Bonnie Grossman – Emotional Freedom Techniques (EFT) for Trauma: Tapping to Transform Treatment Outcomes in Clinical Practice

Outline

Tapping and How Can It Help Heal Trauma

• Emotional Freedom Technique explained
• Why a mind body approach can reduce trauma
• Assist client in uncovering underlying trauma
• The need to use alternative approaches in healing PTSD

Design a Tapping Session for Trauma – From Start to Finish

• Psychoeducation: introduce clients to tapping in easy to understand language
• Treatment planning: create a set up statement to use in the first session
• Approaches to increase client trust and disclosure
• Evaluate progress during the session: key interactions
• Assist the client to feel safe during the tapping process
• Effectively end a tapping session

EFT Techniques for PTSD & Trauma

• When to use and how to modify “Tell the Story Technique” when processing a traumatic event
• Three effective EFT techniques to decrease and eliminate trauma
• Assist clients to tap between sessions to reduce effects of traumatic memory
• Tearless Trauma Technique
• The Movie Technique
• Sneaking up on the Problem Technique
• Working with intergenerational trauma

Integrate Tapping with Other Clinical Approaches

• Breathing techniques
• Visualizations & guided imagery
• Sound bowl therapy to increase client relaxation
• Cognitive therapy, systemic approaches, neuro linguistic programming (NLP) with EFT
• Gestalt therapy techniques to reprocess event and redefine traumatic moment

Reduce Symptomology of Trauma

• Tapping to empower client when experiencing traumatic memory
• Use EFT to diminish core negative beliefs about self and world caused by trauma
• Reduce trauma-initiated self-harm and suicidal ideation
• Trauma, the grieving process and tapping
• Reduce perpetual fear and rebuild strength and courage and resilience
• Express repressed anger due to traumatic event

Client Case Studies

• Maintaining ethical standards, tap on scenarios of clinical situations
• Develop tapping scripts to meet the needs of your clients

Risks, Limitations and Current Research

Special Considerations