TITLE:
Borrowing Benefits: Clinical EFT (Emotional Freedom Techniques) as an Immediate Stress Reduction Skill in the Workplace
AUTHORS:
Dawson Church, Iuliana David
KEYWORDS:
Workplace, Anxiety, Depression, Stress, Pain, Cravings, EFT, Emotional Freedom Techniques, Group Therapy
JOURNAL NAME:
Psychology,
Vol.10 No.7,
June
13,
2019
ABSTRACT: Clinical EFT (Emotional Freedom Techniques) is an evidence-based practice that has demonstrated efficacy for anxiety, depression, and PTSD. While a literature search identifies over 100 EFT papers, none thus far report on its use with business executives. The current study assessed psychological indicators in business owners (N = 39) over 50 years old and whose companies grossed US$9 million or more annually. Participants attended a daylong seminar combining psychoeducation with EFT delivered in small group format using a manualized protocol known as Borrowing Benefits. All members of each group used EFT while witnessing sessions conducted by a certified Clinical EFT practitioner. After treatment, the severity of psychological symptoms such as anxiety and depression declined by 34% (p p