A round of tapping consists of tapping on seven to fourteen points on the body — typically acupuncture points — while repeating statements that the therapist guides you through. You use your own fingertips to tap gently on each point. It is a gentle touch — not slapping or punching.

We use a scale from zero to ten to measure emotional intensity throughout the session. Zero is neutral — no distress. Ten is the maximum intensity of an emotion. Relief can occur after just one round. A client who begins a session at a ten may drop to a five or lower after the first round. Additional rounds continue to reduce the number until the emotion reaches zero or near zero — a felt sense of neutrality about what was previously distressing.

After a session, related emotions may surface in the hours or days that follow. This is normal and expected — emotions are rarely solitary, and processing one often brings related feelings to the surface. These can be addressed in future sessions.