Dr. Teresa Valerio is a nurse practitioner and sleep specialist for over 18 years assisting clients of all ages with improving their sleep health. After earning an advanced degree and licensure (APRN) as a nurse practitioner in 2003, she earned a Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP) degree in 2011. She is a board certified family nurse practitioner (FNP-BC) and diplomate of behavioral sleep medicine (DBSM). Her healthcare experience of over 40 years includes direct care, research, and executive leadership.

Dr. Valerio has a passion for improving quality-of-life through better sleep health. She enjoys learning from people about their particular sleep problems, and helping them develop and implement plans to obtain more satisfying sleep. Her contributions to advancing sleep healthcare include research published in professional journals, educating and consulting with healthcare professionals. She has shared her sleep expertise in articles, books, websites, radio interviews, online and in-person presentations.