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Enhance Traditional Therapy with Energy Psychology
Enhancing Traditional Therapy with Energy Psychology Interventions By Robert Schwartz, PsyD
In my 27 years of practice as a clinical psychologist, I have been guided by a continuous curiosity to study and implement the most effective tools for helping my clients experience relief and healing.
Whether the techniques are firmly rooted in the psychotherapeutic establishment or newly emerging, the main question for me has always been, “Do they work?” And like most scientist clinicians, I start off in a skeptical, yet open place.
My toolkit at this stage is rather expansive—including hypnosis, solution oriented therapy and systems approaches to name a few. Central to my work in the past decade, however, is the practice of Energy Psychology (EP), a psychotherapeutic strategy that integrates established clinical principles with methods derived from various healing traditions of Eastern cultures (acupuncture, yoga, etc.). The most prominent EP modalities being practiced
Today (Emotional Freedom Techniques (EFT), Thought Field Therapy (TFT) and Tapas Acupressure Technique (TAT)) combine brief psychological exposure with the manual stimulation of acupuncture points (acupoints) in the treatment of a variety of emotional conditions.
Though the field of EP is only 30 years old, it is fast growing due to its ability to provide swift results with no abreaction in most cases—particularly with trauma patients.
For instance, in the spring of 2006, 50 orphans of the Rwandan genocide (many of whom witnessed their parents die by machete) were treated with a single TFT session. Following this session, scores on a PTSD checklist completed by caretakers and on a self-rated PTSD checklist had significantly decreased. The number of participants exceeding the PTSD cutoffs decreased from 100% to 6%. Retesting a year later showed that the improvements held.
There have been many other outcome studies describing the effectiveness of EP methods in quickly and permanently reducing maladaptive fear responses to traumatic memories and related cues.
Even so, the approach has been controversial. Some consider EP to fall under the rubric of pseudoscience. This is, in part, because the mechanisms by which EP works have not been established.
In his 2010 “Rapid Treatment of PTSD” article in Psychotherapy: Theory,Research, Practice, Training, psychologist David Feinstein speculates that adding acupoint stimulation to psychological exposure is unusually effective in its speed and power because deactivating signals are sent directly to the 1 Treatment of PTSD in Rwandan Child Genocide Survivors Using Thought Field Therapy
Caroline Sakai, PhD, Suzanne M. Connolly, LCSW, Paul Oas, PhD.
International Journal of Emergency Mental Health, Winter 2010, 12(1), 41-50.
Published in the Jan/Feb 2012 issue of The National Psychologist amygdala, resulting in reciprocal inhibition and the rapid attenuation of maladaptive fear.
Another possibility is that Energy Psychology techniques share certain characteristics with EMDR, hypnosis and other therapies that use highly focused patterns of treatment.
First the client is asked to pick a specific target and rate how distressing it is with a SUDs (Subjective Units of Distress) number between 0-10.
What proceeds next is some sort of therapeutic operation, which could be tapping on meridian points, bilateral stimulation or the use of imagery. The client is then asked to report on his/her experience as well as the current SUDs level. If the SUDs is zero, the therapy is essentially done for this target issue.
If it is not zero, whatever remains becomes the new target of the intervention. The therapeutic operation is performed again and a new SUDs assessment is taken. This continues until the SUDs is zero or close to zero.
Cognitive psychologists Miller, Galanter and Pribram refer to this therapeutic strategy as a TOTE (Test – Operate – Test – Exit). Psychotherapy approaches incorporating the TOTE pattern are distinguished from the standard Rogerian or Psychoanalytic talk therapy in many ways—most notably by the swift nature of the healing being reported in outcome studies, peer reviewed articles, randomized controlled trials and case studies.2 Could it be that this very pattern is the source of the effectiveness rather than the specific intervention (e.g. tapping on meridian points) in the “Operate” section of the TOTE? It is a fascinating question.
Nevertheless, a recent Randomized Controlled Trial (soon to be published in the Journal of Nervous and Mental Disease3) has shown EFT to significantly lower cortisol-related stress levels and self-reported psychological symptoms after a single treatment session.
It’s exciting to see more robust research validating years of anecdotal positive outcomes with EP—many of which, as in the case of the Rwandan orphan study or the rapid relief of PTSD symptoms experienced by US combat veterans treated with EFT4, have seemed incredible from a talk therapy perspective. While more sophisticated (and more expensive) studies need to be done, the data continues to stack up in favor of EP.
I cannot help but think that Energy Psychology is following the path described by Williams James a century ago: “A new idea is first condemned as ridiculous and then dismissed as trivial, until finally it becomes what everybody knows.”
2 See www.energypsych.org/research
3 The Effect of Emotional Freedom Techniques (EFT) on Stress Biochemistry: A Randomized Controlled Trial
Dawson Church, PhD, Foundation for Epigenetic Medicine, Garret Yount, PhD, California Pacific Medical Center (CPMC)
Research Institute, Audrey Brooks, PhD, Psychology Department, University of Arizona at Tucson
Journal of Nervous and Mental Disease, (2011), in press.
