Frequently Asked Questions

Q:   What is "EFT"?

A:  The abbreviation "EFT" stands for "Emotional Freedom Techniques", a name given this method because it frees you from the reactions you would rather not have, and allows you to be at your best in any situation. EFT is being used by mental health practitioners in many parts of the world, and by individuals in all walks of life, to bring down stress rapidly.  It can often eliminate severe lifelong fears within a short period of time, and is increasingly used by mental health professionals for this purpose.

Q:   How do I know if EFT will work for me?

A:   While the odds are in your favor (about 80 – 90% of people respond extremely well to the technique) you cannot be sure EFT will work for you unless you try it.  This is why we give a one year unconditional money back guarantee which enables you to buy our course risk-free, and have ample time to discover whether the method is useful to you.

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Q:   Can EFT help with panic attacks?

A: .  EFT can be used to reduce and sometimes to eliminate panic attacks entirely, but if you want to use EFT for very severe panic attacks you should do so with the assistance of a skilled mental health professional.  Working under the supervision of such a trained person, you may get remarkable help from EFT and it often moves traditional therapy forward much more rapidly.  Our support website will help you locate a suitably qualified EFT-trained psychotherapist if you wish, or it can show your own psychotherapist (if you have one) how he or she can learn to use EFT along with their traditional methods of psychotherapy.

Q:    Is EFT useful for phobias such as fear of flying, fear of public speaking, fear of heights, or spiders etc. ?

A:    EFT is so effective in overcoming phobias that it is likely to become the treatment of choice for them in the future when it is more widely known. A specific phobia can frequently (although not always) be eliminated in a single EFT session. Many phobias can be treated by the person him or herself using the Introduction to EFT course.  However, some complex phobias may need the assistance of an EFT-trained psychotherapist in order to fully overcome them.  Our website helps you to locate such a therapist, if you wish to find one.

Q:    Why do I need DVDs?  Why can't I learn EFT from a friend, or from seeing a diagram of the tapping spots or reading a short description of them?

A:    You may learn the bare bones of EFT this way, and this certainly can work for certain purposes.  If your problem is at all complex, however, with many facets to it (and most problems are) then you will need to know some fundamental troubleshooting skills in order to make EFT work for you.  The course which Dr. Carrington teaches, Introduction to EFT, shows you everything you need to know to make EFT powerfully effective for a large number of life challenges.  If it doesn't work in your particular case, you can simply return the course materials to us and get your money back. 

Q:    How can one single method like EFT possibly clear up so many different kinds of problems?

A:    Because it is based on the use of acupuncture points which are natural comfort spots on the body and therefore balances the energy system upon which the body operates.  If the electricity in a house is turned off, or certain circuits are blown, many things in the house do not work.  However, if someone turns the electricity on again and the current flows smoothly, everything from electric lights, to computers, to hair dryers to TV's etc. function well again.  The flow of energy provides an overall "cure" for much of the house.  It is the same with energy blockages in the human system — once the blocks are cleared and the energy allowed to flow freely again, the body-mind now functions entirely differently and produces many positive effects.

Q:    How lasting are the results of EFT?  Won't my problem  just return later?

A:    If you clear up a problem thoroughly using EFT, about 80 percent of the time it is gone permanently.  In those cases where it does recur, this is usually because there were other aspects of that problem which you failed to address the first time through.  These will now have to be treated in their own right, using EFT, for the change to become permanent.  This can be done.

Q:    I often receive literature in the mail telling me about "miracle" cures for one thing or another.  How do I know this isn't just one more of those exaggerated claims? 

A:   No matter how much we reassure you, you won't really know about the value of EFT until you try it. Of course you can easily check on Dr. Carrington's credentials, and on Pace Educational Systems (we're the company that manufactures the Introduction to EFT course), but you will still want to see for yourself that it works.  This is the reason we give you a full year to try it out at no risk.  With this much time to explore EFT, you are certain to discover the truth about its usefulness for you.  If you find it doesn't work for your particular purposes, return it and get your money back.

Q:   There must be some drawbacks to EFT, what are they?

A:   There are no real drawbacks involved in using EFT, but there are some limits to the types of conditions that it can be used for.  For example, it is not advisable to use EFT for the treatment of deep-seated psychiatric problems except under the guidance of a qualified mental health professional who is experienced with EFT.  Fortunately, there are a growing number of such EFT-trained professionals, and on our support website we show you how to locate such a practitioner, or how your own psychotherapist (if you have one) can learn to apply the EFT technique to their clinical practice.  (For more details on contraindications and/or limitations of EFT click here)

Q:   I prefer not to talk about some of the problems that trouble me.   Is it possible to work on some of my deeper issues with EFT without having to reveal the details?

A:   If you are using EFT alone, on yourself (it can be used this way for countless problems) you need tell no-one about them.  This is, in fact. one of the great advantages of this method. Even if you work with an EFT trained therapist, you may still be able to keep your own counsel if this is important to you. Many traumas have been successfully treated by using EFT without the person having to tell their therapist, counselor or coach what they were "tapping" for.  This method of using EFT, where the confidence of the recipient is fully respected, has been used with remarkable success with Viet Nam veterans, offenders in the prison system, and victims of sexual abuse, among others.  You will certainly be able to find a therapist who is willing to use this approach with EFT — simply ask them first if they agree to this procedure.

Q:    Aside from Dr. Carrington's expertise in the field and the instructions in EFT given on your DVDs, and your follow up support  — are there any other important differences between Dr. Carrington's EFT course and those few other courses that are available in this area?

A:   There is one other important difference that stands out.  The Introduction to EFT Course is the only EFT training that teaches you how to use EFT to increase the quality of your life.  This course shows you how to achieve positive goals as well as to overcome difficulties by using a powerful new EFT technique, – the "EFT Choices Method".   Dr. Carrington has put it into an e-book for you, and for this reason alone, this course can be invaluable.

Q:   Can EFT be used for children?

A:   It can be and has been used very successfully for many children.  Only a few modifications in the basic procedure are required to make EFT highly effective for children.