Get Your Life Back from Insomnia

The self-coaching option is available for one payment of $499 or six weekly payments of $99.

The 1-on-1 coaching option is available for one payment of $999 or six weekly payments of $199.

All prices are in US dollars.

I do not take insurance. Upon request, I can provide you with a receipt for sleep coaching services but I cannot guarantee reimbursement.

You might be able to use an HSA/FSA for health coaching services if you obtain a “letter of medical necessity” from your physician. I would suggest asking your plan administrator for more information and to confirm if you can use your HSA/FSA as payment for the course.

The course takes a minimum of six weeks to complete and I would suggest setting aside at least one or two hours each week to work through the course materials.

Although the course runs for six weeks, many people take a bit longer to work through all the materials (there’s a lot to cover!) — on average, people take about nine weeks to work through the entire course from start to finish.

When you enroll you will have access to all the content for Week 1. A week later, you will have access to all the content for Week 2. This continues each week until all six weeks of the course are available to you.

I would suggest taking your time and working through each week of the course at a pace that feels right to you. I also recommend practicing what you’ve learned for at least a week before moving on to the following week of the course.

You will have six months of access to the course materials — starting from the day you enroll — so you can work through it at your own pace.

I admire your enthusiasm — but the answer is no! That’s because simply consuming information is unlikely to be of much help. Practice is what matters. For this reason, new material is released weekly to ensure you have at least a minimum amount of time to practice what you will be learning each week.

I would suggest setting aside at least one or two hours each week to work through the course materials.

You have six months of access to the course materials (including the client forum) starting from the day you enroll.

At the end of the six months you will have the opportunity to purchase ongoing access to the course materials (including the client forum) for a nominal monthly fee (currently $49).

The core content of the online course is not personalized (insomnia from person to person is virtually identical and connected to the struggle we engage in to get rid of it).

However, if you enroll in the 1-on-1 coaching option you will be able to email me as you work through the course if you have any specific questions or wish to explore any specific issues in more detail. And, of course, all email exchanges are completely personalized!

The course content is identical for both options. The only difference is that with the 1-on-1 coaching option, you also get eight weeks of unlimited email access to me (Martin Reed, founder of Insomnia Coach) starting from the day you enroll.

You can upgrade to the 1-on-1 coaching option for an additional charge (currently $500) within 14 days of enrolling in the self-coaching option. After 14 days you can request an upgrade but I cannot guarantee that an upgrade will be possible. If an upgrade is possible after 14 days, the additional charge for eight weeks of unlimited email coaching access is currently $699.

As soon as you enroll in the 1-on-1 coaching option you will have unlimited email access to me (Martin Reed) for eight weeks.

You will work through the course with me by your side — any time you have a question or concern, any time you aren’t sure about anything, any time you need some personalized support, guidance, or coaching, you can email me directly.

You will receive a response to any emails you send within two days, excluding weekends and public holidays in the United States.

At the end of the eight weeks you will have the opportunity to purchase ongoing email access to me. This is currently charged at $249 per month.

You will have access to a client forum where you can post questions and get support from others who are also working through the course — and I usually check in and respond to posts on a weekly basis, too.

The course can be completed in a minimum of six weeks. Most people take a bit longer and appreciate being able to revisit some of the course material from time to time. This is why you get six months of access to the course — you get to work through the course at your own pace and you can revisit sections as needed.

If you enroll in the 1-on-1 coaching option, email access is available for eight weeks since I’ve found this is the amount of time people tend to benefit most from having access to me. Ultimately, I want you to end up feeling empowered, capable, and armed with all the skills you need to free yourself from the insomnia struggle without me! If I offered email access for longer than eight weeks it would also make that option significantly more expensive.

Access to the course can be extended at the end of the six months and email access to me can be extended at the end of the eight weeks (if you enroll in the 1-on-1 coaching option) for an additional fee.

You’ll never be abandoned!

Phone coaching calls are not included in the course — but 30-minute voice or video calls can be booked separately after you enroll, subject to availability, and are currently charged at $199 per call.

Yes! The course is open to anyone, anywhere in the world.

