Inner Child Healing Therapy

Nurture, Heal And Free Your Inner Child From Painful Experiences Of The Past

INNER CHILD HEALING THERAPY IN-PERSON ULVERSTON, CUMBRIA, UK.

INNER CHILD HEALING THERAPY ONLINE

Inner Child Healing Therapy is a type of psychotherapy that focuses on assisting individuals in healing from childhood trauma and cultivating a positive relationship with their Inner Child.

The term “Inner Child” has become popular in Psychotherapy and some spiritual practices. More popular with abused children or children who have experienced neglect, lack of love, support, validation, abandonment, rejection, attachment issues, relational issues, and so on. Inner Child work is a powerful tool for releasing hidden agendas, deep emotional trauma or wounds, distress, and other issues that, if not addressed, can lead to lifelong unhappiness.

Within us is an Inner Child, the accumulation of all our learning and experiences before puberty. The Inner Child is our emotional self, where we have our feelings. The Inner Child not only holds unresolved emotions such as sadness, hurts, pain, traumas, neglect, and abandonment, to name a few, but also joy, spontaneity, fun, insight, delight, aliveness, and connection to one’s true self or divine source. Forming a long-lasting, healthy relationship with your Inner Child is an empowering step forward towards living a more authentic, blissful, and meaningful life.

The Child within is a delightful, spontaneous, mischievous, and sparkling part of our personality if the adult had a healthy and normal childhood. The Child Within is subordinate to the adult personality and is under the control of the adult will.

However, if there is childhood trauma, the spontaneous part of us becomes “damaged.” When triggered by a situation similar to the past, the Child within will override the adult will and act out, resulting in tantrums and inappropriate behaviour in adult situations.

Inner Child Therapy uses various techniques to help individuals heal from childhood trauma, develop a healthy relationship with their Inner Child and explore their feelings and experiences in a safe and supportive environment.

Inner Child Therapy can involve various techniques and approaches, depending on the therapist’s and the individual’s needs. Some standard methods used in Inner Child Therapy include guided visualization, role-playing, journaling, creative expression, and Inner Child dialogues, for example.

Finding a qualified and experienced therapist specialising in Inner Child Therapy is essential to ensure you receive the best care. Your therapist must ensure you feel safe and supported throughout the process and help you manage potential risks or challenges.

While Inner Child Therapy can be a powerful tool for healing, it’s important to note that it can also be challenging and emotionally intense at times, as it involves exploring and processing deep emotional wounds. However, with the guidance of a skilled therapist and a willingness to engage in the process, individuals can experience profound healing and transformation.

Many individuals have experienced positive results from Inner Child Therapy. By developing a healthy relationship with their Inner Child, they recover from childhood trauma, build more beneficial relationships with themselves and others, and live more fulfilling and meaningful lives.

WHAT ARE THE BENEFITS OF INNER CHILD THERAPY?

• Feel safer
• Learn to trust oneself
• Learn to love oneself
• Recover from childhood hurts, abuse, trauma and pains
• Recover from neglect and abandonment
• Recover from loneliness and isolation
• Recover from depression and related illnesses
• Recover from physical illness and ailments
• Recover from PSTD, panic attacks, and anxiety-related disorders
• Recover from self-harming patterns
• Overcome and heal from unexplained, overloaded emotional outbursts or responses
• Overcome anger-related issues
• Free emotional entanglements and negative patterns
• Take responsibility for your own well-being and let go of blame
• Let go of the inner critic
• Reparent
• Give your inner child what they needed as a child
• Gain emotional health independence
• Build healthier relationships with oneself and others
• Regain meaning and joy in one’s self
• Regain a sense of self-worth, meaning and fulfilment
• Ignite one’s true self, true heart desires and integrity
• So much more.

HOW WILL INNER CHILD THERAPY HELP ME?

In recent years, Inner Child work has been shown to be beneficial in treating people who have experienced childhood trauma, including sexual, physical, mental and emotional abuse, abandonment and neglect. It is especially true of those who used disassociation in one form or another to cope with the trauma.

Assume you suffered from long-term neglect, abandonment, abuse or other deeply traumatic experiences as a child. Deeply ingrained feelings of confusion, lack of love, instability, and self-loathing, to name a few, cause one to become trapped in the past dynamics experienced as a child. As there was no one to show a better way of being, one learns to survive these deeply painful experiences, and some part of you moved on.

