Sleep Therapy FAQs

Working together 1:1, we’ll address the unique factors keeping your insomnia or trouble sleeping going, so that you can start sleeping through the night and feeling more energised.

This might look like:

• Learning how to respond to sleep anxiety, so that it interferes less with your ability to sleep

• Strengthening the connection between the bed & sleep, so you can go to bed feeling relaxed and sleepy

• Building sleep supporting habits & reducing unhelpful behaviours

• Strategies to help you restore a healthy sleep pattern & improve sleep quality

• Practical tools and support to help you navigate stress & manage general anxiety or worry

• Debunking myths & learning about sleep, so that you are empowered with the knowledge to sleep better long-term

I draw on a variety of evidence-based therapeutic approaches, tailoring support to your needs. The main approaches I use are:

• Cognitive Behavioural Therapy for Insomnia (CBT-I)

• Acceptance & Commitment Therapy (ACT)

My aim is to help you learn the tools & skills to support yourself and make long-term, sustainable improvements to your sleep.

We will work together to identify & address the factors maintaining your trouble sleeping and restore a healthy sleep pattern.

I offer compassionate & actionable support, encouraging a collaborative approach as we work towards your therapy goals together.

CBT-I stands for Cognitive Behavioural Therapy for Insomnia, which is the gold-standard recommended treatment for insomnia. Unlike medication, benefits persist beyond completion of therapy (NICE, 2024).

CBT-I is a structured, short-term approach that involves addressing the unhelpful thinking and behaviour patterns that maintain chronic insomnia or poor sleep, even when the initial trigger has passed. CBT-I also includes learning healthy sleep habits, sleep education, reducing sleep anxiety and rebuilding the association between the bed and sleep.

I use CBT-I along with other evidence-based therapeutic approaches, tailoring support to each client to help them feel calmer and sleep better.

ACT involves changing the relationship you have with sleep and combines acceptance & behavioural strategies.

It helps you to navigate challenging thoughts & feelings so you can move towards what matters most to you in life.

When you have trouble sleeping, understandably, you may find yourself overthinking, resisting unpleasant feelings or trying to control your sleep.

Acceptance does not mean giving up and staying stuck. But by reducing resistance & control we can create the conditions for sleep to occur naturally.

As a therapist, I share a variety of tools and techniques to help you build this skill, so you can start sleeping through the night again.

If you struggle to fall asleep or stay asleep and it’s impacting your daily life, then I can help. You do not need an insomnia diagnosis to work with me.

I offer a free 15-minute, no obligations chat, so you can ask any questions about sleep therapy and ensure I’m the right person to support you.

Some sleep issues can be caused by underlying health issues, so I may recommend speaking to your GP or doctor in order to rule out any other health problems.

As a therapist, I do not work with other sleep disorders, such as sleep apnoea.

Anxiety and worry often go hand in hand with trouble sleeping.

As a therapist, I can help you with general anxiety and worry, as well as sleep anxiety.

Sharing tools & strategies to help you manage worry and anxiety, so you can feel calmer and sleep better, is a big part of my work with clients.

The areas I tend to support people with include:

• Poor Sleep & Insomnia

• General Anxiety & Worry

• Managing Stress & Overwhelm

• Sleep Anxiety

• Menopausal Anxiety & Sleep Problems

It’s really common to have tried therapy, coaching or an online course but not found it as helpful as you hoped.

This could be for a variety of reasons, for example maybe you didn’t connect with the therapist, the approach wasn’t quite right or the support wasn’t personalised to your needs.

We can talk about what you've tried before, what didn't work, and what you're looking for in your free enquiry call to see if we'd be a good fit.

The number of sessions needed depends on various factors, including what you are struggling with and your goals, but I work with most clients for between 6-12 sessions.

Generally, I recommend starting with a block of 6 sessions and then we review things together.

Weekly or fortnightly sessions are available.

All therapy sessions are online via Zoom, so I can work with with clients from across the UK or abroad (except for the US and Canada).

I am based near towns including Oxford & Witney, on the edge of the Cotswolds.

To enquire about therapy, click here to contact me and complete the short form. I will get back to you as soon as possible to arrange your free chat or get your first session booked in.

I trained with the UK College of Hypnosis and Hypnotherapy to gain my diploma in Cognitive Behavioural Hypnotherapy. This is the main evidence-based hypnotherapy training in the UK and is approved by the British Psychological Society, indicating the high quality of training.

I then completed further training in working with insomnia.

I have regular supervision and am committed to my continuing professional development. I am fully insured and registered with the General Hypnotherapy Register.

You can find out more about me and my qualifications here.

Yes, I offer a free 15-minute informal chat, so that you can make sure you feel comfortable working with me and that I am the right therapist to help you.

You can also ask any questions you might have about the therapy process.

There is no obligation to book any sessions during the enquiry call. I’ll always give you time to think about whether it is the right decision for you.

You can book your free chat here.

Therapy sessions are £85 per hour or £450 for a block of six (saving you £60).

Fees are payable in advance of each session to confirm your booking.

During the initial session, we’ll go into more depth about what brings you to therapy.

I’ll ask you some questions, which will help us understand why you are struggling with poor sleep or anxiety and what is maintaining the problem. This helps inform the plan for subsequent sessions and allows me to tailor therapy to you. We’ll also create some goals, which will allow us to track progress along the way.

Yes, you can work with me if you live outside the UK.

Unfortunately, I cannot work with those based in the US or Canada though.

A minimum of 48 hours notice is required to cancel or rearrange, or the full fee will be charged.