our team

Elsbeth Fast is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker and has over 30 years of experience working in the field of mental health. While managing a large outpatient Trauma Program at the Department of Veterans Affairs, she became interested in the overlap between PTSD, Depression, Anxiety and Insomnia. After receiving training in Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Insomnia she became a master trainer and consultant, training other therapists within the VA how to deliver this highly effective treatment. Currently, she is an adjunct professor at the Alice Walton School of Medicine, teaching future physicians about non-pharmacological treatments for insomnia. She is an active member of the Society for Behavioral Sleep Medicine, meeting regularly with other clinicians in the field.

Over the course of her time at the VA and in private practice, she has treated countless clients with Insomnia Disorder. Many of these clients lost faith in their ability to sleep naturally without medication. Elsbeth believes strongly that restoring sleep is an essential way to improve mental and physical health. When she is not sleeping (with her trusted sleep mask and white noise machine) she enjoys reading, comforting her perpetually anxious dog, and watching her young adult children discover themselves and the world.

Shana Burns is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (LMFT) and seasoned leader with over 20 years of experience within the behavioral health care field, blending strategic operational oversight and administration with clinical mentorship to help drive growth, integrity, and quality of care within a variety of nonprofit and public sector organizations throughout the Bay Area and Central Coast of California.

Shana is passionate about fostering systems that support client wellness and promote clinician development. Her leadership approach centers on empowerment through authentic human connection, combining collaborative support services with a strong commitment to ethical, personal-centered, trauma-informed treatment. Shana excels in implementing effective, culturally responsive clinical programs, mentoring emerging therapists, and leading interdisciplinary teams. She has a proven ability to balance regulatory compliance with innovative service delivery to benefit both client outcomes and program growth. Her work is grounded in transparency, trust, and a deep understanding of the evolving needs within the multifaceted realms of the behavioral healthcare system.

Danny is a licensed clinical psychologist (California, the District of Columbia and Maryland), sleep medicine researcher, sleep clinician and pediatric psychologist.  He is one of the few psychologists who has double Board Certification in Sleep Medicine and Behavioral Sleep Medicine.  He was the founding director of the Behavioral Sleep and Pulmonary Programs at Children’s National Hospital and an Associate Professor of Pediatrics and Psychiatry at the George Washington University School of Medicine.  In addition to directing clinical sleep medicine program at the National Institutes of health, he was director of an NIH funded sleep research laboratory. He has published more than 50 articles and chapters.

Danny is particularly honored to have served as a mentor and supervisor of hundreds ofpre-and post-doctoral fellows in psychology, medicine, nursing anddentistry.  He is passionate abouteducating providers and the public about sleep health. He is grateful to have provided care to thousands of patients from 3 months to 85years as a sleep therapist an psychotherapist. He is a certified yoga, meditation and psychedelic assisted psychotherapy. He has derived the greatest joy from fathering a now 24 year old. In his spare time,he writes, hikes and gardens.