My youngest client yet aged just 5 years old showed incredible bravery and intelligence coming and working through what had become a rather extreme phobia. The phobia developed, following a traumatic experience at school where she was stung by a wasp, which then dropped into her clothes and stung her repeatedly. This led to her being unable to go anywhere she may encounter wasps, bees, insects and infact anything with wings! This began to affect both her home and school life

Going on holiday, but too scared to fly? Many people get a little uneasy when faced with certain situations such as flying, being in a confined space, being faced with a spider / snake etc... This is a natural, intelligent reaction to something we are aware could potentially cause us harm. It is only when this uneasiness becomes traumatic that it needs addressing. This is then classed as a phobia. Phobias can be triggered by certain events, or quite often are merely symptom