Christina Gantcher Christina Gantcher is a licensed and trained Gentle Sleep Coach serving New York City and Long Island. She is passionate about educating parents about children's sleep. She became a sleep coach because she believes parents need individual, flexible and personalized support so that everyone in the family sleeps. Christina works with parents privately and also works in her local community presenting at group talks through schools and children's playspaces. Christina has an M.Sc. in Psychoanalytic Developmental Psychology from University College London. She lives with her husband and two sons in New York...
Tara Hess
Tara Hess is a Gentle Sleep Coach trained and certified by Kim West, LCSW-C (a.k.a. The Sleep Lady®). Tara received her Bachelor’s Degree in Elementary Education from the University of Oklahoma. She taught everything from 2nd-5th grade before “retiring” to be a stay-at-home mom. Tara is a mother of two. Her first colicky baby hardly slept and therefore, neither did the rest of the family. After successfully sleep coaching her and following Kim West, she learned the skills and confidence to use on her 2nd daughter, who was putting herself to sleep and sleeping through the night from very early on. Tara was once the tired parent she enjoys helping...
Allison Smith
When my oldest daughter was born, I quickly learned how difficult life becomes when your child isn't sleeping well! My daughter was up every 30 minutes, and my husband and I were losing our minds. After getting past our early struggles with nursing, and then reflux, we were wiped out. At that point, I turned to my background in child development and the study skills I developed in college, and I formulated a plan. I realized that falling asleep on your own is a skill, and I had to TEACH her how to do it! Thankfully, she responded quickly, and she was sleeping through the night and napping well in a matter of weeks! I was so excited to share what I had learned, that I told everyone I knew. This gentle coaching, teaching a child to fall asleep on her own instead of just leaving her to cry, was such a hit with my friends and family, that I quickly had requests from people I had never met! That is how Everyone Sleeps came to be! Once I was working with other families, I decided...
Cate McKee
Cate McKee has a Master’s degree in Industrial Psychology and is a certified Gentle Sleep Coach℠. Cate founded her company Sleepy Time Solutions, LLC with a personal mission: to help parents regain control over their children's sleep. She successfully used the Gentle Sleep Technique herself, and is dedicated to helping others like you achieve the quality of life you deserve. Cate currently lives in Stamford, CT with her husband, two little girls and English Bulldog Lola. She works with families in the NYC tri-state area, but has also helped families as far away as Florida and...
Brooke Nalle
Pediatric Sleep Coaching Experience: I am a graduate of Kim West's, a.k.a. the Sleepy Lady, Gentle Sleep Coach program. I have been working with local Rivertown clients, clients in Manhattan, Brooklyn and Queens, as well as clients in Philadelphia and as far away as Los Angeles. Background in Child Development: I have an MS in Education from Bank Street College of Education. At Bank Street, I focused on child development and learned to create curriculum using the developmental interactive approach - teaching material that is constructed to work with the physical, cognitive, and socio-emotional needs of children. I taught 7th grade humanities for 5 years at Bank Street's School for Children. Before teaching, I worked in book and magazine publishing. And while at Brown University, I considered a career in archeology. Real Life Parenting Experience: I am a mother to Alistair (age 7), Clara (5), and Loewy (2). I have made every mistake in the (sleep) book...