Hypnotherapy for Children & Teenagers
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As young people grow and develop, they experience the ups and downs and emotional transitions in life just as adults do. Through childhood and adolescence we often don’t yet have the emotional understanding or the tools to help support ourselves through the more difficult times, navigate emotions and self-regulate.
Behaviour is a child’s way of communicating how things are in their world. If a child’s behaviour becomes significantly more challenging and other problems start to present (see comprehensive list below for more details) this can sometimes signal that something else is going on, and that they may require additional support.
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I have over 16 years experience working with children and young people. In addition to working as a Children's Hypnotherapist I have also worked in specialised roles with Neurodiverse children, and children with special needs and additional/social/emotional needs, and I have also worked on an inpatient unit with CAMHS providing dance therapy.
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"When young people are overwhelmed by big emotions, it's our job to share our calm, not our chaos".
-L.R Knost
Problems for children, can often begin as a small event or experience in their lives which triggered anxiety or another emotional response in the individual. If similar events or experiences to these then re-occur, the association between the event and the response may strengthen and a pattern of behaviour may emerge.
Hypnotherapy enables us to understand more about what is happening for a child when they are behaving in a certain way. We work together to identify possible causes of behaviour and finding tools to move forward and create better life experiences.
Lucy Collins
Hypnotherapist &
Psychotherapist
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Email: lucy.collins@groundedchoicehypnotherapy.com
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Phone: +447716050534
Practice Addresses:
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The Clifton Practice
8-10 Whiteladies Road
Bristol, BS8 1PD
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"I contacted Lucy when my 11 year old daughter was experiencing high anxiety, causing her to focus on worrying cleanliness/germaphobic /OCD traits.
Immediately my daughter felt at ease with Lucy, and throughout their sessions they worked on really practical thoughts and methods that my daughter could use to help her through her worries/ habits and what to do with them. We saw lots of improvements within weeks and definitely wouldn't be where we are now without Lucy's guidance and skills.
I definitely recommend Lucy without hesitation. Her experience and knowledge with helping young people was highly evident by the bond she built with by daughter and the individual care she showed her."
-Parent of a young client.
I work with children and teenagers with...
-ADHD
-Anxiety
-Anger
-Autism
-Bed Wetting
-Confidence Issues
-Depression
-Dissociation
-Emotional dysregulation
-Exam Stress
-Fears and phobias
-Friendship Issues
-Grief
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-Low Mood
-OCB/OCD
-Panic Attacks
-Nail biting
-Nightmares and Sleep Terrors
-Rage
-School Avoidance
-Selective/picky eating
-Social Anxiety
-Sleep Issues
-Sports Performance
-Thumb sucking/dummy sucking
-And More...
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(If what you are looking for support with isn't listed, do contact me to see if we could work together).
- During childhood, we learn and pick up many thought and behaviour patterns which at the time helped us to manage or cope with whatever we were experiencing, however as we grow into adults, these do not serve us and in fact can be a hinderance.
- Experiences from childhood can often lead to adults having negative core beliefs about themselves and behaviour which is reflective of this.
- It is important to support children in every way to learn about the world and themselves, and to let go of self-sabotaging opinions of themselves which may manifest in their behaviour.
-Parents and caregivers must also be aware of their own mental health and wellbeing when seeking support for their children and teenagers. I often suggest having hypnotherapy sessions yourself if you are a parent or caregiver, or at least being present for your child's Initial Consultation in order to gain an understanding of how hypnotherapy sessions run, how the mind works.
How will childrens sessions work?
Sessions will involve listening and communicating with the individual in an empathetic way.
Focus will be placed on creating a safe and comfortable environment, teaching children creative visualisation tools and self-regulation techniques to help them to manage and regulate their emotions, as well as using guided trance relaxations to support them to integrate new ways of thinking and behaving.
"Lucy has been amazing working with my 15 year old son. He is autistic and has ADHD. Lucy's recording has given him a fantastic tool that he can now use at home and in school. Listening to the recordings help to calm him. Lucy has been really enthusiastic, patient, calm and respectful during all sessions.
She is one of very few professionals that have been able to work with and make progress with my son. Due to his difficulties with emotional regulation and rigid thinking, most other techniques/therapies have not worked for him. Lucy was not put off by the challenge my son presented and has worked hard to adapt her sessions to meet his needs. She has even spoken to him in French and given some trance relaxations in French, after discovering he responded well when speaking another language.
I would thoroughly recommend Lucy to others. I'm sure she would be great with everyone but it's rare to find someone that works so well with my son so I would definitely recommend to other neurodivergent families/individuals."
Tam, parent.
Click here to go to the 'About me' page to find out more about the specialist work I have done with children over the years.
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Contact me to find out more information about hypnotherapy sessions with children.