About Hannah
Founder of Delta Waves
Hi, I'm Hannah.
I am a registered Occupational Therapist with 16 years of experience in health and social care, 10 of those as a qualified OT. I founded Delta Waves to work differently, with more flexibility, more creativity, and more room to offer support that feels genuinely meaningful. Alongside Delta Waves, I continue to work as a freelance OT in more traditional settings.
Before I ever picked up a textbook, I was already doing the work. I spent years as a support worker, a healthcare assistant, and a dementia specialist carer. By the time I started my OT degree I already knew what it meant to sit alongside someone in a difficult moment and actually help.
OT was always going to be my path. I grew up with a familial connection to the profession, and once I understood what it really involved, the creativity, the problem solving, the genuine focus on what matters to people, I never looked back...............And if I am honest, no shift work was also a factor!
How I ended up here
My career has taken me across mental health, adult social care, and the military charity sector, working with veterans, a population where sleep difficulties are extraordinarily common and the impact on daily life, mental health, and physical wellbeing is profound. Watching people describe what better sleep gave back to them, more energy, less pain, clearer thinking, a sense of themselves again, stayed with me.
Around the same time, I had my own experience of poor sleep. After years of broken nights responding to my daughter's health needs, I found I simply could not switch off even when she could. I used what I had been learning professionally on myself and felt the difference. That combination of clinical curiosity and lived experience shaped my specialism.
My approach to sleep support is grounded in occupational therapy and informed by extensive training in CBT-i, the NICE recommended approach for insomnia. CBT-i aligns naturally with the values and process of OT, sitting comfortably alongside the sensory, environmental, and lifestyle factors that I explore with every client. Alongside this, I draw on my training in sensory intelligence to explore how sensory processing affects sleep, pain, and emotional regulation, adding another layer to what is already a broad and flexible approach. It is one important part of a broader, holistic way of working rather than a standalone treatment.
What it is like to work with me
I have been described as quirky, fun, and a little bit silly, but also proactive, knowledgeable, and a strong problem solver. A colleague once said I was like a swan: calm on the surface, legs going like mad underneath. I quite liked that.
I use humour when it feels right, I laugh at myself often, and I lean heavily on analogies to make complex ideas feel manageable. I am also neurodivergent, which I think is one of the reasons I naturally look for creative and unconventional solutions. The obvious answer is not always the best one and I enjoy finding the one that actually fits.
Fair warning: I can talk for England. If you need me to slow down, just say so. I am also genuinely clumsy, we tend to laugh and move on.
I love nature, travelling, and being active with my family. I am also entirely capable of abandoning all of that for a Netflix binge. Balance, as they say, is everything.
Why Delta Waves
Delta waves are the brainwaves of deep sleep, a state of rest and restoration. The word delta also represents change, and the transition between river and ocean. Living on the South Coast, with a love for water and its rhythms, this name felt like the perfect reflection of what I offer: support through change, rest, and reconnection.
Credentials
- Registered with the Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC)
- Member of the Royal College of Occupational Therapists (RCOT)
- Member of the British Sleep Society
