Welcome...
EFT for Addictions is a website dedicated to holistic treatment approaches and self-help tools for addictions, in particular the Emotional Freedom Techniques. It is intended as a resource for organisations working in the health & social care sector, their staff and volunteers, and also as a source of information for people suffering from addiction and their families and carers. The site is still very new and is being continually updated so if you don't find all the information you need, please get in touch through the Contact page with any questions or queries.
What's New
- Our next 2-day training course for addiction professionals, EFT for Addiction Treatment, will take place in London on 14-15 November 2009 (please note amended dates - and the early bird discount valid for bookings made until 14th October 2009!). For the syllabus details and to find out what you, your clients and your organisation will gain from this unique workshop, see the EFT Training page or download a printable Course Brochure. Read the feedback on our EFT Trainings and quotes from professionals who already use this highly effective brief therapeutic intervention with impressive results, and you can also check out the relevant DANOS units.
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Styal Prison Clothing Appeal – please help women prisoners at HMP Styal (Wilmslow, Cheshire) with donations of good quality clothing. Many women come into prison with very few possessions and clothes of all styles will be gratefully accepted; large sizes are especially welcome. To make a donation of clothing, please contact Tolu Fiberesima on 07901 848 504, or through the website of the African and Caribbean Community Association (ACCA).
- Masha Bennett has started a Self-help Blog with regular postings on various self-help tools and approaches, on the website of Wired-In online community, developed by Professor David Clark as a way of empowering people to tackle drug and alcohol use problems.
- Masha Bennett's article EFT: Tapping Into New Solutions, introducing the potential applications of this therapeutic tool in the field of addictions, was published in the January-February 2009 issue of the Addiction Today journal. You can download the full text of the article here. If you would like to receive a free EFT chart with the instructions for using the technique for self-help purposes, please get in touch through the Contact page.
- Information on Research into the efficacy of EFT and related approaches has been added to this website - for details click here.
To get the taste of the potential benefits of EFT in addiction treatment, read the following quote from the letter by Kelly End on how she effectively EFT combines with the 12 step approach, which was recently published on Gary Craig's EFT website:
"My husband and I are very active in 12 step programs and have been for over 20 years. I sponsor a lot of women and thus listen to lots of "inventories." These inventories (steps 4 and 5) are events of fear, anger and shame.
Shortly after learning EFT I started teaching it to my sponsees and have them use it while they read their inventory aloud to me. This is often a very emotional and tearful experience and loaded with specific events for which EFT could prove exceptionally helpful. It occurred to me that it would be unfortunate to let this opportunity go by to collapse core issues which have often ruined marriages, jobs, health and self esteem.
I have witnessed remarkable results. My sponsees love EFT and go on to use it long after the initial 12 step work is completed. I have seen women who deeply hate themselves transformed into empowered, loving, able human beings. The 12 steps are legendary in their power to help people heal, but with EFT, the heavens open up!" (Kelly End)
Below is a seven-minute video introducing some of the potential benefits of EFT - you may find that some of the claims in it may appear extraordinary, however in our experience, whilst not everyone gets the "miraculous" results in minutes, this approach does help to significantly improve and speed up the effectiveness of treatment. The examples in the video are not directly addiction-related, but the general principles are still applicable.
