Calming Teddy

 Teddy was an adorable looking but terrifyingly acting out 10 year old who was in the residential treatment program where I worked as campus director in the early 2000s and whose anxiety about leaving our program for a new foster home was express through tearing up his unit and shoving […] Read more »

When Amy Gets Upset – Brain Science Simplified

From one of my most popular emails! When we launch into sharing information with our clients about how the brain works and what happens in our body when we get upset, our client’s eyes may glaze over, lost in the unfamiliar words we use: Amygdala, hypothalamus, Pituitary Gland,  Frontal Cortex, […] Read more »

Ready, Willing and Able?

Roshane lost trust in his practitioner and stopped sessions. He indicated that the practitioner may have attempted to do “too much too fast” or “was pushing own agenda” when he wanted more time to process and was uncomfortable with the way the practitioner “pushed” him for finding a specific event. […] Read more »

The Most Under Utilized EFT Technique

Constricted Breathing: introducing EFT, calming, safety, assessment, back-up, and homework Often just “mentioned in passing” as part of a training course on EFT, this technique is gentle, powerful and useful in a variety of situations. What all can this underutilized method do? 1. Create a bridge – Just like pointing […] Read more »

What does your office look like?

Whatever you call where you work (office, consulting room or therapy room) the space is an important part of the client’s experience with you.  What kind of experience does your office environment offer? In visiting a local psychologist’s office suite, I walked past one of the therapist’s office and  I […] Read more »

Using EFT Effectively on your own

We often have challenges when using EFT on our own, for our own, issues. In the below interview with Gene Monterastelli I share some of my favorite ideas that can help you – and me! – tap on our own. You can listen here: Gene operates a successful practice out […] Read more »

On Being “too” Real

Charlie asks, “What do you like to do?”  I smile and answer, “One of the things I like to do is to call a friend and meet at the park to take walk or go watch a game.” Couple of months later, Gene asks me the same question, “What do […] Read more »

What does YOUR family say about what you do?

Perhaps your entire family accepts and encourages your journey into the alternative or energy world. My family, however, is more of the just tolerating kind. My sister, for instance, is not exactly what you would call open minded about complementary medicine and EFT is waaaaaay out there for her. In […] Read more »

On Muscle Testing

There are many energy practitioners who are highly skilled in using muscle testing in their work. Many find muscle testing of some sort helpful and use it frequently. I do think it is a potentially very helpful skill to learn. In trained hands it can be a useful tool to […] Read more »

Gary. Screaming.

Here is Gary – on the floor – screaming. Gary’s chart read like a horror story – only for Gary it was not fiction. “Gary” is tall for his age of 9 and very lanky, preferring his pajamas to clothes. He gets his bath and puts on his pajamas at […] Read more »