Media
Sleep expertise for evidence-based stories
Tracy Hannigan is a UK sleep therapist and insomnia specialist available for interviews, expert comment, podcasts, webinars and features — on insomnia, CBT-I, racing minds at night, women's sleep, and realistic sleep support that actually works.
Her approach is warm, realistic and grounded in behavioural sleep science — clear enough for a general audience, useful enough for journalists, and free from gimmicks, scare tactics or miracle-cure nonsense.
Stories that need clear, calm sleep expertise without hype, rigid rules or fear-based messaging.
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A media-friendly expert with a distinct point of view
Tracy translates sleep science into language real people can actually use. She brings a behavioural, evidence-based lens to insomnia and sleep difficulties, with particular strength in making complicated ideas feel humane, practical and reassuring.
Having experienced insomnia herself, she brings not only professional expertise but also personal understanding of how frustrating and all-consuming sleep problems can become.
That makes her especially useful for pieces that need nuance — not just "top sleep tips," but why sleep gets sticky, what keeps insomnia going, and what genuinely helps without turning bedtime into a full-time job.
Credentials snapshot
- Qualified sleep therapist working with adults with insomnia
- CBT-I and ACT-I — evidence-based treatment for insomnia
- Certified health coach with specialism in behavioural change
- Trained in cognitive behavioural therapy for nightmares
- Member of the British Sleep Society
- Member of the British Society for Lifestyle Medicine
- Member of the Society of Behavioral Sleep Medicine
- Experienced educator, writer and podcast guest on evidence-based sleep
Commonly requested commentary topics
Selected coverage and appearances
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National press coverage
Quoted in The Independent on sleep procrastination, The Telegraph on Christmas habits and sleep, and featured in The Mirror's interactive bedroom sleep feature. -
Podcast interviews and guest appearances
Long-form conversations on insomnia, sleep resilience, CBT-I, ACT-I and evidence-based sleep therapy. -
Published expert commentary
Contributions on sleep procrastination, practical sleep advice, behaviour change, and myth-busting. -
Webinars and educational appearances
Sleep education sessions making evidence-based strategies understandable, realistic and usable.
What journalists can expect
- Agreed deadlines always met — even tight turnarounds
- Clear, jargon-light explanations grounded in evidence
- Strong myth-busting without being alarmist or preachy
- Quotes that are practical, quotable and audience-friendly
- A behavioural sleep perspective that complements purely medical commentary
- Usually within 4 hours during the workday — at most 24 hours
Ready-to-use quote angles
A lot of people don't need more sleep rules. They need a calmer, more realistic relationship with sleep.
For stories about sleep pressure, perfectionism or bedtime anxiety.
Insomnia isn't usually a sign that someone's broken. Often, difficulty sleeping is evidence that sleep is working exactly the way it should.
Useful for features on chronic insomnia, stress and reassurance-led education.
The goal isn't to perform sleep perfectly. It's to create the conditions where sleep is more likely to happen.
Strong fit for myth-busting pieces and practical behaviour-change stories.
Biography and image assets
For features, interviews, speaker pages and editorial profiles. Word counts are indicated — copy and paste the version that fits. Additional images available by email.
Short bio
~55 wordsTracy Hannigan is a UK-based insomnia therapist and sleep specialist who helps adults recover sleep using evidence-based, non-dramatic approaches. She specialises in chronic insomnia and works with people who are stuck in unhelpful cycles of trying harder to sleep, worrying about sleep, and feeling defeated by another bad night.
Long bio
~130 wordsTracy Hannigan is a sleep therapist specialising in adult insomnia and evidence-based behavioural sleep support. Her work focuses on helping people who have become trapped in persistent sleep difficulty, often after months or years of trying all the usual advice without lasting success.
Trained in CBT-I and ACT-I for insomnia, Tracy is known for translating sleep science into language that is practical, compassionate and easy to apply in real life. Having experienced insomnia herself, she brings both professional expertise and personal understanding to her work.
Her approach avoids fear-based messaging, rigid sleep rules and quick-fix promises, and instead helps people understand what keeps insomnia going and what genuinely supports recovery.
Tracy contributes to podcasts, interviews, webinars and written media features on insomnia, behaviour change, women's sleep, racing minds at night, and realistic strategies for better sleep.
Ready to work together?
Whether you're on deadline and need a quick quote, or planning a longer feature and want to explore angles — there's no publicist or gatekeeper here. Your message goes directly to Tracy.
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Available formats
Tracy is comfortable across all standard media formats.
Send a media enquiry
Usually within 4 hours during the workday — at most 24 hours.
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