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.
NEW!!! On 6-7 November 2010 our unique 2-day EFT for Addiction Treatment & Recovery workshop will run in Birmingham for the very first tima! Our past UK workshops took place in Manchester and London, but due to the increasing interest in this specialist training in the Midlands, we have now arrived in Birmingham. 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. 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.
NEW!!! Our long-awaited specialist Level 2 (Practitioner) workshop in EFT for Addictions & Eating Disorders is scheduled for 15-16 January 2011 (please note new dates) in London area - this is open to completers of our Level 1 EFT for Addictions and EFT for Eating Disorders, as well as those who have previously undertaken the generic Level 1 EFT training with us or another accredited training organisation, and have some experience of work in either of these fields. On successful completion of the workshop and practical/written assessment, you will be eligible for Practitioner grade membership of the Association for Advancement of Meridian Energy Techqniques, the main European professional organisation for EFT and related therapies. This workshop is organised in partnership with The National Centre for Eating Disorders, and all bookings should be made through their website, www.eating-disorders.org.uk.
NEW!!! A free 16-page Pocket Guide to EFT for Addiction Treatment, Self-help & Recovery, written specially for beginners, can be downloaded here. (The file is about 1.2 MB, so can take a little while to download if your connection is slow). Other useful free downloads which you can find on our sister website include handouts on Surfing the Urge, Seemingly Irrelevant Decisions (SIDs), Decision Balance Sheet, Food Diary, Strategies for People Who Self-harm, Simple Relaxation Technique, Problem Inventory and EFT Chart.
Training with Masha world-wide 2010
13-14th March - EFT Level 2 in Trondheim, Norway, organised by our Norwegian partners EFT Akademiet www.eftakademiet.no. Taught in English.
10-11th April - EFT Level 1 in Riga, Latvia, organised by our Latvian partner Alyona Zaporozhchenko www.familyconstellations.lv. Taught in Russian.
2-3nd May - EFT Level 2 in Tel Aviv, Israel, organised by our Israeli partners New Mind www.newmind.co.il. Taught in English with simultaneous translation into Hebrew.
22-25rd May - EFT Level 1 and Level 2 in Moscow, Russia, organised by our Russian partners Prostoy Put www.prostoyput.ru. Taught in Russian.
25-26 September - EFT Level 2 in Moscow, Russia, organised by our Russian partners Prostoy Put www.prostoyput.ru. Taught in Russian.
9-10 October - EFT Level 1 in Bremen, Germany, organised by our German/Russian partner Tatyana www.raduga-center.de . Taught in Russian.
15-18 October - EFT Level 1 and Level 2 in Almaty, Kazakhstan, organised by our Kazakh partner Gulnara kosmo-master@mail.ru, tel. 8(727)317-00-71.Taught in Russian.
23-24 October - EFT Level 2 in Oslo, Norway, organised by our Norwegian partners EFT Akademiet www.eftakademiet.no. Taught in English.
13-16 November - EFT Level 1 (two 2-day seminars) in Tel-Aviv, Israel, organised by our Israeli partners New Mind www.newmind.co.il. Taught in English with simultaneous translation into Hebrew.
26-29 November - EFT Level 1 and Level 2 in Riga, Latvia, organised by our Latvian partner Alyona Zaporozchenko www.familyconstellations.lv. Taught in Russian.
March 2011 - EFT Level 1 and Level 2 in Bali, Indonesia, organised by our Japanese partner Mihoko Yamaguchi www.gayatrivilla.com. Taught in English.
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 writes 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 published last year on the main 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.
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)