EFT is an amazing and effective self help tool and it is possible to get extraordinary and amazing results with very little knowledge or understanding of how it works and the thinking behind it.  In honesty, there are times when it just doesn't seem to work and we feel like we are getting nowhere.  When you find yourself 'stuck' like this then its a good time to see a practitioner.  If a feeling is uncomfortable, or we don't even know what we are feeling then often conciously, or not, we will not choose to go there.  We convince ourselves we are ok, we can live with this, we don't need help and proceed to do anything we can to distract ourselves from the problem.  I should know, I am an expert at it.  For years I chose to live with pain and depression rather than probe the surface of the problems I had.  In fact I was in total denial of them....we all know people like that don't we?  Its easy to spot in others, less so in ourselves.

 

We have all learnt to be good at suppressing our negative thoughts and emotions, after all what choice did we have?  We soldier on, ignoring our feelings, possibly because everyone else has always ignored them anyway, convincing ourselves we are 'FINE'.  Isn't that our usual response to 'How are you?'  'I'm fine'.  Or is that Frazzled, Inadequate, Neurotic and Exhausted.  Its better to say I am fine with a grin than tell you the truth about the state I am in!

 

If its worked for us so far why should we acknowledge all this negative stuff, who wants to dig it all up?  Is it not just easier to bottle it up and stuff it down?  Easier to work too hard, play too hard, eat too much, drink too much, distract ourselves!  It might seem so but infortunately long term it just doesn't work.  We end up either in pain of some kind, depressed, anxious, angry or some other emotional state or worse, seriously ill.

With EFT we have a chance to resolve some of the issues arising to these states of being and physical symptoms, but sometimes its really hard to know where to start or what the problem is, even if we can do it for ourselves.  This is where a therapist comes into their own, even for a practised EFT'er.  They will help you sort the wood from the trees, clarify the issues and support and guide you where necessary.  The main role of a therapist is to create a 'safe' space to allow you to explore areas of the subconcious you would and probably could not explore alone.
 

There are lots and lots of EFT 1 minute wonders but more often the types of problems that a client will seek help from a therapist for are more complex than that, although they can still happen, so are unlikely to be straightforward and may take more than one session to resolve.

 

A practitioners role is to ask the right questions to assist the client to get in touch with their issues, feelings and beliefs - probably in ways you would not think of yourself.  They also help to keep a client on track and focused, guide them through the process - gently helping you to resolve issues in a safe and comfortable way. 

 

One of our biggest blocks is our own self sabotage and subconcious reversals.  The kind of thing that makes it seem like EFT really will not work for us.  The practitioner can help you identify these and can be an invaluable help to us in bypassing our unconcious defenses.

 

In short, the role of an EFT practitioner is not to 'fix' their client but to be a creative and supportive partner in the healing process. A  therapist who fulfulls this role will actively  teach EFT to their clients and encourage their client to learn and use EFT themselves even before their first appointment which is why I am happy to include details of how to use EFT as self help on this website and also details of where you can download the free instruction manual that will teach you more about how to use this wonderful self help tool.