Emotional Freedom Techniques
This is an exciting time in the field of psychotherapy as the nature of psychological healing is shifting beyond making changes on a behavioral, cognitive, neurological or chemical level. A growing body of evidence and research shows that deeper healing can be achieved by engaging the body’s subtle energy system. Emotional Freedom Techniques (EFT) is the premier Energy Psychology treatment method for addressing the mind-body connection.
The theory behind EFT is that psychological and emotional disturbances are a result of an imbalance in the body’s energy meridian system. When EFT, a form of psychological acupuncture is used correctly, the body’s subtle energy system is restored to balance resulting in a calming and elimination of negative and unproductive emotions.
Emotional Freedom Techniques enhances the effectiveness of any therapeutic treatment for anxiety, phobias, trauma, heartache, grief, addictive urges, self-sabotage, rage, anxiety attacks and their physical manifestations. Instead of using conventional psychological intervention, EFT is an energy system intervention. There are no known side effects or abreactions to EFT and the results are generally permanent.
Emotional Freedom Techniques are simple, easy to learn and easy to use. While focusing on the emotional problem, the individual uses the fingertips to tap on specific energy meridian treatment points to balance the meridians. Once balanced, the negative emotions are eliminated and do not return despite efforts to do so. Memory is not altered, just the negative emotional charge attached to it. Typically, with the energy system balanced, cognition often changes in a healthy direction as a natural consequence of the treatment.
*While EFT has produced remarkable clinical results, it must still be considered to be in the experimental stage and thus practitioners and the public must take complete responsibility for their use of it. Please consult qualified health practitioners regarding your use of EFT.