Coaxing a love of sleep through attachment, trust, respect & fun.
Katie Cortés
The go-to infant sleep coach for mindful parenting and secure attachment.
Thanks for dropping by.
Let me share a little about the people who seek my support and how I am able to help them.
The type of parents who seek my support...
are often touched-out & running on empty, feeling demoralised because sleep has become so hard for their little ones.
They're loving, devoted and doing everything they can to meet the needs of their children, but the nights feel endless and mainstream sleep advice...well, it just doesn’t sit right with them.
Sometimes they have been through multiple rounds of sleep training only to feel even more exhausted than they did to begin with.
Sound familiar?
How my approach differs to sleep school & sleep-training
I begin by gently untangling the guilt and fear that so many parents carry. Too often, they whisper their 'confessions' of co-sleeping, rocking or feeding their babies to sleep, as though everything is their fault because they've been 'too responsive'.
But here’s the truth: NOT one of these behaviours is a bad habit. They’re some of the most time-tested, instinctive ways of nurturing babies and provide a strong foundation for a child's enjoyment of sleep and secure attachment.
If this is you, please know you have been showing up in all the right ways and you should feel incredibly proud.
BUT... my job is not to simply serve you with platitudes and tell you to hang in there because babyhood will be gone in the blink of an eye.
I'm here to tell you there ARE ways of making discoveries and inviting changes now that are respectful, non-coercive & calm, while also safe-guarding the deep trust & connection that you have worked so hard to build with your child.
No cry-it-out
No spaced soothing
No timed responses
No leaving baby upset & alone
No avoidance of eye-contact
No 'disappearing chair'
No feed-play-sleep rules
No crying behind cot bars
No power struggles
No disconnection
Not even black-out blinds, white noise or reward charts!
Just small, natural steps that optimise tiredness, build trust, support development, & nurture sleep confidence through freedom, choice, autonomy & play. It's all about inviting change by surrendering control and providing opportunities that we know our little ones will WANT to take.
The Journey
I respectfully help parents unpick what changes they'd like to make, and why.
I help to open conversations between couples, and within themselves, about what they need in order to feel rested, supported and on the same team.
We look at ways to preserve connection and sleep for everyone, not just the baby.
I can help shine a light on each child’s stage of development, and help parents to explore what their behaviour is really communicating, and how to respond in ways that nurture trust and emotional safety.
Together, we build confidence in setting calm, loving limits and holding space for big emotions when needed, so children feel heard and parents can feel like the quiet, confident leaders they want to be.
What people are saying...
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“I was initially scared to reach out for support with my baby's sleep because I was worried our situation was too hard and that trying to change it up would mean lots of crying and even less sleep for all of us....." read more
Georgia Roberts
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“We were recommended Katie by a local family who we knew shared our values and reluctance to engage a sleep consultant . Our situation when first meeting with Katie was terrible; severe sleep deprivation, exclusive contact napping, baby unable to sleep unless latched (both day and night), and a very unhappy wakeful baby over night....." read more
Pip Lyons
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“Katie assisted us with our toddler twins’ sleep and helped enormously where other sleep consultants had not been able to. We went from wake ups every 3-4 hours (sometimes with both twins) to maybe one or two a night. She took a holistic approach and provided helpful new ideas....” read more
Sophie Hoffman
