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Treating
Children's problems using Hypnosis & Hypnotherapy at 1066 Hypnotherapy
Just like adults, children of all ages can suffer from emotional or psychological problems from time to time. Growing up can be difficult at times with all the new and challenging experiences life can bring. All experiences, especially new ones, generate emotions and sometimes the child just can't deal with the emotions involved. This can be due to several factors including the child's age, or their lack of maturity, or even the intensity of the emotion they are feeling. When this happens, the emotion gets 'bottled up' and can cause any number of physical or mental problems which can start at any time after the emotions have been bottled up. In addition, the bottled up emotions can cause anxiety and stress which has a knock-on effect of making existing conditions, such as asthma, eczema, habits, behavioural problems and similar, much worse. Problems which may be helped by this therapy include,
The IAPH method of treating children and teenagers is called “The Blowaway Technique”. It is a special technique, using hypnosis, which is highly successful in helping all manner of problems. It is a non-verbal therapy that helps your child to release bottled up emotions without them having to say what it is that is troubling them - in most cases they wouldn't know what that was anyway! The nature of this therapy, being non-verbal, helps your child to be free from the worry about being judged or 'put on the spot' in any way. The therapy is carried out with one or preferably both parents (or guardians) in attendance but attention is focused at all times on your child. The therapy will be explained during the session. Children respond very well to hypnotherapy, provided they have a decent attention span, and the Blowaway Technique makes use of their excellent capacity for imagination by using guided visualisation to enable them to release the bottled up emotions which are causing or worsening their problems. The therapy is suitable for most children aged between 8 and 16 years of age although it is possible in some cases to offer the therapy to children/teenagers outside of this age range.
The Blowaway
Technique usually needs just one session to bring about positive change
and improvement but occasionally a second session a week or so later
may be required or your child may need to come back for top-up sessions
from time to time. Older Children ~ For older children of around secondary school age and upwards, there is the option to add a further session, or sessions, a week or two after the Blowaway session to help even further. These additional sessions will consist of a summary of the Changing Limiting Beliefs programme: learning the basics of this cognitive training programme, together with learning the special D.R.E.A.M. technique, will give your child or teenager some valuable insight and understanding into the way their mind works and special cognitive 'tools' which will help them to feel more empowered and in control of their thoughts and feelings. In some cases, it may be more helpful for your child to have two or more sessions of this cognitive work rather than any Blowaway sessions - this will be discussed and decided on during the first meeting. Younger Children (under 8 years) ~ Please note that for younger children the approach will likely be different and may take one or two sessions. Please call me for more information. All children under the age of 16 must be accompanied by a parent or guardian. Read feedback from parents of a teenager with a fear of being sick (emetophobia) here
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