Module 6

Demonstrating Your Skills

Practical Skills Demonstration

The moment that you first start to use Energy Psychology is an exciting one. You experience personal and professional breakthroughs, sometimes in parts of your life that had been stuck before.

Now it’s time to start working with other people. You'll see the effects that Energy Psychology produces in their lives, and quickly gain confidence in your skills.

Through the process, you'll be guided by an expert mentoring consultant to whom you'll send your case history report for feedback.

You’ll complete three sets of case histories. In each set, you’ll learn new skills. This way, you master Skill Set 1, Skill Set 2, and Skill Set 3. Each set will contain one long case history and five short ones for a total of six case histories. You’ll submit a set to your mentoring consultant who will give you detailed feedback before you complete the next one. Here is the sequence you’ll follow:

The Feedback Process:

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1. Please provide your first two brief case histories to your mentoring consultant.

  • One should be of a session that went particularly well.
  • The other should be of a session that did not go smoothly, or was otherwise a learning experience.
  • Within one to two weeks, your mentoring consultant will get back to you with feedback.

2. Then, send your next three case histories to your mentoring consultant.

  • Within one to two weeks, your mentoring consultant will get back to you with feedback.

3. Finally, send your long case history to your mentoring consultant.

  • Within one to two weeks, your mentoring consultant will get back to you with feedback.
  • If your mentoring consultant believes you have an adequate grasp of the techniques, he or she will graduate you from that Skill Set, and you will start on the next Skill Set.
  • If your mentoring consultant believes you need more practice, he or she may request additional long or short case histories.

4. When you are done with your 6 case histories for that level, and your mentoring consultant has graduated you from that Skill Set, you will repeat the process for the next Skill Set, by again turning in 6 case histories using the time frames above.

  • At the start and end of each Skill Set, post your insights in the public Facebook group. This will introduce tens of thousands of people to you.

5. For each Skill Set, at any time before you graduate from that Skill Set, please also provide your mentoring consultant:

  • A one-page description of a session you recently had with a therapist or coach in which you were the client. Describe the problem you went to them with, the modalities you worked with (e.g. Cognitive Therapy, Imago Therapy, Business Coaching, EFT) what happened in the session, and any ways in which your problem shifted after the session.
  • At least one case written up for the newsletter. Make it anonymous by removing any details that would allow the client to be identified. Submit your case through this link.

6. For Skill Set 1 only:

  • Include at least one case in which you referred a client to a licensed mental health practitioner.
  • Provide your mentoring consultant with a list of at least 3 licensed mental health practitioners in your area to whom you refer clients whose issues are outside of your scope of practice.

7. For Skill Sets 2 and 3 only:

  • You will practice your new coaching skills with a practitioner candidate. You will call them to welcome them when they join the course.
  • You will schedule a call with them once a month (or more, at your discretion) to practice your coaching skills.

Skill Set 1: Using the Full Range of EFT Techniques

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For the first set of case histories, you’ll demonstrate your proficiency at EFT. You’ll submit one long case history (3 - 5 pages) written up using this long form, as well as five brief case histories using this short form. For this first Skill Set of six case histories, use only EFT.  Here is a video to remind you how to perform the 9 Gamut Technique, which you'll use throughout this Skill Set (Module 2, Appendix A): The 9 Gamut. Each of the six cases, long and short, should should include at least one instance of:

  • A clear description of the problem with which the client arrives.
  • The use of the 9 Gamut technique within the Full Basic Recipe. (Module 2, Appendix A)
  • Testing SUD levels before and after.

The long case should include a detailed description of:

  • Tapping on an adult event.
  • At least three Aspects of this adult event including naming the type of Aspect, e.g. Auditory Aspect, Visual Aspect. (Module 2, Chapter 3)
  • The childhood event linked to the adult event.
  • At least three Aspects of the childhood event event.
  • A description of the physical sensations experienced by the client.
  • The Aspects covered during the session.

