- Tapping acupoints
- How to perform a tapping sequence
- Effective use of setup statements
- Choose & use a reminder phrase
- How & why EFT is effective
- Limitations of the research & potential risks
- Tapping session demonstrations
- EFT group practice sessions
- How to increase focus & effectiveness
- Troubleshooting difficulties
- Use the SUDs scale to evaluate progress
- What if the distress level isn’t decreasing?
- Recognize cognitive shifts
- How to respond to a cognitive shift
- What to expect after a powerful session
- Temporary closure at the end of a session
- Evaluate need for continued work on an issue
- Client homework to enhance EFT effectiveness
Modify EFT for Use with Distinct Disorder & Clinical Populations
PTSD
- Adjust tapping techniques to address PTSD
- When the client is not ready to address a traumatic event
- Trauma-informed EFT techniques
- Strategies for flight/fight situations
- Decrease the power of external triggers
- Diminish internal fears & worries
- Identify & resolve anxiety-inducing emotions
- Address past events that contribute to anxiety
- Identify & confront specific adverse events
- Minimize feelings of shame & abandonment
- Address resistance
- Create a new positive belief system
- EFT for aches & pains
- The emotional root to many physical symptoms
- ”Dig deep” to find the core of an issue
- Address hidden wounds & sudden intense emotions
- How diagnosis impacts a client’s ability to heal
- Considerations for groups
- Modifications for children & teens