Assume you were a child who experienced long periods of neglect, abandonment, abuse, confusion, a lack of love, instability, and self-loathing, to name a few or other deeply traumatic experiences. These experiences become entangled in the dynamics of childhood.

Because the child has not fully developed mentally or emotionally, the part that experienced those feelings/trauma remains trapped at that point in time, unable to process the experience or feelings. The unconscious mind will do what it always does and ‘cuts off that part’ that experienced this so that the rest of you can survive and function. With more severe trauma, a more complex scenario may include feelings of dissociation. You learned to survive these deeply painful experiences because there was no one to show you a better way to be or heal, and the rest of you moved on, leaving that part of your child stuck or trapped in that experience(s).

Despite survival being a necessary and protective aspect of our experience, these trapped emotions continue to rise to the surface for Healing and integration, allowing them to become a part of you now. Unfortunately, no one is taught how to do this safely, primarily if one or both of your parents are unable to support you. As a result, reliving the same turmoil continuously negatively impacts one’s life. This is often experienced as ‘being triggered!’

Inner Child Therapy can help people understand their feelings of guilt and shame, reducing nightmares, flashbacks, and panic attacks. It is commonly used to treat self-harm issues, eating disorders, severe PTSD, and prolonged periods of distress or trauma during childhood. You do not need to have experienced significant trauma to benefit from Inner Child work.

INNER CHILD HEALING THERAPY HAS BEEN KNOWN TO HELP WITH THE FOLLOWING:

• Aspects of Autism and ADHD
• Abandonment
• Abuse
• Anxiety-related disorders
• Attachment issues
• Bereavement
• Bullying
• Co-dependency issues
• Confusion
• Depression
• Emotional overwhelm and triggers
• Identity issues, i.e. self-worth and confidence
• Lack of healthy boundaries
• Low Self-esteem
• Neglect
• Over responsibility for the adult
• Panic Attacks
• Physical ailments
• Rejection
• Relationship issues
• Renewed resources
• Self-harm
• Trauma
• Trust issues
• Unresolved anger, guilt, shame, resentment and blame

HOW DO I KNOW IF THIS WORK IS RIGHT FOR ME?

• Do you feel stuck in your healing progress?
• Are you unable to access deep emotional wounds safely to allow for more profound healing?
• Do you feel that you keep acting out the same patterns no matter what you do?
• Have you suffered long-term neglect, abuse, abandonment, or more during childhood?
• Do you feel lost in a void you can’t find a way out of?
• Do you continually feel overwhelmed, chaotic, and “Can’t cope” but don’t understand why or where it is coming from?
• Do you have complicated relationships, either personal or work-related?
• Do you keep going through the same types of relationships?
• Are you committed to your healing journey and craving a long-term, meaningful change deeply rooted in your true essence?
• Do you long to reconnect with a part of yourself that wishes to bring you deep, meaningful fulfilment in your life?

WHAT HAPPENS IN AN INNER CHILD HEALING THERAPY SESSION?

Inner Child Healing therapy sessions are beneficial for people who want to explore and address one or more specific childhood issues they wish to explore through structured therapy sessions, with the focus being on Healing the Inner Child.

The first consultation (1 hour) is an initial assessment to determine if the therapist fits you. During this session, the therapist evaluates their skills and expertise to address your specific needs. If the therapist feels that another professional may be better suited to assist you, they will provide appropriate referrals.

Additionally, the consultation allows the therapist to gather essential information about the reasons for seeking therapy, your history related to the issues, any pertinent medical information, and other relevant details. During this session, the Therapist will discuss your goals, outcomes, length and frequency of sessions and whether therapy is likely to be short or long-term.

Finally, the consultation is an opportunity for both the client and the therapist to assess if they are a good fit and can form a therapeutic relationship for deeper work.

To fully access the root cause, Psychotherapy and Hypnotherapy Regression techniques or working with the unconscious, such as working with the body or highly charged emotions, may be used safely to avoid re-traumatising the client. It is a progressive and interactive journey in which the client gently accesses and embraces these younger parts, allowing them to be heard, healed, and eventually integrated. It may also include self-care techniques between sessions to help the client rebuild a healthy relationship with the Inner Child and oneself.

