Supportive and Effective Hypnotherapy for Hebden Bridge, Halifax and West Yorkshire

Becoming a parent is the biggest leap of faith you can make: a new being to carry and deliver safely into your family. A new person to get to know and understand. A new realisation that so much that felt 'under control' in your life now seems to be so woefully outside of your control; and all this with very little sleep. You may find yourself feeling low and depressed, angry, maybe even out of control. It can feel like there is nowhere to turn.

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Many people assume that being a good parent comes naturally- even parents! And the truth is that this is not the case; it's a skill that is constantly developing and needs time and constant adjustment to be a good fit for everyone. The very fact that we expect to inhabit this complex role instinctively means that we often find ourselves falling short and beating ourselves up for getting it wrong- and this only makes us feel worse. And these feelings don't disappear on our child's first birthday or on the birth of our second or third child (though friends and colleagues may stop asking if you're getting enough sleep/support/quality time with your partner after this).

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There are many reasons for post-natal adjustment difficulties: being a parent can be a little like carrying a Pandora's box around with us all our lives; we just don't know what it may unleash in us until we become parents. Early childhood memories and our early role models can play a part, but so can the unnerving loss of our sense of self and feelings of isolation when adjusting to being a parent. Lack of support in our modern society means that parents struggle on, feeling like failures for not coping, little realising that previous generations had much stronger support networks in place. Remember the proverb, 'it takes a village to raise a child'? I am here to support you.

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I offer fast, effective, targeted support for parents. Using a range of techniques including hypno-psychotherapy, relaxation and solution-focused therapy, I aim to support you to connect with your inner 'wise parent' and to connect meaningfully with your children's needs in order to parent calmly and compassionately.  

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