Emotional Freedom Techniques (EFT) & Tapping, has quickly become one of the most versatile, evidence-supported mind‑body interventions out there today.
With more than 200 published studies behind it and adoption by therapists worldwide, EFT combines somatic awareness with neurologically informed strategies proven to calm the nervous system and reduce emotional intensity.
But what makes EFT especially valuable for clinicians is its flexibility.
It works seamlessly alongside almost any therapeutic orientation and helps clients regulate quickly—whether they’re dealing with anxiety, panic, traumatic stress, chronic pain, or persistent emotional overwhelm.
And we built this intensive training specifically to give you a hands‑on experience applying EFT both as a rapid stabilization tool and as a deeper, trauma‑processing intervention. Through live demonstrations, guided practice, and practical frameworks, you’ll learn how to work directly with stress physiology, identify meaningful treatment targets, and help clients experience real shifts in the moment.
Join EFT & Tapping expert, trainer, and former executive director of the Association for Comprehensive Energy Psychology, Richard Schwarz LIVE on September 30-October 1 to learn how to put EFT into practice!
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He is the author of Tools for Transforming Trauma and is widely recognized for his integrative approach to psychotherapy, combining EFT, trauma-informed care, interpersonal neurobiology, polyvagal theory, and Ericksonian traditions. He is known for his ability to provide clear descriptions of specific clinical skills within an integrative model.
Participants consistently describe his trainings as engaging, entertaining, and deeply moving, marked by presence, humor, and powerful clinical demonstrations. He has drawn audiences of up to 500 participants for in-person trainings and over 5,000 participants in online programs.
Outside of his professional work, Bob enjoys singing and songwriting, studying comedic improv, scuba diving, and gardening. He is also happily engaged in a new and meaningful adventure—being a grandpa.
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Register by 9/9/2026
Deep experiential learning + Audience Q&A
Slides, tools & handouts included
Experiential exercises & community connection
Slides, tools & handouts included
Can't attend these dates? Order the self-study version here!
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When you book your stay at the DoubleTree By Hilton Hotel Columbia, you’ll be just steps away from the conference room! Enjoy the convenience of being on-site for your training – as well as being a short drive from the Baltimore-Washington International Airport! Onsite recreational amenities include an indoor pool, 24-hour fitness center, and complimentary internet, as well as a bar and onsite restaurant. You'll also be a mere 10 minutes from Merriweather Post Pavilion, Downtown Columbia, the Columbia Gateway Business Community, and the Maryland Live Casino!
5485 Twin Knolls Road
Columbia, MD 21045
410-997-1060
Register by 9/9/2026
Deep experiential learning + Audience Q&A
Slides, tools & handouts included
Experiential exercises & community connection
Slides, tools & handouts included
Can't attend these dates? Order the self-study version here!
Click here to register as the coordinator for the in-person event.
Click here for in-person cancellation policy details
What You’ll Learn During Your Two Days in Columbia
Take your practice to the next level! Here’s what you’ll learn at the amazing DoubleTree by Hilton Columbia, where you can find an on-site pool and fitness center, as well as an on-site restaurant and bar, and so much more within driving distance!
Why EFT: Breaking Down Misconceptions and Clarifying Its Clinical Role
- What EFT is—and what it is not
- EFT as a mind-body and somatic intervention
- Supporting and peer-reviewed research
- Research limitations, critiques, and appropriate clinical use
- Addressing skepticism and anti-scientific bias
- EFT and cognitive interventions: how they work together
- Meridian activation as a calming and regulatory input
- Using EFT to break through resistant or stuck client problems
- Benefits for clinician self-regulation, compassion fatigue, and burnout
Setting Up EFT Sessions and Identifying Treatment Targets
- Overview of the Two Modes of EFT:
- Self-Regulation Mode
- Root-Cause Mode
- Structure of an EFT session
- Setup statements and tapping sequences
- Placement and clinical application of acupoints
- Developing effective foundational language
- Using inquiry to identify treatment targets
- Questions to zero in on the most relevant target
- Identifying and working with aspects of experience:
- Visual images
- Auditory cues
- Emotions
- Thoughts
- Body sensations
- Use of continuous measuring
- Reducing physical discomfort and somatic distress
- Addressing and overcoming treatment resistance
- Sophisticated linguistic variations to enhance effectiveness
Special Considerations for Treating Anxiety, Trauma, and Related Conditions
- EFT for the anxiety spectrum:
- Generalized anxiety
- Panic attacks
- Anticipatory anxiety
- Deconstructing panic reactions safely
- Working with compulsive behaviors and negative habits
- Special considerations for:
- Social anxiety
- Phobias
- Desensitizing traumatic reactions while staying within the window of tolerance
- Tailoring EFT to the 3 phases of trauma treatment
- Benefits for pain reduction and relapse prevention
Advanced Applications and Clinical Tools
Expanding EFT skills and refining precision
- Tell the Story Technique
- Processing specific traumatic events
- Supporting memory reconsolidation
- Managing emotional intensity in real time
- Tearless Trauma Technique
- Reducing intensity before deeper trauma work
- Preventing emotional flooding and retraumatization
- Somatic interventions
- Working directly with bodily expressions of distress
- Choices Method and therapeutic language
- Reducing negative beliefs
- Supporting adaptive outcomes
- Working with limiting beliefs as trauma-based adaptations
- Personal Peace Procedure as a method of treatment planning
- Integrating forgiveness and gratitude when clinically appropriate
- Advanced language patterns and therapist presence
Considerations for Special Populations and Contexts
- Non-medication approaches to pain reduction
- Couples work
- Working with children/adolescents
- Cravings, addiction, and relapse prevention
- Group trauma and critical incident debriefing
Integrating EFT/Tapping into Other Treatment Approaches
- Using EFT to support CBT and DBT by reducing emotional dysregulation
- Integrating EFT with:
- Parts work / IFS
- Inner child approaches
- EFT within brief and strategic therapy models
- Using EFT as a resource during EMDR when clients become overwhelmed
- Projective and experiential applications in play therapy
- EFT as an adjunctive, integrative skill—not a replacement modality
Live Demonstrations and Group Practice
- Live clinical demonstrations of EFT techniques
- Borrowing benefits and group-based applications
- Demonstration of the Tearless Trauma Technique
- Demonstration of Tell the Story Technique
- Working with phobias and “small t” trauma
- Guided experiential EFT and tapping practice
- Clinical discussion and integration of demonstrations
Objectives
- Demonstrate the basic EFT tapping protocol, including tapping points and setup statements.
- Apply EFT to rapidly reduce anxiety, panic, stress, and overwhelming affect.
- Differentiate between EFT’s self-regulation mode and root-cause (reparative) mode and identify when each is clinically appropriate.
- Integrate EFT into the 3 Phases of trauma treatment.
- Perform the tell the story technique.
- Perform the tearless trauma technique.
- Identify and utilize specific aspects of experience (visual images, auditory cues, emotions, cognitions, and body sensations) when targeting EFT interventions.
- Use EFT to manage emotional intensity and prevent retraumatization while working with trauma.
- Explain the research base supporting EFT for anxiety, depression, PTSD, and trauma-related conditions.
- Apply the personal peace procedure for treatment planning.
- Describe the proposed neurobiological and clinical mechanisms underlying EFT.
- Integrate EFT seamlessly with existing therapeutic orientations without abandoning current clinical frameworks.