Running on four or five hours and compensating with caffeine and willpower. Performing well enough that no one else can see it. Knowing it isn't sustainable.

The business never fully switches off. Neither does the brain. Waking at 4am has become so routine it feels like just the way things are. It doesn't have to be.

Melatonin, magnesium, CBT apps, sleep trackers, blackout blinds. Each helps briefly, then stops working. The problem was never the environment. It was the pattern.

A focused intake call to build a complete picture of your sleep history, identify your specific pattern, and establish what to track in the seven days before the intensive. You arrive at the day with data already in hand — which makes everything immediately actionable.

A private, unhurried day working through the complete CBTi protocol, integrated with EMDR and systemic approaches where clinically indicated. You leave with a clear verbal summary of your personalised plan, with the full written version delivered by email the same evening.

After two weeks of follow-up support to successfully embed the plan, a final check-in reviews any last obstacles to effortless sleep and makes refinements. Most people find the first two weeks require small adjustments — this is where we make them.

Postgraduate-trained to work with the full complexity of sleep difficulties: the anxiety, low mood, hyperarousal, and entrenched patterns that sit beneath the surface and that require genuine therapeutic skill to address.

The gold-standard, first-line treatment recommended by NICE; the same evidence-based treatment used in NHS sleep clinics, without the waiting lists and delivered with the depth of private specialist care.

Where sleep disruption is maintained by trauma, anxiety, or deeply entrenched beliefs about sleep itself, EMDR offers a remarkably efficient route through. Christy brings this alongside CBTi where it is clinically indicated — placing this work at the cutting edge of sleep therapy practice.

Senior NHS clinical experience working with complex presentations, with specialist expertise in the intersection of sleep, anxiety, mood, and emotional regulation.

Deep specialist knowledge of sleep in ADHD, autism, and high cognitive demand, gained within dedicated NHS neurodevelopmental services — with particular experience where standard approaches fall short.

A rigorous academic background that informs a precise, intellectually engaged approach to clinical work — and a genuine understanding of the culture and weight of high academic and professional expectation from the inside.

Active engagement with the latest research and clinical developments in sleep medicine and therapy.

Full enhanced disclosure in place. As a qualified social worker, Christy brings a rigorous and considered approach to safeguarding in all clinical work.

No introductory call required. Send a brief email describing your sleep difficulty and your preferred timing, or book directly using the button below. You will receive a short questionnaire to establish suitability. If there’s a good fit, you’ll be able to book or be offered a date directly.

In your home, or a private space of your choosing in London. Working in a familiar environment is often therapeutically useful — and practically, it means no commute on a day that asks something of you.

A contained intensive creates a quality of focus and commitment that weekly sessions rarely achieve. The research on intensive CBTi formats shows equivalent or better outcomes — and for busy professionals, one protected day is far easier to commit to than a recurring weekly slot over months.

CBT for Insomnia is a specific, structured protocol — distinct from general CBT for anxiety or depression. Most people who have had therapy for related issues have not worked through the specific CBTi programme. The day intensive covers the complete protocol, adapted to your individual pattern, and integrates other cutting-edge techniques such as EMDR where clinically appropriate.

Yes. CBTi is the recommended approach for reducing dependence on sleep medication, and the plan will include a clear, gradual pathway for this where relevant. Any changes to medication should be discussed with your GP, who can also be kept informed of your treatment plan.

Yes — and this is where the combination of CBTi and EMDR is particularly effective. Where anxiety is maintaining the sleep problem, both the behavioural patterns and the underlying beliefs can be addressed within the same intensive.

Yes. If you are a GP or clinician and would like to discuss a referral pathway for your patients, please get in touch by email. A brief clinical summary of the intensive and its evidence base is available on request.