Working with a client's inner child
There is often a great deal of unprocessed emotional experience stored within us from earlier life stages, and when those experiences remain unacknowledged, they can quietly shape our responses, relationships, and sense of self in the present.
Inner child hypnotherapy gently guides clients toward awareness of these earlier parts of themselves, creating a safe and supported space for connection and healing to take place. As clients develop this compassionate inner relationship, they also build powerful skills for self-regulation — learning to soothe, comfort, and resource themselves from within, in ways that continue to benefit them long after each session ends.
This approach can be used alongside a wide range of therapeutic goals and is particularly valuable for clients seeking to understand patterns in their emotional responses, strengthen their sense of identity, or move forward with greater confidence and self-compassion.
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Inner Child Hypnotherapy Curriculum
Online. Self-paced. Includes optional assignments, feedback and support. Accredited Certification on completion.
Welcome and Introduction
- Certification, Assignments and Course Navigation
- Welcome
- About Academy of the Inner Mind (AIM)
- Learning Outcomes
- Course Structure
- Copyright Disclaimer
What is Inner Child Therapy?
- Introducing the Inner Child
- Why Inner Child Work Matters
- How Childhood Shapes Us
- Recognising the Inner Child in Everyday Life
- Inner Child Work in the Wider Therapeutic Landscape
- The Science Behind Inner Child Work
Working Hypnotherapeutically with the Inner Child
- Why Hypnosis Works So Well for Inner Child Healing
- Preparing Clients and Setting Expectations
- The Potentials and Power of This Work
- Points to Consider: Scope, Ethics and Safety
- Inner Child Hypnosis Protocol
Rapport Building Before Meeting Your Client's Inner Child
- Evaluating Suitability of this Approach
Self Hypnosis
- Self Hypnosis
- Self Hypnosis Client Handout
Explaining the Inner Child Concept
- Preparing to Meet Your Inner Child
Making Links With Your Inner Child
- Creating Connections with Your Inner Child
Noticing the Inner Child
- Beginning to Pay Attention to Your Inner Child
Healing the Inner Child
- Re-parenting Your Child With Kindness, Acceptance & Boundaries
Emotional Processing
- Working Through the Emotional Stages
Accessing the Adult State
- Recognising and Accessing an Adult State
- Utilising an NLP Anchor
References
- References
Recordings scripts
Included in your course...
Video demonstrations
Learn the techniques by watching Claire demonstrate them with clients.
Client resources
Whether you are an experienced hypnotherapist, or work with women in a different way, you'll find all the client resources, including forms, handouts, scripts and recordings, to work effectively with your clients.
Optional assignments
You have a choice of working through the course material in your own time and, on completion of the course, contacting me to issue your certificate. Alternatively, if you wish to have further support, you are welcome to complete and submit assignments for marking.
Self-paced learning
You can complete this course at your own pace and are asked to submit your assignments within six months.
Free certificate in hypnotherapy
If hypnotherapy isn't your primary modality, you can access our Certificate in Hypnotherapy course free of charge. This course is designed to offer you an overview of hypnotherapy theory and techniques but it is not designed to qualify you as a hypnotherapist. If you wish to train as a fully qualified hypnotherapist, you are advised to complete a CNHC Accredited Diploma in Clinical Hypnotherapy.
Online portal access
You will have access to an online learning portal for twelve months from purchase of your course. Written materials can be downloaded so that you have permanent access to them.
CPD hours
This course counts for 8 hours CE or CPD if you choose not to do the assignments. A combination of reading the course material, watching video demonstrations and PowerPoints, additional reading, and assignments adds up to 15 hours CPD. Some students will complete the course in less time, and some may take longer.