Rapid Transformational Therapy for Children
With children I take an individual approach.
Children mature differently and regression to scenes from the past is not always necessary. Regression is generally used for children over 12 but some children respond well to this technique as young as 10.
For youngsters struggling with issues such as bed-wetting, thumb sucking, confidence, exam stress or spo
rts performance, pure hypnotherapy using positive suggestions is often enough. I also now have techniques such as 6 step reframe, timeline, and parts therapy which may be applicable dependent on the individual.
With very young children it’s possible to engage the use of a doll or puppet in a fun interactive setting, and it is important to tailor it to things like your child’s favourite past-times, interests, TV and movie characters, etc. Lots of deepening and suggestibility tests work just as well for children. And children respond beautifully because they live much of their lives in a naturally subconscious state. Many children really enjoy having their own special recording to listen to, too!
Drop me a message on the contact page if you’re not sure I can help.
Bullying is something that many children have to deal with, and that is also something Rapid Transformational Therapy can help with, giving your children coping strategies, ways to both understand and successfully deal with bullies. I am available for schools or groups to give seminars on bullying, self-esteem, looping thoughts and other concerns.
If you don’t know what a looping thought is, here is an example. As you can see it starts with a negative thought and ends with the same thought - hence looping thought:
I’m not good enough
I’m not good enough so I feel worthless.
I feel worthless so I never succeed at anything.
I never succeed at anything so I don’t go after what I want
I don’t go after what I want because I’m not good enough.
Life has never been more confusing for children.
It’s no secret that many children and teenagers are struggling with how to operate in modern society. And because young people are living a largely subconscious life then they are wide open to good and bad suggestions and confusing imprints. It is important that what is embedded in their minds in hypnosis or otherwise, is loving, supportive, and reinforces that experimentation with what it is to be them is a natural, unfolding process, and that there is no rush to figure it all out. My standpoint is that it is entirely natural for children to experiment with different gender characteristics or stereotypes as part of their development, but that is an entirely separate issue to true gender dysphoria which affects a small minority, and may be a factor to be more permanently addressed when they reach adulthood. My role is to be open-minded and helpful, but not to confuse the issue further. Where gender or biological sex has been flagged as an issue by the parent or guardian, I would always look towards what trauma may be present first, in terms of any problems feeling comfortable and safe in their biological body.
RTT can help young people come to terms with the way they define themselves. And make sure there is no underlying trauma or societal pressure that is making navigating that experience harder.