Discover our expert sleep consultant training and learn the steps to becoming a leading UK Sleep Consultant!
Are you passionate about helping families achieve better sleep? If you’re thinking about training to become a sleep consultant in the UK, you’ve come to the right place.
At Little Dreams we offer comprehensive sleep consultant training designed for busy parents and professionals in the UK. Our training equips you with the skills and knowledge to enable you to become a certified sleep consultant, allowing you to help families achieve restful nights while enjoying an incredibly flexible career.
We appreciate that there are a lot of sleep consulting training courses out there and it can be tough to make a decision about which one is best. Remember, generally, you get what you pay for so ensure you will get, not only the basic training, but also a huge amount of support in those early days. Not only will you need to be able to confidently work with and support families fully, you will also need support to grow your business, to enable you to get clients in the first place!
We created this page to provide you with essential information on the training, certification, and steps needed to embark on a rewarding career in sleep consulting, specifically tailored for the UK market.
If you know that you want to start your own business in sleep, and you want support to do it, it’s an absolute no brainer to do it with Little Dreams.” Pav Little Dreams St Albans
Imagine having a professional career, that you are proud of, that works around your family commitments – attending school events, being present for your little ones, and setting your own schedule. Both the Little Dreams founders, Jenna and Fay, had careers as a solicitor and mental health social worker, so can totally empathise with your position. Perhaps having children has changed or shifted your priorities. Perhaps the career you were so passionate about has changed dramatically and you need something new – but, because your career is part of your identity, you need something you can be proud of and where you can still help people.
Undertaking sleep consultant training means you can run your own business, create a meaningful impact, and enjoy true flexibility, all while earning a great income.
Sleep deprivation can have a profound effect on children and parents alike. By offering evidence-based support, you’ll be transforming lives daily. The Sleep Charity UK estimate that over 40% of children have a sleep problem at some point in their lives – so you already have a huge potential number of families to help as a sleep consultant!
To become a sleep consultant, you’ll need professional training that equips you with the skills, knowledge, and confidence to support families effectively. A high-quality sleep consultant training programme should cover:
Choosing a course that is approved by the Association of Professional Sleep Consultants (APSC) ensures you receive a high standard of education, recognised across the industry. Little Dreams Consulting is the ONLY sleep consulting course in the UK to be approved by the APSC.
Once you’ve completed your sleep consultant training, the next step is setting up your sleep consulting business. The basics include:
Many new sleep consultants start from scratch, navigating business ownership alone. However, there’s a faster, easier way to launch your sleep consultancy with expert guidance and built-in support.
Discover how a Little Dreams franchise gives you everything you need to start your business with confidence.
We get asked this question a lot but, in reality, your earning potential as a sleep consultant depends on the work you put in and how you choose to grow your business. Some consultants work part-time, seeing just a few clients per month. Others plan to expand their business, take on additional consultants, and scale their services.
At Little Dreams, full-time consultants have grossed over £4,000 per month, all while maintaining flexibility and low overheads. With the right training, strategy, and dedication, you can build a rewarding business that works for you.
If you’re ready to start your journey as a sleep consultant, the first step is to choose the right sleep training programme. Take time to research your options and invest in a sleep training course that offers comprehensive, evidence-based training with ongoing support.
And if you’d like expert guidance to launch your business successfully, see how a Little Dreams franchise could be the perfect solution.
Anyone who is passionate about helping families with sleep issues can undertake our sleep consultant training, including parents and professionals. You don’t have to have run a business before to be hugely successful as a sleep consultant. What matters is that you commit to our training and support programmes and immerse yourself into the world of Little Dreams Consulting.
Our business and sleep consultant training is built on solid foundations. These ensure that we are evidence-based and outcome-focussed and operate with the highest levels of professionalism. We genuinely care about each other, and the families we support
During our sleep consultant training, you will undertake our in-depth initial training programme with a further year of ongoing training - a mix of online and in-person learning. The course, the only one in the UK to be approved by the Association of Professional Sleep Consultants, covers every aspect of becoming a successful sleep consultant in the UK! Our initial, in depth, sleep training course covers:
We’ve worked tirelessly to ensure that not only do we, as the people backing you, have the best training from world renown experts – you do too. Click on our USP below to find out the support we offer our new sleep consultants.
Not only is our course the only one in the UK to be approved by the Association of Professionals Sleep Consultants, we have world leading experts teaching on it AND, we believe, it is the most supportive sleep consulting course available.
If you invest in our training, and franchise, we make a commitment to you in return. Once you’ve completed our comprehensive sleep training course, our wraparound support structure kicks in. And when we say we’re with you every step of the way, we really mean it!
As a new franchise, you’ll be supported by both of our founders for the first 12 months of your business (yes, you read that right!). During this time, you’ll follow our highly effective, First Year Support Plan (FYSP).
After graduating from the FYSP you’ll join our ongoing support programme which includes individual supervisions, regional meetings and our amazing annual conference. You’ll also have access to our proprietary knowledge-base and library of help guides which you can utilise 24/7. When it comes to growing your business, there’s no limit to what you can achieve.
The Little Dreams sleep consultant training programme combines both in-person and online learning for a truly comprehensive experience. It begins with an intensive three-day, face-to-face training with our founders, after which you will be ready to start seeing clients – with the ongoing support of the Founders of course! Following these three days, you will have a full year of continued development through our First Year Support Plan, created to guide you in every aspect of running your franchise. What sets us apart is that, within just six months of training with us, you’ll be eligible to apply for membership with the Association of Professional Sleep Consultants – the only course in the UK that offers this opportunity!
Yes! One of the great benefits of running a Little Dreams Consulting franchise is that you can work from the comfort of your own home! Whilst you will need to spend time in your territory marketing your business at events and groups, our standard sleep packages are delivered virtually, so there’s no need for office space or big overheads. Some of our franchisees choose to offer in-house consultations, but that’s completely optional.
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