Trauma Training
EFT Tapping Training for Trauma Therapists
Regulation, Processing, and Clinical Integration
Trainer:Â Robert Schwarz, PsyD, DCEP, ACAP-EFT
Live Training:Â July 17th | 10:00 AM Central Time | Available for synchronous, live learning
On-Demand: Available one week after the live event
You have clients who flood the moment you ask them to stay with a memory. Clients who freeze before you even approach Phase 2. Clients who are doing everything right in terms of engagement, and still canât seem to move.
EFT (Emotional Freedom Techniques) offers something most bottom-up approaches donât: a way to calm the nervous system and process traumatic material in the same framework, without overwhelming the client or abandoning the work.
Itâs backed by more than 200 research studies. Itâs been used successfully with veterans with PTSD, survivors of genocide, and clients across a wide range of presentations and cultures. And itâs far more than tapping on acupressure points. It integrates principles from memory reconsolidation, ACT, Ericksonian approaches, and somatic regulation into a single, learnable protocol.
If youâve heard about EFT and wondered whether itâs legitimate, how it actually works, or whether it belongs in your clinical toolkit, this training was designed for that question.
In this live, full-day workshop, Dr. Robert Schwarz, one of the fieldâs most experienced EFT trainers and a licensed psychologist with four decades of trauma treatment experience, will walk you through both modes of EFT: using it for emotional regulation in Phase 1 and for carefully titrated trauma processing in Phase 2.
Youâll leave with a clear understanding of what EFT does, why it works, and exactly how to begin using it with your most complex clients.
Practical Interventions You Will Learn
- Basic EFT tapping protocol with clinical precision, including tapping points, set-up statements, and therapeutic presence, so you can apply EFT accurately from your very first session.
- Tearless trauma technique for accessing and processing traumatic material without flooding the client or re-exposing them to overwhelming content.
- Tell the story technique for titrated trauma processing, with detailed guidance on managing emotional intensity and staying within the window of tolerance throughout.
- Personal peace procedure as a treatment planning tool - how to use it systematically to map and sequence traumatic material across the course of treatment.
- Zipping up technique for building boundaries, strengthening emotional regulation, and supporting clients who need additional stabilization before or between trauma processing sessions.
- Phase 1 integration strategies for using EFT as a nervous system regulation tool -Â reducing negative affect, calming arousal, and expanding the window of tolerance before trauma work begins.
Phase 2 trauma processing applications for using EFT to engage traumatic memory carefully and systematically within a phase-oriented framework, without intensifying exposure or dysregulating the client.
What You'll Learn In This Advanced Training
 By the end of this training, you will be able to:
- Explain how EFT works from a nervous system and memory reconsolidation perspective, including the neurobiological mechanisms that support its effectiveness across diverse trauma presentations.
- Perform the basic EFT tapping protocol with clinical accuracy, including the set-up statement, tapping sequence, and therapeutic stance.
- Apply EFT within a phase-oriented trauma framework, using it specifically for Phase 1 emotional regulation and Phase 2 trauma reprocessing based on each clientâs level of stability.
- Use the tearless trauma technique and tell the story technique to approach traumatic memories in a titrated, client-paced way that keeps processing within the window of tolerance.
- Describe the steps of the personal peace procedure and integrate it into treatment planning for clients with multiple trauma targets or complex histories.
- Distinguish EFT from simple tapping scripts by understanding how it stacks principles from ACT, Ericksonian hypnosis, exposure, somatic regulation, and memory reconsolidation into a single integrative approach.
- Summarize the research base supporting EFTâs effectiveness for anxiety, depression, and trauma, including findings from fMRI studies, meta-analyses, and population-specific research.
Who Is This Training For?
 This training is designed for:
- Licensed clinicians who work with trauma and want to add a research-backed, bottom-up regulation and processing approach to their existing practice.
- Therapists who already use somatic, EMDR, or experiential approaches and want to understand how EFT fits within that framework, and how it can extend what theyâre already doing.
- Clinicians who are curious about EFT but havenât found a training that places it clearly within a phase-oriented, trauma-informed context.
- Therapists who have clients who flood, freeze, or dissociate during trauma work and want additional tools for expanding regulation capacity before processing begins.
- Any licensed clinician who wants a credentialed, evidence-based introduction to EFT that goes beyond the basics of tapping technique.
No prior EFT experience is required. This training is designed to be a complete clinical foundation -Â from theory and research to hands-on protocol practice.
About Your Trainer, Robert Schwarz, PsyD, DCEP, ACAP-EFT
Robert Schwarz, PsyD, DCEP, ACAP-EFT has been a licensed psychologist for 40 years. He served as Executive Director of the Association for Comprehensive Energy Psychology (ACEP) from 2008 to 2024, and has organized more than 30 conferences on Ericksonian hypnosis, trauma treatment, and energy psychology.Â
Dr. Schwarz is the author of three professional books, including Tools for Transforming Trauma, and has published numerous articles and research papers on EFT and energy psychology. His recent online program, Transforming Trauma and Limiting Beliefs with EFT, reflects his continued focus on clinical precision and integrative trauma treatment.
He presents internationally on EFT, energy psychology, and trauma treatment, and is known for his ability to translate complex clinical concepts into specific, usable skills. Dr. Schwarz trains within an integrative model, grounding EFT in polyvagal theory, somatic regulation, and memory reconsolidation science rather than presenting it as a standalone technique.
