Cognitive Hypnotherapy for Insomnia

Insomnia doesn’t just mean lack of sleep—it can affect every part of your waking life. Whether it’s trouble falling asleep, waking at 3am with your mind racing, or feeling exhausted even after rest, the result is often the same: foggy thinking, low mood, irritability, and a sense of dragging yourself through the day. Relationships strain, work suffers, and even small tasks can feel overwhelming. The harder you try to fix it, the more pressure builds—and the more elusive sleep becomes.
Reasons Why You Might Have This Problem:
Insomnia often starts during times of stress, grief, or big life changes—but even after those pass, the sleep struggle can remain. It may be tied to high cortisol levels, unresolved worry, or habits that unintentionally disrupt your natural rhythm. You may have developed an anxious relationship with your bed—associating it with frustration, failure, or dread. Many people describe their brain as “too busy to sleep”—and that restlessness can be hard to switch off without the right tools.
Reasons You Might Resist Getting Treatment:
It’s common to feel like you’ve “tried everything”—from sleep apps and teas to strict routines and blackout curtains. You may feel sceptical that anything will help, or wary of becoming dependent on medication. Others worry that therapy will just involve more talking, when what they need is rest. There can also be a sense of shame—like your body should know how to do this by now.
Why Cognitive Hypnotherapy Can Help:
Cognitive Hypnotherapy approaches insomnia by treating it as a mind-body pattern—something learned, and therefore something that can be unlearned. It works by helping you regulate your nervous system, shift your internal associations with bedtime, and develop techniques that actually calm the racing mind. You’ll learn to create safety and softness around sleep—not pressure. We also work with any underlying emotional or psychological patterns that might be fuelling wakefulness. It’s not about ‘knocking you out’—it’s about gently helping your system remember how to rest.