All About Our Gentle Sleep Coach Training Program
Nuestra misión
Por qué seguimos formando a la próxima generación de Gentle Sleep Coaches®
Cuando creé la certificación Gentle Sleep Coach® en inglés en 2010, era el primer programa de este tipo en el mundo.
Nuestra misión fue clara desde el principio:
Garantizar que los padres de todo el mundo tengan acceso a una formación sobre el sueño de calidad, basada en la ciencia y compasiva, sin dejar llorar al bebé.
En 2019, llevé el programa a los coaches de habla hispana para que las familias de Latinoamérica, España y otros países pudieran beneficiarse de la misma formación de excelencia.
El panorama cambiante
En los últimos cinco años, el número de programas de certificación en español se ha disparado. Lamentablemente, muchos de estos nuevos programas:
Están dirigidos por personas con poca o ninguna experiencia en el mundo real.
Enseñan principalmente métodos de «dejar llorar», incluso para recién nacidos.
Omiten la tutoría, la orientación en vivo o la revisión de casos.
Se centran más en el marketing que en la formación de calidad.
Algunos incluso afirman enseñar mi método, pero lo aplican de forma incorrecta, lo que puede dañar el vínculo y la confianza entre padres e hijos.
¿El resultado? Las familias reciben malos consejos y los coaches se gradúan sin las habilidades necesarias para tener éxito.
The Gentle Sleep Coach Certification Program
There’s a demand for high quality sleep training, but parents aren’t sure where to start. The parents of the world NEED well-trained sleep coaches that offer gentle sleep coaching methods so that they don’t have to feel like its CIO or suffer for months or even years. That's where we step in – our Gentle Sleep Coaching Program is the most thorough, evidence-based, and comprehensive sleep coach training available in the U.S. and around the world. Not only will you be a certified Gentle Sleep Coach, but our program is founded and led by Kim West, LCSW-C who is the co-founder of the International Association for Child Sleep Consultants, and a practicing licensed family therapist for more than 25 years. Our Gentle Sleep Program has the best practices, curriculums, faculty, and mentorship available.
Why the Gentle Sleep Coach Program Was Created
We felt that it was time for the sleep coaching field to become professionalized, so we created the Gentle Sleep Coaching program. Excellent sleep advice and coaching should be available for all parents everywhere. Created by Kim West, the Sleep Lady, the Gentle Sleep Coaching program follows her trademark sleep training method. There’s not enough Kim to go around, so she created this program so that families everywhere could benefit from a well-trained, certified Gentle Sleep Coach.
There are a lot of sleep coaches available who have little to no-training in the matter. We are passionate about making the world of sleep coaches credible and certified.
“The best career decision I have ever made.”
In 2012, I enrolled in Kim West's Gentle Sleep Consultant (GSC) certification program, and it was the best career decision I have ever made. Not only is the content in the program comprehensive, but the ongoing support is what makes all the difference.
—Jen V
¿Por qué no hemos parado?
Seré sincera: consideré seriamente cerrar mis programas en inglés y español.
La competencia era feroz y la comparación de precios estaba perjudicando mis cifras de inscripción.
Pero dos cosas me detuvieron:
Mi misión
Mi misión: no podía marcharme sabiendo que los programas «inferiores» serían lo único que les quedaría a los padres que buscaban ayuda
Nuestra visión de futuro
Nuestra visión de futuro: muchos de nuestros graduados serán algún día embajadores de una nueva aplicación para padres que estoy desarrollando. Quiero que esos embajadores estén bien formados, sean éticos y estén profundamente comprometidos con el apoyo a las familias.
Cerrar el programa significaba dejar a los padres y a los futuros coaches sin acceso al estándar de oro en Gentle Sleep Coaching®. Eso es algo con lo que no podría vivir.
Our Faculty Panel
Shoshana Bennett, Ph.D. (Dr. Shosh) has helped pioneer the field of maternal mental health in the U.S.
She founded and led national and international organizations, educating professionals and the public for the last three decades. She has helped over 20,000 women worldwide.
Lewis J. Kass, MD is a Yale-trained, board-certified pediatric pulmonologist and sleep medicine specialist specializing in pediatric respiratory medicine and sleep disorders.
He is in private practice in Westchester NY and the Pediatric Sleep Medicine Director of the Sleep Disorders Center at Norwalk Hospital in Norwalk, Connecticut.
Lindsey Biel, OTR/L is a pediatric occupational therapist and co-author of the award-winning book- Raising a Sensory Smart Child: The Definitive Handbook for Helping Your Child with Sensory Processing Issues, and the author of Sensory Processing Challenges: Effective Clinical Work with Kids & Teens. She teaches workshops to parents, teachers, therapists, doctors, and other professionals across the country.
Anthony Loizides, MD completed his fellowship in pediatric gastroenterology at Harvard Medical School.
He has over 20 publications in original research as well as invited reviews, chapters, and editorials. He has been at the Children’s Hospital at Montefiore since 2004.
Laura Possessky, Esq. is an attorney who focuses on entrepreneurship, branding, content and licensing, media and intellectual property law, and public interest.
She is also a DC Bar Leader.
Catherine Trebble MBA is Principal of Support Your Brilliance (SYB), a full-service website solutions provider.
She is an expert at designing and building websites that generate more clients for service providers.
