When children experience stress or are worried, whether they are conscious of it or not, there may often be warning signs for parents to notice such as schoolwork beginning to deteriorate. A child might start to be accident prone, have headaches or tummy aches. They might start to bite their nails or pull out their hair, they might even return to wetting or soiling the bed. Some children may develop eating disorders or the child might become more angry than normal; they might lie or steal, and experience trouble in sleeping. They might even turn to drugs or alcohol in an attempt to improve how they feel. 

There are many tools available within Hypnotherapy to work with and stimulate the imagination of children and to assist them in their problems. A child naturally has a vivid imagination and the doorway between the conscious and the unconscious mind is imagination. The benefits of Hypnosis with children are the same as for adults but for most children it is relatively easy to reach deep levels of hypnosis in a much quicker time than adults because of their powerful imagination. 

When a parent or guardian brings a child for a consultation I would encourage the parent to be there whilst we talk about the problem providing the child is comfortable with that. However, my focus will be on talking directly to the child rather than talking about them as can happen in sometime situations.

All Hypnotherapists within our Practice who deal with children’s issues are fully CRB checked and we invite you to contact us for any further information you may require. 

Issues that can be dealt with easily by Hypnosis:

Anger Management
Anxiety
Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder
Bullying
Bed wetting (Enuresis)
Bed Soiling (Encopresis)
Confidence
Confidence at school 
Eating Disorders
Fear of the dark
Fear of Thunderstorms
Fear of exams
Hair pulling
Insomnia
Nightmares
Phobias
Tics
Teeth Grinding
Thumb Sucking
Stuttering