Hypnotherapy for Insomnia and Sleep Problems
Lying awake at 3am with your mind racing? Exhausted all day, then wide awake the second your head hits the pillow? Your mind isn't broken. It has learned to stay on guard at night. Advanced hypnosis finds out why and switches it off, for adults and children. Whether you're in Rugby, London or the other side of the world, we can do this together on Zoom.
Is this you?
You're exhausted all day, then wide awake the second your head hits the pillow.
Your mind nudges you at 3am and says, "Let's think about this."
You get into bed and stare at the ceiling for hours. You've got work tomorrow, and you're still lying there at 5 o'clock.
You fall asleep fine, then wake at 3am and lie there until the alarm goes off.
Your mind replays every conversation and plans every worry the moment the lights go out.
You've tried the apps, the pills, magnesium, lavender, no screens and counting sheep.
You dread bedtime, because you already know how the night will go.
You lie there checking the clock, working out how many hours you'll get if you fall asleep right now.
Your child can't settle, won't stay in their own bed, or wakes every night.
Your teenager can't sleep before exams, or you can't switch off from work.
If any of that is you, you're not broken. Your mind has decided it isn't safe to switch off. Advanced hypnosis finds out why, and changes it.
Why does my mind want to stay awake?
In my experience of working with clients, insomnia is rarely about why you can't sleep. It's about why your mind wants to stay awake. Sleep is the moment you let go of control, and somewhere along the way your mind learned that letting go isn't safe.
Maybe it was stress, a shock, a loss, a new baby, a job that never stops, a relationship that kept you on edge, or years of anxiety. The danger passed, but your mind is still on night watch, scanning for the next problem. So the moment the house goes quiet, it switches on.
That's why the sleep tips don't work. You can't think your way to sleep, because the part of you keeping you awake isn't the part that thinks. It's the part that runs you on autopilot. That's exactly where advanced hypnosis and RTT work.
Why can't I sleep? The most common reasons I see
Stress and a mind that won't switch off
You lie there sorting tomorrow, replaying today and solving problems that can't be solved at 2am. Your mind thinks it's helping. It isn't.
Anxiety and overthinking
Anxiety and insomnia feed each other. You're anxious so you can't sleep, and you can't sleep so you're more anxious. I work on both at the same time, and I've written more about this on my anxiety page.
Waking at 3am
Waking in the early hours and not getting back to sleep is one of the most common things clients tell me. It's usually your mind doing a safety check. When we change why it's on guard, it can let you sleep through.
Trauma, grief and big life changes
After a shock or a loss, the mind often stays on alert at night. Once we release what's underneath, sleep usually follows.
Menopause, hormones and night sweats
Hormones can wake you, but it's often the mind that keeps you awake afterwards. I help your mind settle you back to sleep instead of starting to worry.
Sleeping tablets that stopped working
Many clients come to me after years of tablets. I work alongside whatever you take. Any decision about your medication is between you and your GP.
How to fall asleep faster: what actually works
Thousands of people search every month for how to fall asleep faster. Some tips help a little: a dark, cool room, putting your phone away, getting up at the same time every day, and not lying in bed for hours fighting it.
But if your mind is wired to stay awake, tips only take the edge off. What works is changing the instruction your mind is following. With RTT and advanced hypnosis I find where the pattern started, release it, and give your mind a new instruction: night time is safe, and sleep comes easily.
Ways I can help you sleep
I offer everything from a full RTT session to a bedtime story made just for your child, and I'm building a library of sleep downloads around the things people search for most. If you need something that isn't here, tell me and I'll build what you need.
Full RTT sleep sessions: healing why you can't sleep
This is the deepest work. In a full RTT session we go to the moment your mind decided night time wasn't safe, release it, and rewire it. You also get a personal recording to listen to every night, so the new pattern sets in.
Sleep hypnosis recordings written just for you
A bespoke sleep recording, written and recorded for you alone, built around your life, your worries and the words your mind responds to. Many of my sleep clients tell me they don't even get down the stairs in the recording before they've fallen asleep.
A client told me: "I've slept like a baby."
Sleep stories for babies and children
For little ones, I create hypnotic sleep stories built around your child's favourite characters, written and designed just for them. From babies who won't settle to youngsters who fight bedtime or wake in the night, the story takes them somewhere safe and calm and helps them drift off.
