OUR TEAM
The people behind
your better nights.
Two sleep psychologists and a sleep coach, working on one thing: your sleep. Meet them here, then tell us about your nights on a free 15-minute call.
In person or online · English or Mandarin
OUR TEAM
The people behind your better nights.
Two sleep psychologists and a sleep coach, working on one thing: your sleep. Meet them here, then tell us about your nights on a free 15-minute call.
In person or online · English or Mandarin
OUR TEAM
The people behind
your better nights.
Two sleep psychologists and a sleep coach, working on one thing: your sleep. Meet them here, then tell us about your nights on a free 15-minute call.
In person or online · English or Mandarin
OUR PSYCHOLOGISTS
The psychologists you’ll work with.
Both are on the Singapore Register of Psychologists, and the one you start with stays with you from first assessment to final session. Our team has published six studies on mindfulness and sleep, in journals including Psychological Medicine, Translational Psychiatry and Sleep Health.
Both are on the Singapore Register of Psychologists, and the one you start with stays with you from first assessment to final session. Our team has published six studies on mindfulness and sleep, in journals including Psychological Medicine, Translational Psychiatry and Sleep Health.
By request only
Dr Julian Lim, PhD
Sleep Psychologist · Co-founder of Somnus
Dr Julian Lim earned an Ivy League PhD in Psychology, with clinical training, from the University of Pennsylvania in 2010, and has conducted psychological research for over 20 years. He has extensive experience assessing and working with insomnia and other sleep disorders.
From 2015 to 2022 he was Assistant Professor at Duke-NUS Medical School and then the NUS Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine. There he led Singapore’s 2021 randomised trial of mindfulness-based therapy for insomnia and an initiative to raise public awareness of the approach. He still holds an adjunct faculty position at the NUS School of Medicine.
Since co-founding Somnus, he has worked with partners across wellness, fitness, longevity, hospitality and employee benefits, including Eternami, Mercer Marsh Benefits, COMO Metropolitan, AIA Vitality and Virgin Active.
Singapore Register of Psychologists (Singapore Psychological Society), No. 2512023
PhD in Psychology, University of Pennsylvania
40+ peer-reviewed publications
WORKS ON
Chronic insomnia · Mindfulness-based therapy · CBT-I · Stress and sleep · Coming off sleep medication
LANGUAGES
English
FIRST SESSION
S$380 initial consultation
“Dr. Julian is very supportive and knowledgeable. His approach is really tailored to my problems…”
Alexandra K. · Google review
By request only
Dr Julian Lim, PhD
Sleep Psychologist · Co-founder of Somnus
Dr Julian Lim earned an Ivy League PhD in Psychology, with clinical training, from the University of Pennsylvania in 2010, and has conducted psychological research for over 20 years. He has extensive experience assessing and working with insomnia and other sleep disorders.
From 2015 to 2022 he was Assistant Professor at Duke-NUS Medical School and then the NUS Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine. There he led Singapore’s 2021 randomised trial of mindfulness-based therapy for insomnia and an initiative to raise public awareness of the approach. He still holds an adjunct faculty position at the NUS School of Medicine.
Since co-founding Somnus, he has worked with partners across wellness, fitness, longevity, hospitality and employee benefits, including Eternami, Mercer Marsh Benefits, COMO Metropolitan, AIA Vitality and Virgin Active.
Singapore Register of Psychologists (Singapore Psychological Society), No. 2512023
PhD in Psychology, University of Pennsylvania
40+ peer-reviewed publications
WORKS ON
Chronic insomnia · Mindfulness-based therapy · CBT-I · Stress and sleep · Coming off sleep medication
LANGUAGES
English
FIRST SESSION
S$380 initial consultation
“Dr. Julian is very supportive and knowledgeable. His approach is really tailored to my problems…”
Alexandra K. · Google review
By request only
Dr Julian Lim, PhD
Sleep Psychologist · Co-founder of Somnus
Dr Julian Lim earned an Ivy League PhD in Psychology, with clinical training, from the University of Pennsylvania in 2010, and has conducted psychological research for over 20 years. He has extensive experience assessing and working with insomnia and other sleep disorders.
From 2015 to 2022 he was Assistant Professor at Duke-NUS Medical School and then the NUS Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine. There he led Singapore’s 2021 randomised trial of mindfulness-based therapy for insomnia and an initiative to raise public awareness of the approach. He still holds an adjunct faculty position at the NUS School of Medicine.
Since co-founding Somnus, he has worked with partners across wellness, fitness, longevity, hospitality and employee benefits, including Eternami, Mercer Marsh Benefits, COMO Metropolitan, AIA Vitality and Virgin Active.
Singapore Register of Psychologists (Singapore Psychological Society), No. 2512023
PhD in Psychology, University of Pennsylvania
40+ peer-reviewed publications
WORKS ON
Chronic insomnia · Mindfulness-based therapy · CBT-I · Stress and sleep · Coming off sleep medication
LANGUAGES
English
FIRST SESSION
S$380 initial consultation
“Dr. Julian is very supportive and knowledgeable. His approach is really tailored to my problems…”
Alexandra K. · Google review
1:1 and group
John Yu
Sleep Psychologist
John works where digital habits meet sleep: the late-night scrolling and bedtime procrastination that push sleep later and later. He uses evidence-based approaches with people of all ages, including young people in school settings.
