Emotional Freedom Technique (EFT), sometimes called "tapping," is an alternative therapy that involves tapping on specific points on the body while focusing on emotional issues to promote healing and emotional balance.

Think acupressure as opposed to acupuncture. We use the same electrical meridian system, but gently tap on the points as a pattern interrupt between what the mind perceives and the signal it sends to the organs of your body to freeze, fight, or flee.

A quality coaching session begins with a thorough intake to elicit the particular thoughts, beliefs, and attitudes that are driving the behaviors that you want to change, as well as getting clear about the goals/outcomes that you want to accomplish.

The intake questions often take 30-60 minutes. The remaining time will be the actual change work portion of the session, followed by skill building and exercises for emotional power and control between coaching sessions. ​

In individual cases, this can be adapted, however a full two-hour coaching session is the best way to get thorough changes established.

Many factors are going to influence your changes. I often remind clients that it’s similar to your relationship with the dentist. The doctor will give you the tools to keep your teeth clean and healthy (toothbrush, paste and floss) but he or she won’t come to your home to brush your teeth for you!

You may have several visits in the beginning to deal with the current issues and poor habits but the quicker you take on the responsibility to maintain the work, the sooner you will adjust to a periodic “checkup”.

The same applies to life coaching and changework. We uncover and change many negative thoughts, beliefs, and attitudes that influence your behaviors.  

However, for you to get the most out of it, you will need to do your work between coaching sessions as well. It’s a daily commitment inside and outside of your sessions to continue moving toward lasting transformation.

No, this is unlike talk therapy or counseling. It is not necessary for the details of any situation to be shared and I often discourage clients from telling the story of particular events.

Talking ABOUT what happened can be a way of avoiding the emotions associated to what happened.

"One-off" sessions are reserved for fears/phobias, and "Check-up" sessions for clients that I previously have worked with. This is because it is necessary to have commitment and accountability established so that you experience LASTING changes.

You have to want your changes so much that you commit to showing up to regular sessions prepared to do the work.

This is the way you honor and empower yourself as well as conquer all the ways you previously may have sabotaged making changes.

The cost of sessions varies depending on the package selected and the issues you want help with. Some issues can clear in a very short time. Others have many layers and take more time and sessions. You must schedule a Free 30-Minute Consultation to discuss your particular needs.

What we focus on gets bigger.

If I go to regular counseling and tell the same story every week for 30 years, guess what can happen to my story!

Tapping takes the emotional charge off of an event so that the mind can shift its perception of the event. That shift allows the mind to move forward by no longer pulling that event up as a reference for how to react in an undesirable manner.

I'm NOT saying, don't ever go to counseling! It truly has its place.

I AM saying, tapping can heal trauma in a way that talking about trauma does not.

Absolutely. The body and mind are one system and always communicating with each other.

The body will express what is happening on the subconscious level of the mind.

Very often chiropractors and body workers will refer clients to tapping practitioners like me when those clients have not been making much progress with their current treatment plan.