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Meet our Sleep Consultants

As some of the most highly qualified sleep consultants in the field, we provide holistic, evidence-informed support that respects your child and your parenting values. We never use cry-it-out methods—instead, we offer gentle, personalised guidance to help your family find a path that feels right for you.

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Hannah
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Carley
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Lisa
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Kate
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Hannah

Founder & Sleep Consultant

OCN Level 6 Qualified

Hannah is the Founder of It Takes A Village and OCN Level 6 Certified Holistic Sleep Coach. Hannah had her first son right in the middle of COVID and was fully prepared to get him sleeping through the night by 6 months with her huckleberry App in hand. Spoiler - he didn't STTN until he was 18 months!

Her FOMO boy was rolling, sitting up and standing at 3 months, taking 30 minute naps and 9 hours at night and Hannah was working HARD to make him sleep more. No one understood him and kept saying it wasn't 'normal' and he was overtired. But she knows now hes just high energy and low sleep needs - a wonderful FOMO baby.

Hannah created It Takes A Village armed with OCN Level 6 wanting to help some families understand their babies and not look to apps to tell them how to parent. Now Hannah's built this enormous community which is growing every day and has helped over 1000 families.

She has never used any sleep training methods - and never will.
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Carley

Sleep Consultant

OCN Level 6 Qualified

Carley has an extensive teaching background and specialized in special education. Carley has a nearly two year old daughter who she was determined she would not sleep train but like all of us needed sleep. Carley worked with ITAV as a client, but also a friend, and this ignited her interest in the holistic sleep world.

Cut a long story short, Carley qualified in OCN L6 and has been supporting families get sleep with no sleep training ever since.

Carley is our resident toddler behaviour specialist as well as an experienced infant sleep coach. She supports Village families in respectful Potty Learning and is working on more offerings with The Village as you navigate beyond the first year.
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Lisa

Sleep Consultant

OCN Level 6 Qualified

Lisa was one of ITAV's very first clients way back when. Her little girl had a really tough start to life after being born prematurely. Lisa navigated reflux, eczema, allergies, feeding challenges and breathing difficulties, all while supporting a little Velcro baby who never wanted to be put down. Even as they worked through the medical side of things, sleep still felt really hard.

'Textbook' sleep training was never going to work for Lisa's family so she sought a way toward sustainable sleep that felt right for her baby girl. Lisa then gained the OCN L6 certification and joined The Village as a Sleep Consultant. This sleep journey hasn't been linear for Lisa's family but as a result she is tenacious about understanding babies individual needs and creating sustainability for every family without sleep training.
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Kate

Sleep Consultant

OCN Level 6 Qualified

Kate was one of Hannah's clients when her youngest was just 5.5 months old. He was born with a serious heart condition and was being closely monitored, so keeping him calm and settled was really important to help prevent his symptoms from worsening. Because of that, sleep training was never something that felt right for Kate — and honestly, it wasn't something she believed in or wanted to do either.

As Hannah and Kate worked together, they discovered that even alongside all of his medical challenges, her little guy was incredibly driven to hit his milestones and actually dropped to one nap at just 10 months old — so early!

Kate loved her sleep journey so much that it completely sparked a passion in her to help other families get better sleep in a way that still feels responsive, gentle, and connected to their baby.

An OCN Level 6 certification later she helping families get better sleep by looking holistically at their baby and being responsive.

Frequently Asked Questions

Holistic means that I look at the full picture. I'll send you a sleep diary to complete which gives me a detailed look into your childs sleep. Then we'll have a conversation where I'll ask you lots of questions about your child's temperament, your goals and your non-negotiables. The sleep plan we come up with together is tailored to your child and your family. I never do the same one twice.
Absolutely not. You don't need these methods to help your little one get more sleep. Many parents have been desperate and resorted to these methods because its seemed like the only option, but its not. Theres never any judgement from me if you've used these methods before, I used a variation of Ferber with my own son before I knew there were other more gentle ways.
Yes! I have completed an OCN Level 6 course which is a Masters Level course studying child sleep biology and analyses hundreds of sleep studies on children. I will always educate families on child sleep biology as it helps to understand why your child is waking and this helps you make decisions in future about their sleep.

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