integrative therapy + hypnotherapy for sleep
therapy for sleep + insomnia
Discover the science-informed approach to waking up feeling rested and refreshed.
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Imagine waking up feeling refreshed and ready for the day.
Take a moment and imagine, you open your eyes naturally, just before your alarm. Sunlight filters gently through your curtains. You feel refreshed, clear-headed, and ready to embrace the day ahead. The constant fog of fatigue that once clouded your thinking has lifted.
With restful sleep as your foundation:
Your work performance improves so that tasks that once seemed overwhelming now flow easily as your mind processes information quickly and creatively.
Your energy remains consistent throughout the day. No more mid-afternoon crashes or relying on caffeine just to function.
Your relationships flourish, you’re present, patient, and emotionally available for the people who matter most.
Your physical health improves, your immune system strengthens, your metabolism functions optimally, and your body recovers fully from daily stresses.
Your emotional resilience builds, and life’s challenges no longer seem so overwhelming when you face them with a well-rested mind and body.
Your joy returns so you can rediscover the pleasure in simple moments instead of just surviving each day.
This isn’t a dream. This is how life feels with consistently good sleep, and it’s entirely within your reach.
This is the transformation we’ll work toward together.
When your mind works with you instead of against you, everything changes.
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therapy for sleep problems
The reality of sleep struggles.
Do you find yourself staring at the ceiling night after night?
Does your mind race with thoughts just as your head hits the pillow?
Are you waking multiple times throughout the night?
Do you feel exhausted during the day, yet unable to sleep at night?
Have you started to believe that restful sleep simply isn’t possible for you?
If you nodded to any of these questions, you’re not alone. According to the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE, 2020) around 30% of the adult population experiences difficulties with their sleep. The impact on quality of life can be profound.
When sleep eludes you night after night, the world becomes a different place. Simple tasks feel monumental. Your patience wears thin. Your ability to find joy diminishes. What started as “just a few bad nights” has transformed into a constant companion of anxiety and frustration.
Many of my clients describe their relationship with sleep as a battle, and one they feel they’re losing despite trying everything from herbal remedies to bedroom makeovers.
The truth is, good sleep isn’t about trying harder. In fact, the more effort you put into forcing sleep, the more it tends to slip away.
more than just rest
Understanding Sleep
Sleep is far more than the absence of wakefulness. It’s an active process essential for your physical and mental well-being. During sleep, your body repairs tissues, resets hormones, and consolidates memories. Your brain processes the day’s information, laying down memories coherently—dreaming is a good example of this process.
Each night, you cycle through different sleep stages, from light sleep to deep sleep and REM (rapid eye movement) sleep. Every stage serves a unique purpose in helping to restore your body and mind.
Contrary to popular belief, we don’t all need the same amount of sleep. Your sleep needs vary based on age, lifestyle, and individual differences. In the same way we all look different on the outside, our sleep requirements differ too.
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Understanding Sleep
Insomnia can be defined as difficulties with both quality and quantity of sleep, including:
Onset insomnia: Finding it hard to fall asleep
Maintenance insomnia: Struggling to stay asleep
Middle insomnia: Waking during the night or very early morning
It can be short-term (less than three months) or chronic (at least three nights per week for three months or more).
What makes insomnia challenging is that it creates a vicious cycle. Sleep difficulties lead to worry about sleep, which increases anxiety and stress, making sleep even more elusive. Many people then develop unhelpful behaviours like clock-watching, daytime napping, or alcohol use, which further disrupt healthy sleep patterns.
Sleep difficulties are maintained by a cycle of thoughts, emotions, physical sensations, and behaviours. Each reinforces the others, creating a self-perpetuating cycle that maintains your sleep issues regardless of what initially caused them. By understanding your unique patterns within this cycle, we can develop targeted interventions, including cognitive behavioural hypnotherapy for sleep, to break the cycle, allowing you to return to natural, restful sleep.
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The hidden costs of poor sleep
When insomnia persists, it affects far more than just your nights. Research shows that ongoing sleep problems can impact:
Physical health: Increased risk of heart disease, obesity, and diabetes.