At least three of the short cases should include:

  • A childhood event.
  • Three or more Aspects of a single event.

At least two cases should include

  • The Movie Technique. (Module 2, Chapter 3)
  • Sneaking Up on the Problem. (Module 2, Chapter 6)
  • A description of physical sensations tapped on by the client.

The five short cases should each include at least one of the following techniques:

  • Tearless Trauma. (Module 2, Chapter 6)
  • Sneaking Away. (Module 2, Chapter 6)
  • Chasing the Pain. (Module 2, Chapter 6)

For your long case history, use this long form.

For your short case histories, use this short form:

  • Click here to view the Google Doc
  • Click "Make a Copy"
  • Use this blank and fill in for all session notes, copying as needed
  • You can also download the document to a number of different file formats by choosing File > Download As (Note: these will not all be editable options)
  • Watch this video on using Google Docs

Please review the Feedback Process section at the top of this page before submitting case histories to your mentoring consultant.

Skill Set 2: Using Energy Psychology for Unfinished Conversations and Parts of Self

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Unfinished Conversations can be used to address incomplete parts of a client’s early life. They are usually done using “Empty Chair” work, in which the coach places an empty chair in front of the client, has the client imagine the person with whom they are incomplete sitting in the chair, and talks to that imaginary person while tapping or using another Energy Psychology technique. Examples of unfinished conversations from actual cases are:

  • A 36 year old woman whose father died when she was 12 years old, after a series of illnesses that began when she was four. She has had a series of unsatisfying relationships with men, and in earlier therapy has come to understand that her sense of incompletion with her father is linked to her persistent relationship patterns.
  • A 65 year old war veteran who was with his best friend when he was killed in a firefight. The veteran has never spoken about his feelings of loss and guilt, and the empty chair work allows him to get them out in the open.
  • A 47 year old woman who was bullied and roughly treated by her brother when she was a child. She attempted to confront him about the abuse ten years previously but he was unwilling to engage in a “completion conversation” with her. Her brother is now dead, and she continues to feel incomplete about the past. The coach places the empty chair in front of her, and gives her permission to vent her rage and sense of betrayal. The coach then asks her to switch seats, and become her brother, speaking to her from his vantage point. The “brother” makes excuses and evades responsibility. The coach then asks her, still in the character of the brother, to speak the words she would most like to have heard him utter. In this role, “he” apologizes profusely and begs her forgiveness. She then switches chairs again and hears him and responds.
  • A 26 year old woman reveals that she had an abortion at the age of 16. She never had another child and she’s afraid she never will be able to get pregnant again. In a series of sessions, the coach uses Empty Chair work to allow her to talk to (a) her 16 year old self, and (b) the aborted child.

Completing such “unfinished conversations” is a potent method of psychological healing. When combined with Energy Psychology, it’s even more powerful.

Unfinished conversations can be with younger versions of the self, alternate versions of the self (for example, the version that decided to have the baby rather than getting an abortion), friends or loved ones who died, people who betrayed or harmed us. A variant is to ask the client to switch chairs, and speak as the other person.

Here are a couple of videos on Unfinished Conversations:

Here are two articles on working with parts of the self:

  • Working With Parts (Level 3 Comprehensive Training Resource p. 119-125) - download here
  • Resolving the Frozen Forms of Parents and Children: Energy Treatment Focused on Archaic States and Their Triggers (Ch 13 of Clinical EFT Handbook Vol 1) - download here

Here are some videos on parts of self:

For this set of case histories, you’ll demonstrate your understanding using Energy Psychology to help resolve unfinished conversations and help clients identify and integrate various parts of the Self. You’ll practice Empty Chair work with at least two clients.

Each of the six cases, long and short, should include at least one instance of:

  • EFT tapping
  • Instructing the client to pause and breathe

The long case should include a detailed description of:

  • A present day problem.
  • A specific event that is typical of this problem.
  • Using Empty Chair work to finish one of the client’s unfinished conversations.
  • At least two Aspects of this adult event.
  • The childhood event linked to the adult event.
  • At least two Aspects of the childhood event event.

