Partnering Parents

Help for young people

Typical situations I have helped with include:

Bullying; I worked with a girl who had been bullied so badly for 2 years she was becoming anorexic and having regular nightmares.
After 2 sessions only her mother wrote "Our daughter is now very confident. To see her smile again when she comes out of school is fantastic. She can now stand up for herself. To be able to go and see a doctor and have them recommend a bullying counsellor like Lys Hix would be fantastic."

One parent whose child I worked with said:
"My daughter was being badly bullied at school.She cried every morning saying she didn't want to go in.She had continual headaches and stomach cramps. After a few sessions with Lys she now goes to school happily. It really has boosted her confidence. She stands up to bullies and knows how to stand tall now. This has worked fantastically for us. We thought the only option was changing schools. I'm so glad we didn't." Hilary T.Bromley.

Phobias; A ten year old boy came to me with a phobia of vomiting following a distressing incident. I used a technique often termed 'fast phobia cure'. This enabled him to essentially 'delete' the traumatic element of the experience, by revisiting the incident in his imagination, without undergoing the difficulty of describing it to me. I also encouraged him to associate the experience with something he could laugh about; in this case an episode of The Simpsons in which Bart had been sick and made an amusing story out of it. He managed to conjure up the image of Bart's story when he felt ill and it made him smile. We drew pictures of the "bad germs" being overcome by the "good" blood cells. An image which he conjured up at will. After two sessions his symptoms had disappeared. His mother even said that he had enjoyed the sessions so much that he was almost sorry that his symptoms had disappeared and he had not reason to come back!

Eating Problems; "My daughter began having eating problems at 16. She attended several sessions with Lys. After a short period, a change for the better was obvious. My daughter has now passed through an awkward stage of her life with the minimum of difficulty. I would personally recommend Lys's assistance and advice to any parent or child."
AN(Kent)

Depression and school refusal; I worked with a 14 year old who had not been into school for a term. After 6 sessions her mother wrote "My daughter is now in school each day. Thank you Lys it's like a miracle. You have given my daughter so many positive thoughts and confidence.It was all so quick, I never thought she'd get back into school.It's great to hear her singing round the house.I can't thank you enough."

Bereavement; I worked with a very young girl whose mother died very unexpectedly. As a result she became quite depressed and withdrawn. Her father said “ By getting my daughter to express herself through drawings and using her counselling skills Lys was able to explore feelings that she had bottled up since her mum died. As a result of the sessions my daughter became more outgoing and confident.

Anxiety; I helped a 7 year old boy who suffered from anxiety. He came to me because since having watched a television programme where a mum had been murdered, he had a phobia that harm would come to his mother when she was out of his sight. This in turn was quite a stressful situation for her. After 2 treatments she said "I wasn't sure how my son would feel about talking to a total stranger on his own about his problems, but he was extremely relaxed with Lys from the beginning. He has over come his phobia and I have to say I am delighted. He is a different child.”

Methods I work by using creative tools such as drawing, role play, visualisation and positive thinking.