EFT Tapping: When Talking About It Has Not Been Enough
The emotion is stored in the body. Tapping is how you reach it
EFT Tapping: Your Emotional Reset Button
If you have ever felt stuck in an emotional loop or overwhelmed by anxiety, there is a simple drug-free technique that can shift emotional states and work with subconscious patterns, sometimes in minutes.
(Emotional Freedom Technique) EFT tapping is widely used for anxiety, stress, fears and emotional blocks. When paired with hypnosis, the combination works on both levels at the same time.
1. What Exactly Is EFT (Emotional Freedom Technique)?
EFT blends ancient Chinese acupressure with modern psychology. During an EFT session, you tap on specific meridian points (energy centers) on your body while focusing on a memory, specific emotion, or limiting belief. This calms the nervous system, balances energy, and rewires how your brain responds to stress.
EFT can help with:
- Stress and anxiety
- Weight loss & emotional eating
- Smoking cessation
- Chronic pain
- Emotional trauma & PTSD
- Phobias and fears
- Sleep difficulties
- Self-sabotaging patterns
- Low self-esteem
2. Tapping Is a Form of Hypnosis in Action
EFT and hypnosis both bypass the analytical mind and speak directly to the subconscious, which is where your behavioral and emotional patterns are stored. Plus, tapping calms brainwave activity, lowers cortisol, and induces a trance-like focus, making it an ideal partner for hypnosis.
3. How EFT Rewires the Brain Fast
EFT rewires the brain by sending a calming signal to the amygdala while the person stays focused on the stressful memory. When you recall a stressful memory, the amygdala triggers your fight-or-flight response. Tapping while focused on that memory sends a calming signal to your brain, saying, “It is safe to let this go.” This ‘memory reconsolidation’ allows the brain to store the memory without the emotional charge. The result is you feel lighter and more neutral.
Study Highlight: A study in The Journal of Nervous and Mental Disease found that participants experienced a significant cortisol drop and improved mood after just one EFT session. Read more: EFT Research and Evidence
4. What Happens in an EFT Session?
A typical session includes:
- Identifying the core emotional issue
- Rating intensity
- Tapping with guided phrases
- Observing shifts
- Integrating new beliefs
- Learning self-tapping techniques
5. How Clients Feel After a Session
After an EFT session, our clients often describe feeling:
- Calmer
- Relieved of heaviness
- Energized
- Empowered to act
- More connected to inner guidance Read more about Hypnosis for Anxiety
6. Who Can Benefit from EFT?
Anyone can learn how to tap, including children. EFT may be ideal for you if:
- You have tried therapy but still feel stuck
- You overthink or cannot relax
- You are holding on to grief or trauma
You need a tool to use anywhere, anytime
7. A Self-Empowerment Tool for Life
With EFT, you gain a skill for life. While expert guidance deepens the process, you can tap anytime to release fear, calm stress, and reset your mind and emotions. Read more about hypnosis for stress relief
Real Success Stories from Clients
I have just had my third Skype session with Irit, what a wonderful relaxed feeling I have now when I think about flying to visit my mom a huge weight was lifted off my heart (and stomach) as my anxiety is almost gone. I came to see Irit after my mom lost 30'pounds taking sessions with her, that was a great convincer for me to come and deal with my fear of flying. I live in the San Fransisco Bay Area, visiting my mom in the DC area is important to me but the fear of flying kept me from coming more often, I would suffer days before the flight just thinking about the flight and the number of hours I will be on the plane. During the first session at her Rockville office Irit taught me EFT and I have been using it since to release any stressful feeling, at the end of the session I felt happy and very relaxed to know that there is a solution and I don't have to suffer. Three days later I took a second session, she hypnotized me and gave me great suggestions empowering me to enjoy the flying experience. After the second session I was ready to test the change, taking the flight back to San Fransisco was easy. I practiced my self hypnosis and EFT and felt relaxed and in control, I even ate and enjoyed the movies, nothing like the flight experience I have had in the past. Irit had followed up with me when I got home and we scheduled my third session for the next day. My third session was a Skype session from my apartment in San Fransisco (how convenient is that!!) she used suggestions of the great feeling I had during my flight back to empower me even more.
Common Questions About EFT Tapping and Hypnosis
EFT tapping combined with hypnosis works on emotional patterns at two levels at the same time. These are the questions people ask most before their first session.
FAQs
Typically 60–90 minutes.
You may briefly feel some emotions surface, but they usually fade quickly as you continue to tap.
Yes. You will learn how to self-tap so that you will have the tool for life.
Yes, an EFT session with us is just as effective over Zoom as in person.
EFT has over 300 peer-reviewed studies behind it. A 2022 review of more than 50 research studies found it effective for anxiety, fears, depression, PTSD and sleep. It is not a replacement for medical care but the evidence is solid.
EFT has no known negative side effects. Some people feel emotions come up during a session. That is part of the process, not something to worry about. It is safe and gentle.
EFT works well for anxiety, stress, fears, emotional blocks, sleep issues and physical tension. When combined with hypnosis it can address patterns at both the emotional and subconscious level at the same time.
FAQs
Typically 60–90 minutes.
You may briefly feel some emotions surface, but they usually fade quickly as you continue to tap.
Yes. You will learn how to self-tap so that you will have the tool for life.
Yes, an EFT session with us is just as effective over Zoom as in person.
EFT has over 300 peer-reviewed studies behind it. A 2022 review of more than 50 research studies found it effective for anxiety, fears, depression, PTSD and sleep. It is not a replacement for medical care but the evidence is solid.
EFT has no known negative side effects. Some people feel emotions come up during a session. That is part of the process, not something to worry about. It is safe and gentle.
EFT works well for anxiety, stress, fears, emotional blocks, sleep issues and physical tension. When combined with hypnosis it can address patterns at both the emotional and subconscious level at the same time.