At least one of your five short cases should include: The Quick Coherence Technique. (Module 1, Week 3)

At least one of your five short cases should include: The Tapas Acupressure Technique (TAT). (Module 1, Week 11)

At least two of your five short cases should include a description of:

  • A dialog between the adult self and the child self.
  • The imagery described by the client
  • The physical sensations and shifts experienced by the client.
  • An example of one or more of the client’s Core Beliefs. (Module 2, Chapter 7)

At least 1 of the short cases should include:

  • A copy of the coaching checklists you completed for this session. (Module 3, Chapter 10)
  • A second one-page description of a session you had with a therapist or coach in which you were the client. Describe the problem you went to them with, the modalities you worked with (e.g. Cognitive Therapy, Imago Therapy, Business Coaching, EFT) what happened in the session, and any ways in which your problem shifted after the session.

For your long case history, use this long form.

Download the Session Notes for Energy Psychology Certification — Unfinished Conversations

  • Click here to view the Google Doc
  • Click "Make a Copy"
  • Use this blank and fill in for all session notes, copying as needed
  • You can also download the document to a number of different file formats by choosing File > Download As (Note: these will not all be editable options)
  • Watch this video on using Google Docs

Please review the Feedback Process section at the top of this page before submitting case histories to your mentoring consultant.

Skill Set 3: Invisible Counselors

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For the third set of case histories, you’ll demonstrate your proficiency in different Energy Psychology modalities having to do with surrogate tapping and the use of energy.

First, please read these three articles:

  • The Curious Phenomenon of Surrogate Tapping by David Feinstein - download here

  • What Does Energy Have to do with Energy Psychology by David Feinstein -  download here

  • Invisible Counselors from Think and Grow Rich by Napoleon Hill - download here

Watch the Invisible Counselors video.

Listen to these audios:

  • Replacing the Snake with the Sapphire - download here
  • Invisible Counselor Session: Childhood Sexual Trauma - Setting Healthy Boundaries - download here

The long case should include a detailed description of:

  • A present day problem.
  • A specific event that is typical of this problem.
  • The childhood event linked to the adult event.
  • A guided meditation in which the client accesses the wisdom of one or more of his or her Invisible Counselors

Each of the six cases, long and short, should include an example of one or more of these:

  • Alarm Points
  • Figure 8 Eye Movements or other Eye Movement Variants
  • Alternate Hands
  • Ecomeditation (Module 1, Week 5)
  • TAT (Module 1, Week 11)
  • Bilateral and Homolateral Tapping
  • Happy Tappy protocol

You'll use a different form for these case histories and you will find the link below. At least 1 of the short cases should include:

  • A copy of the coaching checklists you completed for this session. (Module 3, Chapter 10)

At least one example of a case that did not go well, and your analysis of why.

A final one-page description of a session you had with a therapist or coach in which you were the client. Describe the problem you went to them with, the modalities you worked with (e.g. Cognitive Therapy, Imago Therapy, Business Coaching, EFT) what happened in the session, and any ways in which your problem shifted after the session.

For your long case history, use this long form.

Download the Session Notes for Energy Psychology Certification — Invisible Counselors:

  • Click here to view the Google Doc
  • Click "Make a Copy"
  • Use this blank and fill in for all session notes, copying as needed
  • You can also download the document to a number of different file formats by choosing File > Download As (Note: these will not all be editable options)
  • Watch this video on using Google Docs

Please review the Feedback Process section at the top of this page before submitting case histories to your mentoring consultant.

The above 18 cases meet the minimal requirements for certification. To make sure you have a thorough grasp of each technique, your mentoring consultant may ask you for additional cases or additional personal session work. Once your mentoring consultant believes that you have met the requirements, he or she will recommend you for certification.

Sample Cases

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Sample Session

Unfinished Conversations

Invisible Counselors