Shift Sleep with Genuinely Gentle Methods.

Sleep challenges in babies, toddlers, and children are common — but they can feel overwhelming for parents. Whatever your child’s sleep challenge, from waking frequently to struggling with bedtime, waking early or experiencing sleep anxiety, support is available.

I provide evidence-based, integrative sleep support that honours your child’s development, respects your parenting values, and helps your whole family get better rest.

Sleep Consults

What to expect:

  • Complete an intake form and sleep diary before the consult to capture health history, sleep patterns, and potential red flags.

  • Discuss your child’s sleep concerns, goals, and current routines.

  • Receive immediate, actionable recommendations tailored to your child’s needs. The sleep plan discussed in the consult will be emailed within 24-48 hours of the consult.

  • Walk away with practical strategies you can implement right away.

Follow-up:

  • Two complimentary emails in the first two weeks to answer questions and support implementation.

  • Additional email queries welcomed during this period, with responses usually within 24–48 hours.

Is the Sleep SOS Consult Right for You?

This consult is a good fit if:

✔ Your child has sleep challenges, and you feel exhausted or frustrated
✔ You’ve tried other approaches or advice with limited success
✔ You want guidance that respects your parenting style
✔ You don’t want cry-it-out or controlled crying methods
✔ You want evidence-based strategies grounded in sleep science, psychology, and developmental research
✔ You want a plan tailored to your child’s age, developmental stage, and unique needs

What this session offers:

  • Review your child’s progress and successes since the initial consult.

  • Refine strategies based on real-world experience and challenges.

  • Additional guidance on behavioural, developmental, or environmental factors affecting sleep.

  • Continue building your child’s personalised sleep plan for sustainable improvements.

Email Support is a flexible and affordable way to receive personalised sleep guidance without needing a face-to-face appointment. After completing a detailed intake form, you’ll receive a tailored sleep plan delivered straight to your inbox within three days — designed to address the specific factors affecting your sleep.

To help you put your plan into action, you’ll also receive two weeks of email support, giving you space to ask questions, clarify recommendations, and receive gentle guidance as you implement each step.

Please note: This service is delivered entirely via email and does not include face-to-face or online telehealth contact.

What I can help with

  • Sleep challenges in infants through teens

  • Behavioural bedtime issues

  • Night wakings

  • Sleep disruption due to illness, gut health or enlarged adenoids/tonsils

  • Circadian rhythm difficulties

  • Bedtime battles; transitioning to their own bed

  • Nighttime fears

  • Nap challenges

  • Insomnia

  • Sleep anxiety

  • Behavioural issues from poor sleep

  • Early rising

The Sleep Health Foundation estimates “more than a third of school aged children may have sleep problems”. Many children are wrongly labelled as “difficult” when the underlying issue is inadequate or disrupted sleep.

Hi, I’m Barbara. 

I’m a Naturopath and Certified Paediatric Sleep & Wellbeing Specialist. My passion for supporting families began when my own daughter had multiple sleep challenges. I know firsthand how sleep deprivation can impact your energy, mood, and confidence as a parent.

Through additional training in sleep science and psychology I developed an integrative approach that addresses both the underlying causes of sleep challenges and practical strategies that fit your family’s values and needs.

Barbara and Client
Barbara and client
Is the Sleep SOS Consult for me?

You’ve probably heard or already experienced the wide range of sleep advice out there.

Your infant or child has sleep challenges?

You may have been told …

‘Sleep breeds sleep’. Teach self-settling.

Stop creating bad habits.

Avoid overtiredness.

Delay responses.

These approaches don’t feel right to you.

You are tired?

Exhausted.

And maybe a little frustrated too.

Sleep should be easy.

You might be thinking it’s time to accept this is the way it is.

Or you might be thinking that you are doing something wrong.

You’re not doing anything wrong. 

The current approaches to sleep in infants and children have been popularly advised to parents for sleep for many years. I find they create more problems than help and research shows they do not decrease night-waking nor improve maternal mood.

I work differently, because you and your family deserve an approach that improves sleep and aligns to your values. An approach that is grounded in the latest neuroscience, sleep science and psychology to promote optimal development outcomes.
I get it.

You need some changes to your family’s sleep.
You’ve maybe tried other sleep coaches and sleep advice and feel like you’ve done everything already.
You might be thinking there is an underlying health issue or other factor contributing to the poor sleep.
You don’t want to leave your baby or child crying it out, but you still want to improve your family’s sleep.

My approach is holistic and seeks to identify the underlying contributors of your sleep challenges.

Superhero mum sleeping between two children

Even superheros need help sometimes – together, we can transform sleep in your family so everyone can thrive.