In essence, it is a psychological version of acupuncture except that needles aren't used. The tapping serves to balance energy meridians which become disrupted when the client thinks about or becomes involved in an emotionally disturbing circumstance. Once balanced, the client cannot get upset about the circumstance no matter how hard they try. The actual memory stays but the charge is gone. Typically, this result is lasting.
Cognition often changes in a healthy direction as a natural consequence of the healing.
EFT is versatile and has been used confidently by thousands of therapists and clients with successes on even the most difficult problems. EFT was developed by Gary Craig whose academic training includes a Stanford engineering degree. While personal healing has been his passion for over 30 years, Gary is neither a licensed therapist nor a trained psychologist. EFT differs from TFT in that it employs only one comprehensive tapping routine which is used for all emotional and physical problems. By contrast, TFT requires the use of 10 or 15 individualized tapping routines.