4 Psychological Trauma in Veterans using EFT (Emotional Freedom Techniques): A Randomized Controlled Trial
Dawson Church, PhD, Crystal Hawk, MEd, Audrey Books, PhD, Oliver Toukolehto, Maria Wren, LCSW, Ingrid Dinter,
Phyllis Stein, PhD. These data were presented at the Society of Behavioral Medicine, Seattle, Washington, April 7-10,
2010. In peer review. Published in the Jan/Feb 2012 issue of The National Psychologist
3.To read more about the body of research dedicated to EP practices, visit
www.energypsych.org/research
Robert Schwarz, PsyD, DCEP, is a licensed Psychologist and Diplomate in Energy Psychology and has been practicing psychotherapy for over 27 years. He is also the Executive Director of the non-profit Association for Comprehensive
Energy Psychology (ACEP). For more information, visit www.energypsych.org
If you would like to train in EFT in Dublin, Aisling Killoran & Ray Manning of Accomplish Change Clinic are two of a few elite trainers providing outstanding Licensed Training to those who would like to add a very valuable tool to there therapeutic tool bag
EFT Training Dates 2012 Dublin
EFT Training in Dublin for EFT level 1, EFT Level 2, EFT Level 3, EFT Masters
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Emotional Freedom Technique
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Emotional Freedom Technique ~ Classical EFT (Gary Craig) Sunday 21st October
Introduction to Meridian Energy Therapies ~ EFT Level 1~ Dublin
This one day workshop is for you if you are unsure about committing to a 3 day workshop!
Dates: Sunday 21st October 2012
Location: Dublin, Ireland
Time: 9.30am to 5.00pm
Investment: €135 BOOK NOW
Ray and Aisling will guide you through this easy to learn, hands on, self help one-day workshop that gives you the power to instantly transform your health, your well-being and your life!
All of our EFT workshops are life-changing and guide you on how to use on your self, with friends and family, gaining confidence and experience knowing you can advance your learning’s and proceed to EFT level 2- Meridian Energy Practitioner, (optional)
If you have a good understanding of EFT already and want to jump right in you may also go straight to a 3 day training in EFT Master Practitioner Training to deepen and enhance your learning.
Workshop consists of lecture, live demonstrations, DVD, PowerPoint, live practice & time for questions & discussion.
You will receive a copy of the material presented, Certificate of attendance – required for level 2. (optional)
You will learn how to release whatever has been holding you back.
For Further information on our training’s:
Aisling Killoran & Ray Manning
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Energy Cone Technique ~ ECT Dublin Saturday 20th October 2012
Energy Cone Technique ~ ECT
“AMT Certified Energy Cone Technique Practitioner Training”
Dates: Saturday, 20th October 2012
Location: Dublin, Ireland
Time: 9.00am to 5.00pm
Investment: €195 ( Includes Licenced Certification )
Come join us, and experience this gentle effective technique that is easily mastered by practitioners at all levels in releasing blocked energy quickly and effortlessly from the body.
The Energy Cone Technique is a beautifully simple technique to learn and practice because it is entirely natural, following the direct evidence of physiological feedback. It is an experientially based system for you to develop your natural skills.
The Energy Cone Technique focuses on the discovery of Energy Cysts, or Cones, predominantly in the palms of the hands and the dispersal and elimination of that trapped energy in, through and out of the energy body. It can be applied to consciously acknowledged problems, but more often than not it is applied to the unknown and unacknowledged issues that lie beneath all manner of our problems from stress, distress, self esteem issues, phobias and traumas, and much more besides.
Workshops consist of lecture, live demonstrations, actual supervised practice & time for questions & discussion.
ECT is non invasive, non intrusive, and may be used as a completely confidential technique.
You will receive a copy of the material presented, an AMT Licensed Practitioner Certificate in the Energy Cone Technique You will learn a wonderful stand alone treatment that enhances and deepens the experience of many existing therapies and skills.
You will leave this workshop experiencing and understanding:-
- The applications of ECT
- How energy blockages are caused
- Hands positions of ECT and identification of markings
- How to implement the Ten basic steps to ECT
- How to weave and apply own choice of intervention
- How to apply intention to influence the energy system in order to use the Energy Cone technique in your practice with confidence .
- How to apply ECT for the elimination of negative emotions and the releasing of stored / -trapped/ blocked energies in the body and mind.
Workshop Content Outline:
- General introduction and why one would want to learn ECT
- History of ECT and how it came to
- Palmistry, hand markings, fountains and dots
- Bio-Colander / Energy in and Out
- How energy Blockages are caused and encoded in the body
- Demonstration of an ECT session in live action
- Ten Basic steps to ECT, hand positions, touch, vibration and skin
- Energy cones, cysts and clusters.
- Intervention options:-EmoTrance, time lining, time trekking, dialoguing
- Practitioners maintenance and self care
- Code of ethics and Bibliography
Contact Details for further information:
Aisling Killoran & Ray Manning ECT Co-founder with Tom Wynn Dublin Ireland
Tel: 00353 1 2986507
Aisling 00353 87 1352122
Ray 00353 87 6778049
Email: http://www.accomplishchange.ie
EmoTrance ~ Licensed Practitioner of EmoTrance Workshop September 30th 2012
Date: Sunday, 30th September 2012
Location: Dublin, Stillorgan Park Hotel, Ireland
Time: 9.00am to 5.00pm
Investment: €195 ( Includes Licenced Certification )
This one-day workshop is a follow on from the EmoTrance self help & Personal Experience Workshop and continues to provide comprehensive information that gives you the power to instantly transform yours and others health, your well-being and your life!
Experience deeper levels on how to apply intention to influence the energy system in order to release blocked energy and allow the client to get to a energised end state around presented issues.
This totally non-invasive, often confidential technique is particularly valuable for those involved in Healing, Bodywork, Meridian Energy Therapies, Psychology, Psychotherapy, Personal Development, and Counselling.
Workshops consist of lecture, live demonstrations, actual supervised practice & time for questions & discussion.
You will learn how to release whatever has been holding you or your clients back and also allow you to be in even flow around your client issues while working with them. allowing you to be fully present for them.
You will receive a copy of the material presented, a Licensed Certification from AMT along with a years membership and website listing on there site.
Contact Details for further information:
Aisling Killoran & Ray Manning Emotrance Practitioner and Trainer
Tel: 00353 1 2986507
Aisling 00353 87 1352122
Ray 00353 87 6778049