CBT for Insomnia for Healthcare Professionals
Learn how to provide the gold standard treatment for insomnia. Our next course dates are:
7th & 8th November 2026
27th & 28th February 2027
Taught by Dr David Garley, Director of The Better Sleep Clinic, alongside a range of actively practising insomnia experts, this 2 day course equips healthcare practitioners to deliver CBTi, the gold-standard treatment for insomnia, independently.
You'll gain an in-depth understanding of insomnia, the core components of CBTi (including sleep restriction, stimulus control therapy, and cognitive control), key consultation skills, and how to formulate a treatment plan, alongside real case studies. The course includes 12 months' access to our insomnia CPD group, plus the opportunity to sit in on CBTi sessions with 1:1 teaching. Accredited for 12 hours CPD by both the BSLM and BANT.
Accredited by the BSLM for 12 hours CPD
Accredited by BANT for 12 hours CPD
CBTi is the first-line treatment for chronic insomnia.
CBTi is a talking therapy that explores how your thoughts and actions influence the quality and quantity of the sleep that you get.
It is recommended as the first line treatment by the NHS, NICE, The British Sleep Society and the American Academy of Sleep Medicine.
It outperforms all sleeping tablets, however many patients are not offered CBTi as there are too few clinicians trained to deliver the treatment.
This course is for healthcare professionals: practice nurses, psychotherapists, nutritional therapists, GPs, physios, occupational therapists, social prescribers, PTs and all lifestyle medicine practitioners.
This course is designed to set clinicians up to deliver CBTi independently. To further support the transition into practicing CBTi, enrollment includes 12 months registration to the insomnia CPD group, and the opportunity to sit in with insomnia clinicians for further bespoke training and support.
Taught by Dr David Garley, Director of The Better Sleep Clinic, alongside a range of actively practising insomnia experts, this 2 day course equips healthcare practitioners to deliver CBTi, the gold-standard treatment for insomnia, independently.
You'll gain an in-depth understanding of insomnia, the core components of CBTi (including sleep restriction, stimulus control therapy, and cognitive control), key consultation skills, and how to formulate a treatment plan, alongside real case studies. The course includes 12 months' access to our insomnia CPD group, plus the opportunity to sit in on CBTi sessions with 1:1 teaching. Accredited for 12 hours CPD by both the BSLM and BANT.
What the course covers
An in-depth exploration of insomnia
Its underlying mechanisms, how it presents across different patient groups, and the wider impact it has on physical health, mental health, and daily functioning.
Practical consultation skills
To assist you with starting independent practice, the course covers the practicalities of delivering CBTi either in-person or online, with or without digital support.
Clinical mentorship in CBTi sessions
Enrollment gives the opportunity to sit-in on insomnia consultations with expert clinicans. Seeing first hand how CBTi is delivered, with 1:1 teaching after the sessions.
The core components of CBTi
Including sleep restriction, stimulus control therapy, and cognitive control, and how to apply each one in a real clinical setting
Support in getting started
How to take a proper sleep history, identify what's maintaining the insomnia, and formulate a personalised treatment plan for each patient
12 months' access to the CPD group
While the expectation of the course is start independent practice, there is always more to learn and new research to stay on top of. Enrollment includes a full year's access to the insomnia CPD group for ongoing learning, case presentations and networking.
Course Instructors
Dr David Garley
BM MRCP MRCGP DTM&H | GP and Director of The Better Sleep ClinicDavid worked in NHS sleep clinics before moving to general practice and starting The Better Sleep Clinic.
Alongside clinical sessions he also delivers sleep support in high-performance sport with Premier League football, the Olympic team, national rugby teams and Formula One.
He lectures on sleep medicine at The University of the West of England and regularly contributes to the national discussion on sleep and has been featured on BBC news, ITV, Channel 4, as well as print media including The Guardian, The Telegraph, New Scientist and GQ magazine.
Dr Jonathan Sunkersing is a GP with a specialist interest in Sleep Medicine, holding an MSc in Sleep Medicine from the University of Oxford. He has clinical experience across A&E, Intensive Care, and primary care, and helped lead a UK Covid-19 Hub during the pandemic.
Jonathan has published on sleep medicine and speaks regularly on sleep health to GP and medical audiences across the UK. He works closely with The Sleep Charity and is passionate about making sleep medicine more accessible - both for individual patients and within the wider healthcare system.
Jonathan is also a Trustee and advisor to The Sleep Charity.
BM BSc (Hons) MRCGP MSc | GP and sleep medicine specialistDr Jonathan Sunkersing
Behavioural Sleep Medicine specialist | Occupational TherapistLouise Berger
Louise Berger is an Occupational Therapist specialising in Behavioural Sleep Medicine. She has spent 15 years working in the field and developed and leads one of the UK’s few NHS insomnia services, supporting thousands of people with insomnia and other sleep difficulties.
Alongside her clinical work, Louise is passionate about making evidence-based sleep care more accessible, through clinician training, public education and awareness raising, and contributing to the standards that shape sleep care.
She is particularly interested in the gap between what the evidence tells us and what patients actually experience in practice, and in making CBTi practical, compassionate and clinically useful.
Application requirements
To register for the course, applicants must have completed the initial Foundations in Sleep Health course, or an equivalent course covering sleep medicine. If you are unsure, please contact us to check.
Applicants must also be registered members of a professional body, such as NMC, GMC, BANT, BACP.
