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Sleep is affected by lots of different things, which means good sleep support needs different kinds of expertise.
Our team brings together specialists from sleep medicine, coaching, education, public health, sport, neurodivergence, family sleep, and behaviour change.
Together, we help organisations, professionals, and communities access practical sleep support that works in real life.
The Sleep Geek, Founder, Sleep Coach & Educator
James, (aka The Sleep Geek) Is one of the most prolific experts working with organisations, sports teams and communities in the world.A sleep coach and educator, he specialises in taking the complex way that sleep works and simplifying it for audiences large and small. A favourite with TV and radio, he is a sleep expert on BBC Breakfast, ITV’s This Morning, Radio 1’s Life Hacks, BBC Radio Scotland, and has made numerous appearances on TV and radio, including being one of four experts on Channel 4’s TV programme The Secrets of Sleep.
He is the wingingest sleep coach in football, having won five promotions, numerous cups, and a Europa Conference League title with West Ham United.He is still the only sleep coach to have worked with a WSL team across a season, and outside of football, he has also worked with numerous sports people with the likes of Under Armour, Sports Aid and TASS. As the co-founder of Sleepunity, he is committed to improving access to sleep health and wellbeing services.
At Sleepunity, he specialises in delivering talks on:
He plays a leading role in our setting of standards for organisations in industries and the training programs that we deliver.
Baby & Kids Sleep
Cally Robertson is an advanced sleep practitioner, having trained with EDS Training, the leading provider of training in babies and kids sleep.
She has over 10 years of experience working with children, including time teaching in early years education.
Helping families overcome sleep challenges in a respectful, educated, and friendly way is something she is deeply passionate about and her background in the theatre and performance means she creates and delivers content that is engaging and entertaining, that makes it easier for parents to digest.
At Sleepunity Cally deliver seminars webinars and drop in sessions on
Pets & Sleep
Dr Lauren Davis is the UK’s only sleep vet who spends her time helping animals and pets get the sleep they need
As a vet, Lauren has specialised in small animals with a focus on chronic pain conditions, such as osteoarthritis. She also has experience of working with human health and had a senior position with a healthcare mattress company. She brought together these two areas of her expertise in her company Vet Relief, which creates mattresses that help support pets and animals better.
At Sleepunity, she helps humans understand how best to help their pets get the sleep they need and can deliver bespoke content depending on the animals involved. She Delivers content.on
Neurodivergence & Sleep
Nikki is one of the foremost experts in neurodivergence and sleep In the world. She has worked extensively with children, young people and adults, particularly with ADHD and autism, and led the Therapeutic Sleep Programme for Neurodivergent Children and Young People in Eastern Cheshire for the Integrated Care Board (NHS)
Nicky was a nurse and midwife for 34 years before training as a specialist sleep practitioner in 2016. Her clinical background ensures all advice and support is evidence based, and that like all our experts at Sleep Unity, she knows when to refer on to specialist services where necessary
Here at Sleepunity, Nikki will be delivering sessions on:
Clinician Training, Insomnia Treatment, Sleep Coach
Louise Berger founded and leads the Insomnia Clinic at the Royal Surrey County Hospital, one of the few dedicated NHS services for insomnia. Under her leadership, the clinic has grown to treat hundreds of patients each year and was recognised as Clinical Team of the Year in 2018.
Louise is an Occupational Therapist specialising in sleep medicine, with more than a decade of clinical experience.
With additional training in psychology, and coaching, Louise takes an integrated approach to sleep care. She has developed practical, innovative ways to deliver CBT for Insomnia and is recognised for her expertise in behaviour change and promoting adherence in sleep therapies.
Alongside her clinical work, Louise teaches on a postgraduate sleep medicine programme and contributes to wider professional training.