Yes! The course is intended to help you move away from struggling with insomnia so you can live the life you want to live — and, for many people, that involves travel! You won’t be expected to implement any draconian rules and rituals — so there’s nothing that might affect your ability to travel or your enjoyment of traveling!

Clients usually find the course helpful regardless of whether they are taking medication regularly, occasionally, or not at all! The course does not offer any advice on medication since that is best discussed with your doctor.

Many clients who take medication find that as they work through the course they feel better prepared to move away from medication. It is important not to make any changes to your medication without talking to your doctor first.

In my experience, people tend to be most successful in moving away from medication when they are able to formulate a plan with their doctor and then commit to it, independently of how each night goes.

If you’re taking medication because you feel you have no other options, the course will give you alternative options. It will not put any pressure on you to change your approach to medication and it will not imply any kind of judgement if you use medication. At the end of the day, you are the expert on you.

The two-week free sleep training course is a series of short emails that look at insomnia using an approach that’s more aligned with the philosophy of cognitive behavioral therapy for insomnia (CBT-I).

The six-week online course includes over 70 recorded video lessons and is more aligned with the philosophy of acceptance and commitment therapy for insomnia (ACT-I) which is a newer approach.

I like to think of the free sleep training emails as the blurb of a book. The online course is the whole book!

The online course has a set curriculum, runs for six weeks, and you can enroll right now and start working through the course materials. You also get access to a client forum for six months. If you choose the 1-on-1 coaching option you also get eight weeks of unlimited email access to me. No phone calls are included, but 30-minute calls can be booked separately (subject to availability) and are currently charged at $199 per call.

The Insomnia Clarity program runs for three months and requires a mutual interview before enrollment to make sure it’s a good fit. There is no set curriculum — it is entirely guided by your needs and your priorities. The program includes an initial one-hour phone or video coaching session followed by six additional 30-minute coaching sessions. You also get three months of unlimited email access to me. I only accept a very small number of clients into the Insomnia Clarity program each year and it requires a higher investment of $3,500 (or three monthly payments of $1,400).

The course is not therapy, counseling, medical advice, or medical treatment — and it does not replace medical or mental health treatment from a licensed healthcare provider. If you are struggling with a significant mental health issue, I recommend that you seek advice from a licensed healthcare provider. If you are being treated for a mental health disorder I recommend that you get approval from your treating doctor or therapist before taking the course.

The course does not provide medical advice and is not intended to diagnose, treat, cure, or prevent any disease, disorder, or medical condition. It should never replace any advice given to you by your physician or any other licensed healthcare provider.

First, it’s important to emphasize that this course is not therapy. It does not contain medical advice and it is not intended to diagnose, treat, cure, or prevent any disease, disorder, or medical condition.

So, this course is not cognitive behavioral therapy for insomnia (CBT-I) — or any other kind of therapy. However, it does draw from a number of evidence-based approaches to insomnia.

CBT-I can be helpful — evidence proves it. And, in my experience, I’ve found that CBT-I techniques can sometimes trip people up as they can become a whole new list of rules and rituals that are implemented in an effort to make sleep happen, to avoid wakefulness, and/or to get rid of difficult thoughts and feelings.

All our attempts to get rid of this difficult stuff are completely understandable and yet they can end up creating a struggle since our own experience often tells us that we cannot directly or permanently control sleep or what we think or feel.

The more we try, the more we can struggle. And, the more we struggle, the more energy we consume and the more distracted we can become from living the life we want to live and the world around us.

So, the focus of my course is on helping clients to create and maintain good conditions for sleep and then responding to nighttime wakefulness and the difficult thoughts and feelings associated with it in a workable way. A way that doesn’t involve trying to fight or avoid this difficult stuff, but involves practicing acknowledging it and responding to it with less struggle.

That way, we have more energy to do the things that matter and we are better able to live our life independently of sleep and what we’re thinking and feeling.

As we become more skilled in this way of responding, all the difficult stuff might start be less influential. When it’s less influential, we might be less likely to get tangled up in a struggle with it — and, in turn, it might become less powerful, less noticeable, and occur less frequently.

