Working With Children
✺1:1 Hypnotherapy Sessions✺
As a Hypnotherapist and former primary school and SEND teacher, I am a passionate advocate for children’s mental well-being, and I’ve always aimed to provide genuine opportunities for every child to thrive.
I've had the privilege of supporting children to increase their confidence and happiness and reduce their anxiety and worries. Witnessing their incredible transformations fills me with immense pride and joy.
Understanding ADHD
In addition to my teaching background, I also bring a unique perspective as someone who has ADHD. My personal journey with ADHD, from challenges growing up, late diagnosis, grief, understanding and acceptance, serves as a bridge of connection with many of the children I support. Sharing my story has helped children to connect with someone who understands their struggles, helping them feel understood and less alone.
Does Hypnotherapy Work for Children?
Children are actually really good at hypnotherapy, normally finding it an enjoyable and relaxing experience. Hypnotherapy is an effective tool in nurturing their emotional intelligence and fostering healthy emotional regulation. This empowers them to embrace and manage their emotions confidently, creating a strong foundation for life. Young minds are a bit like sponges, always learning and absorbing new information without much conscious awareness. Before the age of 7, children are believed to be working in their subconscious minds, from 7 onwards belief patterns begin forming, influencing their perspectives and behaviours. While some beliefs are positive and helpful, others may limit their potential and happiness.
Children's minds are incredibly receptive to suggestions, whether positive or negative. Hypnotherapy uses their vivid imagination and openness to positive suggestions, enabling them to overcome emotional difficulties or upsets in a quick, relaxed, and enjoyable way.
Different Approach for Young Minds:
Unlike adults, younger children experience hypnotherapy differently. They're often moving about and not sitting still, with open eyes, it might not look like they are in “hypnosis”. However, children are usually in a naturally imaginative state of mind. This means my approach involves engaging their imagination to facilitate positive changes.
Your child will learn all about how their brain works so they can start to understand why they might feel a certain way. I will give your child practical strategies aimed at boosting their confidence, increasing self-control and managing their unique challenges. Together, we create a plan with small steps to help them start to thrive.
Engaging Their Imagination:
Hypnotherapy sessions for children focus on leveraging their imaginative faculties through tools like metaphors, storytelling and play. This unique approach allows us to build a wellbeing toolbox full of strategies and techniques that children understand how to use and use throughout their lives.
Parents might notice a difference between hypnotherapy sessions for children and those for older children or adults. Children's sessions are dynamic and engaging, tailored to their active nature and imaginative disposition. My 1:1 sessions with children are fun and engaging to bring about positive transformations.
MindHack System
In my practice, I use the 'MindHack System,' a blend of therapeutic techniques like Hypnotherapy, Neuro Linguistic Programming, Tapping, Cognitive Behavioural Therapy, and Positive Psychology/Coaching.
This approach creates a Wellbeing Toolbox for your child, including coping skills and strategies, new healthy habits and positive beliefs about themselves and their own abilities. All aimed at boosting their wellbeing and self-assurance.
Here are some of the challenges I help children aged 4 to 9 address with:
Managing anger
Trauma
Worries
General anxiety & social anxiety
Bedwetting
Building confidence & self-esteem
Eating issues
Fears and phobias
Overcoming habits (such as hair pulling or nail biting)
School-related problems
Test anxiety
Sleep issues
Using the 'MindHack System,' my approach is tailored to address these challenges in a way that suits your child, providing them with effective tools to navigate these issues with confidence.
Please reach out and let's have a chat about how I can support your child's journey toward confidence and happiness. I'm here to help them grow and flourish!
What to expect
✺The First Contact✺
I offer a free initial 20 minute chat with parents, followed by a brief meet & greet with your child to ensure they are comfortable. This meeting will be short, informal & friendly.
✺The Initial Consultation✺
Prior to the first session I will send you some forms to fill in, this helps me to get a better understanding of the issues your child is facing. Depending on the age of your child, sessions normally last up to 45 minutes, by having all the information before it helps to make the most out of the session. My main focus is on the child, I will be asking them lots of questions and getting to know them better.
✺The Subsequent Sessions✺
Depending on the age of your child, sessions normally last up to 45 minutes. Through storytelling and play your child will learn lot of techniques to manage their challenges. Session include a variety of techniques, including hypnosis, tapping, CBT and NLP. Everything is explained in child friendly language, using lots of props, toys and drawing.