Master of Psychology (Clinical), James Cook University Singapore
Singapore Register of Psychologists (Singapore Psychological Society)
WORKS ON
Chronic insomnia · CBT-I · Digital habits and sleep · Bedtime procrastination · Young people
LANGUAGES
English and Mandarin
FIRST SESSION
S$310 initial consultation
“Over the subsequent 6-7 weeks, my therapist John has really helped me to reframe my thinking around sleep…”
Timme A. · Google review
1:1 and group
John Yu
Sleep Psychologist
John works where digital habits meet sleep: the late-night scrolling and bedtime procrastination that push sleep later and later. He uses evidence-based approaches with people of all ages, including young people in school settings.
Master of Psychology (Clinical), James Cook University Singapore
Singapore Register of Psychologists (Singapore Psychological Society)
WORKS ON
Chronic insomnia · CBT-I · Digital habits and sleep · Bedtime procrastination · Young people
LANGUAGES
English and Mandarin
FIRST SESSION
S$310 initial consultation
“Over the subsequent 6-7 weeks, my therapist John has really helped me to reframe my thinking around sleep…”
Timme A. · Google review
1:1 and group
John Yu
Sleep Psychologist
John works where digital habits meet sleep: the late-night scrolling and bedtime procrastination that push sleep later and later. He uses evidence-based approaches with people of all ages, including young people in school settings.
Master of Psychology (Clinical), James Cook University Singapore
Singapore Register of Psychologists (Singapore Psychological Society)
WORKS ON
Chronic insomnia · CBT-I · Digital habits and sleep · Bedtime procrastination · Young people
LANGUAGES
English and Mandarin
FIRST SESSION
S$310 initial consultation
“Over the subsequent 6-7 weeks, my therapist John has really helped me to reframe my thinking around sleep…”
Timme A. · Google review
MINDFULNESS
The teacher behind Slumbr Circle.
Founding teacher, Slumbr Circle
Eric Lim
Sleep Coach · Co-founder of Somnus
Eric shaped Slumbr Circle’s practice and, from January 2027, teaches its weekly classes in Singapore. He brought nearly a decade of teaching mindfulness at Brahm Centre to people who want calmer days and steadier nights.
Certified Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction (MBSR) teacher, Mindfulness Center at Brown University School of Public Health
Taught mindfulness at Brahm Centre, 2014–2023, and co-developed its curriculum
Co-author of two peer-reviewed studies on mindfulness and sleep (Mindfulness, 2019; JMIR Mental Health, 2021)
B.Soc.Sci. (Hons), Psychology, National University of Singapore
Author of Nurturing the Nurturer (Penguin Random House SEA, 2026)
WORKS ON
Mindfulness · Relaxation · Stress and sleep
LANGUAGES
English and Mandarin
“Eric’s techniques have taught me how to pause that constant striving…”
Jian Sheng T. · Google review
Founding teacher, Slumbr Circle
Eric Lim
Sleep Coach · Co-founder of Somnus
Eric shaped Slumbr Circle’s practice and, from January 2027, teaches its weekly classes in Singapore. He brought nearly a decade of teaching mindfulness at Brahm Centre to people who want calmer days and steadier nights.
Certified Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction (MBSR) teacher, Mindfulness Center at Brown University School of Public Health
Taught mindfulness at Brahm Centre, 2014–2023, and co-developed its curriculum
Co-author of two peer-reviewed studies on mindfulness and sleep (Mindfulness, 2019; JMIR Mental Health, 2021)
B.Soc.Sci. (Hons), Psychology, National University of Singapore
Author of Nurturing the Nurturer (Penguin Random House SEA, 2026)
WORKS ON
Mindfulness · Relaxation · Stress and sleep
LANGUAGES
English and Mandarin
“Eric’s techniques have taught me how to pause that constant striving…”
Jian Sheng T. · Google review
Founding teacher, Slumbr Circle
Eric Lim
Sleep Coach · Co-founder of Somnus
Eric shaped Slumbr Circle’s practice and, from January 2027, teaches its weekly classes in Singapore. He brought nearly a decade of teaching mindfulness at Brahm Centre to people who want calmer days and steadier nights.
Certified Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction (MBSR) teacher, Mindfulness Center at Brown University School of Public Health
Taught mindfulness at Brahm Centre, 2014–2023, and co-developed its curriculum
Co-author of two peer-reviewed studies on mindfulness and sleep (Mindfulness, 2019; JMIR Mental Health, 2021)
B.Soc.Sci. (Hons), Psychology, National University of Singapore
Author of Nurturing the Nurturer (Penguin Random House SEA, 2026)
WORKS ON
Mindfulness · Relaxation · Stress and sleep
LANGUAGES
English and Mandarin
“Eric’s techniques have taught me how to pause that constant striving…”
Jian Sheng T. · Google review
QUESTIONS
Before you ask.
