A clear roadmap to better sleep
I offer online sleep therapy, using a blend of CBT-based approaches and hypnotherapy for insomnia. My approach is clear, practical and structured into easily manageable steps.
Step 1 – Understand
We get clear on sleep patterns, anxiety triggers, thoughts, beliefs and habits around bedtime and night waking.
Step 2 – Plan
Using CBT-based tools, we create a clear, personalised plan with practical steps that feel realistic and manageable.
Step 3 – Calm
Through hypnotherapy and gentle somatic techniques, we calm the nervous system and reduce the physical tension and alertness that interfere with sleep.
Step 4 – Rehearse
Using focused attention and imagination, we safely rehearse new ways of thinking, feeling and responding to bedtime and night waking, making them easier in real life.
Step 5 – Restore
Over time, sleep becomes calmer and more consistent, anxiety reduces and confidence in your ability to sleep naturally begins to return.
Who this approach suits
The best results are achieved with people who are:
Motivated to understand their sleep
Open to exploration and change
Committed to practising between sessions
If you’d like to explore whether this approach is right for your, don’t hesitate to book a free 30-minute discovery call.
Enjoy the honey-heavy dew of slumber.
Thou hast no figures, nor no fantasies,
Which busy care draws in the brains of men;
Therefore thou sleep’st so sound.
– William Shakespeare
Sleep has long been recognised as essential to our wellbeing, which is best achieved when our anxieties are in check. Shakespeare understood the link between anxiety and sleep extremely well. In his play Julius Caesar, he beautifully described sleep as as “honey-heavy dew”, which comes when our minds are calm and free from worry.
If you’re struggling with insomnia or sleep anxiety, this isn’t a reminder of something you’re failing at. It’s a reminder that your body already knows how to sleep and that, with the right support, it’s possible to remove the obstacles that are getting in the way.
Sleep isn’t something you have to force or strive for; it’s something we gently allow to return.