Session 1 | Introduction | Presentation |
 | Goals | |
 | Expectations | |
Sleep education | Normal sleep and its determinants | |
 | Sleep needs | |
 | Consequences of insomnia | |
 | Nature of insomnia | |
 | Evaluation of participant sleep | |
 | Sleep hygiene | |
Sleep restriction | Introduce sleep diary | |
Session 2 | Follow-up | Since last session |
Sleep education | Sleep hygiene | |
Stimuli control | Rationale; conditioned arousal | |
 | Instructions | |
Sleep restriction | Rationale; sleep drive and sleep consolidation | |
 | Sleep efficiency and sleep window for week 2 | |
Relaxation | Bed time wind-down | |
Session 3 | Follow-up | Since last session |
Stimuli control | Experiences and challenges | |
Sleep restriction | Experiences and challenges | |
 | Sleep efficiency and sleep window for week 3 | |
Cognitive therapy | Cognitions affecting sleep | |
 | Cognitive techniques to treat insomnia | |
Session 4 | Follow-up | Since last session |
Sleep restriction | Experiences and challenges | |
 | Sleep efficiency and sleep window for week 4 | |
Cognitive therapy | Experiences and challenges | |
 | Cognitive techniques to treat insomnia | |
 | Worry-time | |
Relaxation | Rationale, break the tension and return to a relaxed state | |
 | Body scan meditation | |
Session 5 | Follow-up | Since last session |
Stimuli control | Experiences and challenges | |
Sleep restriction | Experiences and challenges | |
 | Sleep efficiency and sleep window for week 5 | |
Cognitive therapy | Experiences and challenges | |
 | Cognitive techniques to treat insomnia | |
Relaxation | Experiences and challenges | |
Session 6 | Follow-up | Since last session |
Sleep restriction | Experiences and challenges | |
 | Sleep efficiency and sleep window for week 6 | |
Closure | Plan for further work | |
 | Relapse prevention |