Sleep Consultations for Children and Families
Helping your child and you sleep.
If bedtime has become a battle, or nights are broken and long, you don’t have to keep managing alone.
I offer calm, thoughtful sleep support for families with children aged 7 months to 18 years, drawing on over 30 years of clinical experience including 26 years in CAMHS in complex sleep difficulties.
What makes my approach different is where I start. Most sleep support focuses on routine and technique. I begin by asking why your child doesn’t feel safe enough to sleep. Because sleep is not just a behaviour. It is an emotional experience, shaped by anxiety, attachment, daytime stress, and the relationship between you and your child.
I work with the whole picture. The nighttime fears that won’t shift. The separation anxiety that surfaces when the lights go off. The child who has never learned to settle alone. The teenager whose anxiety fills the dark. The family where everyone is exhausted and nothing has worked.
Sleep difficulties affect a child’s mood, focus, learning and emotional regulation, and the impact on parents and families is real too. Disrupted nights are not something you simply manage. They are a signal worth understanding.
Many families find one session is enough. Others benefit from a block of six sessions as we work through a gradual, personalised plan together.
What to Expect in a Consultation
We meet for 90 minutes by Zoom, phone or in person. Beforehand I will ask you to keep a short sleep diary so I can understand the full picture before we begin.
Together we build a clear, realistic plan tailored to your child and your family life. Not a generic programme, but something that takes into account your child’s temperament, history, and the emotional patterns that may be driving the difficulties.
Follow-up support is available if you need it, but never assumed. Many families find one session is enough.
I do not use cry-it-out methods. My approach is always gentle, relational, and paced to what your child and family can manage.
I can help with:
Bedtime resistance and difficulties settling. Night waking. Anxiety at bedtime. Difficulty sleeping alone. Nighttime fears. Sleep and neurodiversity including ADHD and ASD. Teenagers and sleep. Babies, toddlers, transitions and regressions.
Fees:
Initial Consultation (90 mins) — £165
Follow-up sessions — £95 per hour or six for £475
Available in person, by phone or via Zoom.
Book a Consultation
Parents often underestimate the power of sleep.
Supporting your child’s sleep is one of the most effective ways to nurture their mental health, learning, and happiness
With Warmth
Catherine
Further Information to Support You Now:
Watch My Sleep Workshop:
Learn more about the science of children’s sleep and simple ways to support better rest at home.
This short workshop, recorded during lockdown, shares practical tips that are still relevant today — from establishing bedtime routines to managing nighttime fears and anxiety.
🎧 My voice sounds a little lower on Zoom that day!
Understanding the Link Between Sleep Problems and Nighttime Fears
ADHD: Sleep Support for Families
Insomnia: I can’t get to sleep, help me.
It’s Autumn: Helpful Tips for Better Sleep
Clocks Going Back: Common Mistakes Parents Make