Mental clarity: Impaired concentration and memory.
Emotional well-being: Increased irritability, moodiness, and vulnerability to anxiety and depression.
Quality of life: Reduced pleasure and enjoyment in daily activities.
Relationships: Strained interactions with family, friends, and colleagues.
Perhaps most frustrating is the sense that you’ve tried everything, yet nothing seems to work. You might have resigned yourself to being a “poor sleeper” or convinced yourself that good sleep is simply not possible for you.
I’m here to tell you that’s not true.
ACT + Cognitive behavioural hypnotherapy for sleep
An evidence-based approach
My integrative approach is tailored to your specific needs using the most effective psychological techniques for you, including:
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT): Helps you develop a new relationship with difficult thoughts and feelings about sleep, reducing their power over you.
Cognitive Behavioural Therapy for Insomnia (CBT-I): The gold standard treatment for sleep disorders, recommended by the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) as the first-line treatment for insomnia.
Cognitive Behavioural Hypnotherapy for Sleep (CBH) – This evidence-based technique uses focused attention and relaxation to help establish new sleep patterns and responses. There’s no “trance” or mysterious subconscious work involved.
Can hypnosis help you sleep? Yes, hypnotherapy for sleep using CBH or HypnoCBT® is a transformative approach. This natural, learnable psychological state helps you access your brain’s capacity for positive change more effectively than traditional talk therapy alone. Research has shown CBT + hypnotherapy to be 70% more effective than CBT alone 1,2
Mindfulness-based Techniques: Research shows that mindfulness practices reduce sleep-disturbing rumination and worry by teaching you to observe thoughts and sensations without judgment. By cultivating present-moment awareness, you’ll learn to relate differently to thoughts and physical sensations, allowing sleep to emerge naturally rather than through force.
A good nights sleep
exclusive client app: your mind works
THERAPY reimagined
Your therapy session ends but your mind keeps working. The insights, the breakthroughs, the moments of clarity don’t pause until your next appointment.
What truly distinguishes my therapy practice is the integration of the latest technology to support your progress between sessions. All clients receive exclusive access to my custom Your Mind Works app. Effectively extending our work together beyond the therapy room and into your daily life.
I created the Your Mind Works app to provide you with personalised support and resources easily accessible whenever you need. This is especially important for sleep issues, where you can access all your resources, right by your bedside.
- Personalised Client Space - Your private area with resources and exercises curated specifically tailored for your treatment goals.
- Hypnotherapy for Sleep Audio Library - Your personalised self-hypnosis for sleep and mindfulness audios easily accessed from your device.
- Progress Tracking - Visualise your therapeutic journey and achievements.
- Scheduling + Notifications - Gentle reminders for scheduled activities and therapeutic exercises. Set your own reminders or follow guided practices.
- Guided Journal - Benefit from journaling prompts designed to deepen your sleep and track progress.
- Mindfulness & Relaxation Collection - Extensive library of guided mindfulness exercises, meditations and breathing techniques.
- Seamless Communication - Share journal entries, exercises or practice results with me before sessions to make our time even more effective.
Your Mind Works is available for Apple and Android, or can be easily accessed on your desktop browser and even on your TV.
How we work together
London + online in the UK & internationally
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book a free consultation
Book your free 30-minute consultation via Zoom to ensure we are a good fit to work together and discuss how I can best support you.
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in-depth assessment
Our first session is an in-depth assessment, where we will explore your current challenges and goals for therapy. This session is an extended session of 90-minutes.
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your treatment plan
Following your assessment, we will agree on a personalised treatment plan for you. We work collaboratively to ensure you are happy with the proposed approach, your role in therapy and agree on the initial number of sessions.
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convenient sessions
Virtual sessions via Zoom are accessible from anywhere in the UK or internationally. Sessions can be arranged at my Harley Street clinic or in peaceful rural North Warwickshire.
What you can achieve
Your sleep recovery plan.
