Specialising in Sleep: What psychologists and therapists need to know with Dr Dave LeeIn this episode, I talk to Dr Dave Lee about his fascinating specialism, sleep. Every one of us knows from experience that mental health difficulties of any kind affect sleep. In this episode, we talk about Dave's career and the personal and professional benefits of developing a specialism early but we also talk about the clinical knowledge we all need in this important area. This is a longer episode than normal but Dave's passion for the subject makes for a fascinating listen/read. 
The highlights 
I welcome you to the podcast and ask you to vote in the summer workshop poll on the Do More Than Therapy Facebook page.
I introduce Dave and he tells us about who he is and who he helps 02:27
Dave tells us where his passion for helping people with sleep came from 04:18
Dave talks about the rise in sleep difficulties over the past few years 09:04
Dave talks about specialising in such a tight area, quite early on 13:00
We discuss finding new people to help with your expertise as your career progresses 16:33
Dave talks about the link between EMDR and sleep 19:35
I ask Dave why he thinks we spend so little time training and learning about how to intervene with sleep directly 23:01
Dave talks about the range of sleep disorders 38:24
Dave explains how CBTI is used, and how it should be used 49:20
I ask Dave what the signs are that we should be intervening with sleep first, before we get all the other stuff 56:51
Dave tells us about the training process he runs 59:12
We discuss sleep apnea, and how to recognise the risk 1:01:14
Dave tells us the best ways to get skilled up in sleep 1:12:31
I remind you about the summer workshop poll and https://psychologybusinessschool.com/ (psychologybusinessschool.com) 1:17:39

For me there were two key takeaways from this fascinating interview.
Specialising leads to the kind of clarity of mission and expertise Dave demonstrates so well in this interview.
Whatever our specialism, we all need to know more about sleep. I'm getting started by reading Dave's book and hope to attend some training later this year.

Links:
http://www.sleepunlimited.co.uk/ (www.sleepunlimited.co.uk)
Twitter @SleepUnLtd  
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/SleepUnlimited (SleepUnlimited)
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/17982681/ (https://www.linkedin.com/company/17982681/)
Link to Dave's book: https://smile.amazon.co.uk/Teaching-World-Sleep-Psychological-Behavioural/dp/1782203451/ref=sr_1_1?_encoding=UTF8&adgrpid=53362910636&dchild=1&gclid=CjwKCAjwn6GGBhADEiwAruUcKhfxsBAgQ5w8hZp7EviM0XOzUiVOBNahzzwqLN4H4ghznyUcgyw8BhoCzK0QAvD_BwE&hvadid=259072490142&hvdev=c&hvlocphy=1006624&hvnetw=g&hvqmt=e&hvrand=14002831432936902451&hvtargid=kwd-314622159022&hydadcr=24434_1816120&keywords=teaching+the+world+to+sleep&qid=1623756428&sr=8-1 (Teaching the World to Sleep: Psychological and Behavioural Assessment and Treatment Strategies for People with Sleeping Problems and Insomnia)
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