Sleep for exams and study stress
Exam nerves keep students awake just when they need sleep most. I create sleep sessions that calm the night-before panic, so they wake up rested and ready.
Work stress and a mind that won't clock off
If you lie awake running through tomorrow's meetings and emails, I help your mind put work down at the end of the day, so you can switch off and sleep properly.
General insomnia
Whether you can't get to sleep, can't stay asleep or wake too early, I work on why, and give you a recording that will have you drifting off.
Sleep downloads and free sleep hypnosis (coming soon)
I'm creating ready-made sleep hypnosis downloads for adults and children, covering the most searched sleep problems, plus free sleep hypnosis on YouTube. If you'd like to be told when they're ready, send me a message.
Tell me what's keeping you awake.
Why choose me as your sleep hypnotherapist?
I'm an Advanced Clinical Hypnotherapist, Advanced RTT Therapist and RTT Trainer, NLP Master Practitioner, and one of Marisa Peer's earliest RTT trainers. I've trained therapists in London, New York, Amsterdam and Dubai, and insomnia is one of the biggest things I help with.
I also know what it's like to lie awake with a mind that won't stop, because I lived with anxiety and depression for years before I found the way out.
There's no such word as can't. If your mind learned to stay awake, it can learn to sleep.
Insomnia, anxiety and depression: how they feed each other
Sleep problems rarely come alone. Anxiety keeps you awake, and lack of sleep makes anxiety and low mood worse. When I work on the root, sleep usually improves along with everything else.
Hypnotherapy for insomnia near me? Online, wherever you are
I'm based in Rugby, Warwickshire, and I work with adults and children across the UK and around the world on Zoom. For sleep, it's perfect: you're already at home, in the place your mind needs to learn to relax.
So whether you're searching for hypnotherapy for insomnia near me, in London, Birmingham, Manchester, Coventry, Leicester or anywhere else in the world, I'm as close as your laptop.
How much is hypnotherapy for insomnia?
Everyone is different, so I don't do one-size-fits-all prices. Some people need one session, others need a programme of RTT and coaching, and some just need a recording. We talk first, I look at where you are, and I tell you honestly what I think you need. The choice is always yours.
Hypnotherapy for insomnia: frequently asked questions
Does hypnotherapy work for insomnia?
In my experience, yes, very well. Insomnia usually comes from a mind that has learned not to switch off, and that's exactly what hypnosis changes.
Why does my mind want to stay awake at night?
Usually because, at some point, it learned that switching off wasn't safe. It's protecting you with an old rule that doesn't fit your life any more. When we find and change that rule, your mind can let you sleep.
Can hypnosis help me fall asleep in 5 minutes?
Many of my clients fall asleep within minutes of starting their personal recording. Everyone is different, but once your mind stops fighting sleep, it comes much faster.
What's the difference between my recording and free sleep hypnosis on YouTube?
A free track is written for everyone. A bespoke recording is written for you, after we've found out why you can't sleep, using the words your mind responds to. That's why it can work when the free ones haven't.
Can you help my baby or child sleep?
Yes. I work with children, and for little ones I create personalised hypnotic sleep stories built around their favourite characters.
Can hypnotherapy stop me waking at 3am?
Yes. Waking in the night is usually your mind checking for danger. When we change why it's on guard, it can let you sleep through.
Can hypnotherapy help with sleep and anxiety together?
Yes. They usually come from the same place, so I work on both together.
Can I have hypnotherapy if I take sleeping tablets?
Yes, I work alongside them. Obviously, if you're working with a doctor, keep doing what they say. Any change to your medication is between you and your GP.
How many sessions will I need for insomnia?
Some people need one session. Others have more going on, like anxiety or trauma, and need a programme. We talk first and I tell you honestly what I think you need.
Does sleep hypnotherapy work on Zoom?
Yes. In my experience it works even better, because you're at home, where you sleep.
How do I find the best hypnotherapist for sleep?
Look for someone with years of experience rather than a weekend certificate, who works on why you can't sleep rather than just giving you tips, and who has real reviews from real clients. I'm an Advanced RTT therapist and RTT trainer, and my clients' five-star Google reviews speak for themselves.
Who is hypnotherapy not suitable for?
If you have epilepsy or psychosis, or you're under a psychiatrist, message me first. If you snore loudly, stop breathing or wake gasping, see your GP first, as that can be sleep apnoea.
Ready to sleep like you used to?