Give children and teens the tools to face life’s ups and downs with resilience. Therapy sessions are designed to address common challenges faced by children and teens, such as anxiety, phobias, stress, and low self-esteem. To find out more about how I can help your child,
- Book a free 20-minute Discovery call, available by phone or on Zoom
- Call me to book an appointment or get questions answered – 01977 678593
- Email me
Or, to understand more about children and therapy in general terms, read on …
Help for Children’s Mental Health
There is more emphasis on children and young people’s mental health and the help that therapy can offer them. Hypnotherapy, coaching, EMDR/BLAST, and NLP are all helpful in supporting children and teaching new coping strategies.
Hypnotherapy aims to help your child to find and put in place new ways of coping with problem situations. This could be fear and anxiety, worrying, phobias, bedwetting, changing schools, trouble making friends, or exam stress. I can also teach them resilience to help them through the more stressful times in their lives.
Having said that, there are some special considerations when I am working with children.
How Effective is Hypnotherapy for Children?
Exactly like any other client, your child has to take an active part in their hypnotherapy. The fact that you see a problem or want them to do things differently is not enough. They have to be ready and motivated to work towards change and use the techniques they learn in the sessions.
You may also have to change the ways you do some things as a family, to support the changes your child is in the process of making. But if you are willing to do this and they are genuinely open to the idea of change, then I would be happy to work with you.
How to Book Hypnotherapy for a Young Person
A free introductory session for parents, held in person or via Zoom, is the first step. This will usually be around 30 minutes.
I ask you to attend without your child so you can find out more about the help I offer. You can also tell me your thoughts about the situation and its effect on the family, frankly, and without being concerned that your child is overhearing.
If we are both confident that I can help, we will make an appointment for your child to start therapy.
What are the Age Limits for Hypnotherapy
Hypnotherapy can be used with quite young children, but I work only with older children and teens (10+). If your child is younger, I can often recommend someone suitable to help them. Feel free to drop me an email.
I need your written consent to work with your child. If they are under 13, the GDPR says I must be able to verify their date of birth as well.
- If your child is under 13, we will have a chaperone in the room when I am working with them.
- If your child is between 13 and 16 they may prefer not to have a chaperone. I use their preferences and yours, plus a ‘Gillick competency’ assessment to decide if this is appropriate.
- You need to sign a permission form if your child is aged 16-17. But they can otherwise be treated as an adult and seen without a chaperone unless there are specific reasons that this might not be the best option for them.
Free Information Sheets About Children & Therapy
If your child is not yet ready to work with a therapist, look at my recommendations for books and audios that may help you support them at home.
Ready to Take The Next Step?
Every client is different, so the first step is simply a conversation. If you’d like to find out whether hypnotherapy is right for your child, book a free Discovery Call, and we’ll talk about what they’d like to achieve, answer your questions, and decide together whether I’m the right person to help.
