Phone: (773) 389 3433 Fax: (312) 312 9784

Connect your patients with specialized sleep care.

Illinois Sleep Medicine works with referring practices to bring Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Insomnia (CBT-I) into adult patient care.

Refer a patient

Fax your referral(312) 312-9784

Or refer via emailpartners@ilsleepmed.com
No referral form needed

There is nothing to download. Share the five details below by fax or email.

What to include

  1. Patient’s full name
  2. Date of birth
  3. Patient’s contact information
  4. Referring clinician’s name
  5. Referring clinician’s contact information for receiving progress updates

Relevant clinical history is welcome, but not required.

Our team contacts your patient to arrange an assessment.

Why Illinois Sleep Medicine?

Why CBT-I?

  • Focused sleep treatment

    CBT-I addresses the thoughts and behaviors that keep patients awake.

  • Tools for daily life

    Treatment helps patients build a sleep routine and prepare for future disruptions.

  • Specialized expertise

    Our Illinois clinicians are trained in behavioral interventions for insomnia.

  • Insurance participation

    We work with commercial plans and Medicare, with benefits checked before care begins.

  • Updates throughout care

    With patient consent, we send referring clinicians updates on ISI scores and treatment milestones throughout the program.

When to consider a referral

Consider CBT-I for adults reporting these concerns.

  • Difficulty falling asleep, staying asleep or waking earlier than intended.
  • Fatigue, poor concentration or low mood after a night of poor sleep.
  • An interest in a behavioral approach to persistent sleep difficulties.

Sleep expertise alongside ongoing therapy

Your patient can continue with their therapist while our specialist focuses on insomnia. With consent, we coordinate goals and keep the two courses of treatment consistent.

Sleep diaries, stimulus control and an individualized sleep schedule guide the work between visits.

Suspect sleep apnea too?

When sleep apnea is also a concern, insomnia care can be coordinated with an appropriate sleep medicine provider.

Optional insomnia screening7 questions · About 2 minutes · Insomnia Severity Index (ISI) · Not required to referOpen screening

Score your own sleep

Answer all seven questions about the past two weeks. The Insomnia Severity Index adds your answers into a score between 0 and 28. This calculator does not submit a referral or add results to a medical record at Illinois Sleep Medicine.

For the first three questions, please rate the current (last 2 weeks) severity of your insomnia problem(s):

1. Difficulty falling asleep
2. Difficulty staying asleep
3. Problem waking up too early
4. How satisfied/dissatisfied are you with your current sleep pattern?
5. How noticeable to others do you think your sleep problem is in terms of impairing the quality of your life?
6. How worried/distressed are you about your current sleep problem?
7. To what extent do you consider your sleep problem to interfere with your daily functioning (e.g., daytime fatigue, mood, ability to function at work or with daily chores, concentration, memory) currently?

A score is not a diagnosis. Discuss the result and your sleep history with a licensed clinician. A referral to Illinois Sleep Medicine does not require a particular score.

Insomnia Severity Index © Charles M. Morin, 1993. Bastien, Vallières & Morin, Sleep Medicine, 2001. Scoring reference ↗

Our approach in Illinois

Patients may also use the appointment link to start the process themselves. Book an appointment.

1

We contact your patient

We reach out to your patient, review their coverage and help arrange the first appointment with Illinois Sleep Medicine.

2

Treatment begins

The program typically runs eight to ten sessions. Behavioral strategies, including stimulus control and an individualized sleep schedule, are combined with work on sleep-related thoughts. A daily sleep diary helps guide treatment.

3

We keep you informed

With patient consent, we send referring clinicians updates on ISI scores and treatment milestones throughout the program.

An Illinois-licensed clinician guides your patient’s course of insomnia care. Contact our team to discuss appointment options.

Illinois clinicians: Shayla Parker, LCPC, CBT-I · Morgan deAmezola, LCPC, CBT-I · Elizabeth Taylor, LCPC, CBT-I · Grace Varghese, MS, LCPC, CBT-I · Kathryn Sheridan, PhD, CBT-I · Smitha Bhat, PsyD, CBT-I · Dоnnа Хіа, PhD. Our clinicians ↗

Discuss a referral

Schedule a 30-minute virtual peer meeting to discuss a possible referral, our insomnia approach or collaboration with your Illinois practice.

Schedule a peer consultation

Prefer to call? (773) 389-3433 · Clinic main line

Resources for your office

Order Illinois Sleep Medicine brochures and business cards to help your office explain the service and share referral details.

Request brochures & business cards

Insurance we accept

We accept the Illinois plans listed here and verify individual benefits before treatment starts.

  • Aetna
  • Blue Cross Blue Shield
  • Blue Cross Blue Shield Medicare Advantage
  • Blue Cross Community Health Plans
  • Cigna / Evernorth
  • Medicare
  • UnitedHealthcare / Optum
  • Veterans Affairs Community Care Network

Accepted plans: Aetna · Blue Cross Blue Shield · Blue Cross Blue Shield Medicare Advantage · Blue Cross Community Health Plans · Cigna / Evernorth · Medicare · UnitedHealthcare / Optum · UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage · Veterans Affairs Community Care Network

Coverage and patient costs vary by plan.Coverage & payment ↗