Through years of clinical work with children and families, I’ve seen how profoundly secure attachment shapes a child’s life.

It becomes one of their greatest strengths — the ability to trust the world, trust others, and trust themselves. That trust makes facing future challenges so much easier.

My approach to sleep training is rooted in this understanding. My goal is to prepare you to be your child’s sleep training guide by helping you build a grounded mindset — the foundation that naturally supports secure attachment.

I believe children thrive when their caregivers feel grounded and able to be a safe container of their baby’s experience.

What I do that other sleep consultants don't do is teach and support you to be a safe container for your baby’s feelings and experiences during sleep training. The whole process will lead you to build a good foundation for secure attachment and support your child to have trust in the world.

I want to be honest: I do not know how to sleep train babies without any crying — unless their temperament naturally allows it. If so, you would probably not looking for a sleep consultation.

There is no real way to teach a baby/child something they don’t want (but need to learn) at first without some level of frustration, small or big.

When I say that we cannot avoid babies' cry, that does not mean we will just let them cry it out. We will provide the environment and structure that is (and feels) safe for them, and comfort them so they know they are not alone and they have parent(s) who loves them.

Staying grounded with a crying baby is hard. On top of that babies and young children are naturally really good at testing adults — not because they are manipulating you, but because they are learning how the world works. They are testing the limits so they know what to expect, and how to stay within the safe boundary.