Emotional Freedom Technique is an Exciting, startlingly  effective and  Powerful meridian therapy that uses the same meridian points as acupuncture. Developed by Gary Craig, in the USA, EFT is the leading technique of the new treatments referred to as Energy Psychology. It is also likened to non-invasive acupuncture because it uses a tapping procedure on the appropriate meridian points instead of needles. 

  The success of this treatment with a wide range of emotional and physical issues are creating breakthrough understandings about the nature of healing and personal change. EFT uses the words of the clients whilst they “tune in” and focus on their issue or problem whilst tapping on a sequence of specific points on the body. For example, someone experiencing a fear of flying would be asked to think about different aspects of that situation and express what their feelings are; this can all be done without re-experiencing events from the past. The combination of the tuning into the problem, identifying the emotions attached to the problem whilst tapping on specific points, releases the emotion. You do not even have to believe that it works, it still does! Much like you do not have to know how a car works under the bonnet but you can still drive one.  Similarly, you do not have to play the piano to know when it is played off key!  You know you can trust your hearing to let you know.   As previously stated, the client’s own words are used thus EFT puts the keys to the problem AND the solution right back where it belongs - namely with each individual person themselves. 

 

Just three benefits from EFT are:

 

• Decreases Anxiety 
• Increases body awareness 
• Enables positive cognitive shifts 

 

 

Successes 

The EFT website http://www.emofree.com lists many, many case histories from quite severe childhood trauma, war veterans experiencing PTSD, phobias (the list is endless), all who have been helped with EFT. Some of my personal successes have been dealing with cravings for smoking cessation, (used alongside Hypnosis, the success for smoking cessation is increased immensely). Eliminating panic attacks about flying. Quelling a lady's anxiety about a forthcoming cruise trip so that she was able to enjoy looking forward to it. So much so, that she reported back to me upon her return and said that she had even gone on a cable car trip; something she wouldn't have dreamt about doing beforehand! Other successes have been with dental phobias; again, so much so, that my daughter who had previously trained as a dental hygienist, also trained in EFT.  Consequently her dental practice now uses EFT for their patients who experience fears and anxieties about visiting the dentist. Like me, she sometimes experiences her patients getting other benefits apart from what they originally came for!

Of course the expertise of the therapist in assisting and guiding this process is very important and I have trained to the Advanced level and continue with my professional development in order to give my clients the fastest relief from their own unique issues.

Note: Developed by Gary Craig, EFT is one of the safest, fastest and most effective energy therapy techniques available to create lasting relief and change. However, since I am not a physician, neither I nor Gary Craig, the founder of EFT, can accept responsibility for your use of EFT upon yourself or others. Do not stop taking prescribed medication without consulting your physician. If you have any doubts about using EFT, and particularly if you have been diagnosed with a psychiatric disorder, I strongly recommend that you consult a health care professional before attempting to apply EFT to yourself.