Child Anxiety
Gentle, Calm Support For Children Who Are Struggling?
These signs can feel overwhelming. But noticing them early is the first step toward helping your child feel calmer, more confident, and more themselves.
When It's Not Just Anxiety
It’s also worth knowing that anxiety can appear alongside neurodiverse traits such as ADHD, dyslexia, or autism, sometimes intensifying how a child experiences everyday life. Understanding this can help you see what your child is going through and how best to support them.
Do You Recognise These Behaviours?
Parents often notice:
- Avoiding school or activities they used to enjoy
- Spending excessive time on screens
- Reactivity or emotional outbursts
- Sibling arguments that seem endless
- Frequent “tricky days” at school
These behaviours can be frustrating, but they’re often the brain’s way of protecting a child who feels unsure or threatened.
What We Know About Anxiety and The Brain
New experiences can be challenging for children, and the brain may respond with worry or panic. This is a normal protective response, but it isn’t always helpful long term.
Many habits and thought patterns form in childhood. The brain is highly adaptable, but children often need gentle guidance to develop healthy ways of thinking and responding.
Children particularly enjoy hypnotherapy because it aligns with their natural love of stories. the rythm and imagery trance feel similar to story time, making it engaging, enjoyable, and something many children look forward to each week.
How I Can Help
I provide support for children with anxiety, focusing on positive development rather than treatment. Sessions last one hour and include talking therapy and hypnotherapy.
Each session I will:
- Highlight what is going well in your child’s life.
- Explain, in a child friendly way, how their brain reacts to anxiety.
- Teach tools to help them recognise calmness and control.
- Use guided stories in trace to help them relax and process what we’ve discussed, children often find this fun and look forward to it each week.
I am Enhanced DBS checked and a member of the BPS, AfSFH, and CNHC, all of which follow strict guidelines for working with children.
How Sessions Work
First Session: I meet your child to understand how they feel, what they enjoy, and what triggers their anxiety. No hypnotherapy in the first session, just building trust. Your child receives a relaxation audio download to use at home.
Regular Sessions: Typically just with your child, though a parent can be present initially if it helps them feel safe.
The Role of Parents
Your support at home makes a real difference as your child. As your child starts new ways of thinking.
- Encourage short positive chats “What’s been good today”?
- Support good sleep and a calm bedtime routine.
- Help them with any small exercises from sessions
Children develop at their own pace. the most lasting change happens when they are given the space to do that.
When Anxiety and Neurodiversity Overlap
‘Anxiety doesn’t always occur on its own’. Many children have neurodiverse traits such as ADHD, dyslexia, or autism, and sometimes anxiety appears alongside these. Making everyday life more intense and harder to navigate.
Hypnotherapy can support children in developing confidence, practical coping tools, and a sense of calm, helping them manage both anxiety, and any additional challenges in their own way.
This is a familiar story with many of my child clients.
A child came to me struggling to attend school, missing many days , and becoming increasingly anxious about going in. After a few sessions, the conversations about not wanting to go stopped. They began attending everyday, and became genuinely enthusiastic about school again.
Small shifts like these can make a lasting difference to a child's confidence and everyday life.
What Hypnotherapy Gives Children
- A focus on what’s going well in their life
- Tools to recognise calmness and feel in control
- New thought patterns that feel natural and positive
- A fun, story based experience, they actually enjoy
FAQs
What age children do you work with?
Children 7 and above. Cooperation and a basic understanding of how their brain responds, is important for this work.
Will my child be forced to talk about worries?
No. Sessions are gentle, enjoyable, and entirely child led. There’s no pressure to talk about anything they’re not ready for.
Can hypnotherapy guarantee results?
No, and any ethical therapist can make that promise. But parent’s regularly notice changes in their child’s confidence, mood, and daily behaviour.
Should I seek support alongside hypnotherapy?
Yes. If anxiety is severe, speaking to your GP is always a good first step. I’m also happy to provide guidance and signposting to other services where helpful.
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