(TFT) is a relatively new energy meridian therapy. TFT is a radical departure
from current psychotherapy methods.
Dr Roger Callahan, a Californian clinical psychologist with over 40 years
experience, discovered a way of removing the root cause of negative emotions and
trauma and with a very high degree of effectiveness. TFT was developed by
drawing concepts from Eastern medicine, Applied Kinesiology and modern science.
It was only after many years of research and testing, and when Dr Callahan was
absolutely sure that TFT would produce the results stated, that he brought TFT
in to the public domain.
TFT can successfully treat all kinds of emotional trauma resulting from:
- accidents
- natural disaster or terrorism
- violence and crime
- domestic abuse/child abuse
- suicide of a loved one
- bereavement/grief
- exposure to war situations
- PTSD
- fears, phobias, anxiety, anger, depression, guilt
- addictive urges (client must be motivated to self-treat)
TFT is non-invasive, drug-free technique.
Hundreds of therapists worldwide report general success, as well as no known
harm resulting from the treatment.
TFT is the natural way to eliminate negative emotions. The results are rapid
and effective. Most people see a reduction or elimination of their problems in
minutes. TFT does not utilize hypnosis, cognitive behavioural
therapy, desensitization, reprocessing or any of the common methods currently
used.
The advantage of this technique is that the person is not required to discuss
their problem - something that may have discouraged them from seeking treatment.
They also do not need to believe that the therapy will work for it to be
effective.
Psychological Reversal
Dr Callahan’s discovery that psychological reversal (a reversed polarity of
the body’s electrical system) blocks an otherwise successful treatment from
working meant that once this was corrected with TFT the success rate of the
treatments increased.
A TFT Treatment
The first step in the treatment is to determine the degree of distress. The
person assesses the degree of upset when they think of their problem on a scale
of 1-10 (10 being the worst possible upset and 0 being none at all). We call
this a "SUD", meaning Subjective Unit of Distress.
Dr Callahan devised the treatment sequences over about 20 years of research
and development.
It is extremely important that the person being treated ‘tunes in’ to their
particular ‘upset’. Thinking of their problem activates the thought field
associated with it. Then they are asked to tap gently with two fingers in
specific sequences (algorithms) on meridian points on the hands and upper body.
By tapping on the specific meridian points, the perturbations (upsets) in the
thought field are eliminated (there may be several perturbations and more than
one thought field involved).
After a successful TFT treatment the person becomes relaxed and heart rate is
normalised. When they think of the previously upsetting, traumatic event they
can do so without emotional upset. Resolution can be so quick that the client
‘forgets’ they ever had a problem in the first place – we call this the Apex
Problem.
The brain is in inertia and tries to understand why previously there was
tremendous upset (often for many years) and in the space of a few minutes the
upset is removed.
TFT is very powerful and complements other techniques and methods. There have
been no instances of TFT causing harm to anyone in 25 years.
By Terri Perry
Trauma Specialist & Thought Field Therapist
