About
Hello! I’m Cara, Founder of The Sleep Method, based in Hampshire/Surrey. I work virtually with families in the UK and beyond.
Where I specialise:
- I work with children from 0-7 years old but specialise in baby’s under 12 months old.
- I'm studying for my diploma in Challenging children’s behaviour.
- I focus on improving the happiness and mood of baby’s and parents by improving sleep.
My approach
- My approach to sleep is always gentle and bespoke.
- There is no one size fits all approach to baby’s and I will spend a lot of time investigating your baby’s sleep challenge and only offer methods that suit your parenting style.
- We will focus on emotional wellness and sleep science and I don’t recommend formal sleep training tools until we have the basics in place.
- Sometimes, this alone is enough to help struggling families!
What does a healthy life look like to you?
- Creating healthy sleep habits for your children is just the start of your sleep journey.
- Imagine how it would feel to wake up rested in the mornings?
- Your husband won’t need to sleep in the spare room anymore meaning a happier partnership. Maybe even a date night?
- You’ll get your evenings back.
- Your little one will feel calmer and more adaptable on those days when things don’t quite go to plan and you will have the confidence and ability to resolve sleep issues in the future.
A note on crying:
I don’t advocate leaving your baby to cry it out and will never ask you to do so. Some parents are happy with a few minutes of crying and others want to avoid any. The reality is for all the gentle approaches out there, a few tears may be inevitable but avoidable with my approach.Investigating and finding the cause of your baby’s sleep challenge will enable me to understand how to help your baby in the best way possible, with the most minimal amount of tears possible.
Qualifications
Sleepy Lambs Certified
Services
15 Minute Discovery Call
A FREE no obligation consult is a great way for us to get to know each other, to hear about your child's sleep challenge and for you to decide if I am the right consultant to work with your family.
COST : Free
Newborn Sleep Shaping 0-3 Months Old
The ideal place to start laying the foundations for a healthy sleep or support with the following:
Understand how babies sleep
How to co-sleep safely
Optimising your sleep environment
Regulating your baby’s body clock.
Overtiredness and sleep cue
When and how to introduce a bedtime routine
Support with colic and reflux
60-minute virtual meeting
2 x 20-minute phone calls in the 2 weeks following the initial meeting
Coupon code for 12-months access to the Sleepy Lambs Sleep Academy.
Relevant age-appropriate schedules and other useful handouts.
COST : £150
Baby's First Year 3-12 Months Old
Ideal for clients who need support with any of the following:
4-month sleep regression
Preparing to go to back to work
Early rising
Nap refusal/short naps
Self-soothing
Separation anxiety
Developmental leaps impacting sleep
Unwanted feeding habits
Sleep analysis and comprehensive history review prior to our initial meeting
90-minute virtual meeting
Personalised sleep plan & checklist
3 Weeks of daily app support (Monday to Friday)
Coupon code for 12-months access to the Sleepy Lambs Sleep Academy.
Relevant age-appropriate schedules and other useful handouts.
COST : £275
Toddlers - 12 months - 3 Years
Ideal for clients who need support with any of the following:
Dropping Naps
Going to nursery/childcare
Cot to bed transition
Bedtime battles
Early rising
Separation anxiety
New sibling coping strategies
Sleep analysis and comprehensive history review prior to our initial meeting
90-minute virtual meeting
Personalised sleep plan & checklist
3 Weeks of daily app support (Monday to Friday)
3 x 20-minute phone calls in the weeks following the initial meeting
Coupon code for 12-months access to the Sleepy Lambs Sleep Academy.
Relevant age-appropriate schedules and other useful handouts.
COST : £275
Children 3-7 Years
Ideal for clients who need support with any of the following:
Early rising
Night waking
Bedtime refusal
Nightmares
Starting school
Sleep analysis and comprehensive history review prior to our initial meeting
90-minute virtual meeting
Personalised sleep plan & checklist
3 Weeks of daily app support (Monday to Friday)
Coupon code for 12-months access to the Sleepy Lambs Sleep Academy.
Relevant age-appropriate schedules and other useful handouts.
COST : £275
Small tweaks and troubleshooting
Every now and then, our little ones sleep goes out the window. This package is perfect for a one-off sleep challenge
Sleep questionnaire prior to our initial meeting.
45-Minute virtual meeting.
1 x 20 minute follow up within 2 weeks of meeting.
COST : £85
Testimonials
'I feel so much more confident in myself after our time together. That’s been the biggest win for me, that I feel like I know Teddy so much better & what he needs, in terms of sleep. I feel assured in my decisions to put him down for naps and in implementing his bedtime routine, which has resulted in a much calmer and happier Teddy. This means a much calmer and happier household all round!! The one on one service you provided was invaluable and having you to message daily was just amazing. I loved that I could ask you anything & not bore my partner to death about Teddy’s sleep!! I’ve been telling everyone with a newborn about your service & how much it helped us, everyone needs Cara in their life!” - Chloe mum of Teddy, 4 months old.
“I was ready to give anything a go, but I knew my husband was worried that spending money on a service he couldn't see would be beneficial. He was then put on mummy duty for two night shifts and soon agreed that it was worth doing!
I suppose if there was one thing I was concerned about it was the judgement from other mums, people always joked when I was pregnant about 'sleeping now as you won't be able to later' so I just assumed the sleep deprivation I was experiencing was normal and I was a bad mum for not being able to cope.
Nobody spoke about the specifics, and I seemed to be surrounded by mums with babies who were 'good sleepers'. I felt like I was a bad mum and should just be able to cope. Talking to Cara I was supported to understand that every baby is different, and that what I was experiencing was not something that I just had to put up with or else I was a lesser mum.
When I opened up about seeing Cara I was met with so much interest and support from other mums. Loads of which expressed regret they didn't know about things like that when they had their baby. “ - Charlie - Mum of Riley 5 months old.
“Cara has been amazing and very supportive throughout our journey. The best thing was that she was very reassuring, gentle and calm, which gave us a lot of confidence when we had difficult times during the sleep training. She made us believe in Alexander's skills to be an independent sleeper and she helped a lot towards achieving this independence. Thanks to her we learnt a lot about our little baby and his sleep needs in particular.” -Dimi mum of Alexander, 7 months old.
"Thank you so very much for being so clear and helpful. I really feel like I've gained so much time back in the daytimes now and am able to function as a happier human!!" - Shama mum of Aleks, 5 months old.
"You definitely helped with our 5year olds night wakings. But also you helped make our whole house calmer and happier! The changes we made to our day to day routine have been so positive for our family and left us all feeling more connected and happier." - Becca mum of George 5 years old.