During Inner Child therapy, the therapist may also help individuals identify and challenge negative beliefs or patterns of behaviour that developed due to childhood trauma. By addressing these patterns and beliefs, individuals can create new, healthier ways of thinking and behaving that support their emotional well-being and personal growth.

As each person is unique, how we approach and work with the Inner Child will differ for each person. However, as the journey unfolds, you will gain the information and tools you need for your Inner Child Healing.

The length of Inner Child Healing therapy depends on what you are working through and how long you have dealt with these issues. Isolated trauma incidents, for example, will be resolved much faster (in a few sessions) than long-term neglect and abuse, which may require months or years of therapy and depends on how frequently you have treatment, such as once a week or every two weeks. Inner child Healing sessions can be 1 hour, 1.5 hours or 2 hours.

POTENTIAL RISKS OF INNER CHILD THERAPY:

While Inner Child therapy can be a powerful tool for healing, it can also bring up intense emotions and memories that can be difficult to process. It’s important for individuals to be aware of these potential challenges and to work with a qualified therapist who can help them manage and navigate them.

• Emotional intensity: Inner Child therapy can bring up intense emotions and memories that can be difficult to process. This can be challenging for some individuals, especially those who have experienced significant trauma or have difficulty regulating their emotions.
• Re-traumatization: In some cases, Inner Child therapy can inadvertently trigger or re-traumatize individuals who have experienced past trauma. It’s important for therapists to be aware of this risk and to work with clients to develop coping strategies and techniques to manage intense emotions.
• Resistance: Some individuals may initially resist the process of Inner Child therapy, either because they are not ready to confront their past or because they have developed coping mechanisms that protect them from painful emotions. A skilled therapist can help clients work through resistance and gently guide them towards deeper healing.
• Dependence: In some cases, individuals may become overly dependent on their therapist or the therapy process. This can be problematic if it prevents individuals from developing their own coping skills and strategies outside of therapy.

It’s important to note that while these risks and challenges are possible, they can be managed and navigated with the support of a skilled and experienced therapist. By working with a qualified therapist and being open to the process, individuals can experience profound healing and transformation through Inner Child therapy.

INNER CHILD HEALING THERAPY WITH ME:

To become a UKCP-accredited Psychotherapist, I had to go through therapy myself to understand what it was like to be a client. After beginning treatment, I discovered I could not move past specific childhood experiences despite various psychotherapy forms.

In 2012, I realised that what I required was not readily available and needed to provide the tools to heal aspects of my unresolved inner child wounds. At this point, I created and developed my own Inner Child Healing Therapy programme, which enabled me to resolve issues I had previously been unable to resolve with a therapist. As a result, despite not actively advertising Inner Child Healing Therapy, more and more clients came to me for ‘inner child healing’. Since then, I have been using these techniques with clients. My clients experienced equally phenomenal shifts over the years. Most of them have been unable to make the level of progress they did with other forms of therapy.

I drew on my psychotherapeutic training and my own inner experiences and combined them. I am sure some of these techniques may be out there already and overlap with those of other specialised professionals. However, these are entirely based on my personal experiences. I am deeply grateful for the privilege of sharing these with others on the Healing journey.

As with Psychotherapy or Hypnotherapy, you will enter into a therapeutic agreement with the therapist, focusing on solution-focused outcomes and goals.

MY PSYCHOTHERAPEUTIC APPROACH:

My approach to therapy is holistic, transformative, and multidimensional, incorporating integrative and psychodynamic elements. I believe in outcome-focused psychotherapy, which emphasises setting specific goals for treatment and regularly monitoring progress towards those goals. This approach involves collaborating with clients to understand their hopes and develop a plan to achieve those goals, using various techniques and interventions to assist them while focusing on achieving specific outcomes.

In addition, I integrate elements from different schools of psychotherapy, such as cognitive-behavioural, humanistic, and psychodynamic approaches, to address the emotional, behavioural, and cognitive aspects of my clients’ needs. This integrative approach provides a comprehensive and flexible framework that can be adapted to each client’s unique circumstances and preferences, allowing for a more personalised and effective therapeutic experience.

Furthermore, I also incorporate psychodynamic principles into my practice, which focuses on exploring the unconscious mind and its influence on a person’s thoughts, feelings, and behaviours. This approach, rooted in the theories of Sigmund Freud, emphasises the role of early childhood experiences and the dynamics of interpersonal relationships in shaping an individual’s psychological functioning. By bringing unconscious conflicts and patterns to the surface, psychodynamic therapy aims to promote greater self-awareness and a deeper understanding of the underlying factors contributing to the client’s difficulties.

