Mind-Body Health

Energy Psychology:
Where Cognitive Processing and Energy Healing Intersect

Energy Psychology is an emergent field of psychology, officially recognized by the APA  in 2012.  It encompasses many different mind-body health methods that combine energy techniques with cognitive processing to shift the energetic and emotional blocks held in the body from past traumas.
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Two Energy Psychology techniques that I use regularly with my clients are EFT (Emotional Freedom Technique) and Matrix Reimprinting. 

"There are over 400 identified forms of psychotherapy, most of which have little or no research to validate them. Energy psychology is both evidence-based and in the top 10% in terms of research for psychotherapy modalities."
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​----  ACEP, Association for Comprehensive Energy Psychology

EFT and Matrix Reimprinting
EFT and Matrix Reimprinting are two incredibly powerful mind-body health techniques for getting rid of all kinds of issues from phobias and traumas to limiting beliefs.  While EFT alone can work wonders, Matrix Reimprinting takes the work of EFT to the quantum level by working within the Matrix, which is the energy field that encompasses various fields of consciousness.  See below for more detailed information on both EFT and Matrix Reimprinting, and how I use both of these in sessions.​

What is Energy Psychology?

"Energy psychology (EP) is a collection of mind-body approaches for understanding and improving human functioning. EP focuses on the relationship between thoughts, emotions, sensations, and behaviors, and known bioenergy systems (such as meridians and the biofield). These systems and processes exist, and interact, within individuals and between people. They are also influenced by cultural and environmental factors.
 
Within an EP framework, emotional and physical issues are seen, and treated, as bio-energetic patterns within a mind-body-energy system. The mind and body are thought to be interwoven and interactive within this mind-body-energy system, which involves complex communication involving neurobiological processes, innate electrophysiology, psychoneuroimmunology (PNI), consciousness, and cognitive-behavioral-emotional patterns."

---- from The Association for Comprehensive Energy Psychology

Combining mind-body health techniques

EFT, Matrix Reimprinting and Energy Healing work together
Typically, in the course of working with clients through their healing process, we find ourselves doing energy work one day, and EFT or Matrix Reimprinting another.  I always use muscle testing to determine what we'll do in a session, and combine techniques as necessary, according to the information I receive from their body.

​In this way, I am able to address whatever the client's body/higher consciousness directs us towards in that moment, in order to move to the next step of healing or growth.  Having these Energy Psychology techniques at my fingertips has proven incredibly effective, as they can shift an issue that is well masked in the energy systems and is therefore difficult to access, or one that requires a certain amount of cognitive processing in combination with Energy Healing.
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EFT - Emotional Freedom Technique

EFT stands for Emotional Freedom Technique, an Energy Psychology therapy developed by Gary Craig, which has its roots in the mind-body health techniques of Thought Field Therapy and Meridian Tapping.  It is perhaps the most widely known self-help technique in our culture today because of its effectiveness in resolving traumas, phobias, limiting beliefs, anxiety, and many other issues quickly and effectively when compared to traditional talk therapy or other approaches.   It is also increasingly being used in the field of performance enhancement.  See more mind-body health connections related to EFT in this huge article library.

The beauty of EFT is that it is fast, incredibly effective, and very user-friendly, meaning that once you learn the basic procedure you can resolve many issues on your own at home.  However, it's best to avoid working directly on severe trauma on your own, this should be done with a practitioner. 

​Most people can make speedy progress releasing old, outdated beliefs and behavior patterns that have held them back in life, and opening the door to new perspectives and a new experience of life.

I offer EFT as part of Energy Medicine sessions when it is apparent that a belief or trauma must be addressed in order for the energies in the body to shift.

Mind-body health issues commonly addressed with EFT:

  • limiting beliefs
  • phobias (simple, not complex - ie, fear of dogs or public speaking vs multiple connected phobias related to past physical/emotional trauma)
  • performance anxiety/peak performance
  • weight loss
  • eating disorders
  • chronic illness
  • TMJ and clenching/grinding of teeth
  • pain

Matrix Reimprinting
Matrix Reimprinting was developed by Karl Dawson, seen in the video above, as a spin-off from his work as a Master of EFT.  The name Matrix Reimprinting (MR) references the universal energy Matrix that surrounds us all, and which, in theory, holds all of our memories. 

When you do MR, you tap into this field and alter the energetic imprints of the memories that are held there, replacing negative emotions with positive ones.  This can effectively erase the negative impact of an event, and can have a huge reversal of the impact in the current life of the client.

You can also address larger lifelong themes through specific memories, and the beliefs created around those themes, that still play out for the client in the present. Though you use the same EFT tapping sequence in MR, it is a much less emotional process than EFT alone.   

The truly amazing thing about MR is that it can leave you feeling as if a traumatic event never actually happened. This creates radical shifts in one's perspective and life experience in a very short time.

Read more about Matrix Reimprinting
People tend to run old "programs," that set the foundation for emotional and behavioral patterns.  With Energy Psychology tecnniques, it's possible to dismantle these programs to the point that they no longer exist in the system. 

​Unlike behavioral therapies, erasing programs with Energy Psychology means you no longer need to work at changing out-dated behavior patterns, because they change automatically when the programs change.

Energy Psychology FAQS

How many sessions will i need?
This depends on many factors, but you should probably assume that you will do between 4-6 sessions on a specific topic in order to resolve the issue.
How long are EFT and Matrix Reimprinting Sessions?
Sessions may be between 1 hr to 1.5 hrs.  With Matrix Reimprinting a longer sessions is preferable.
What's the difference between Eft and matrix Reimprinting?
The primary differences between the two are as follows:
1.  EFT is a much more emotional process than Matrix Reimprinting.
2.  In Matrix Reimprinting, you focus on memories.  It is through altering the emotional content of specific memories that lasting changes are achieved.  In EFT, you can focus on current situations, emotions, memories, etc.
3.  In Matrix Reimprinting, you are working on an earlier version of yourself, which is referred to as the ECHO.  In EFT, you are working on yourself.
4.  In Matrix Reimprinting, you are working on the quantum level, whereas EFT is more of a 'real time' experience.


Energy Healing and Energy Psychology techniques used together in a therapeutic process can create powerful results, especially when limiting beliefs are at play.  These are often a component of chronic physical and emotional health issues.