Sleep Reset — Coming Soon

Better sleep can change the whole family.

I'm currently developing Sleep Reset, a focused parent consultation service designed to help families better understand what's getting in the way of their child's sleep and create a practical, individualized plan for improving it.

As I launch this new service, I'll be accepting a small number of families at a reduced introductory rate in exchange for feedback about their experience.

Interested in being one of the first families to participate?
Reach out and let me know you'd like to be added to the Sleep Reset interest list.

No commitment required.

Better sleep starts with understanding why sleep isn't working.

Sleep Reset is a focused, parent-centered service for families struggling with bedtime, falling asleep, night waking, early waking, or other sleep-related challenges.

I don't believe there is one sleep-training method that works—or is appropriate—for every child.

A typically developing child struggling with bedtime may need something very different from a child with autism, ADHD, developmental differences, anxiety, communication challenges, or sensory needs. The child's development, behavior, environment, family routines, and individual needs all matter.

That's why Sleep Reset starts with understanding the problem before trying to fix it.

Before We Change Anything, We Look at the Whole Picture

Not every sleep problem is behavioral.

Before developing a plan, I want to understand your child's sleep patterns and routines and consider whether there may be medical, biological, developmental, medication-related, or environmental factors contributing to the problem.

When something falls outside my scope or raises a medical concern, I'll recommend that you speak with your child's pediatrician or another appropriate provider before we proceed.

Only then do we ask:

What can we change?

That may mean changing routines or environmental variables, adjusting the timing surrounding sleep, teaching prerequisite skills, changing how adults respond at bedtime, or developing a more individualized behavioral approach.

The goal isn't to force your child into a predetermined sleep-training method.

It's to figure out what is getting in the way of healthy sleep for your particular child—and develop a plan your family can realistically sustain.

Neurotypical and Neurodivergent Sleep

I would absolutely include this section, but I'd soften your original wording slightly.

Rather than saying there are definitively different sleep techniques for neurotypical versus neurodivergent children, I'd say:

Neurodivergent children may require a different approach to sleep.

Children with autism, ADHD, developmental differences, sensory differences, anxiety, or communication challenges may experience sleep—and respond to sleep interventions—differently.

A strategy that makes perfect sense for one child may be ineffective, unrealistic, or unnecessarily distressing for another.

My approach is therefore individualized rather than method-driven. We'll consider your child's development, communication, sensory and behavioral needs, ability to tolerate transitions and changes in routine, and your family's values when deciding what strategies make sense.

That wording is stronger scientifically because we're not claiming that there are exactly two sets of techniques: neurotypical techniques and neurodivergent techniques. We're saying neurodevelopmental differences meaningfully affect assessment and intervention, which is consistent with Emily's program. Her certification specifically includes competence in considerations for sleep treatment in autistic populations.

Why I'm Adding Sleep to My Practice

My work with children and families actually started long before I became an LMFT or BCBA. I was a babysitter, a nanny, and a preschool teacher before entering my professional worlds of family therapy and behavior analysis.

And throughout all of those roles, I saw just how complicated sleep can be.

Sleep is one of those things that seems like it should be simple—until it isn't. Parents are surrounded by advice about what their child should be doing, conflicting opinions about the “right” way to get there, and an incredible amount of guilt when what they're doing doesn't seem to be working.

I experienced that personally, too.

As a nanny, I was introduced to cry-it-out approaches and assumed that when I eventually became a parent, that was probably what I would do with my own child.

I was wrong.

It wasn't the first time my expectations as a professional and my reality as a parent didn't quite match.

So I did what I tend to do when I don't understand something: I started learning everything I could about it.

I took sleep courses, read, researched, and explored different approaches—not because I was looking for someone to tell me the right way to get a child to sleep, but because I wanted enough information to make thoughtful decisions about what felt right for my child and my family.

That experience has stayed with me.

It's one of the reasons the approach I'm studying and developing now feels so important to me. I don't believe sleep exists separately from the child. A sleep plan should consider development, temperament, nervous-system regulation, neurodivergence, sensory and communication needs, family dynamics, environment, health, and the values and realities of the family implementing it.

There isn't one “right” sleep method for every child.

Bringing My Personal Experience Back to My Professional Work

I've now officially enrolled in Emily Varon's Sleep Collective, an advanced sleep certification program designed specifically for Board Certified Behavior Analysts.

This wasn't a program I chose randomly. I've already spent considerable time studying Emily's work and taking her trainings, and I appreciate the way she approaches sleep through both behavioral science and sleep science while recognizing the individual child and family.

I also wanted more than another course I could watch and check off a list.

I wanted structure, mentorship, feedback, and a formal certification process that would challenge me to develop genuine competence in this area.

Because if I'm going to offer Sleep Reset to families, I want to feel confident that I'm bringing you more than my opinions or my own parenting experience. I want to bring the combination of years of experience with children and families, my LMFT and BCBA backgrounds, my own experience as a parent, and specialized training in sleep.

My goal isn't to tell you the “right” way to get your child to sleep.

It's to help you understand what's happening, consider the whole child, and make informed choices about what feels right for your family.