Home of WyeSleep Insomnia Service and The Sleep Retreat

"Amazing Breakthrough:
Scientists have discovered a revolutionary new treatment that makes you live longer. It enhances your memory and makes you more creative. It makes you look more attractive. It keeps you slim and lowers food cravings. It protects you from cancer and dementia.It wards off colds and flu. It lowers your risk of heart attacks and stroke, not to mention diabetes.You'll even feel happier, less depressed, and less anxious. Are you interested? This is no miracle drug. These are the proven benefits of a good nights SLEEP "
(Why we sleep, Matthew Walker, 2017 )
Or do you spend your nights tossing and turning, checking the clock and worrying how on earth you will cope with all you want to do the next day ?
Perhaps you can get to sleep, but you have problems staying asleep, or wake too early in the morning.
Sleep problems leave us feeling exhausted, depressed, makes concentration difficult and can pretty much ruin our lives .
There is so much information in the media now alerting us to the negative health implications caused by a lack of sleep, and that can fuel our anxiety and frustration, but very little help seems available to resolve the problem.
Clients come to WyeSleep feeling they will never get a good night's sleep, and their insomnia must be damaging their health!
Many have had difficulty sleeping for years, and have tried everything from meditation apps and sleepy tea, to medication, but nothing seems to work!
If you feel like this, then you are not alone!
Experienced, medically trained and compassionate help is at hand!
If you struggle to get the sleep you need, contact WyeSleep today, and start to feel confident again that you can sleep naturally !
We will do our best to help you.
Every client is offered a 90 minute assessment, giving you time to explain your problem and tell us how you have tried to resolve your sleep difficulty in the past.
We then ask you to complete a sleep diary, to give us an accurate picture of your current situation.
With this information, we devise a bespoke treatment plan.

Treatment time varies, and can be anything from 2 -6 sessions depending on the nature of the problem. If symptoms of a sleep disorder are identified, some further investigations can be arranged, either through the NHS, or privately, with a consultant sleep specialist.
All treatment used is evidence based, and our aim is that once you finish the programme, if your sleep is disturbed in years to come, you will have the knowledge and confidence to use these tools again.

WyeSleep can support clients on a 1:1 basis with a wide range of sleep issues from insomnia, excessive snoring, jet lag
or sleep-disturbed children for example.
Clients range from the age of one year to older adult.
Following a comprehensive sleep assessment, a bespoke sleep plan is designed to address the issues, working to improve the clients sleep.
The first line treatment for insomnia is Cognitive Behavioural Therapy for Insomnia(CBTI). This is a different therapy to CBT, as it integrates specialist knowledge of the science of sleep and sleep disorders.
Joanna will help you to understand what is stopping you from sleeping and give you evidence based techniques to address the issues that are affecting you.
She adapts the programme to suit your needs, so the duration of treatment is different for everyone, but usually 4-6 sessions will see a significant improvement in sleep quality and quantity.
Joanna is also trained in Acceptance and Commitment therapy, which is also used effectively for the treatment of insomnia.

Would a long term solution for your sleep problem sound like a great idea?
Would you like to improve your sleep, and enjoy a break in a boutique hotel in the process?
Join our sleep retreat in The Tudor Farmhouse Hotel, in the heart of The Forest of Dean, for a two day relaxing retreat, where we shall explore the possible causes of sleep disruption and give you a clear plan to get your sleep back on track.
Our trained sleep practitioner and nurse prescriber will deliver sessions on the basic science of sleep, what sleep needs for it to arrive, how to manage a racing mind and how to cope after a disturbed night.
In addition, we will also deliver the course content of the Cognitive Behavioural Therapy for Insomnia (CBTi) treatment, so you will return home equipped with all the evidence - based information you need, to restore your relationship with your sleep once more.
There will be plenty of time to ask questions as the group numbers will be kept small, and if you need a 1:1 session, this can be arranged during your stay.
In between the sessions, you can relax and enjoy the beautiful cuisine and facilities, in this award winning, boutique hotel in Gloucestershire.
https://tudorfarmhousehotel.co.uk/
To book, please see the hotel's website for details.

WyeSleep can offer group sessions which will explore the importance of sleep for good physical and mental health.
This session also gives delegates strategies to improve their own sleep habits.
Lunchtime sleep workshops are a popular and valuable addition to any workforce wellbeing strategy.

A consultancy service is available for companies, to help their employees understand the importance of sleep in maintaining good health and productivity.
2% of the UK’s GDP is lost through poor sleep.
(Rand Report "Why Sleep Matters: The Economic costs of insufficient sleep” -Nov 2016)
Sleep deprivation can be the cause of workplace accidents, low productivity and an increase in work related errors.
During the initial appointment, a full history of the sleep difficulty is taken, to gather an understanding of the possible causes of the problem. It is important to establish that insomnia is the cause of the sleep difficulty and not another underlying sleep disorder, which may require different treatment.
We then work with the client to formulate a bespoke plan to ensure we meet the individual's specific needs.
In the same way as exercise can take time to see results, changing a sleep pattern may involve a change in routine or habit, but as the plan is evidence based, the results can be life changing, with a little perseverance.
Although WyeSleep is authorised to prescribe medication, it is rarely used . Benzodiazepines, or Z-drugs, to aid sleep initiation are not prescribed.
If you have any queries about the service, please do not hesitate to contact us for more information.

Clinics are held in Hereford, Herefordshire and online.
Home visits are not available.
Hours of working are Monday to Friday 9-5pm
Evening appointments by arrangement .
Monday - Friday: 9am - 5pm
Evenings by arrangement .
Saturday and Sunday: Closed
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8cCjUPlcxkc Joanna Kippax as a guest speaker on Insomnia Insight with sleep physician, Daniel Erichsen from the US.
WyeSleep will not share your data with any other organisation or individual without your consent.
All information is stored securely , meeting the GDPR requirements.
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Do you ever wish you could press a reset button and start sleeping again?
Join us for a Sleep Retreat and do just that!
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