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Inner Child and Attachment Healing
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Support for emotional wounds, unmet needs, and patterns that began long ago.

Do You Feel Stuck in Old Patterns — Even When You Know Better?

Sometimes we react in ways that feel younger than we are. We withdraw. We people-please. We self-sabotage just when things start going well.
These responses often have roots in early life experiences — unmet emotional needs, attachment wounds, or protective behaviours we once needed to feel safe.

What Is Inner Child Healing?

Inner child work is a therapeutic approach that helps you connect with the younger parts of yourself that may still be holding on to fear, shame, sadness, or confusion. Through guided hypnotherapy and gentle regression, we can access these parts of your inner world and begin to bring compassion, understanding, and healing.

This isn’t about “reliving” the past — it’s about gently reprocessing what your younger self couldn’t fully understand at the time, with the support and safety you have now.

Common Themes I Work With

You may find this page helpful if you're navigating:

  • Deep emotional reactions that feel “disproportionate”

  • Fear of abandonment or difficulty trusting others

  • Cycles of shame, guilt, or self-blame

  • Feeling like you're "too much" or "not enough"

  • Ongoing self-sabotage in relationships, work, or wellbeing

  • A longing to feel more whole, worthy, and emotionally safe

How Hypnotherapy May Support You

Hypnotherapy for inner child and attachment healing may help you:

  • Reconnect with your inner child in a safe, compassionate way

  • Understand and release old beliefs that no longer serve you

  • Strengthen your sense of emotional safety and self-worth

  • Heal attachment wounds and create more secure relationships

  • Build new internal narratives based on trust, care, and resilience

This work often brings deep relief and unexpected insight — and can be a turning point for clients who’ve tried talk therapy and want to go deeper, gently.

Why This Work Matters

When we tend to the younger parts of ourselves, we open space for growth, self-acceptance, and emotional freedom.
With over 30 years of experience, I create a safe, supportive space for this work — blending hypnotherapy, NLP, and mind–body tools to guide your healing journey.

What to Expect in a Session

  • 90-minute initial session

  • Gentle regression work (no re-traumatising)

  •  Trauma-informed, compassionate approach

  • Personalised tools to support emotional integration

Ready to Begin?

Healing your past doesn’t mean staying stuck in it — it means giving yourself the care you may not have received back then.
Book your session today and begin reconnecting with your inner calm, courage, and clarity.

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24 Johnston street, Level 4, Suite 10, Wellington,

New Zealand

11 Hector Street, Petone

In person and zoom sessions available

 info@meredithmccarthy.com 

 +64 27 699 3950

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*Disclaimer: Meredith McCarthy is a qualified clinical hypnotherapist registered with the New Zealand Association of Professional Hypnotherapists (NZAPH). Hypnotherapy is a recognised complementary therapeutic approach that can assist with a wide range of issues, including emotional, behavioural, and psychosomatic challenges.

Hypnotherapy is not intended to replace medical diagnosis or treatment. Clients with diagnosed mental health conditions are encouraged to seek support from a registered mental health professional and may benefit from using hypnotherapy as part of an integrated care approach.

While many clients experience positive outcomes, individual results vary and cannot be guaranteed. No claims are made to cure or treat medical conditions in a conventional medical sense.

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