Coaxing a love of sleep through attachment, trust, respect & fun.
Katie Cortés
The go-to infant sleep coach for mindful parenting and secure attachment.
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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 and sometimes assume they must have done something wrong because sleep has become so hard for their little ones. They're loving, devoted and doing everything they can to meet their children's needs, but the nights feel endless and the mainstream sleep advice out there...well, it just doesn’t sit right with them. Sometimes they have been through multiple rounds of sleep training only to feel even more confused than they did to begin with.
Sound familiar?
How my approach differs to sleep school and sleep-training
I like to 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 and they've made big mistakes in being '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. I’m here to tell you it is possible to improve sleep in ways that feel 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 reward charts or black-out blinds
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.
For parents, I respectfully help them 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 support parents to better understand their child’s stage of development, 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, so children feel heard and parents feel capable.
What people are saying...
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“Katie helped us so much when our child was sleeping in mere 45 minute bursts for much of the night. I thought nothing could be done that would align with my parenting and meet my child’s needs AND improve sleep, and had just kind of resigned myself to waiting bad sleep out ...." read more
Jen Sheridan
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“Katie is the most lovely person and genuinely gentle sleep consultant. She was so accomodating of our values around cosleeping/breastfeeding/attachment which meant at no point did I feel out of my comfort zone..." read more
Julia Coote
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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
