My Vision
My aim is to provide a service that empowers you to create change to improve your child's sleep difficulties in ways that still recognise and respond to their need for closeness, support and co-regulation from a trusted parent/carer.
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I also recognise your need for empathy, compassion and understanding of the difficulties you are currently experiencing. The impact of this must be considered in the wider context of assessment for your Sleep Support plan to be truly effective.
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Through working together to understand your child's needs from your expert parent perspective, as well as from my professional perspective, I believe we can co-create plans which address your family's sleep issues in a sensitive, attuned, responsive and predictable way to promote a sense of trust, safety and security for your child whilst you help them to create changes.
My Approach
Sensitive
Understanding your child’s needs for closeness, proximity and reassurance from a trusted caregiver. Children need help to co-regulate their difficult feelings and emotions before they can learn to do this independently. My approaches will take this into account and suggest strategies to help settle and soothe them. Your child will not be expected to self-soothe before they are ready to, or left to cry alone. I also recognise sometimes grown ups needs help to self regulate and I can offer strategies and information around this.
​Attuned
The responses suggested in a Sleep Support Plan will involve noticing and responding to your child’s tiredness cues in an attempt to settle them to sleep before they become overtired. I will support you to consider your child’s behaviours, from an ‘attachment-seeking perspective’ in order to help them feel ‘soothed and seen’.
Responsive
Your child’s behaviour is their best efforts to communicate their thoughts and feelings that they cannot yet understand and articulate. My approaches will encourage you to respond to their behaviours in a way that is comforting, calm and confident, to help your regulate your child’s nervous system, as well as showing them that they are safe and a trusted adult will be there when needed.
Predictable
We will develop consistent, repetitive strategies and sleep routines that become predictable for your child. This helps them to know what to expect and can reduce any anxieties that highly sensitive children may have.
My Values
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Empowerment
With the abundance of information available on sleep, it can be overwhelming to make sense of it all, especially when you're feeling tired and stressed. But don't worry, I'm here to help! I'll provide you with evidence-based information and strategies that will save you time and energy, and enable you to make informed decisions about how to tackle your child's difficulties.
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Support
Creating change can be daunting. My Quarter Moon, Half Moon and Full Moon packages include telephone calls and email support to advise and guide you whilst you put your Sleep Support Plan into action.
Your own coping strategies and support network will also be considered within the assessment.
Being sleep deprived can hugely reduce our tolerance levels and ability to self-regulate. I will work using an encompassing approach which considers and provides guidance on these aspects to set you up for success and manage any setbacks.
Empathy
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As a parent myself, I have lived and breathed the challenges that come with parenting and sleep. I know how it feels to be so tired you can barely function. I can truly empathise you.
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Change is hard. Parenting is hard. I have designed a range of different packages, with different levels of support so that there is a package for everyone. Whether it is some further advice you are looking for or some words of reassurance/encouragement, I will be there to support you to create the changes you wish to make.
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I am not here to judge your approaches or your parenting. I am here to support you to make sleep changes you feel would be beneficial to the lives of your child and family. I understand that every child and family is unique, therefore, I will work with you to understand your family functioning and customise your plan to meet the needs of your child within the context of your family.
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I firmly believe in only changing areas that are no longer serving you. I work in a strengths-based way where we will build upon your existing abilities.
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