Support for children
I provide child-centred and relationship-led support creating an environment where the child feels safe, listened to and understood. I can support children and young people through emotional challenges, transitions, anxiety, confidence and everyday wellbeing issues.
Hypnotherapy is an effective psychological therapy tool that can be used to help support children.
It is safe and there are no side effects with this treatment.
Young children are like sponges, always absorbing and learning. Anything they hear, see and feel is taken as true for them and their foundation of belief patterns begins to get laid down.
Some of our belief patterns will be beneficial to our safety and wellbeing, such as “if I put my hand on a burning flame it will hurt”. Some however may be less helpful and may even be based on a misinterpretation of information given to us, such as “I’m rubbish at English because my teacher from primary school told me so”. This misinterpretation can lead a person to have limiting thoughts and behaviours as they journey through their teenage years and into adulthood.
Children’s minds will accept suggestions openly and easily whether they are positive or negative.
Each child or young person that I see is supported as an individual. We take time getting to know each other creating a secure and safe environment where they can feel safe enough to talk about their big feelings, to share things with me about their feelings or the things that they are finding challenging.
Together we build a bespoke therapy plan around their interests, their background, their understanding and, most importantly, their own goals for support – what they want to get from seeing me.
Children aged from 5 to 9
This is where hypnotherapy can be really beneficial, utilising the child’s imagination and using the power of positive suggestion, we can work together to overcome emotional difficulties in a relaxed and fun way.
Hypnotherapy is often very different for children with them having their eyes open and us working through the use of metaphors, stories and wellbeing techniques and strategies for beneficial changes.
Common issues supported by hypnotherapy for children aged from 5 to 9 are:
• Bedwetting
• Anxiety
• Confidence
• School
• Eating
• Sleeping
• Friendships
Children aged 10 and over
Hypnotherapy for teenagers can either look similar to adults with eyes closed or an eyes open approach, using techniques such as metaphor and ego strengthening.
Common difficulties supported by hypnotherapy for children aged from 10 to 13 are:
• Exams
• School work pressure
• Anxiety
• Low mood
• Confidence
• Friendships
• School difficulties
• Sleeping
In addition to these, common difficulties for young people include:
• External and internal pressure to succeed
• Relationships
I want to make hypnotherapy accessible to all and will be keeping the costs as low as possible, passing on savings and price reductions where I can.
I offer discounts for multi session packages as well as a 20% discount for those in receipt of the following benefits:
- carers allowance
- DLA or PIP
- universal credit
- working or child tax credits
To qualify for this discount, supporting documentation will need to be provided.
Children and hypnotherapy
What happens?
The process of hypnosis is like daydreaming.
The child is firstly invited to focus their attention.
The therapist then creates a multi-sensory experience, such as a story, to deepen their focus further.
How it works
Being under hypnosis (a completely relaxed state) enables the conscious part of the brain to be quietened.
When the conscious mind is quiet, the therapist can talk directly to the subconscious brain (the storage centre for all learned behaviours, habits, automatic thoughts and feelings).
When talking to the subconscious, the therapist offers suggestions or alternative thoughts.
These suggestions or alternatives are focussed on the specific needs and goals of the child, for example visualising a future where they can fall asleep without a parent next to them.
This process of suggestions supports in training the child’s brain to create new pathways, to re-wire and ready itself for learning new skills to achieve their desired goal.
It is the child’s choice to adopt the suggested approach or not. The child always has control and must want to make the changes.