Insomnia Psychiatrist Serving New Haven, CT

It usually starts the same way. You get into bed, and somewhere around 3am — or maybe even before you've fallen asleep at all — the thoughts show up. Not peaceful thoughts. The other kind. The ones about everything you said wrong, everything you need to do, everything that could go wrong. New Haven moves fast. Between the academic pressure, the commute, the city noise, and the baseline stress of modern life, a lot of people here find that anxiety doesn't clock out when they do. And when anxiety runs at night, sleep becomes almost impossible. That's not weakness. That's your nervous system stuck in overdrive — and it's exactly what Sindhia Shyras, APRN works with every day.

The Anxiety-Insomnia Loop Is Real

Anxiety and insomnia don't just co-occur by accident — they feed each other in a very specific way. Anxiety keeps your brain in a heightened state at night, which makes falling or staying asleep hard. Then the sleep deprivation makes anxiety worse the next day, which makes the next night harder. Round and round. A lot of people come in thinking they just have insomnia, and it turns out the anxiety is the engine. Or they come in for anxiety and don't mention the sleep until someone asks. Either way, treating them together — not one at a time — is where the real change happens.

What a Psychiatric Evaluation Actually Covers

Your first visit with Sindhia isn't a quick intake. She wants the full picture: your sleep history, what your nights actually look like, whether there's a long pattern of anxiety or a more recent trigger, how your days feel after bad nights, what you've already tried. From there she can tell you what she's seeing and what she thinks makes sense — whether that's medication, a behavioral approach, or a combination. She's not guessing. She's building a plan based on what's actually going on with you specifically.

Telehealth Makes This Easier Than You Think

You don't need to drive to New Britain for every appointment — though you can, if you prefer. Sindhia sees New Haven patients entirely over telehealth, through a secure video visit that works just like an in-person appointment. It's often easier, especially when you're already exhausted. She accepts Aetna, Cigna, Husky Health, Medicaid, United Healthcare, Anthem, ConnectiCare, and self-pay. And she offers care in English, Malayalam, Tamil, and Telugu, so if English isn't your most comfortable language, that's not a barrier here.

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