Family Sleep Specialist Reviews

Jane Hodgkiss 2026.10.27

     

Michelle is just incredible. Her experience of neurodivergence and pda as well as considerable expertise as a paediatric nurse specialising in sleep means she is THE person you need on side to help support with children’s nervous systems and sleep! We went from having a 9yr old who went to bed at 7am and woke up in the afternoon to bed at 10.30pm and awake at 8am! Michelle was there every step of the way, via WhatsApp and zoom and adapted her advice to suit our son and his needs. It has been life changing and I do not hesitate to recommend her services!

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Reply from Family Sleep Specialist 2026.10.27

I cannot tell you how much I have enjoyed walking beside you and supporting you. I am incredibly proud of what you have all achieved. Equipping you to support him to switch his body clock round from being nocturnal to now sleeping all night has been such a joy to be part of. With your unwavering trust in me and my ability to help him you have enabled him to do it and he is flourishing as a result. It has been such an honour supporting you all. Thank you for trusting me to help your family. What a journey, I have loved it !

Samantha Flowers 2026.10.22

     

Michelle gave us a wealth of knowledge and experience to help our 7 year olds separation anxiety and night wakings. Whilst we aren’t fully at the stage of no wakings, her anxiety of bedtime has completely gone. She’s more confident being in rooms on her own, wakes less times in the night and when she does she goes back to sleep really quickly. She’s is still improving now and I know if we keep following the plan it will only get better. Thank you Michelle ☺️

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Reply from Family Sleep Specialist 2026.10.27

Helping you go from 4 wakes up a night down to just one, through my 1:1 online support package has been brilliant. You are 100% right that continuing to follow the sleep plan I created for your daughter will mean the final wake up will stop too. I looked forward every support call we had because I knew you'd take on board my next recommends and put them into action AND see the results. With your continuity and commitment to the sleep plan her bedtime anxiety steadily lifted and the night waking reduced. I have so enjoyed supporting you over the last two months. Keep going, I am cheering you on.

Charlene Marks 2026.10.12

     

Michelle was so great supporting my family. She was patient and gave me plenty of time to discuss both my kids needs which were so different. She gave us lots of great strategies to try and implement and see what worked. My daughters sleep improved within a couple of weeks and my son took a little longer but is getting much better. I would highly recommend Michelle's support.

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Reply from Family Sleep Specialist 2026.10.13

Thank you Charlene, it has been a pleasure supporting you. Improving two children’s sleep, with very different sleep struggles simultaneously was a challenge but you did it! You were fully committed to the sleep plan I created for them both from the outset and with my support implemented it fabulously. They have both done so well and come far. Your evenings are so different now. Keep going I’m cheering you on 🥳

Jessica Kelleher 2026.10.09

     

We couldn't recommend what Michelle offers more. Our family was struggling with evenings and bedtime for a long time. We had nhs sleep services out who said we were doing everything right yet each night was a struggle. We were all exhausted, stressed and no longer enjoying any family time after dinner. This was our last attempt. This changed almost overnight. Michelle listened to what our challenges were and provided really good, actionable advice. We have our evenings back which is so good and I didn't realise how important they were - but more importantly we have our full of fun little boy back. I genuinely couldn't be happier and would recommend Michelle in a heartbeat.

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Reply from Family Sleep Specialist 2026.10.09

Thank you Jessica. I really appreciate you taking the time to share your experience of having my help. When you have had previously had professional help before that hasn't worked it can be hard to reach out to someone else for fear that may not work either. I am so pleased you did! and I am delighted you have a happier boy back again who is now getting more sleep! So good to hear you are enjoying your evenings. Just wonderful. I really loved supporting you and walking beside you for two months.

Ali S 2026.09.03

     

Michelle's knowledge and advice was absolutely invaluable for us, providing practical advice on helping our daughter's sleep as well as help with her skin conditions that were affecting her nights. By implementing her tailored plans, we saw huge improvement within days and over time came to understand sleep patterns which has given us the confidence to manage our child's sleep going forward and adapt to changes where we need to. Having begun with night time wake ups several times a night, we now get to relax and almost always enjoy undisturbed nights. Thank you so much Michelle!

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Reply from Family Sleep Specialist 2026.09.04

I absolutely loved supporting you and so pleased to have helped you all to get more sleep. You have both grown in confidence over the last two month and walking beside you and helping you has been a pleasure. Keep going, I am cheering you on. Thank you for your review I really appreciate it. Michelle

Sarah Olmos 2026.09.01

     

Ive tried so many sleep consultants and read all the books but they all offer standard advice which we’ve been doing for years. Did one of Michelle’s courses which was far more comprehensive and far from standard advice. Highly recommend she’s supportive and really understands different needs.