Through this work, she helps build knowledge and confidence across health and social care, supporting the delivery of high-quality, evidence-based care for people with sleep difficulties
At Sleepunity, she develops and delivers CPD courses for healthcare professionals, focusing on
Misinformation & Sleep
Dr. Elesa Zehndorfer is our sleep and misinformation expert. In an industry where 30 minutes of sleep training 20 years ago allows a GP to claim to be a sleep doctor, we think it’s important that we support poor sleepers and those who help them in understanding the context in which sleep research and information is delivered.
Elesa has had a varied career A recognized authority on leadership studies and misinformation, she contributes expertise to Sleep Unity as a qualified personal trainer and former lecturer in A-Level Biology and research methods. She earned her PhD in Sport, Exercise, and Health Sciences from Loughborough University in 2006.
Her current focus on sleep and health misinformation reflects a natural intersection of her work across fitness, leadership, and misinformation studies. She is an award-winning writer, eMBA lecturer, and author of six books published by leading global publisher Taylor & Francis
At Sleepunity she will be offering CPD sessions for sleep and healthcare professionals, on
With over 15 years of experience in health at local, regional, and national levels, Emmett is currently working within the Health Service in Northern Ireland, Emmett brings extensive expertise in co-production, partnership working, and health literacy, ensuring that services are inclusive, collaborative, impactful and meet the needs of those who use them.
In addition to his Public Health role, Emmett is an accredited Adult Sleep Coach and qualified CBT-i practitioner.
At Sleepunity Emmett will help us design, develop and deliver our work in the community and offer sleep coaching support to groups and individuals.
Theta sleep are a group of experienced Sleep Apnoea clinicians who have created an easy to access, effective service that provides high level diagnostics and treatment for sleep apnoea
They combine bespoke software, expert clinicians, and seamless fulfilment to deliver better, faster, care for sleep apnoea,wherever it is needed.
What Theta Sleep do at Sleepunity
SPORT, STANDARDS AND SOCIAL IMPACT
Ian Braid brings extensive experience across sport, athlete welfare, governance and social impact.
He is the founder of DOCIAsport, Duty of Care In Action, an award winning independent consultancy focused on wellbeing, welfare and sustainable culture across sport and physical activity.
Ian has held senior leadership roles at British Triathlon, the British Athletes Commission, SportsAid and Sport Resolutions UK.
He played a significant role in the UK Government’s Duty of Care in Sport review chaired by Baroness Tanni Grey-Thompson, helping shape conversations about wellbeing, responsibility and sustainable support within sport.
At Sleepunity, Ian helps shape our work across sport, standards, social impact, training and organisational development. His role helps ensure our services and products remain practical, relevant and grounded in the realities of the people they are designed to support.
SENSORY DESIGN, SLEEP PRODUCTS AND ENVIRONMENTS
Natasha Grays specialises in sensory informed interior design and in creating environments that support sleep and wellbeing.
She combines more than 20 years of international interior design experience with specialist training in sensory integration and wellbeing design.
Natasha helps people understand how the senses shape their experience of the products they sleep on and under, and of the room around them. This includes the role of materials, texture, pressure, temperature, lighting, colour, visual clutter, acoustics and wider sensory load in comfort, regulation and rest.
She has particular experience supporting neurodivergent people, including people with autism and ADHD, whose sensory needs may make standard bedroom and product advice unsuitable.
At Sleepunity, Natasha helps clients understand sensory needs when choosing or developing mattresses, pillows, bedding and sleep environments. Her work helps ensure products and spaces are considered in the context of the person using them, rather than treated as universal solutions.
Her work includes:-
Whether you support a team, organisation, or community, we can help you build practical sleep support that works in real life.
Get In Touch“A thoroughly enjoyable session with lots of learning points, for me, my family and my patients”
Specialty and Associate Specialist (SAS) Doctor, Gloucestershire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
“James recently led a fantastic sleep webinar for our employees. We really wanted to help everyone understand the importance of sleep and share some practical tips for tackling sleep issues. We had high attendance numbers and a huge amount of engagement! James has such a genuine passion for the topic and is really relatable, which made the session a success”
Sarah Morgan, People Experience Consultant (Wellbeing) Zurich UK