I am formally trained in CBT-I (the Gold -Standard of sleep treatment)
as well as other therapies (MBT-I & ACT-I) to suit your needs.
SLEEP IS IMPORTANT FOR HEALTH, RESILIENCE & PERFORMANCE
Sleep is essential to your overall health, resilience, and ability to function at your best. Given that we spend approximately one-third of our lives sleeping - or trying to - it’s clear that sleep is not a luxury, but a biological necessity.
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Sleep is its own SUPERPOWER due to its Bidirectional Relationships and Transdiagnostic Benefits.
Sleep can be seen as a treatment in its own right and far more integral to effective treatment than many people realise.
Emerging evidence highlights sleep as the predominant driver in the bidirectional feedback loop, exerting the most significant influence on both psychological (e.g. stress, anxiety, depression) and physical (e.g. injuries) health.
Evidence shows that sleep acts as a foundational, cross-cutting mechanism, delivering wide-reaching benefits that help stabilise overall health.​​​​​​​​​​​
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Sleep plays a crucial role in supporting both physical and psychological health.
Can you relate?​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​
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​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​You don’t need a diagnosed condition to benefit from better sleep. Yet sleep is often ignored until it becomes a problem. Taking a proactive approach - rather than waiting to react - is far more effective for long-term health and wellbeing.
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EFFECTIVE SLEEP MANAGEMENT GOES BEYOND JUST A BEDTIME ROUTINE
Healthy sleep starts long before bedtime. It involves managing daily stressors, balancing energy and alertness, and supporting the body’s natural rhythms.
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Whether you're addressing sleep issues, preventing future problems, or aiming to boost well-being and performance, effective sleep management is a powerful tool for lasting health and self-care.
CAN YOU RELATE?
​I can fall asleep easily but wake up regularly through the night and find it hard to go back to sleep
My mind is racing when I go to bed, but my body is tired, I can’t get to sleep – ‘tired but wired’
I worry about how I'm going to cope the next day and the rest of the week, as one night easily leads to more
I wake regularly around 3 or 4 am and can’t go back to sleep
I wake up feeling stressed and unrefreshed
I wait until I'm tired before going to bed, which means I can't fit in 8 hours
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I go to bed at different times and get up at different times
I stay up late because that's the only time I have to myself
I am drinking more as it helps me sleep and not think about things
It is hard to make it through the next day, and I feel exhausted
I have had sleeping issues for more than 3 months and can’t understand why because the issue that started my sleep issues is gone​
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TREATMENT - SUPPORT FOR YOU
FOR EXAMPLE:
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Understanding the benefits of quality sleep on your mind & body health
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Understand why treatment changes depending on how long you have had sleep issues
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Identifying stressors that may be impacting on your sleep process
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How your sleep behaviours may be having an unintentional and unhelpful influence on your sleep​​
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​How to manage health-related (e.g. pain, injury, disease) sleep issues
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Identify your biological sleep need
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Managing a trauma response or nightmares
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Developing a sleep toolkit to improve your sleep
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Learning how to manage your fatigue: ways to save and spend your energy so you have a reliable reserve (sense of resilience)
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