Emotional Freedom Technique
Emotional Freedom Technique is a comprehensive method that uses tapping on different acupuncture points connected to meridians. These stimuli release stress, blockages, anxiety, and post-traumatic shocks that disrupt the body’s energy, resulting in uncomfortable physical sensations. EFT restores the disturbed energy flow, leading to increased serenity.
EFT therapies are effective for adults, adolescents, and children
Treating Trauma
The Emotional Freedom Technique (EFT) is an alternative treatment for physical pain and emotional distress.
EFT is also referred to as "tapping" or psychological acupressure.
Tapping the body at specific points can create balance in one's energy system to alleviate emotional and physical distress.
Our trained EFT counselors help patients connect to trauma's effect on the body to help clear out lingering pain, so the brain can adjust to the safety of the present moment.
Standard EFT tapping typically incorporates nine acupoints on the face, hands, and body:
- Eyebrow (EB) Where the eyebrows start at the bridge of the nose
- Side of the Eye (SE) On the bone along the outside of either eye
- Under the Eye (UE) On the top of the cheekbone under either eye
- Under the Nose (UN) The area beneath the nose and above the upper lip
- Chin Point (Ch) The crease between your bottom lip and chin
- Collarbone Point (CB) About two inches below and to the side of where your collar bones meet
- Under the Arm (UA) On each side, about four inches beneath the armpits
- Top of the Head (TOH) Directly on the crown of your head
- Karate Chop (KC) The outer edge of the hand, on the opposite side from the thumb
EFT Tapping sessions with a certified EFT practitioner, the practitioner will remind you over and over again about the traumatic event, which lights up the neural pathways that carry the signals of adverse experiences. Tapping these acupoints at the same time during this exercise provides a soothing signal to the brain that may rapidly calm the body’s stress response to that traumatic memory.
Over time, tapping sessions teach the brain to respond to stressful memories in a neutral way. After EFT therapy is completed, people retain the details of the traumatic memory minus the emotional response, or have a lessened experience of the emotional response.
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