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Reply from Family Sleep Specialist 2026.09.01

Thank you so much Sarah, it was really great to help you through my 6 week group programme. I am so pleased you signed up, discovered different ways to support your child. Thank you for the lovely review.

Jamie N 2026.08.20

     

We can’t thank Michelle enough for the hugely positive impact she has had on our child’s sleep - going from struggling to get to sleep each night to now going to sleep with ease. Michelle is so knowledgeable and insightful. She listened carefully and provided tailored advice that met our child and our family’s needs. We would highly recommend her to any parent struggling with their child’s sleep. The improvement we have seen is incredible.

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Reply from Family Sleep Specialist 2026.08.28

Hey Jamie, Thank you so much this lovely review. I am so pleased to have been able to help you and so quickly! You got behind the sleep plan and all the recommendations and it's made a huge difference. It's been such a pleasure supporting you.

Mark Pethick 2026.06.22

     

Great experience and support from day 1. We felt listened to and heard for the first time. Our daughter struggles going to sleep due to her autism and anxiety levels. Michelle provided us with the tools and skills to aid in this process and create a working sleep routine. We are grateful for the success we had and would recommend reaching out to Michelle if you have any struggles with your child’s sleep.

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Reply from Family Sleep Specialist 2026.06.22

Thanks Mark, I'm so please you felt listened to and heard. So many families will resonate with being fobbed off and given advice that just doesn't work for their neurodivergent child. I've absolutely loved supporting you both so she is much less anxious at bedtime and can get into bed much easier and fall asleep quickly now. Thank you for sharing your experience, I really appreciate it.

Andy Robinson 2026.06.04

     

We took on Michelle's 1-1 support after having years and years of sleep issues with our daughter and felt at a loss as to what to do next. Michelle has given us a completely new set of tools from the point of view of neurodivergence and PDA which we would otherwise never have come across if it wasn't for Michelle's support. We have most certainly seen improvement during the support and will carry on using everything we have been provided with as our daughter navigates through her childhood and beyond. I highly recommend her support if you have tried all the 'traditional' sleep techniques and need a completetly different approach.

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Reply from Family Sleep Specialist 2026.06.05

Hey Andy, thank you for sharing your experience of working with me. It makes such a difference when you have support from someone who understands how your child's brain works so you can use different tools and strategies which makes bedtime less stressful and falling asleep easier. I am so pleased you reached out for support from me, it has been so lovely walking beside you for 2 months to make bedtime easier for your daughter and you.

Penny Alice 2026.05.07

     

My husband and I were both very sceptical of joining a program, but so glad we did. After a couple of weeks of making changes, recommended by Michelle, 9yr old boy began sleeping through the night for around 4 weeks nonstop - we genuinely had more sleep then than the previous 10 years!!! We've had a few hiccups since but he still sleeps infinitely better than before and we feel we now have the tools to help with bedtime and his sleep. The course didn't just help with my son's sleep but also enabled us to understand our son's ADHD brain and his perspective and reasoning. It was absolutely worth joining for us, I'd highly recommended it.

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Reply from Family Sleep Specialist 2026.06.05

Hey Penny, I love it when the skeptics are blown away by their own progress. I loved supporting you in the 6 week group programme, you had great questions in the Q&A sessions each week which I know really helped other people so thanks for participating and sharing your experiences. Michelle

Anna Pratt 2026.04.23

     

Joining the 6 week course doesn't just give you information, it gives you a cheerleader in Michelle and a community of other parents who completely understand your situation - and those are the two things Joining the 6 week course doesn't just give you information, it gives you a cheerleader in Michelle and a community of other parents who completely understand your situation - and those are the two things that will give you hope and the motivation you need to keep going. Our foster child would be awake for hours and wake up early every single morning. Michelle's 6 week group program helped us understand the reasons for this and made us feel more confident that we would find a solution. Implementing some changes early on made a very quick difference to how easy bedtimes were feeling. We now have the tools in place to keep working on night wakings, which are happening less often as are the early mornings. Your words - Michelle is brilliant. She is very gentle and kind but also confident in offering solutions and ideas to try if something doesn't fit the child or family. Supporting a child to sleep better takes a lot of work, which is particularly tricky when you are sleep deprived and juggling other parenting needs and worries. Thanks to this course we now get more sleep AND feel much more skilled at problem solving sleep and understanding how neurodivergent needs differ from more traditional advice around sleep.

