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EFT technique for severe traumas, very sensitive subjects or therapy beginners: starting with extremely vague formulations ('something difficult happened') and progressively introducing increasingly specific details, never advancing if intensity exceeds 4-5, thus building safety and trust before approaching the core of the problem.
EFT protocol where the patient narrates their story aloud while the therapist watches for activation signs — voice changes, hesitations, gestures — and immediately stops the narration to tap on the last spoken phrase, until the entire story can be told without distress.
Mind-body approach validated by Stapleton et al. RCTs (2013–2019) for weight management and dysfunctional eating behaviors. Weight and BMI reduction, depression −12.3%, anxiety −23.3%, effects maintained at 12 months and 2 years. Treatment of cravings, limiting beliefs, and emotional eating.
EFT protocol validated by Peta Stapleton's RCTs for treating food cravings, tobacco, alcohol, and substance addiction. 83% craving reduction in workshop format and 28.2% maintained at 2 years. Documented fMRI changes in brain reward circuits.
Kundalini Yoga, taught in the West by Yogi Bhajan, is the "yoga of awareness." It combines postures, powerful breathwork, mantras, and meditations to awaken the dormant Kundalini energy at the base of the spine.
Group protocol where each participant taps simultaneously on their own problem while a volunteer works with the therapist, generating shared therapeutic benefits through resonance effect.
Metta meditation (Metta Bhavana) systematically cultivates loving-kindness toward oneself and then others. An ancestral Buddhist practice, it develops compassion, empathy, and positive connections.
Systematic long-term protocol designed by Gary Craig to methodically resolve all of life's disturbing memories, treating each specific memory with standard EFT until lasting and complete emotional peace is achieved.
Jon Kabat-Zinn's MBSR program is a structured 8-week protocol combining mindfulness meditation, gentle yoga, and body scan. Scientifically validated, it is the world's most studied meditation program.
Fundamental conceptual framework of EFT developed by Gary Craig, using the table metaphor to structure therapeutic work: global problems (anxiety, low self-esteem) are the tabletop, specific supporting memories are the legs — you never tap on the tabletop, you treat each leg individually.
Complementary EFT technique used after negative emotion reduction to install and anchor positive states, inner resources, and helpful beliefs through meridian tapping combined with positive affirmations and mental imagery.
Clinical EFT is the manualized and standardized version developed by Dawson Church for scientific research. Integrating CBT elements and removing the 9 Gamut Procedure, it is recognized by the APA as an evidence-based practice for anxiety, depression, and PTSD.
The EFT Gold Standard protocol is Gary Craig's original complete version (1990s): SUDS assessment, setup statement on the Karate Chop point, 9-meridian-point tapping sequence, 9 Gamut Procedure, and reassessment. The foundation of all modern EFT variants.
Advanced EFT protocol combining guided visualization and meridian tapping to access the wounded inner child, establish a therapeutic dialogue and integrate unresolved early emotional wounds.
EFT protocols specifically adapted by age group — from tapping games with 4-7 year olds to adolescent empowerment — to reduce school anxiety, phobias, trauma, and improve self-esteem.
MBCT combines mindfulness meditation and cognitive therapy to prevent depressive relapses. An 8-week scientifically validated program recommended by health authorities for recurrent depression.
EFT combines acupressure point stimulation with emotion verbalization to release emotional blockages. Developed by Gary Craig, this "tapping" technique is used for anxiety, phobias, and trauma.
Ericksonian hypnosis, developed by Milton H. Erickson, is a permissive and indirect approach to therapeutic hypnosis. It uses metaphors, indirect suggestions and the patient's unconscious resources to facilitate change.