Louisa Gauld-Crichton

UK - Central

07966819194

I ensure that your child can live a more fulfilled life whether it be help with a phobia, anxiety, anger management, confidence low self-esteem or even exam stress and school transition no matter what they have experienced in the past. I put children, young people and families at[…]

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I offer an initial free consultation to ensure that your child and I are suitable to work together. This ensures that they feel comfortable in their surroundings and that they understand what they want to change and how I can help them. I offer online (zoom) or face-to-face sessions, that usually take place on a weekly basis. This gives your child time to absorb the previous session and start putting what they have learned into practice. These sessions last 1 hour and a child usually attends 4-8 sessions. NLP is favourable to many for this reason as the changes can be made quickly compared with other psychological services such as counselling.

The way I work is simple: I create a relaxed, trusting environment in which I adapt to each child that I meet. The typical age of young people I work with ranges from 7-19 years old’s.

Mental health is so prominent in today’s society and has escalated in the last few years. Undoubtedly there is a shortage of public, professional, therapeutic services added with long NHS waiting lists. This doesn’t help our future generation to receive the help that they urgently deserve and need.

Life is hard and can be harder for children. Trying to navigate through life as a child or teenager is challenging. Many habits and emotions surface whilst growing up and it is essential to ensure your child has the best start in life – not only academically but mentally and socially.

As parents, it can be worrying, stressful and upsetting to discover that you do not know what’s the right thing to do. It can be overwhelming not seeing the wood for the trees; other family members may fall into bad habits too and it can be a vicious cycle. This is where I come in, I work with your child to give a perspective on their thoughts, behaviours and even their physiology.

NLP is a psychological approach that helps people understand their emotions, thoughts and behaviours, with practical proactive tools and techniques which are easy to act upon (similar to CBT). I use principles of NLP for myself, yet I don’t have a magic wand, nor a secret potion! However, as a licenced NLP4Kids practitioner, I am well-versed in the techniques that are highly favoured in therapy.

My name is Louisa and I’m an NLP4Kids practitioner who lives in Wellington, Telford with my husband and 11-year-old daughter.

I am motivated to make a difference in the lives of children and young people. I believe there is no better way than to use NLP (Neuro Linguistic Programming) therapeutically and by applying it.

Interested? My office is based at home in Wellington, Telford and I’d love to offer you a free consultation to tell you more about how I can help your child turn negative emotions into more positive behaviour patterns. You and your family are not alone!

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How Does Our Therapy Help Children and Young People?

We use a combination of safe and effective therapies with children and teenagers that help them learn how to control their thoughts, emotions and behaviour. Our practitioners are specialists in working with children using a form of therapy called NLP. This stands for Neuro Linguistic Programming. "Neuro" relates to the brain and "linguistic" refers to language and how it is used inside the mind and out of the mouth! "Programming" describes the patterns and habits created, learnt and followed. Using NLP techniques and strategies, (which we have adapted to be fun, safe and easy for children and teenagers to use) we give young people the skills to think in new ways so that they feel in control and learn to understand the world from the perspective of others as well as their own. NLP is a cognitive form of therapy, with some parallels to CBT (cognitive behaviour therapy.) Our work is effective in helping children overcome bad habits, behaviour problems, fears and self esteem problems as well as many other challenges. (See the list below for more suggestions about the types of problems we can help with.)

In addition, our practitioners may have qualifications in other specialist therapies, such as EFT/TFT (tapping techniques), Coaching, Counselling and Hypnotherapy for children.

Hypnosis is perfectly safe for children because it is a relaxed state that they already utilise when learning, watching television or doing something creative. Some children will be able to experience a deep, eyes closed relaxing trance. Young children are usually more suited to an awakened trance. This is induced when playing games, colouring or whilst other activities that our Hypnotherapy4Kids practitioners have been trained to use. Our Hypnotherapists will notice the subtle shifts in your child�s levels of awareness so that they can begin to implant suggestions for change or improvement as soon as they see that an awakened trance is achieved.

The first step in helping your child is to contact a practitioner who is local to you. You can call them on the number above or complete the contact box below if you would like the practitioner to contact you. They will conduct a consultation with you, either over the phone or in person. Once they have understood the challenges your child is facing, they will invite you and your child to meet with them. If you decide to go ahead with some therapy or coaching sessions for your child, the therapist will advise you of the best course of action. Your therapist will give you feedback and advise to help you support your child and you will remain in full control of the number of sessions you book and how often. [Read Less]