KidsMatters®: children’s hypnotherapy training

50% discount for Hypnotherapy Directory members, bringing the fee to £149.50

Children today are growing up in a world that asks more of them than ever before. Anxiety, sleep issues, confidence struggles, emotional overwhelm, exam pressure, habits, and stress-related symptoms are increasingly common topics for families seeking support.

As demand rises, practitioners are looking for a specialist skill set that goes beyond “adult techniques, adapted” – a child-centred approach that is developmentally appropriate, ethically sound, and genuinely engaging for young minds. Includes a module for working with neurodivergent children.

KidsMatters® is a leading voice in children’s hypnotherapy training, equipping qualified practitioners with the confidence and competence to work safely and effectively with children from around age 5 through to the teenage years. The training provides everything you need to deliver high-quality sessions – not only with children, but also in partnership with parents and caregivers, so change is supported at home as well as in the therapy room.

With a holistic, practical framework, KidsMatters® integrates hypnosis with complementary approaches including NLP, mindfulness, and age-appropriate CBT-hypnosis strategies. The result is a modern toolkit that respects children’s unique developmental stages, supports emotional regulation and resilience, and helps you create sessions that are both effective and enjoyable, for the child, the family, and you as the practitioner.

Learning outcomes

Tailoring Your Approach to Children

• working with imaginative flow
• how can hypnotherapy help children?
• what age can you work with children
• contraindications

Working With Neurodivergent Children

• what is neurodivergence?
• an overview of neurodivergent conditions
• adapting your approach for neurodivergent children
• meeting the child's needs
• parental expectations
• discussing the possibility of neurodivergence

Team Working With Parents

• establishing a relationship with the child and parents
• therapeutic boundaries
• team working with schools

Children, Ethics and the Law

• overview
• child protection and well-being
• confidentiality
• national and local laws
• professional membership and insurance
• implied and informed consent

Fun and Games

• benefits of therapeutic games
• rapport building
• discussing sensitive issues
• inner resources and solutions
• explaining hypnotherapy
• encouraging parental child interaction
• drawing and NLP

Inductions

• child-friendly inductions
• example personalised inductions
• quick and effective inductions
• naturalistic inductions
• how to tell when a child is hypnotised

Child-friendly Hypnotic Language, Metaphors and Storytelling

• hypnotic language considerations
• metaphors and storytelling

Solution-Focused Approach

• the miracle question
• scaling
• goal setting

Accessing Inner Resources

• NLP anchor
• secret superhero

Cognitive Behavioural Therapy

• thoughts, emotions and behaviours
• distorted and irrational thinking
• ABCDE approach
• combining CBT with hypnosis
• tasks

Revisiting Trauma and Letting Go

• revisiting trauma
• letting go
• submodalities

Mindfulness

• what is mindfulness?
• adapting mindfulness for children
• emotional regulation

Self-hypnosis

• teaching self-hypnosis

Detailed guidance and protocols for treating

• self-esteem and self-confidence
• self-confidence
• self-destructive behaviour
• bullying
• bedwetting
• anxiety
• "picky eating"
• phobias
• exam nerves
• thumb sucking and other habits
• concentration issues
• chronic pain

Your course includes: All client scripts, resources, website content, practitioner guides and certification, which equates to 8 hours CPD, externally accredited by the ACCPH.

Course structure

The KidsMatters® Children’s Hypnotherapy Training is structured to provide a flexible and comprehensive learning experience for hypnotherapists. Delivered through a combination of video lectures and downloadable resources, including scripts, resources and practitioner guides, the course is divided into clear, self-paced modules. These modules cover the foundation of the KidsMatters® practical hypnosis techniques, client management strategies, and marketing your services.

With lifetime access to materials, interactive assignments, and certification upon completion, the course ensures you gain the knowledge and confidence to effectively implement KidsMatters® protocols in your practice.

For more information or to book your course, please email: info@academyinnermind.co.uk