My holistic, transformative, and multidimensional approach to therapy integrates outcome-focused, integrative, and psychodynamic elements, among other elements, to provide clients with a comprehensive and personalised therapeutic experience aimed at achieving positive and lasting change.

I provide:

• Psychotherapeutic experience includes over 17 years of working professionally and privately with people between 18-94 years old.
• Over 12 years of Inner Child Healing Therapy experience, working with adult clients
• I developed a unique Inner Child Healing programme, which I incorporated into Inner Child Healing Therapy
• Safe, non-judgmental, and nurturing space.
• Caring, compassionate, and empathic
• Gently challenging
• Supportive and encouraging
• Insightful, progressive and transformational
• Outcome-focused therapy and solutions
• Holistic and integrative approach
• Psychodynamic and multi-dimensional approach
• Expansive and developing
• Supports and encourages self-empowerment
• Follows confidentiality and ethical commitments in line with UKCP and NSTT codes of ethics
• Online and in-person sessions

TRAINING AND EXPERIENCE:

I am an Outcome-focused, Integrative and Psychodynamic Energy Psychotherapist, Psychotherapist and Hypno-Psychotherapist. I am an Accredited member of the UKCP (United Kingdom Council of Psychotherapists), a fellow member of ACEP (Association for Comprehensive Energy Psychology), EPN (Energy Psychotherapy Network), NSTT (National Society of Talking Therapies), and a registered member of Awaken School of Outcome-Oriented Psychotherapies Ltd.

Psychotherapeutic experience includes over 17 years of working professionally and privately with people between 18-94 years old and 12 years of experience working with Inner Child Healing.

Psychotherapeutic Qualifications include Energy Psychotherapy DIP, PG DIP in Outcome Oriented Psychotherapies, Hypnotherapy and Psychotherapy (Hypno-psychotherapy) DIP, Intermediate Clinical Hypnotherapy Cert, NLP Practitioner Cert. Psychology DIP

PRICES FOR INNER CHILD THERAPY SESSIONS:

First Consultation 1 hr – £75 – In-person/Zoom

£75 for 1 hr session for private clients – In-person/Zoom

£112.50 for 1.5 hr session for private clients – In-person/Zoom

£150 for 2hr sessions for private clients in-person/Zoom

TERMS AND CONDITIONS:

** In-Person and Zoom Sessions: Payment in full is required when booking to secure your appointments. If you do not do so, your reservation will be automatically cancelled. You must give more than 48 hours’ notice if you need to cancel or reschedule your appointment. If you reschedule or cancel an appointment within 48 hours or do not attend the appointment on the scheduled date—no show, you will be charged in full.

I operate under the UKCP Code of Ethics and the UK Law, and if you agree to my therapeutic agreement, you agree to these practice terms. Please get in touch with me if you have any questions.

** Note: ** Please keep in mind that I am committed to my work and clients, and in return, I request that you follow these terms and conditions. If payment is not made to secure your booking, another client will automatically fill your appointment time. Thank you so much for your understanding in this matter.

TESTIMONIALS:

“Karyn is a wonderful therapist, one of the best I have been to. On a 2-day inner child workshop, she helped me discover and fall in love with my inner child. She really cares, and her support is second to none. I really recommend her.” Dov, Psychotherapist, Manchester *

“I never realized how much my childhood trauma was impacting my life until I started Inner Child therapy. Karyn helped me develop a stronger connection with my Inner Child and work through my feelings in a safe and supportive environment. I feel like a weight has been lifted off my shoulders, and I’m finally able to move forward with my life.” – Ulverston *

“I was sceptical about Inner Child therapy at first, but I’m so glad I gave it a try. Karyn helped me understand how my childhood trauma affected my relationships and mental health and gave me the tools I needed to heal. I feel like a new person, and I’m so grateful for the support and guidance I received.” – Cumbria *

“Thank you SOOO much for a wonderful journey, steady support and the results. It was a real pleasure and privilege working with you, Karyn” – Manchester *

“I found Karyn to be really easy to work with. Her compassion, patience, guidance, and tools have helped me heal deep patterns and allowed me to shift my relationship with myself and others on so many incredible levels. Thank you so much.” London *

* This may vary from person to person.