Your experience is unique, and so is your treatment plan. My integrated approach addresses the three key factors maintaining sleep difficulties:
Physiological: Your body’s sleep drive and circadian rhythm
Behavioural: The habits and routines that affect your sleep
Cognitive: The thoughts, beliefs, and expectations about sleep that keep you awake.
Typically, 5-6 weekly sessions (60 minutes each) are sufficient to get your sleep back on track, where we will work on:
- Understanding your sleep: Establishing your baseline & goal setting.
Identify specific issues maintaining your sleep difficulties
- Sleep scheduling: Reset your sleep-wake cycle.
- Sleep hygiene & environment: Creating optimal conditions for sleep.
- Cognitive techniques & mindfulness: Addressing unhelpful thoughts and learning to observe them without getting caught in their grip.
- Sleep values & acceptance: Developing a new relationship with sleep and understanding your sleep values.
- Learn self-hypnosis and mindfulness techniques to aid relaxation and calm anxious thoughts.
- Manage stress and anxiety, learning coping strategies, breathing and relaxation techniques.
- Maintaining progress: Preventing relapse and handling setbacks
Your personalised Programme Includes:
- Comprehensive sleep assessment and treatment plan (90 minute session)
Convenient sessions 1:1 in person or virtually.
Premium “Your Mind Works” app with ‘Your Therapy Space’ for personalised exercises, relaxing sleep audio hypnosis and mindfulness meditation, and direct support all from your device.
- Follow up session at 1-month post treatment.
Investment:
Online: £690 (6 + 1 sessions)
London clinic: £970 (6 +1 session plan)
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YOUR NEXT STEPS
Sleep isn’t a luxury; it’s essential for your well-being. If you’ve been struggling with your sleep, you’ll know how the effects extend into your life and work.
I offer a compassionate, evidence-based approach that addresses the root causes of your sleep difficulties, not just the symptoms. Through our work together, you’ll develop a new understanding of sleep and practical skills to help
I invite you to reach out for a complimentary 30-minute consultation, where we’ll discuss your specific sleep challenges and explore whether my approach might be right for you.
the results
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frequently asked questions
Hypnotherapy for sleep typically addresses specific mental health concerns, emotional challenges, and psychological patterns that may be causing distress or dysfunction. While coaching focuses primarily on the present and future, helping you clarify goals and create action plans for growth. As an integrative practitioner, I can help determine which approach is right for you during our initial consultation.
The duration of therapy varies depending on your specific goals and the complexity of your situation. For addressing specific issues like insomnia or mild anxiety, 6-8 sessions often create significant improvement. For more complex or longstanding issues, 12-16 sessions may be recommended. We’ll discuss timeline expectations during your initial assessment and regularly review progress.
Research consistently shows that online therapy can be just as effective as in-person therapy for most conditions. For some clients, the comfort of their own environment actually enhances the therapeutic experience. The addition of the “Your Mind Works” app provides continuous support between sessions, which many clients find accelerates their progress compared to traditional weekly therapy alone.
The initial assessment is comprehensive but conversational. We’ll discuss what brings you to therapy, relevant background information, and your goals. I’ll ask questions to understand your unique situation, and you’ll have the opportunity to ask questions about my approach. By the end, we’ll have a clearer direction for our work together and initial recommendations.
My integrated approach combines evidence-based methods with personalized application, focusing on both understanding patterns and creating practical change. The addition of the “Your Mind Works” app provides continuous support between sessions, which significantly enhances the therapeutic process and helps create lasting change more efficiently than traditional weekly therapy alone.
Lucy Mundy
Your Coach
coaching psychologist, brand + business mentor
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1. Ramondo at al, (2021). ‘Clinical Hypnosis as an Adjunct to Cognitive Behavior Therapy: An Updated Meta-Analysis’ International Journal of Clinical and Experimental Hypnosis, 69(2): 169-202
2. Kirsch, I., Montgomery, G., & Sapirstein, G. (1995). Hypnosis as an adjunct to cognitive-behavioural psychotherapy: A meta-analysis. Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, 63(2), 214-220.