Dr. Jill McGarry, Consultant Clinical Psychologist | Sluzzle

Dr. Jill McGarry

Working with Dr. Jill McGarry

A clear, grounded way to understand sleep

A clear, grounded way to understand sleep

ACT

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An introduction with Jill

10 mins

Looking at why sleep can feel hard, and a different way of working with it.

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An introduction with Jill

10 mins

Looking at why sleep can feel hard, and a different way of working with it.

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Understanding what acceptance with sleep means

10 mins

Acceptance isn’t about giving up, it's finding a more helpful response to your situation at night

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Understanding what acceptance with sleep means

10 mins

Acceptance isn’t about giving up, it's finding a more helpful response to your situation at night

2

What matters after a hard night

10 mins

Choosing how you show up for yourself and your day, despite how you’ve slept.

2

What matters after a hard night

10 mins

Choosing how you show up for yourself and your day, despite how you’ve slept.

3

Why sleep can easily feel problematic

10 mins

Why anxiety and panic show up around sleep, and how to create space for them.

3

Why sleep can easily feel problematic

10 mins

Why anxiety and panic show up around sleep, and how to create space for them.

4

Understanding your experience with sleep

10 mins

Beginning to describe and make sense of what’s been happening for you.

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Understanding your experience with sleep

10 mins

Beginning to describe and make sense of what’s been happening for you.

5

Staying present with the breath each night

10 mins

How the breath can help you stay anchored in the present moment when difficulties arise.

5

Staying present with the breath each night

10 mins

How the breath can help you stay anchored in the present moment when difficulties arise.

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What "resting" at night means

10 mins

Giving yourself permission to rest and letting go of the need to make sleep happen.

6

What "resting" at night means

10 mins

Giving yourself permission to rest and letting go of the need to make sleep happen.

7

Responding to a racing mind at night

10 mins

Learning to step back from thoughts when they start to spiral.

7

Responding to a racing mind at night

10 mins

Learning to step back from thoughts when they start to spiral.

8

Holding difficult thoughts more lightly

10 mins

A gentler way of responding to overwhelming thoughts when they show up at night.

8

Holding difficult thoughts more lightly

10 mins

A gentler way of responding to overwhelming thoughts when they show up at night.

9

How your day affects your night

10 mins

Exploring how what you do during the day can gently influence your night.

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How your day affects your night

10 mins

Exploring how what you do during the day can gently influence your night.

10

What main factors influence sleep

10 mins

Understanding the natural processes that can affect your sleep.

10

What main factors influence sleep

10 mins

Understanding the natural processes that can affect your sleep.

11

Understanding how sleep cycles affect you

10 mins

How sleep unfolds across the night, and why it doesn’t need to be perfect.

11

Understanding how sleep cycles affect you

10 mins

How sleep unfolds across the night, and why it doesn’t need to be perfect.

12

What to value beyond sleep

10 mins

Why sleep isn’t the thing to value and reconnecting with what does.

12

What to value beyond sleep

10 mins

Why sleep isn’t the thing to value and reconnecting with what does.

13

A flexible approach for autism and sleep

10 mins

How a more flexible approach to sleep can be helpful in the context of autism.

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A flexible approach for autism and sleep

10 mins

How a more flexible approach to sleep can be helpful in the context of autism.

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An ACT & CFT based approach helping you to improve your relationship with sleep.

Sluzzle offers educational help for everyday sleep challenges, not individual clinical advice, and isn’t designed for medical sleep disorders.

©2026 Sluzzle - All rights reserved.

Sluzzle

An ACT & CFT based approach helping you to improve your relationship with sleep.

Sluzzle offers educational help for everyday sleep challenges, not individual clinical advice, and isn’t designed for medical sleep disorders.

©2026 Sluzzle - All rights reserved.

Sluzzle

An ACT & CFT based approach helping you to improve your relationship with sleep.

Sluzzle offers educational help for everyday sleep challenges, not individual clinical advice, and isn’t designed for medical sleep disorders.

©2026 Sluzzle - All rights reserved.

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