Divora Stern - LCSW

707-354-9911
Email: stellar@saber.net

Emotional Freedom Techinque

If a person is open to the concept I now freely use a variation of the Emotional Freedom Technique (EFT). Although EFT is often seen as an alternative therapy, one can perhaps see it as a form of needle-free acupuncture. Of course the acupuncturists do not randomly stick needles into people but use energy meridians. That is what EFT accomplishes, reprograms ones energy system. EFT involves tapping along with specific statements. The entire EFT basic manual is free on the Internet.

This can be a powerful self-help technique.

Professionally, I feel that a session involving a mental health expert and EFT is generally as beneficial as 10-40 traditional psychotherapy sessions, to be very fluid and comfortable with doing this on your own. I can guide you to be correctly tease out aspects and emotions and to correct resistance (termed 'reversals' in EFT), to obtain the full benefit from EFT.

Due to my extensive study of alternative therapy modalities I have altered the full basic formula. My clients rave about the success they have achieved using my revised version of EFT. We balance ones' polarity by adding the Thymus, or heart center, going inwards activating the heart chakra (energy center). I also involve the crown charka, which Gary Craig has dropped from his technique.

Due to extensive personal use of ancient Chinese healing modalities, I have also added 8 Yin/Yang acupressure points. This not only balances ones male/female energy but controls anxiety.

Traditional EFT encompasses the limbic, thymus, and liver systems. The revised version including the thymus also supports excelled biofeedback success. If you should choose to do that as well within your therapeutic session, we can easily fit all this into one session.

Some people choose to combine traditional talk therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Biofeedback and EFT in one session. Generally this can be accomplished and I will attempt to monitor your time if you wish to try all of these modalities. Remember I am here to serve your needs, and you are in the driver's seat. We can use your session in any manner of your choosing. If you need to talk and ventilate for 45 minutes then perform a short EFT exercise at the end, this can be easily achieved.

Some EFT successes have been resolving: childhood molestation, depression, dysthymia, complicated Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD), hopelessness, extreme marital dysfunctions, lethargy, decreasing addictive behaviors of any type, eliminating/quieting auditory hallucinations, decreasing the stress of Tinnitus, optimal functioning, test/performance anxiety, self esteem and weight loss, and increasing sleep.

Gary Craig, the "Father" of EFT, continually advises , "Use it on Everything." I am willing to try these forms of energy psychology with any of your psychological, spiritual, or emotional concerns.