Natalie Buckland

0783 0115735

I’m Natalie, based in Cardiff and offering sessions dedicated to nurturing the well-being of children. I specialise in supporting children and young people to conquer anxiety, exam stress, low self-esteem and the relentless pursuit of perfection. Anxiety alleviation – I am committed to helping children and young[…]

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Anxiety alleviation – I am committed to helping children and young people overcome anxiety and stress, providing them with the tools to embrace life’s challenges with confidence.

Exam stress solutions – Exams need not be daunting. I can equip your child with strategies to manage exam stress and perform at their best.

Boosting self-esteem – I aim to foster healthy self-esteem in your child and help them embrace their worth and capabilities.

Achievement without pressure – I understand the pressure of perfection and will guide your child to achieve without the burden of unattainable expectations.

What will an NLP session involve?

I will offer a free online consultation with you and your child and if they feel comfortable working with me, I can book them in to see me in a beautiful therapy room, with a relaxed atmosphere where I will find out more about the challenges they are experiencing and guide them through some strategies hopefully having some fun along the way!

I am passionate about empowering children to take charge of their emotions, build resilience, embrace positivity and conquer their fears. As a qualified NLP Practitioner, the techniques that I teach children are tools that they can draw on whenever they are faced with an emotional challenge.

Seeing my own child struggle with anxiety during the Covid pandemic and witnessing the effects that NLP had on him rebuilding his confidence, I decided to train as an NLP practitioner and hypnotherapist, specialising in working with children and young people, and I’m so glad I did! It is so rewarding.

As a child, despite having a very supportive family I put a huge amount of pressure on myself to achieve at school and constantly compared myself to others who I thought were brighter, slimmer or prettier than me. School was not a happy time but looking back now, I know that it didn’t have to be that way.

If your child is struggling and they need some help, please contact me now to arrange an appointment.

I look forward to hearing from you.

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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]