Dr. Melissa Pierce is a clinical psychologist practicing in beautiful Carlsbad, CA. Dr. Pierce provides counseling to older children, adolescents, and adults with anxiety, depression, mood changes, and sleep disorders.

Cognitive Behavioural Therapy for Insomnia (CBT-i) I offer evidence-based treatment for insomnia (i.e., sleep disorder; problems with falling asleep, waking up too early or too often, or difficulty staying asleep). Other areas that interfere with sleep are addressed, such as anxiety (social, panic symptoms), depression, trauma, pain management, obsessive-compulsive, gambling, and work/life and relationships difficulties.

I am the Founder and President of Sleepwell Consultants and consult with organizations and clinicians on a wide variety of BSM issues including insomnia, and circadian dysrhythmia. I am currently an Adjunct Clinical Associate Professor in the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences at the Stanford University School of Medicine. Prior to this I spent 25 years serving as the Director of Behavioral Sleep Medicine for the Sleep Disorders Center of Lifespan Hospitals, and was a Clinical ...