite having adequate opportunity for sleep. Circadian rhythm disorders involve a mismatch between your body's internal clock and the schedule you're trying to follow. Although they can look similar, the treatment approaches are often different. It’s also possible to have insomnia develop on top of a circadian rhythm disorder.
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Many people who seek behavioral sleep medicine have already tried sleep hygiene strategies, supplements, medications, or other approaches without getting the results they hoped for. Sometimes sleep problems persist because the factors maintaining them haven't been identified and addressed. Treatment begins with understanding what's contributing to the problem and developing a plan tailored to your specific situation.
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Yes. I provide telehealth services for adults throughout Texas.
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While I do not diagnose or medically treat sleep apnea, I help people who are struggling to adjust to PAP/CPAP therapy and address insomnia or other sleep-related concerns that often occur alongside sleep apnea.
Schedule a Consultation
Ready to take the next step? Better sleep often starts with understanding what's keeping the problem going.
Schedule a consultation to discuss your concerns, ask questions, and determine whether behavioral sleep medicine may be a good fit.
