Sleep Disorders

How it shows up

Sleep disorders cover more ground than simply “can’t fall asleep.” You might drift off fine and then wake repeatedly through the night, sleep for hours but still feel exhausted, or find your mind won’t quiet down once your head hits the pillow. Over time, disrupted sleep can affect mood, focus, and how you handle stress during the day.

How hypnotherapy helps

Hypnotherapy works with the part of your mind that keeps running even when you’re trying to rest. Through relaxation techniques and suggestion, sessions aim to ease the mental noise that keeps sleep light or broken, and help your body relearn what it feels like to fully unwind. This is often paired with practical habit changes around your evening routine, since what you do in the hours before bed shapes how well you sleep.

Hypnotherapy is not a sedative and it can’t force sleep to happen. What it can do is help quiet the anxious or overactive thinking that often stands in the way of it — but only if you’re ready to put in the effort alongside it.

What a session looks like

Every new client starts with a free 20-minute consultation to talk through what’s going on and whether hypnotherapy is a good fit. Sessions with Pattie run $150 and can happen in person at her Scottsdale office or remotely over Zoom, whichever works better for your schedule.

Common questions

Is this the same as insomnia? They overlap, but sleep disorders is a broader category — it can mean trouble staying asleep, poor sleep quality, or an irregular sleep-wake cycle, not just difficulty falling asleep.

How many sessions will I need? It varies by person. Some people notice a shift after just a couple of sessions; others need more time to build new patterns. Pattie will give you an honest read after your consultation.

Can hypnotherapy replace medical treatment? No. If you suspect an underlying medical sleep condition, talk to your doctor first. Hypnotherapy works well alongside medical care to address the mental and behavioral side of sleep.