EFT- Emotional Freedom Techniques
EFT is based on a
technique originally developed in the late 1980s by Dr. Roger
Callahan, a clinical psychologist and the founder
and developer of Callahan Techniques® Thought Field Therapy.
He calls the technique TTF:
Thought Field Therapy.
Around 1995, Gary
Craig—an early student of Dr. Callahan’s and a certified Master
Practitioner—simplified the procedures in a form that anyone could
use. He called it EFT,
short for Emotional Freedom Techniques.
Based
on neuro-linguistic programming principles, Emotional Freedom
Techniques are one of the most widely used forms of energy
psychology. EFT
has proven to be a very powerful and effective way of dealing with
emotional problems and issues.
"The
cause of all negative emotions is a disruption in the body's energy
system." Accordingly,
EFT is an “emotional” form of acupuncture, except that no
needles are used; instead you tap the fingertips to stimulate
certain meridian energy points.
Powerful changes will
take place during the first session. While
traditional therapy normally last months or years and can cost
thousands of dollars, EFT allows you to achieve lasting results
within two to five sessions.
EFT is one of a growing
number of energy/meridian therapies, and while we’re not sure just
how all these therapies work, the remarkable thing about them is
that they work very well,
primarily by centering on the profound effects the body's subtle
energies create.
The EFT success rate is
80% or higher for numerous problems, something no other form of
therapy can claim. As
