We Believe…
A 2-day Practitioner course is not enough for you to feel capable, secure and confident as a therapist.
That’s why our founder Emma created EFT Plus Training, the first integrated EFT and counselling skills training; teaching newcomers and seasoned veterans to the EFT therapy world to become safe, competent, confident and fearless Integrated EFT Therapists.
The unique structure of our EFT Training gives you more hands-on practice time, more one-to-one and group support and most importantly more confidence in your own abilities as a practitioner.
What is EFT?:
Emotional Freedom Technique (EFT), otherwise known as ‘Tapping’ is a meridian energy technique integrating the principles of ancient Chinese medicine with modern western psychology.
Following on from the work of Freud’s successor, Wilhelm Reich, who acknowledged the importance of the body in treating emotional and psychological distress, EFT works on physical and emotional dis-ease concurrently and it easily integrates with other forms of psychotherapy.
It integrates so seamlessly because EFT already integrates elements of so many different psychological therapies including amongst others: narrative exposure therapy, cognitive-behavioural /rational-emotive therapy, compassion-focused therapy, psychoanalytic/psychodynamic therapy, gestalt therapy, body psychotherapy, humanistic-existential therapy, transpersonal therapy, neurolinguistic programming, hypnotherapy and energy medicine. It works directly on the body. By tapping on vascular points (previously known as ‘meridian' points’) in the Primo Vascular System (PVS), electrical signals either activate or deactivate various regions of the brain to stimulate or inhibit neural activity. Tapping on these points during imaginal exposure to problematic stimuli such as difficult memories or phobic objects, reduces midbrain hyperarousal and counter-conditions anxiety and traumatic memories via a process of memory reconsolidation. It’s like programming in a different response.
EFT is an effective tool for reducing strong or troubling emotions, difficult and traumatic memories, physical discomfort and pain, conditioned responses such as phobias, aversions and some allergies, self-defeating thoughts and limiting beliefs and performance blocks.
A study published in the Journal of Psychological Therapies in Primary Care, which sought to establish the effectiveness of EFT for emotional conditions within the NHS in Sandwell, supported EFT “as a cost-effective treatment for a range of psychological and physical disorders” (you can find the study here).
But you probably already know all of this or you wouldn’t be here…
WHAT IS EFT PLUS?
What is the ‘Plus' in EFT Plus? EFT Plus is the most complete and comprehensive EFT Training. It allows us to ensure that you don’t just learn how to tap, but also evidence-based counselling theory, skills, and practice, so that you can offer the full therapeutic package with integrity.
EFT Plus we don’t just give you the tools, but also the tool belt: a solid therapeutic frame comprising a deep theoretical and experiential understanding of the Being of both therapist and client; the confidence to navigate the ups and downs of the therapeutic relationship and a thorough, grounded grasp of the therapeutic process.
We nurture integrative EFT therapists who are safe, competent and confident, who are trauma-informed and possess a solid ethical grounding, and who can draw on a deep theoretical understanding and a diverse tool kit so that they can tailor their approach to the needs of the individual client.
In short: the 'Plus' trainings go beyond teaching you to ‘do’ therapy. They teach you how to BE a therapist.
Our Experience
Our experience is what sets us apart. Collectively we have over 60 years of EFT and therapeutic experience. Our Founder, Emma’s career as a therapist working in the statutory, private and voluntary sectors has now spanned over 30 years, spending many years in mental health including in secure psychiatric hospitals, as well as in charity and private sectors. Emma has also specialised in supporting survivors of rape and sexual abuse trauma, youth counselling, and in HIV/Aids support in addition to with people experiencing chronic health conditions.
Emma has spent the last 10 years teaching psychotherapy, hypnotherapy, therapeutic coaching and Emotional Freedom Techniques and is herself an integrative therapist, with training in both Psychoanalysis and Psychodynamics as well as Humanistic-Existential and Transpersonal approaches, NLP, clinical hypnotherapy and of course, EFT.
Who We Are...
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Emma
FOUNDER
With over 30 years of experience as a therapist Emma works passionately with people experiencing developmental trauma & post-traumatic stress; borderline personality disorder; chronic health conditions and and medically unexplained symptoms. Emma founded EFT Plus to ensure that all EFT practitioners can use EFT competently and confidently.
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Joanna
EFT PLUS TUTOR
As a qualified Person-Centred therapist with over 20 years of experience, Joanna has worked with thousands of clients within the parameters of the NHS, Charity sector, Hospice bereavement services, Veteran support, corporate settings and her own private practice.
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Gemma
EFT PLUS STUDENT SUPPORT
A trained therapist Gemma uses EFT, NLP, Coaching and Hypnosis to support individuals experiencing a range of challenges but predominantly, traumatic experiences and/or health issues not always supported by our traditional medical model.
Community is of the utmost importance to us here at EFT Plus. We have a network of previous students who are fully qualified and experienced EFT Practitioners and run their own successful therapeutic practices. Many of them return to support our trainings and provide integrative EFT therapy for out students. Non-students can also contact them for individual therapy by clicking the button below.
