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Emotional Freedom Techniques® - EFT

Is often referred to as emotional acupressure. This relatively new development in holistic treatments uses tapping on a number of acupuncture points to stimulate the body’s natural healing response.

 

What can EFT help with?

EFT can be used to treat a broad spectrum of emotional and emotionally based problems for example;-
  • Fears related to performance like public speaking, concentration, sports, etc.

  • Phobias such as the fear of heights, flying, enclosed spaces, driving, etc.

  • Trauma from emotional or physical abuse, war experiences, bereavement, etc.

  • Distressing emotions such as depression and anger.

  • Addictive patterns of behaviour involved in smoking, obesity, alcoholism, drug addiction, etc.

  • Insomnia

  • Emotions surrounding physical conditions such as pain management and incapacity.

 
How EFT Works

Based on Traditional Chinese Medicinal philosophy (Acupuncture, Shiatsu, etc) that emotional and physical problems are reflected in imbalances in the energy and meridian systems in the body, EFT relieves symptoms using tapping with the fingertips on a simple series of acupuncture points on the body.

The tapping releases the emotional blockages that are created when a person is triggered by a memory of a disturbing situation or circumstance. After the blockage is released, the memory remains, but the emotional charge has gone as the system becomes balanced.

As the whole body system is so dynamically linked; with emotional stress creating physical problems, and physical problems creating emotional stress, the balancing of any part of the system can have a dramatic effect on the healing process of the entire body.

The great benefit of EFT is it’s simplicity which means it can easily be learnt by the patient so that they can take the techniques away with them and continue to help themselves at home.

 
What to expect from an EFT session
  • Each session lasts about 1 hour and the patient remains seated and fully clothed.
     

  • After an initial consultation to determine your current health status and the issues you want to address, the practitioner will explain the procedure and take you through the tapping protocol addressing any specific issues that come up in turn.
     

  • Most issues can be partially or completely relieved within a short space of time using this process, however, others may need the process repeated with variations in the focus, wording or approach to the issue being addressed, as the treatment may well reveal some deeper issues.

 
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Background

EFT was developed in the mid 1990’s by Gary Craig, whose academic training includes a Stanford Engineering Degree. While personal healing has been his passion for over 30 years, Gary is neither a licensed therapist nor a trained psychologist. Many of the concepts underlying EFT came from Gary's training in Thought Field Therapy (TFT) under the tutorship of Dr. Roger Callahan.

TFT involves the use of 10 or 15 individualized tapping routines. EFT differs in that it employs only one comprehensive tapping routine which is used for all emotional and physical problems.

 
Case Studies

I went to see Elaine to stop smoking. I believe we spent no longer than 15 minutes tapping the various points on the body while at the same time working with different affirmations on my need to smoke. What I found amazing was my resistance to come up with a plausible reason why I needed to smoke. While working with the affirmations a strange thing started to happen. I was suddenly aware that my need to smoke was starting to subside. At first I felt nauseous, but very soon I was unable to imagine what it was like to smoke. It was like recovering from an illness, like a huge weight had been lifted from my shoulders. The sense of relief that I no longer have to smoke is immense. Since going to see Elaine I have not smoked a single cigarette. I do not feel as mentally and physically congested as I did when I smoked. You don’t have to rely on willpower as the technique is designed to eliminate cravings; which it does. I have had mild twinges and I think this has to do with routine, but because the technique allows the patient to able to self treat, a few taps in the right places and I feel fine again. Matthew, Hertfordshire

 

Please note: Before undertaking any course of complementary therapy if you have a specific medical problem you are advised to seek professional medical help.