Trainer Profile

Dr Ishi Bains is a London based award winning NHS GP, CBT-insomnia Therapist and Clinical lead in Women’s Health.

Having suffered with insomnia herself for many years she found CBTi to be the only cure. Qualified as a behavioural sleep medicine specialist and a CBT-insomnia therapist she has successfully treated the sleep disorder of her patients and colleagues who have undertaken treatment with her. Being a mother of 3 young children has given her a deep understanding of the difficulties parents encounter and the challenges young children have with sleep routines enabling her to be a successful children’s sleep coach.

In her other NHS roles she is the NHS London Primary Care Clinical lead for gynaecology and the women’s health transformation programme clinical lead for North East London. As a dedicated and caring doctor she has created a number of service redesigns to improve patient care, health and well-being across East London.

One of her main areas of interest lies in postnatal care. To ensure that women are supported to have the access, knowledge and tools to recover as quickly and healthily as possible after childbirth. This includes improving their quality of sleep ensuring they have the energy and enjoyment they wish for as new mothers. She has improved postnatal care pathways, ensuring patients receive optimal physical and mental health care. Dr Bains also created a new community clinic, to provide a better contraception service in an inner city area of deprivation.

She provides a number of talks and educational events every year for organisations such as the Royal Society of Medicine, the NHS and international charities. Combining her years of experience as a doctor, a mother and advocate for good sleep and mental health she strives to help people solve their health problems in the simplest and most effective ways possible.