Insomnia Clinic
Trouble going to
sleep?
Trouble staying
asleep?
Not feeling refreshed
each morning?
If any of these difficulties are happening three or more times per week, you could have insomnia. If you do, you're not alone. 1 in 10 people now struggle with insomnia and it’s the most common sleep disorder. Insomnia is often thought of as a sleep disorder, but it can affect every aspect of life. It can make you feel exhausted in the day and less productive at work. The lack of sleep can also create vulnerabilities to a whole range of physical and mental health problems.
The good news is there is a simple and effective treatment available.
Most people don’t realise that medication is not a helpful long term treatment for insomnia. Instead, the NHS (and other international bodies) recommend Cognitive Behavioural Therapy for insomnia (CBT-i) as the first line treatment for insomnia.
The Sleep Practice specialises in this approach and offers the treatment in the comfort of your own home or office, via our private zoom or telephone clinic.
We offer CBT-i in the way that best suits you.
For some that’s weekly appointments, with the option for a top up telephone call to see how things are going in-between sessions. Others prefer to take a more intensive approach, with sessions every few days. Most people with insomnia require between 4-10 sessions.
“In only a few weeks I have weaned myself off sleeping tablets and I am sleeping better than I have for decades. I cannot express just what a positive effect this has had on me and wish I had had access to Holly’s services many years ago.”
— Happy customer
Getting started is easy
Free 15 minute chat
Whatever your sleep difficulty, book a free 15 minute consultation to discuss your needs.
Book an appointment
If you’d like to book an assessment, this can be done easily through our online clinic and at a time that suits you.
First session!
Start working together to get your sleep back on track.
“Holly was empathetic and supportive and quickly gave me confidence that her programme of CBT would help. Simple and regular guidance helped me establish new sleep routines and keep me on track. ”
— Happy customer
I think I may have a different sleep problem…
The Sleep Practice is able to offer expertise for a range of sleep difficulties. As a Clinical Psychologist with a specialism in Behavioural Sleep Medicine, Dr Holly Milling is also qualified to draw on a range of evidence-based therapeutic approaches to enhance and tailor your treatment plan.
Other sleep difficulties we work with:
Parasomnias (e.g. nightmares, night terrors, sleep walking)
Delayed sleep phase syndrome
Difficulty in using CPAP for sleep apnea
Behavioural management for narcolepsy and hypersomnia
Sleep difficulties within the context of illness (e.g. cancer)
Treatment modalities offered:
Cognitive Behavioural Therapy
Mindfulness
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
Compassion Focused Therapy
Motivational Interviewing
More kind words…
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My sessions with Dr Milling have left me feeling much more confident and relaxed about sleep, sure in the knowledge that if it falls off the wagon again I have the tools to restore it. I recommend Dr Milling unreservedly and would urge anyone suffering with poor sleep to speak with her.
Clinic attendee
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I was referred to Dr Milling after suffering with sleep apnea for over 20 years. After two major surgeries to fix my obstructed airway, my sleep had not improved. I remained exhausted on a daily basis, with constant migraines and low mood which sometimes bordered on depression. A feeling of despair was starting to creep in at times that such a longstanding problem might never be solved. Dr Milling was brilliant and patiently explained the various cognitive, behavioural, and mindset changes I needed to make to begin resolving my sleep issues. She was highly adaptive in responding to the different sticking points, identifying key challenges that were hampering my progress and teaching me a variety of approaches to tackle them.
Clinic attendee
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Dr Milling's advice, coaching and encouragement has brought tangible results, helping me to get my life back. While my sleep definitely has room for improvement, it is the best it's been since childhood. I am back in the gym with regular training, I can more easily focus on my work, and have begun to pursue the interests I was previously too tired to even contemplate.
Clinic attendee
Sessions
FREE
15 Min Initial Consultation
We arrange a free 15 minute consultation to discuss your current difficulties and answer any questions you may have about the way we work, so you can decide whether or not we're the right service to help you.
£259
Assessment
We'll start with a comprehensive assessment of your sleep. You'll be asked to complete some sleep questionnaires and a sleep diary for a few nights. Following this, we'll meet in our online clinic for an extended 90 minute session to explore your sleep difficulties in more depth (with no pressure to commit to therapy following this). Dr Holly Milling will use this information to develop a bespoke treatment plan, that is tailored to tackling your sleep difficulties.
£179
Treatment Session
Treatment sessions last for up to 45 minutes and are delivered by Dr Holly Milling through our private online zoom clinic. Your assessment will indicate how many sessions you may need (e.g. for CBT-I, most people require 4-10 sessions).
£105
Review session
There may be points in the therapeutic process when a brief meeting (up to 20 minutes) is sufficient. These sessions can be delivered as either zoom or telephone calls.