Heather Gray A trained therapist with more than 20 years of experience, Heather Gray specializes in helping business owners prevent, manage and recover from burnout.
By prioritizing confident decision making, effective leadership, and clear communication, owners improve their mindset and feel more in control of their businesses.
Courtney Zentz, CLC
Founder of Tiny Transitions Sleep Consulting, Courtney is an award-winning speaker, author and Pediatric Sleep Expert. Courtney launched Sleep Coach Success Lab where she provides mentoring and business coaching to other sleep consultants looking to take their business to the next level.
Adding the Success Lab to the Tiny Transitions portfolio, has allowed Courtney to meld her passion for sleep coaching with her love of business into a program to help others successfully grow their businesses.
Nadia Posada is a PR and Communications specialist with experience working in an international environment with various industries.
She helps clients gain wins in top publications and podcasts. She offers her optimistic tips and tricks to GSC coaches for longterm growth and profitability.
Adaptarse para continuar
Para mantener vivo el programa, y adaptarlo a la realidad económica actual, he introducido cambios importantes:
Costo de inversión más bajo: hemos reducido la inversión para que sea más accesible, sin reducir la calidad.
Tres grupos de clases al año: empezarás con un grupo, crearás una comunidad y tendrás responsabilidad.
Programa para recién nacidos (0-5 meses) — Aprenderás el método Baby-Led Sleep Shaping, sin dejar llorar al bebé ni «comprobaciones programadas» para este grupo de edad, una característica que ningún otro programa en español ofrece.
Formato Optimizado — Las llamadas de mentoría en vivo y de preguntas y respuestas se mantienen, pero las clases con expertos invitados están grabadas (con subtítulos cuando sea necesario). Esto nos permite ofrecer un precio más accesible sin perder profundidad.
Our Mission
We want excellent sleep advice and coaching to be readily available for all parents everywhere. Through our certified Gentle Sleep Coaches, we want to empower families and give them choices in how they sleep train.
El corazón de nuestro trabajo
Todos los graduados de nuestro programa en español reciben formación personalizada de experimentados Gentle Sleep Coaches®, muchos de los cuales fueron clientes míos. Saben de primera mano cómo este trabajo puede cambiar la vida y se dedican a transmitirlo.
Este programa no se limita a la certificación. Se trata de:
Proteger a las familias de consejos perjudiciales y genéricos
Mantener los más altos estándares éticos y profesionales en el campo
Crear una red global de coaches del sueño cualificados y compasivos.
Meet the GSC program founder - Kim West The Sleep Lady
Kim West is a mother of two and a Licensed Clinical Social Worker who has been a practicing child and family therapist for more than 25 years.
She’s known as The Sleep Lady by her clients, she has personally helped tired parents all over the world learn to listen to their intuition, recognize their child’s important cues and behaviors and gently create changes that promote and preserve healthy sleep habits. She has authored a best selling book and is the host of a Gentle Parenting Podcast.
But, Kim can’t do it all alone, which is why she started training Gentle Sleep Coaches. All certified Gentle Sleep Coaches will learn directly from Kim. When Kim realized the massive lack of formal sleep coach training, she knew she had to step up to the plate. Consider these numbers - there are hundreds of thousands of babies born every day, and 1 in 4 of them will have some sort of sleep problem. Pediatricians get little training in sleep, but are asked to help parents every day. Kim’s Gentle Sleep Coaching method empowers sleep coaches to help families and parents get the sleep they need.
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“I remember the EXACT moment I decided that I was going to follow MY intuition on how to care, raise, feed, sleep my newborn. I couldn’t find anyone who was in the trenches with sleepless parents like me. There were no training programs and sleep consulting or coaching wasn’t considered a “field”...
I’m on a mission to empower families and give them choices in how they sleep coach. In my heart of hearts, I want excellent sleep advice and coaching to be readily available for all parents everywhere.”
About our Gentle Sleep Coaches
You can become a certified Gentle Sleep Coach no matter your background. We have worked with the most seasoned children specialist to those just emerging into the field. You don’t have to be one of these listed below to become a Gentle Sleep Coach, but we’ve worked with the following:
Certified Lactation Specialists
Pediatricians
Doulas
Registered Nurses
Social Workers
Family and Children Therapists
why our GSC’s love the program...
“I wholeheartedly recommend the Gentle Sleep Coaching Course to anyone passionate about making a difference in the lives of others"
What truly set this course apart was its emphasis on a gentle approach. Rather than resorting to harsh methods, I learned compassionate ways to guide families towards better sleep outcomes. The course instilled in me not just knowledge, but also empathy and understanding for both parents and children navigating the often tumultuous world of sleep.
- Magdalena Radziewska
Si te unes a nosotros, no solo obtendrás una certificación.
Te unirás a una misión, una que ha sido el centro de mi trabajo durante más de 30 años.
Próxima fecha de inicio: 25 de septiembre de 2025
Los grupos comienzan cada enero, abril y septiembre.
Ready to dive in? Apply now!
“The best career decision I have ever made.”
In 2012, I enrolled in Kim West's Gentle Sleep Consultant (GSC) certification program, and it was the best career decision I have ever made. Not only is the content in the program comprehensive, but the ongoing support is what makes all the difference.
—Jen V
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