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CLINICAL HYPNOTHERAPY FOR CHILDREN

Gentle, effective support for anxious, overwhelmed or emotionally sensitive children and teens.

Helping Your Child Feel Safe, Calm and Confident Again​

As a clinical hypnotherapist with more than 20 years’ experience of working with children, I specialise in supporting young people aged 5–18 with anxiety, fears, and emotional regulation. Many of the children I work with are sensitive, bright and kind but they’re struggling. They may be experiencing school refusal, sleep issues, emotional outbursts or fear-based behaviours that are leaving you, as a parent, feeling helpless. That’s where hypnotherapy for children can make a real difference.

 

Hypnotherapy offers a calm, safe space for children to feel heard and understood — and helps gently uncover the root cause of their challenges. Using child-friendly language, relaxation and guided imagery techniques, I support them to feel calmer, stronger and more in control.

 

Most children are naturally imaginative and open, which makes hypnotherapy an ideal approach.

Children's Anxiety

What Can Hypnotherapy Help With?

I work with children and teenagers across a wide range of issues, including:

  • Separation anxiety or fear of being alone
     

  • Bedwetting or stool withholding
     

  • Sleep struggles or nightmares
     

  • Phobias (e.g. fear of the dark, dogs, sickness)
     

  • Nail biting or thumb-sucking
     

  • Anger, irritability or emotional outbursts
     

  • Exam or school anxiety
     

  • Driving test or performance nerves (for teens)
     

  • Low self-esteem or confidence issues
     

  • Social anxiety or school refusal

If your child is displaying patterns of worry, fear or overwhelm or is just not themselves then hypnotherapy can help uncover what’s going on under the surface.

Signs of Anxiety in Children

Child anxiety doesn’t always look like worry. It can show up in surprising ways. You might have noticed:

  • Difficulty concentrating or sitting still
     

  • Poor sleep or vivid nightmares
     

  • Tummy aches or feeling sick
     

  • Angry outbursts or increased irritability
     

  • Frequent toilet use or bedwetting
     

  • Withdrawing from friends or activities
     

  • Refusing to go to school or try new things

Often, these behaviours are not ‘naughty’ or defiant, they’re signs that your child’s nervous system is on high alert. Hypnotherapy supports children to feel safe in their bodies and minds again.

A Child-Led, Responsive Approach

No two children are the same and no two sessions are either. My approach is gentle, flexible and led by your child’s needs on the day. Sometimes a planned session will shift depending on how they’re feeling, and that’s okay. I work intuitively and adaptively, creating a calm, grounded environment for your child to feel in control and supported.

 

Sessions can take place in person at my peaceful therapy space in Solihull, or virtually via Zoom. I also offer bespoke personalised hypnotherapy recordings, so your child can listen at home, perfect for bedtime, travel anxiety or ongoing support between sessions.

​“Angie completely reassured and put my daughter at ease”

"I can't recommend Angie enough she completely reassured and put my daughter at ease helping with her anxiety. Angie is so calm and patient and taught some relaxing techniques that she will be able to use in the future. Angie genuinely cares about her clients and wants to do all she can to help. Thank you so much."

- Rachael

 

“Very effective with clear positive results quickly seen”

"We used Angela’s hypnotherapy treatment to help overcome teenage anxiety, insecurity and to build self confidence. The four sessions have been very effective with clear positive results quickly seen. We are confident that this will be long lasting, with use of the self help tools that are straight forward to learn and apply if needed. Many thanks Angela - highly recommended."

- Roger

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“Made me much calmer and helped me focus”

"I didn’t really know what to expect when my parents told me they were taking me to see Angie. They said they were doing it because my fear of spiders was getting worse and I was even having nightmares about them. I would wake up and be too scared to go back to sleep. I was very nervous and a little bit scared in case she tried to put a spider in my hand. I didn’t need to be worried at all she was so lovely and definitely wasn’t going to do anything as scary as that.

 

When I had the first session Angie talked through everything she was going to do in the next few sessions and made sure I understood. She let me ask lots of questions and was happy to explain things again I didn’t understand. Angie said she would help me relax but I wasn’t sure I would be able to. Somehow, she did it and I was so relaxed around her. I wondered if being relaxed and calm would help my fear of spiders and it actually helped me quite a lot.

 

We also looked at the calm anchor method to help me not to panic even when I looked at a photo of one. I found out later that this method also helped my nerves when I had a test, I did it and it made me much calmer and helped me focus more on the questions.

 

She really helped me so much, now I am not able to hold spiders but when I see one, I am much calmer and I have stopped having the nightmares I used to have about them. Thank you so much Angie."

- RMH Aged 10

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Let’s Talk About Your Child’s Needs

Whether your child is struggling with anxiety, sleep, fears, or confidence, hypnotherapy can help restore their sense of calm and control. I offer a free, confidential phone consultation so you can ask questions and see if this is the right fit.

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