KEL WHITTAKER

Founder  |  Leader |  Encourager

Kel Whittaker is a dynamic leader in the mental health industry, creating several ground-breaking programs in the fields of child anxiety and child sleep.

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Kel Whittaker founded the Institute of Sensitive Sleep Consulting in 2015 after identifying a need in the infant and child sleep industry to support and educate professionals who identify themselves as respectful of attachment parenting values, positive parenting principles and other parenting styles that nurture the parent-child bond, whilst guiding clients to respectful solutions to their sleep issues. Psychologists, Doctors, Nurses, Teachers and Consultants turn to us for their professional development in child sleep disorders. The Institute is renowned as a pioneering force that many providers since have taken pages from its book. 

Following its success, Kel Whittaker went on to expand the offerings in mental health, to assist an older cohort of children. Under the banner of her company Erinnah, Kel developed the world's first Christian psychological treatment online program for children with anxiety, to access themselves. The animated program known as Erinnah's Treehouse follows four adorable characters who meet up in a treehouse, supporting eachother with solving anxiety provoking situations that any child their age can relate to.  Formulated with a biblical perspective, Kel combines the gold standard of clinical treatment with God's standard of treatment for anxiety.

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Academically, Kel holds dual degree qualifications in Bachelor of Psychological Science and Masters of Social Work, Accredited Mental Health Social Worker, among an array of certificates and micro credentials in the field of mental health with a special interest in insomnia, anxiety, eating disorders and TIC disorders.

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