What is Inner Child Therapy ?
As the title indicates, this is a method of therapy wherein the Inner Child (We all have one!) can be accessed, and negative thinking, unwelcome behaviour, traumas, etc gently and positively can be addressed. The Child within all of us is a delightful part of us, a spontaneous, mischievous, sparkling part of our personality. The contra aspect is that the child within can throw tantrums, behave unreasonably or inappropriately. The child within is secondary to the adult personality and controlled by the adult will, however sometimes unconsciously, we allow the inner child to take control of certain areas of our life. By accessing the inner child through hypnosis we can encourage the adult side to take back their rightful dominant position. Where appropriate the therapist can also utilize inner child therapy to address any childhood trauma or damage. If there has been negative conditioning in childhood, ie the child continually told he/she is “Stupid”, “hopeless”, or “you will never amoun
