Child Hypnotherapy

Hypnosis in children is very similar to what is experienced with adults except that children have a much greater responsiveness to suggestion. Hypnosis works so well with children because they have fewer imprints and less years of reinforcement in their minds. Hypnosis has proven extremely effective in treating a wide variety of children’s problems, including irrational fears, bed-wetting and behavior problems, to name a few.

Children aged 5 or older respond best to hypnosis. Most children only need 3-4 sessions with improvement beginning from the very first session.

As in any intervention with children, it is important for parents to be present and informed. During sessions, the parent is either present in the hypnosis office or waiting outside. Parents are encouraged to provide support and reinforcement for the child in between sessions.

Hypnosis is commonly used for the following areas with Children:

• Sleep Disorders
  
• General fearfulness
  
• Shyness
  
• Fear of Needles
  
• Performance Fears
  
• Sports Performance
  
• Teeth Grinding
  
• Bed Wetting
  
• Chronic Pain Control
  
• Headaches
  
• Asthma
  
• Stuttering
  
• Fear of the Dark
  
• Fear of the Doctor/Dentist
  
• Thumb Sucking
  
• Nail Biting
  
• Hair Pulling
  
• Toilet-training problems
  
• Nightmares
  
• Anger Management
  
• ADD/ADHD