EFT Tapping Therapy at Sequoia Counseling
EFT Tapping
Emotional Freedom Technique — tapping into your body's own healing.
What Is EFT?
Tapping Into Your Body's Own Healing
EFT Tapping combines gentle acupressure with focused awareness to send calming signals to the brain's alarm center — rapidly reducing the emotional charge around difficult memories, fears, and stress.
"Sometimes the body needs to be heard before the mind can let go."
— The Sequoia Counseling Team
The Sequence
The Tapping Points
Each acupressure point is associated with different emotional and energetic patterns. Your therapist guides you through at your own pace.
Top of the head
Governs overall energy and clarity
Eyebrow
Trauma, frustration, and restlessness
Side of the eye
Rage, resentment, and fear of change
Under the eye
Anxiety, fear, and phobias
Under the nose
Shame, powerlessness, and grief
Chin
Confusion, shame, and uncertainty
Collarbone
Psychological reversal and stress
Under the arm
Self-esteem and worry
What It Helps
A Gentle Tool with Broad Reach
Research shows EFT is effective for a wide range of concerns, especially when combined with other modalities.
Reduces the emotional charge of traumatic memories
Calms the nervous system quickly during distress
Addresses anxiety, phobias, and panic
Supports grief and loss processing
Helps with chronic pain that has an emotional component
Can be used as a self-help tool between sessions
Works well alongside DBT, somatic therapy, and Brainspotting
The Experience
What a Session Feels Like
EFT sessions are gentle and collaborative. Your therapist will guide you through identifying a specific issue — a memory, a fear, a physical sensation — and rating its intensity on a scale of 0 to 10.
Together you'll move through the tapping sequence while speaking aloud about what you're experiencing. Many people notice a shift within minutes — a softening, a release, a sense of distance from what felt overwhelming moments before.
EFT is also a skill you can take home. Your therapist will teach you to use it on your own between sessions, giving you a real tool for moments of distress.
Ready to Begin Your Healing Journey?
Reach out today to schedule your first appointment. We're here to support you every step of the way.