Typically, the less of a focus sleep becomes and the better able we are to do things that matter — independently of sleep — the less influence sleep can have over our lives, and the more effortless it starts to become.

My online course explores the implementation of a sleep window but, other than that, it’s quite a different approach to CBT-I — it’s grounded primarily in the philosophy of acceptance and commitment therapy (ACT).

ACT has been found to have a significant effect on insomnia and sleep quality. It has also been recognized as an alternative option for those who do not respond well to CBT-I.

I am not a doctor. In terms of my qualifications and training, I hold a Certification in Clinical Sleep Health (CCSH), I am a Certified Health Education Specialist (CHES®), and I am an ACE Certified Health Coach.

The CCSH certification is an advanced level credential awarded by the Board of Registered Polysomnographic Technologists (BRPT). The BRPT is an independent, nonprofit certification board for sleep health professionals and is recognized by the National Commission for Certifying Agencies (NCCA). Obtaining CCSH certification requires clinical experience and/or an approved healthcare credential, passing a competency-based examination, and a commitment to continuing education.

The CHES® certification is awarded by the National Commission for Health Education Credentialing (NCHEC). Established in 1988, NCHEC is the only accredited US certifying agency for the health education industry. Obtaining CHES® certification requires years of university-level academic study, passing a competency-based examination, and a commitment to professional competency through continuing education.

The ACE Certified Health Coach credential is the only health coach certification accredited by the NCCA and is awarded to individuals who have met the highest industry standard for health professionals. Obtaining this credential requires an approved healthcare credential and/or the appropriate education or experience, passing a competency-based examination, and a commitment to continuing education and professional development.

Aside from these credentials, I am also an ACE Behavior Change Specialist and I hold a master’s degree in health and wellness education. I have also taken numerous training courses related to insomnia, clinical sleep health, cognitive behavioral therapy, acceptance and commitment therapy, positive psychology, and mindfulness — and I am always engaged in ongoing training and education.

You can learn more about my educational background and credentials by visiting my LinkedIn profile.

A big part of the struggle often comes from how insomnia (and all the difficult thoughts and feelings that often come with it) can seem to take over and pull us away from doing things that matter and from living the life we want to live.

For this reason, my online course really focuses on these issues and challenges (especially in Weeks 4, 5, and 6). It will help you figure out exactly what matters to you, act in ways that reflect who you are and who you want to be, and move toward the life you want to live — even after difficult nights and even in the presence of difficult thoughts and feelings.

If you are ready to explore an approach that will help you get your life back from insomnia, I think you’ll find the online course helpful.

I believe that I offer the best combination of experience, credentials, and proven results compared to courses or programs offered by other coaches.

My course combines multiple evidence-based approaches to insomnia. It doesn’t involve any sleep tracking, lab testing, or the purchase (or use) of gadgets, gizmos, or supplements. There are no rigid rules or rituals to endure, it won’t waste your time with the ineffective approach of sleep hygiene, and it includes all the best insights I’ve gained from helping over 10,000 people with insomnia over the past 13+ years.

It will not only help you create better conditions for sleep — it will also help you live the kind of life you want to live, independently of sleep.

It also comes with a 14-day money-back guarantee because I truly believe in the course I created and I stand behind it.

This is a tough question to answer since people define success in different ways!

If your goal is to make a certain amount or type of sleep happen, this course might not be for you since one of its aims is to help you move away from trying to control sleep (since your experience probably tells you that the more you try to control sleep, the more you struggle).

If you are ready to practice a new approach; if you want to create the best possible conditions for sleep; if you want to reclaim your life from insomnia and free yourself from an endless struggle so you can live the kind of life you want to live — independently of sleep — I am confident that this course will help you reach those goals.

As of December 2023, on average, those who graduate from the online course report an impressive 87% improvement in the quality of their sleep and 93% say they would recommend the course to a friend.

You can find more testimonials and success stories here.

Yes. If you feel the course isn’t right for you within 14 days of starting, just let me know and you’ll get your money back.