I offer one-on-one video based coaching for people struggling with insomnia. We work together to overcome your insomnia. 

Overcoming insomnia starts with education – you need to learn why your insomnia is happening and what the road to recovery looks like. For many of us it can be hard to learn, grow, and change on our own – especially when we’re exhausted. Sometimes we need extra structure, guidance, and support. Especially when it comes to working with deeply ingrained things like our thoughts, feelings, habits, and beliefs. A sleep coach is someone who partners with you to provide support, education, and the tools to make recovery possible. You don’t have to go it alone. 

I provide a minimal amount of email support between sessions that is limited to brief questions. For example, I encourage clients to reach out between sessions if they would like clarification on something we discussed during a session, or on a practice I suggested. However, I do not provide full email support (formal email coaching) in between sessions. 

I understand your hesitancy – I felt this way too. Here’s a list of just some of the things I tried before I recovered –

• Sleeping pills & cannabis
• Every supplement under the sun
• Black-out curtains & ear plugs
• Yoga & meditation
• Acupuncture & acupressure mats
• Sleep hypnosis
• Epsom salt baths
• Essential oils
• EMDR therapy
• CBT-i

Like you, I felt depleted and hopeless from endlessly trying things that didn’t work beyond a few nights.

The approach I use relies on understanding that insomnia isn’t happening TO you, it’s being generated from within you. My approach focuses on inner work so that you can recover on a physical, mental, and emotional level in a way that an external fix cannot provide.

Yes. My approach does not involve medication but is ‘medication neutral’ – meaning it can be beneficial whether or not you are currently on medication. When it comes to medication of any kind – please do what is right for you in collaboration with your doctor. Since I am not a doctor, I cannot provide advice on medications nor supervise tapering.

Working on your mind and its connection to your body (and vice versa) creates powerful outcomes. Both therapy and coaching are great ways to do this kind of work. However, sleep coaching has a different scope of practice. 

We stay focused on helping you recover from your insomnia. You will not receive a clinical assessment or medical diagnosis. We are not going to examine the ‘spark’ of your insomnia, nor are we going to work on resolving trauma from your past. While doing this kind of past-focused work can be very helpful in many situations, focusing on past issues won’t help you resolve your insomnia. 

For this reason, our work together will focus entirely on the present and on building skills and outcomes for the future.

Yes it can! Several clients of mine work with me alongside their therapist or psychiatrist. The work we do together is different and complimentary to your current care. Together we focus on your insomnia recovery, while your therapist/psychiatrist may be supporting you more broadly or providing medication support. If working together feels right for you, I’m here to help.

There is no set timeline for insomnia recovery. I wish I could give you one. Some people may recover in weeks, and others may recover over the course of several months. Having a set timeline in mind can actually create expectations that if not met lead to feelings of failure – all of which we want to avoid. This is something I discuss with my clients, along with how they are measuring progress, to make sure they don’t (unintentionally) impede their recovery by adding unnecessary pressure. When it comes to insomnia recovery, it’s best to release time pressure and acknowledge yourself every step of the way.