Insomnia & Sleep Problems
Not sleeping well can affect almost every part of life: your mood, energy, concentration and patience. It’s common, and there can be many reasons for it, from stress and busy thoughts to changes in routine, health, or life stage.
When sleep becomes a struggle, worrying about it can make things harder still.
How therapy can help
Together, we can look at what may be affecting your sleep, ease the stress and worry that so often sit beneath it, and help your mind and body find their way back to rest. Where it helps, I’ll share what we know about how stress affects sleep, so that what’s happening begins to make sense.
Choosing how we work
There are three ways we can work together. You choose whichever feels right, and you can change your mind at any point: integrative work is flexible and built around your needs and wishes.
- Counselling on its own. Space to talk through what’s on your mind and explore anything that may be keeping your nervous system on alert, with mindfulness practices to help you wind down if they feel useful.
- Hypnotherapy on its own. Solution Focused Hypnotherapy combines Solution-Focused Brief Therapy with guided relaxation in hypnosis, using positive suggestions to help reduce stress and calm a busy mind.
- A mixture of both. For example, talking things through in counselling, with hypnotherapy sessions alongside or later on.
Not sure which to choose? We can talk it through on your free call.
Taking the first step
If you’d like to talk, we can start with a free 20-minute phone call. It’s a chance to ask any questions and see whether working together feels right for you.
If your sleep problems are new or severe, it’s worth speaking to your GP too, to rule out any physical causes.