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Reply from Family Sleep Specialist 2026.06.05

Hi Anna, Thank you for popping your feedback here, I loved being your cheer leader! You did so well and got more sleep. Thank you for trusting me to help you. It was a pleasure supporting both you and Sam on the programme. Michelle

Bernadett Bús 2026.04.21

     

This course will teach you so much, it's one of the best courses I've done for years and would highly recommend it. I learnt so much, I now understand my little boy's sleep needs and how sensory play can enhance sleep. It was lovely to have a group of parents come together week after week, sharing their challenges, knowing we weren't alone.There were always plenty of opportunities to ask questions. Michelle has been wonderful, kind and supportive all the way through. She genuinely wants to help.

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Reply from Family Sleep Specialist 2026.06.05

Ah Bernadett, I am delighted you got so much out of the group programme, "one of the best courses you have done in years" made my heart burst - Thank you for sharing your experience. I absolutely love the 6 week group programme, I am so pleased you joined me, it was my pleasure to support you. Michelle

Elizabeth Olson 2026.04.21

     

So thankful I took the chance on this course - it was life changing. When I first spoke to Michelle I felt hopeless, I had tried everything and I didn't really think another course would work but we were desperate. My 4 year old son was aggressive at night and would stay awake until 1 or 2 in the morning and wouldn't sleep alone. After working with Michelle for six weeks and implementing her suggestions (even though it was hard!) my son falls asleep by 8:30 at night, he isn't aggressive, he is more regulated during the day AND I GET TO SPEND TIME WITH MY HUSBAND AT NIGHT!!! All thanks to Michelle! You can stay stuck in the cycle where nothing changes or you can do the hard work and get the help and advice from someone who truly knows what they are talking about and can help you. Michelle understands your situation and can lead you to a better one holding your hand every step of the way. Michelle was so knowledgeable. She listened to all of my questions and had an intelligent thoughtful response, she really knows what she is talking about. Her energy made me feel like she was a friend who truly cared about my children. She was so real and honest. Our kids feeling safe was of utmost importance to her. Even though we were with 19 others on the course, it felt like I received 6 weeks of personal help with a large supportive team.

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Reply from Family Sleep Specialist 2026.06.05

Yes Elizabeth!!! having your first movie night in years with your husband during the group programme will stay with me forever. You were so excited and I was so delighted for you. Thank you for trusting that I could help you to get more sleep. You did so well and I so loved having you on the programme every week and supporting you. Michelle

Abigail Nahar 2026.03.14

     

Michelle is an incredibly knowledgeable sleep expert with a warm and lovely demeanour. She truly listens, is patient, and provides thoughtful, detailed guidance.Her suggestions were enlightening and there were so many practical ideas we could try. Many of them were easy to implement straight away, and over time we began to see real improvements in our children's sleep. The changes have lasted and continue to improve week by week.I would highly recommend Michelle’s services.

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Reply from Family Sleep Specialist 2026.03.17

Thank you so much for sharing your experience of having 1:1 support with me. I am so pleased you found my ideas enlightening and practical as I always say I offer different sleep support and give people things they can do from the very first night after their initial call. I'm so pleased your experience has been exactly what I aim to offer every family. Thank you again for sharing this. I really loved walking beside you for two months and supporting you.

Amy Churcher 2026.03.11

     

Before I started working with Michelle my son was sleeping so late and getting out of bed 3-5 times at bedtime and during the night too. Michelle has been amazing and my son settles down on time and sleeps all the way through. He has a proper routine and it's been mentally and physically better. I look back at what it was like before and I'm so glad it's in the past and my son and I can have a calm evening. If you're struggling with your little one/s going to sleep, Michelle is the person to go to. ❤️🌙 ✨

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Reply from Family Sleep Specialist 2026.03.11

Amy you totally smashed it. from the very first week you started seeing improvements and things have just soared from there. You just needed a new set of tools that worked with his brain instead of against it. Now you know you can go to bed at 9pm every night knowing he will be sound asleep and not up and down like a yo yo is just great is. It has been so lovely to support you for the last 8 weeks. Well done! Michelle

Alison Smith 2026.03.01

     

Michelle was not the first sleep specialist we’ve worked with, but she was the only one who left me feeling empowered and equipped to fully support my son. When I first called her, my 4yo neurospicy kiddo couldn’t sleep anywhere except in my arms, and would wake screaming if I left the room. Bedtime took hours and had more in common with a warzone than the stereotypical bath and snuggles. I was exhausted, burned out, and emotionally in pieces. Within days of our first call, as I started to implement the tools Michelle suggested, his sleep was starting to improve and after seven weeks he spontaneously moved himself into his own bed in his own room (after sleeping every single night of his life in my bed), where he has slept happily ever since. Our 15 weeks with Michelle were life changing (and frankly I miss just catching up with her every other week!). While sleep will always be tricky for our family, Michelle’s approach is to help you understand the underlying issues and know which combination of tools and techniques will help. For the first time I now feel confident in my ability to support my kid’s independent sleep without rigid rules or tears, no matter what comes up. When I first reached out, I wasn’t sure we were the kind of family she worked with, but I’m so very glad I did - I can’t recommend her highly enough.

