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Specialized EFT protocol for chronic pain using the Chasing the Pain technique. Stapleton et al. (2025, European Journal of Pain) RCT demonstrating significant reduction in pain severity and interference, maintained at 6 months, with measurable neural changes.
Structured EFT protocol for treating specific phobias in one to two sessions of 60 to 120 minutes. Phobias of spiders, heights, flying, blood, injections and other simple phobias. Large effect sizes confirmed by independent studies.
Structured clinical protocol based on Church, Stapleton et al. (2018) guidelines for post-traumatic stress disorder treatment. Three intervention levels adapted to PTSD severity, with an 86% remission rate in veterans after 6 sessions.
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.
Gary Craig's advanced EFT protocol for moderate to severe traumas, where the patient assigns a movie title to their traumatic memory and processes it progressively as a film watched from the outside, stopping to tap whenever intensity rises.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Technique where a practitioner or caregiver taps on themselves with intention for a person unable to practice EFT directly: infants, young children, sedated patients, animals, or distant persons.
Spiritual and meditative evolution of EFT developed by Gary Craig since 2014, in which physical tapping is abandoned in favor of a meditative connection with the Unseen Therapist — a universal inner spiritual resource — to heal at a deeper level than technique.
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.
A holistic support aiming at the person's global fulfillment — self-confidence, emotional management, life purpose, balance and well-being — through a structured, caring process.
A personality theory and psychotherapy method created by Eric Berne, analyzing transactions (exchanges) between three ego states (Parent, Adult, Child) to improve communication and relationships.
A structured, solution-oriented support for professionals, aimed at developing leadership, optimizing performance and facilitating career transitions.
A set of communication and personal change techniques modeled on therapeutic excellence, aiming to reprogram limiting mental and behavioral patterns.
An inner listening method developed by Eugene Gendlin, allowing access to the 'felt sense' — the implicit, pre-verbal knowledge the body holds about our life situations.