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What The Insomnia Practice Offers:
The Insomnia Practice provides Cognitive Behavioural Therapy for Insomnia (CBT-I), a structured and proven approach to overcoming persistent sleep difficulties. Sessions are delivered online via Zoom, making specialist support easily accessible from home.
The process begins with an initial assessment to explore your sleep difficulties, daily routines, and any factors contributing to your insomnia. This allows for a tailored treatment plan designed to target the underlying causes of your sleep problems.
CBT-I is a structured treatment that includes practical strategies to improve sleep quality, reset unhelpful sleep patterns, and reduce the frustration that often comes with long-term insomnia.
Sessions take place either weekly or fortnightly as part of the programme, ensuring a steady and effective progression through treatment.
CBT-I is a short-term therapy, typically lasting around six sessions. However, if other mental health difficulties—such as anxiety or low mood—are contributing to your insomnia, I can also provide treatment for these alongside sleep-focused work, helping to address the wider challenges that may be affecting your rest.
Frequently Asked Questions
Sessions are delivered via video call using Microsoft Teams. You do not need to have Teams installed on your device, but some people find that the app provides a smoother experience.
Each session lasts approximately 45-60 minutes. CBT-I is a short-term treatment, typically completed in around 5-6 sessions. This structured approach ensures that you can make meaningful progress in improving your sleep within a focused timeframe.
To refer yourself to the service or request more information, please fill out the enquiry form on the website or email me at: theinsomniapractice@gmail.com. After that, I’ll ask you to complete a short referral form to help me better understand your current circumstances. We can then arrange an appointment at a time that suits you.
Yes! As meetings are carried out on video-call, I am able to work with clients from around the world.
No, CBT-I is much more than sleep hygiene. Sleep hygiene refers to general advice about good sleep habits—such as reducing caffeine, keeping a regular bedtime, and avoiding screens before bed. While these tips can be helpful for general sleep improvement, there is no evidence that people with chronic insomnia have worse sleep hygiene than those without sleep problems.
CBT-I is a structured treatment specifically designed to address the underlying causes of insomnia. It includes techniques such as sleep restriction therapy, stimulus control, cognitive restructuring, and relaxation strategies—targeting the thoughts, behaviours, and patterns that keep insomnia going. Unlike sleep hygiene, which is often given as generic advice, CBT-I is an active, short-term therapy that has been proven to work for persistent sleep difficulties.
Yes, you can still take sleep medication while undergoing CBT-I. Many people start CBT-I while using sleep aids, and the treatment can be effective regardless. However, CBT-I is designed to help you improve your sleep naturally, so if your goal is to reduce or stop taking medication, we can incorporate that into your treatment plan.
If you are considering any changes to your medication, it’s important to discuss this with your prescribing doctor. The focus of CBT-I is to develop long-term strategies for better sleep, whether or not you choose to continue using sleep medication.
As a BABCP-accredited cognitive behavioural therapist, I receive regular supervision from an experienced CBT supervisor. This ensures that my practice remains effective, ethical, and aligned with the highest professional standards. Supervision provides a space to reflect on cases, stay up to date with best practices, and continuously refine my approach to delivering Cognitive Behavioural Therapy for Insomnia (CBT-I).
Sessions last approximately 60 minutes and costs £90 for UK clients and £100 for international clients.
UK clients can pay via bank transfer, while international clients can pay through PayPal.
Please note that payment is required 24 hours before the appointment.