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Reply from Family Sleep Specialist 2026.03.01

Thank you so much for sharing your experience of having my support Alison. I’m so delighted you reached out too, sleep in your house now looks so different from before we worked together. I have really loved walking beside you and I too miss our calls. I always looked forward to them. All the best going forward, you have so many new tools at yours disposal now to help with his sleep and more💕

Laura Robinson 2026.01.13

     

We approached Michelle at a time when we were really at our wits end. Our daughter has autism and a learning disability, she's non speaking with very little understanding and we have been struggling with sleep for a year. This has progressively gotten worse spending most nights awake for hours. This was having a massive impact on her regulation in the day and she was self harming, and lashing out at us. Michelle was great at listening and offering support, which at the beginning was daily and something I really needed as I was so tired but also anxious and just didnt know what to do. Slowly we built up a relationship and her plan was tweaked to suit us. We tired many things and I am so pleased to say this has helped tremendously. We are having many more nights of solid sleep through to 7am, and this has resulted in everyone including my daughter coping much better. I feel I now really have the tools if sleep does get worse again. Michelle really cares and I would highly recommend her to anyone.

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Reply from Family Sleep Specialist 2026.01.14

Thank you Laura for sharing your experience of having my support. It has been such a pleasure walking beside you and helping you to all get more sleep. Hearing how she is more regulated and coping better in the day is just wonderful. You were so exhausted at the start of your support, it has been such a delight to have been able to support you. You do indeed have a new set of tools to use if you hit a bump in the road with her sleep. But for now, enjoy how incredibly far you have come. Those really long wake ups every single night that were breaking you are over, enjoy being back in your bed and sleeping all night again. Thank you again for leaving this review. Michelle

Nickie Binstead 2025.12.17

     

Thankyou for all your support Michelle, from our 1st call you made us feel more optimistic than we could help our 13 year old with sleep anxiety. We have gone from up to 3 nights a week of frustration, arguments and hopelessness to just 1 night in 10 where all is needed is a cuddle. Michelle has been kind, understanding and always there for reassurance and support during difficult times. Would 100% recommend her to anyone who is having trouble with an anxious teen at bedtime.

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Reply from Family Sleep Specialist 2025.12.22

Ah Nickie, I’m so pleased to have been able to help you all arguments and guesswork. Bedtime anxiety can be so hard for the whole family. You’ve all done so well and now have a new set of tools to use at bedtime which is working. It’s been a pleasure supporting you.

Jessica Shere 2025.12.01

     

Michelle’s neuro inclusive approach to sleep meant that we could build sleep routines together that would ensure our children’s sensory needs were met, her endless strategies made it possible to find out what worked for them. Michelle really helped us to understand what faulty thinking we had around what sleep should look like for our children, this reframing and regular check ins meant that we felt supported throughout and we were able to achieve our goals.

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Reply from Family Sleep Specialist 2025.12.01

Thank you Jessica for your testimonial. It has been a delight supporting you and your family to reach your goals. I always looked forward to your fortnightly check ins so I could help you keep the progress going or trouble shoot and plan with you how to overcome the latest challenges. I am so pleased reframing what was happening with the children's sleep using a neuro-affirming lens was helpful.

laura sutton 2025.10.15

     

Michelle’s talk was absolutely brilliant, engaging, insightful, and deeply reassuring. Her warmth and expertise shone through from the very first moment. She has an exceptional ability to explain the science of sleep in a way that feels both accessible and compassionate, especially for parents and educators supporting neurodivergent children. What stood out most was her empathy and practical approach; she doesn’t just share theory but offers realistic, evidence-based strategies that truly make a difference. Hearing how she transformed her own family’s sleep journey was both inspiring and empowering. Everyone left the session feeling informed, hopeful, and equipped with tools to support better sleep and calmer evenings. Michelle is an outstanding speaker whose passion for improving children’s lives is evident in everything she does. I would highly recommend her to any school, parent group or professional team working with children.

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Reply from Family Sleep Specialist 2025.10.16

Thank you so much Laura for this glowing testimonial it means so much to me hearing how helpful it was for you and the families who came. Feeling seen, knowing you aren’t alone and leaving the session feeling hopeful sleep can improve with the with new super practical strategies to try is just fabulous. Thanks again for inviting me. I loved speaking to the parents, children and teens who came. They had really great questions too. Michelle 😊