"Traumatic stress has been with us for as long as we've been a species.
I believe EFT to be one of the biggest breakthroughs in psychology and medicine in a century."
-- Dawson Church, PhD
I believe EFT to be one of the biggest breakthroughs in psychology and medicine in a century."
-- Dawson Church, PhD
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Updated 08/05/17
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Veterans Administration Approves EFT (Emotional Freedom Techniques) Treatment:
July 31, 2017 "Emotional Freedom Techniques (EFT) has been approved as a “generally safe” therapy by the US Veterans Administration (VA). After reviewing the extensive evidence for the safety and efficacy of EFT, a group of experts in the VAs Integrative Health Coordinating Center published a statement approving EFT and several other complementary and integrative health (CIH) practices. The approval means that VA therapists will be able to use EFT with their clients suffering from PTSD, depression, anxiety, pain and other conditions." July 31, 2017 http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/veterans-administration-approves-eft-emotional-freedom_us_597fc82ee4b0cb4fc1c73be2 "Of the 2.4 million Americans deployed in the recent Middle East wars, an estimated 30% have returned with PTSD (posttraumatic stress disorder). That’s in addition to the 479,000 Vietnam veterans that the Veterans Administration as diagnosed with PTSD..." If you are a veteran looking for help, click here to find a coach in your area now: https://stressproject.org/find-help/practitioners-in-your-area/ The Veterans Stress Project "Our society did little to rehabilitate the veterans returning from Vietnam." "The result was thousands of lives ruined by alcohol and drug addiction, mental illness, suicide, and spousal abuse—to say nothing of the high emotional and medical costs borne by society as a whole...." "We now face a stark choice. Will we repeat this mistake with our veterans returning from Iraq and Afghanistan? Or will we help them heal?" "The Veterans Stress Project is determined to make a difference: It offers returning vets free or low-cost sessions using Energy Psychology, a method which many therapists and coaches are using to help veterans with PTSD to get their lives back." Watch video of Veterans using EFT for PTSD: http://stressproject.org/video/ http://stressproject.org/ Testimony before Congress on Veterans with PTSD using EFT: On July, 2010, the House Veterans Affairs Committee held a round-table hearing on "Innovative Treatments for PTSD and TBI". https://stressproject.org/about-energy-psychology/eft-testimony-in-congress/ Letter From Congressman Tim Ryan to U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs Eric K. Shinseki: https://s3.amazonaws.com/vet-stress-project/2013.09.20_Tim_Ryan_EFT_Letter.pdf LISTEN to Dr. Dawson Church keynote speech at the Veterans, Trauma and Treatment Conference: "Average EFT session time = 6 hours for permanent relief". "A World Without PTSD" https://s3.amazonaws.com/vet-stress-project/A_World_Without_PTSD_Dawson_Church.mp3 The publication of the practice guidelines by The KAISER Permanente Journal .... "......is likely to accelerate EFTs acceptance as an approved therapy throughout the VA. With many veterans and their families seeking drug-free treatments without side effects, access to EFT has become a priority for advocacy organizations such as the Veterans Stress Project.” July, 2017 http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/59654232e4b0911162fc2f94 http://www.eftuniverse.com/research-studies/emotional-freedom-techniques-to-treat-posttraumatic-stress-disorder-in-veterans-review-of-the-evidence-survey-of-practitioners-and-proposed-clinical-guidelines "Emotional Freedom Techniques to Treat Posttraumatic Stress Disorder in Veterans: Review of the Evidence, Survey of Practitioners, and Proposed Clinical Guidelines." https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28678690 Tapping for Senseless Tragedy (EFT scripting suggestion) "From this empowered inner state, we are much better equipped to respond effectively and appropriately to the suffering in the world around us." http://www.eftuniverse.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=11892&utm_source=newsletter_834 About eftuniverse: http://www.eftuniverse.com/faqs/about-eft-tapping-and-this-site |
