Connecting Your Community with EFT Tapping

EFT incorporates exposure therapy by keeping the client’s attention on the trigger by speaking, reenacting, visualizing, or experiencing the trigger while self-soothing by tapping. This allows them to process the distress and soothe their nervous system at the same time. As a result, this lessens the emotional charge of the trigger and creates a new association with peace for the client.

EFT techniques adapt to how the client processes information, whether visual, auditory, or kinesthetic by leaning into different embodying practices and language choices. These personalized changes make EFT accessible and flexible for a more natural experience.

EFT combines CBT techniques by exploring possible future moments that may trigger the client’s emotional response to feel more calm/stable/secure when that time comes. Certain techniques use questions to discover the root cause of a pattern, feeling, or belief. Tapping encourages the client to connect the dots by providing the space and connection to self to see things more clearly. Personalized homework can be provided to clients to continue the work in between sessions.

Mindfulness is ingrained in each EFT technique. EFT asks the client to tune into the body and find where the feeling is showing up in the body. EFT provides a gentle approach to healing by slowing down, focusing on individual triggers that may add to their distress or discomfort, and breaking down painful memories into smaller moments to process.

EFT uses principles from acupuncture and acupressure by tapping specific pressure points along meridians. This helps regulate the nervous system, reduce stress, and promote emotional balance—offering similar benefits to acupuncture without the use of needles making EFT easy to do anywhere and anytime.

EFT incorporates IFS by using parts-based language to identify different parts of themselves and creates the space to communicate with these parts. By tapping, clients can develop compassion for these parts and understand their roles like protecting the client. EFT techniques include giving their parts a voice and speaking to the part to acknowledge how they feel, create an open conversation with themselves, and end with a feeling of being heard.

EFT incorporates principles of EMDR by using eye movements that activate different areas of the brain. These eye movements give extra support to process intense emotions and provide relief when facing painful triggers or memories.

Breath awareness is a big part of EFT by helping clients regulate their emotions and tune into the body. During an EFT session, a client may naturally notice their breath slowing and becoming more regular. Clients are sometimes directed to lengthen their breath or practice different breathing techniques depending on the intention.