I'm Sharlene O'Brien, a qualified counsellor and CBT for Insomnia therapist living in Gainsborough, Lincolnshire offering online counselling and specialist sleep therapy to adults across Lincolnshire and the wider UK. I specialise in Cognitive Behavioural Therapy for Insomnia (CBT-I), helping adults struggling with chronic insomnia and long term sleep difficulties. After struggling with insomnia myself for many years this has led me to train clinically in Cognitive Behavioural Therapy for Insomnia with Professor Jason Ellis through the Sleep Charity in Doncaster and Sleep therapy is now a big part of the work I do today.

I offer two distinct services. If you’re struggling with insomnia, I provide CBT-I (Cognitive Behavioural Therapy for Insomnia) — a structured, evidence based approach that helps you break the cycle of insomnia, reduce sleep anxiety and rebuild your sleep. It could be that you are struggling with sleep due to another issue, regardless, I am happy to have a chat to see if I can help. Please feel free to download my FREE E-Book on "Insomnia and what keeps it going" here.

If you’re looking for emotional support, I also offer counselling for ADHD, trauma, stress and a range of other life challenges.

Alongside this, I work with businesses and wellbeing providers, supporting employees with sleep and mental health, delivering talks on insomnia and its impact on performance and mental wellbeing.