Emily works primarily with families where sleep challenges feel complex, persistent or uncomfortable, particularly when something doesn’t quite add up, or when parents have tried multiple approaches without lasting improvement. Rather than focusing solely on routines or behaviour, Emily looks beneath the surface to understand why a child is waking.

Her work often involves exploring factors such as:

• Oral function and feeding mechanics
  
• Allergies and intolerances
  
• Vitamin and nutrient considerations
  
• Reflux and digestive discomfort
  
• Frequent ear and chest infections
  
• Mouth breathing, snoring and suspected sleep-disordered breathing
  
• Night terrors and other sleep parasomnias
  

Emily’s background in infant feeding and early care allows her to consider how feeding, airway, digestion and regulation intersect with sleep, particularly in babies and young children who appear uncomfortable, restless or unable to settle deeply. Her approach is investigative, compassionate and evidence-informed, always working within a gentle, responsive framework and never using sleep training or unresponsive methods.

Families are welcome to work with Emily for any sleep concern, but she is best suited to cases involving frequent night waking linked to suspected reflux, oral restriction, allergies, anaemia, recurrent infections, breathing concerns or parasomnias. She works closely with parents to piece together the full picture, identify contributing factors, and create a plan that supports both sleep and overall wellbeing.

Emily’s mission is simple: to help parents understand what their child is communicating through their sleep, address the underlying causes of disruption, and support babies and children to sleep better because they feel more comfortable, regulated and well, leading to calmer nights and brighter days for the whole family.