Less than 0.05% of the tens of thousands of TFT practitioners worldwide have chosen to train in and use VT and instead use predetermined algorithm treatments for which self-help training is available from around $250. Trainees must sign a confidentiality agreement not to disclose the trade secret behind VT. The fee listed on Callahan's website for this training is $120,000. He also asserts that his most advanced level, Voice Technology (VT) can be performed over the phone using an undisclosed "technology". In 1985, in his first book on TFT, he said that specific phobias could be cured in as little as five minutes (Callahan, 1985). In articles on his website, Callahan has also stated that TFT can successfully prevent heart problems that may lead to sudden death, and that TFT has successfully stopped atrial fibrillation. He has also said in a recent interview on National Public Radio that "TFT can successfully treat physical illnesses such as Malaria in as little as 15 minutes". Most tapping techniques are based on the original Thought Field Therapy techniques developed by Roger Callahan, and the continued development of new methods of implementation has greatly improved the effectiveness of alternative healing.Callahan states that the process can relieve a wide variety of problems including psychological trauma, phobias, anxiety, panic, obsessive-compulsive disorder, addictive urges, and depression. One of the great things about TFT is that it can be used in combination with any number of other therapies which allows for practitioners to find the way that works the best for them. Most TFT practitioners take the techniques they learn and implement them in ways that are unique to their own methodology. EFT promises a “simplified version” of Roger Callahan’s TFT techniques however, we have learned over years and years of using TFT algorithms that there truly are certain sequences and tapping points that are more effective for finding relief and freedom in each category of problem. TFT is the only tapping therapy rated as effective by the national registry of evidence based programs and practices.įundamentally, Emotional Freedom Techniques is a “one size fits all” approach to managing traumatic memories, triggers, and negative emotions, while TFT is a more customized approach that gives you the ability to really focus in on specific emotions and triggers when you need to.In TFT, the person receiving treatment only needs to think about their trigger and remember how it made them feel in order to use the tapping sequences effectively.
TFT places a much higher priority on the tapping sequence itself: In EFT, all the acupuncture points are tapped, regardless of the problem, with the assumption that you’re going to eventually end up tapping the spot that correlates with that emotion or trigger.EFT instructs users to keep doing it regardless of ineffective outcomes. TFT instructs users to stop if it is not working after a couple of attempts and move on to other TFT techniques that are needed. Where TFT provides a different set of unique tapping patterns (algorithms) for each problem category, using different tapping sequences for different triggers or emotions, EFT uses the same generalized sequence every time, regardless of the issue that needs to be addressed. TFT does not require you setup phases to be repeated as you tap. Yet it takes no longer to do TFT than EFT. TFT is more varied: EFT is often promoted as a “simplified” version of TFT.Emotional Freedom Technique was developed by Gary Craig after studying extensively under Roger Callahan. TFT came first: Thought Field Therapy was developed by Roger Callahan after he discovered innovative applications of kinesiology and meridian therapies.Now, let’s look at a few differences between Thought Field Therapy and Emotional Freedom Techniques.