Both use CBT-I and work on chronic insomnia. Dr Julian Lim, PhD brings a research background in mindfulness-based therapy; John Yu focuses on digital habits and bedtime procrastination, and works in Mandarin too. Tell us about your sleep on the free call, and we’ll recommend a fit.
Yes. Dr Julian Lim, PhD and John Yu are both on the Singapore Register of Psychologists, kept by the Singapore Psychological Society.
Dr Julian Lim, PhD sees new clients by request only. Request your free call and tell us you’d like to see him, and we’ll let you know when he can see you. If you’d rather start sooner, you can begin with John Yu.
English with either psychologist, and Mandarin with John Yu. Eric Lim teaches in English and Mandarin.
No. Psychologists can’t prescribe in Singapore. When medication would help, we refer you to a partner psychiatrist, and we support clients coming off sleeping pills.
Eric Lim, a certified MBSR teacher and Somnus co-founder, shaped its practice, and our instructors teach the live sessions. Slumbr Circle is guided mindfulness and relaxation practice. For one-to-one therapy, you’ll work with Dr Julian Lim, PhD or John Yu.
Both use CBT-I and work on chronic insomnia. Dr Julian Lim, PhD brings a research background in mindfulness-based therapy; John Yu focuses on digital habits and bedtime procrastination, and works in Mandarin too. Tell us about your sleep on the free call, and we’ll recommend a fit.
Yes. Dr Julian Lim, PhD and John Yu are both on the Singapore Register of Psychologists, kept by the Singapore Psychological Society.
Dr Julian Lim, PhD sees new clients by request only. Request your free call and tell us you’d like to see him, and we’ll let you know when he can see you. If you’d rather start sooner, you can begin with John Yu.
English with either psychologist, and Mandarin with John Yu. Eric Lim teaches in English and Mandarin.
No. Psychologists can’t prescribe in Singapore. When medication would help, we refer you to a partner psychiatrist, and we support clients coming off sleeping pills.
Eric Lim, a certified MBSR teacher and Somnus co-founder, shaped its practice, and our instructors teach the live sessions. Slumbr Circle is guided mindfulness and relaxation practice. For one-to-one therapy, you’ll work with Dr Julian Lim, PhD or John Yu.
Both use CBT-I and work on chronic insomnia. Dr Julian Lim, PhD brings a research background in mindfulness-based therapy; John Yu focuses on digital habits and bedtime procrastination, and works in Mandarin too. Tell us about your sleep on the free call, and we’ll recommend a fit.
Yes. Dr Julian Lim, PhD and John Yu are both on the Singapore Register of Psychologists, kept by the Singapore Psychological Society.
Dr Julian Lim, PhD sees new clients by request only. Request your free call and tell us you’d like to see him, and we’ll let you know when he can see you. If you’d rather start sooner, you can begin with John Yu.
English with either psychologist, and Mandarin with John Yu. Eric Lim teaches in English and Mandarin.
No. Psychologists can’t prescribe in Singapore. When medication would help, we refer you to a partner psychiatrist, and we support clients coming off sleeping pills.
Eric Lim, a certified MBSR teacher and Somnus co-founder, shaped its practice, and our instructors teach the live sessions. Slumbr Circle is guided mindfulness and relaxation practice. For one-to-one therapy, you’ll work with Dr Julian Lim, PhD or John Yu.
GET STARTED
Start with a free 15-minute call.
Tell us a little about your sleep, and who you’d like to see if you know. We’ll arrange your call. In person or online, in English or Mandarin.
GET STARTED
Start with a free 15-minute call.
Tell us a little about your sleep, and who you’d like to see if you know. We’ll arrange your call. In person or online, in English or Mandarin.
GET STARTED
Start with a free 15-minute call.
Tell us a little about your sleep, and who you’d like to see if you know. We’ll arrange your call. In person or online, in English or Mandarin.
A Space Between
10 Anson Road, International Plaza, #28-14
Singapore 079903
© 2026 Somnus Sleep Wellness Pte Ltd. All rights reserved.
As featured in The Straits Times, CNA and The Business Times.
Dr Julian Lim, PhD holds a doctorate in Psychology from the University of Pennsylvania. It is an academic qualification, not a medical or dental qualification.
A Space Between
10 Anson Road, International Plaza, #28-14
Singapore 079903
© 2026 Somnus Sleep Wellness Pte Ltd. All rights reserved.
As featured in The Straits Times, CNA and The Business Times.
Dr Julian Lim, PhD holds a doctorate in Psychology from the University of Pennsylvania. It is an academic qualification, not a medical or dental qualification.
A Space Between
10 Anson Road, International Plaza, #28-14
Singapore 079903
© 2026 Somnus Sleep Wellness Pte Ltd. All rights reserved.
As featured in The Straits Times, CNA and The Business Times.
Dr Julian Lim, PhD holds a doctorate in Psychology from the University of Pennsylvania. It is an academic qualification, not a medical or dental qualification.
