CARLA HELLEKSON, MD, PLLC

 

Dr. Carla Hellekson has been practicing Psychiatry and Sleep Medicine in the Puget Sound area since 1989. Prior to that, she practiced in Alaska in both Anchorage and Fairbanks for 10 years. Her areas of interest include the full range of sleep disorders, especially the behavioral, dialectical behavioral, and pharmacological approaches of insomnia; light therapy for Seasonal Affective Disorder and Circadian Rhythm Disorders; adult and geriatric psychiatry; and contemplative psychotherapy. She received her medical training at Dartmouth Medical School where she graduated with honors. Her Rotating Internship was at Virginia Mason Medical Center. And Her Psychiatric Residency and Sleep Research Fellowship was at Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center. Honorable discharge from the US Air Force followed a three year tour at Elmendorf AFB, Alaska. Honors include Alpha Omega Alpha, Distinguished Fellow of the American Psychiatric Association, and Fellow of the American Academy of Sleep Medicine. She is a charter member of the Society for Light Therapy and Biological Rhythms, and numerous other professional organizations. She taught as Assistant Clinical Professor of Psychiatry at the UW School of Medicine for twenty years. She is a member of the American Academy of Sleep Medicine , Insomnia Section.

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