What is Tapping?
Emotional Freedom Techniques - most often called EFT or Tapping - is a mind-body therapy that has been backed by over 300 peer-reviewed clinical studies and used by millions of people worldwide.
What actually happens when you tap?
EFT combines two things that, on the surface, might seem unrelated: modern psychological techniques, and the ancient practice of acupressure.In a session, you'll gently tap with your fingertips on a short sequence of points on your face and upper body — the same meridian endpoints used in acupuncture, but without any needles. As you tap, you'll focus on a specific emotion, memory, or physical sensation you'd like to address, and use simple language to acknowledge what you're feeling.
This process sends calming signals directly to the amygdala — the brain's threat-detection centre — interrupting the stress response and allowing emotional intensity to reduce, often in just a few minutes.
Research has found that EFT can measurably lower cortisol (the body's primary stress hormone), reduce heart rate and blood pressure, and improve markers of immune function. Crucially, these are physiological changes — not just a sense of feeling better, but something the body is genuinely doing differently.
The Many Things EFT Can Help With
You don't have to be in crisis to deserve support.
Kinderstones Therapy could help you if you feel any of the following:
Anxiety and Chronic Stress
Trauma and PTSD
Depression
Phobias and Fears
Physical Pain
Overwhelm and Burnout
Why people choose EFT
Traditional talk therapy asks you to think through your experiences. EFT works through the body at the same time - and that makes a significant difference for many people.
If overthinking your emotions hasn’t brought real change, EFT cuts through the mental noise by providing a non-mental and physical activity to overcome what you're feeling. You don’t need to fully understand or articulate what you’re carrying to start releasing it.
It's also notable for its speed. While deep or complex issues naturally take more time, many people notice a meaningful shift within a single session. And because EFT is something you can learn to use yourself — anywhere, any time — the benefits extend well beyond the therapy room.
A session at Kinderstones Therapy - what it looks like.
Sessions are calm, conversational, and led by you. There's nothing you need to prepare or rehearse.
We'll begin by talking gently about what you'd like to address — whether that's a specific emotion, a recurring thought pattern, a past experience, or simply a sense of feeling stuck. From there, we'll work through a sequence of tapping together, with me guiding you through each step at a pace that feels comfortable.
You won't be pushed to go further than you're ready to go. And by the end of the session, you'll have a clear sense of how to use tapping in your own life — not just as a technique for the room, but as a daily tool for emotional regulation.
