Some clients like to talk … and talk … and talk. As a practitioner, how can you respectfully slow them down, demonstrate understanding and deepen rapport (all at the same time)? The Traffic Cop strategy helps you do just that.
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Setting Boundaries with EFT: Choosing Short-Term vs. Long-Term Discomfort
How to use EFT to assist with boundary-setting, making it easier to prioritize our well-being
Read MoreEFT vs. Toxic Positivity: Embracing Genuine Emotions
This article explores why being encouraged to “think positive” can actually make us feel worse by invalidating our true emotions, and how EFT can help. The author shares his reflections on the book “Toxic Positivity” by Whitney Goodman and how EFT fits into the book’s arguments.
Read MoreWorking Content-Free: Taking Tearless Trauma Further
This approach offers a way for EFT practitioners to facilitate healing without clients needing to disclose the details of their story.
Read MoreEFT for Chronic Headaches: A Personal Story
The author, an EFT practitioner, describes her experience and reflects on how and why EFT might work for headaches and other chronic pain.
Read MoreThe Gentle Simplicity of EFT: From Talking to Tapping
In this article I share how EFT has come to enhance my work as an integrative psychotherapist. I describe how EFT has become my preferred approach for exploring historical trauma with clients and how this method helps them to avoid revisiting past pain.
Read MoreRecovering from Musician’s Dystonia
Using EFT to reduce a known physical issue that afflicts musicians, sports people where precise movements are needed amongst many others. Case study of how we greatly reduced the issue in the client.
Read MoreTapping Gently: Meeting Yourself Where You Are in EFT
This article explores the importance of meeting yourself where you are in EFT, especially when working with trauma. It highlights the principle that we can only go as fast as the slowest part of us feels safe going, and introduces techniques like Sneaking Up to gently approach intense emotions without bypassing any part of the process. The article emphasizes that EFT is about allowing the process to unfold naturally, without using willpower to push through emotional resistance.
Read MoreUsing EFT to Address Imposter Syndrome
This article explores how EFT can help address imposter syndrome, a common experience where individuals feel inadequate or like a fraud despite their accomplishments. It discusses how tapping can reduce the emotional charge attached to self-doubt and negative thoughts, making it easier to quiet these distractions and improve performance and well-being. Practical examples and personal experiences demonstrate how EFT can be applied effectively in managing imposter syndrome.
Read MoreWhy Mentoring and Certification Immediately After an EFT Tapping Workshop Matters
Embarking on a journey of personal and professional development and healing is often an enriching experience, especially when delving into practices like Emotional Freedom Techniques (EFT) tapping. Attending a level 1-2 EFT tapping workshop marks the beginning of an empowering journey, but the learning doesn’t end there. In fact, for those that want the advantage of becoming a skillful practitioner, it’s just the first step.
Read MoreSilencing the “Buzzing Bee”: How EFT Can Improve Your Focus and Performance
This article explores how negative thoughts, like “I’m not smart enough” or “I look ridiculous,” can distract us from performing our best, much like a buzzing bee. Using EFT, we can quiet these distracting thoughts and improve our focus and enjoyment in various activities, from taking an exam to dancing at a party.
Read MoreTapping Gently: Finding the Right Balance with EFT
This article explores how to use Gentle Techniques in EFT to manage emotional intensity, comparing the process to adjusting the temperature of a cup of tea. By “zooming out” from triggering details and meeting ourselves where we’re at, we can stay within a comfortable emotional range and make EFT more effective without overwhelming our nervous system.
Read MoreThe Power of Working With Inner Visuals
This article explores the power of working with inner visuals and my own journey in creating a process for deep and profound healing.
Read MoreAre You a Safe and Effective EFT Practitioner?
Would it surprise you to know that being a safe practitioner also correlates with being more effective? When clients feel well cared for by a trauma-trained or trauma-informed practitioner, they are more likely to feel safe and trust both the practitioner and the process. This trust often leads to the surfacing of long-suppressed memories or forgotten events, allowing the practitioner to navigate them effectively.
Read MoreTapping Into Hidden Emotions
Sometimes clients difficult emotions are hidden from them by their unconscious mind. This simple question, applied by a skilled practitioiner, can help them access those feelings for processing.
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