Energy Psychology
Simple techniques that help your body release stress you’ve been carrying.
Maybe you understand why you feel the way you do, but the feeling itself won’t budge: the knot in your chest, the panic that rises, the urge that takes over.
Energy psychology is a family of mind-body approaches that pair focused attention on a difficult feeling or memory with tapping or holding specific points on the body, many of them acupuncture points. The best known is Emotional Freedom Techniques (EFT), often called tapping.
Many people find it calms the stress response quickly, and it’s a tool you can learn to use on your own between sessions.
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“Why won’t this feeling go away?”
Because some distress lives in the body, beyond the reach of reasoning.
Energy psychology may help if you notice:
Stress or anxiety that spikes quickly
Emotions that feel stuck in your body
Cravings, urges, or reactions that feel automatic
Distress tied to specific memories
Wanting a tool you can use on your own
Talking about it hasn’t shifted how you feel
Sometimes the body needs a different way in.
HOW ENERGY PSYCHOLOGY WORKS
Calming the body while you hold what’s hard.
In a typical session, you bring to mind something distressing and rate how intense it feels. While you stay with it, you tap on a sequence of points, mostly on the face, hands, and upper body, while repeating simple phrases that acknowledge the feeling.
Research suggests tapping may lower stress arousal and reduce the intensity of anxiety and traumatic stress, and studies on how it works are ongoing. Many people notice their distress drops within a single session.
Relief you can feel, and a skill you can keep.
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WHAT IT CAN HELP WITH
A complement to deeper work.
Energy psychology is often used alongside other approaches to ease anxiety and panic, take the charge out of distressing memories, and calm stress that shows up in the body.
WHAT THE PROCESS LOOKS LIKE
Notice. Tap. Settle.
Energy psychology is simple to learn and easy to adapt, and it’s always woven into your broader therapy plan.
PHASE 1
Learning the Technique
We start with the basics: the tapping points, how to rate your distress, and how to use tapping for everyday stress.
PHASE 2
Working With Specific Issues
We apply it to particular feelings, triggers, or memories, tracking how the intensity changes as we go.
PHASE 3
Using It on Your Own
You build confidence using tapping between sessions, so you have a reliable way to calm your system wherever you are.
Often combined with: Somatic Therapy · EMDR Therapy · Mindfulness-Based CBT
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AN INTEGRATIVE APPROACH
Whole-person care, every step of the way.
One method may guide our work, but it’s never the only one. Your past lives in your mind, body, and relationships. I combine evidence-based and mind-body approaches to help you work through the past and move forward with more support, clarity and confidence.
WHAT A SESSION FEELS LIKE
Simple, practical, and fully in your control.
Sessions take place by secure telehealth, and tapping works well online because you do it yourself. I guide you through each step, and you can slow down or stop at any time.
It may feel a little unusual at first. Many people are surprised by how calming it is.
WHAT CHANGES AS THE WORK UNFOLDS
Calm you can reach for.
Distress that eases more quickly
Less reactivity to triggers and reminders
A go-to tool for stress, anywhere
Fewer physical signs of stress, like tension or a racing heart
More confidence managing your emotions
Feeling more settled in your body
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MEET YOUR THERAPIST
Lisa Kent, LCSW
CCTP-II · EMDR-C
I integrate energy psychology, including EFT tapping, alongside approaches like EMDR and somatic therapy. Tapping can help calm the stress response in the moment and reduce the intensity of difficult memories, and I teach it as a tool you can use on your own between sessions.
QUESTIONS, ANSWERED
Energy psychology FAQs
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Emotional Freedom Techniques (EFT) involves tapping on specific points on the body, many of them acupuncture points, while focusing on a difficult feeling or memory. It’s the most widely used form of energy psychology.
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Research on EFT has grown, with studies and reviews reporting reductions in anxiety, depression, and PTSD symptoms. The evidence is still developing, and researchers continue to study how it works, which is why I use it as one tool within a broader, evidence-based plan.
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No. You do all of the tapping yourself, with guidance.
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No. Although some of the points come from acupuncture, energy psychology as I use it is a practical mind-body technique. You don’t need any particular beliefs for it to help.
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Yes, and that’s one of its strengths. Once you’ve learned it, tapping is a tool you can use anytime stress rises.
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No. It works best as part of a broader approach that also addresses the experiences and patterns underneath your symptoms.
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It’s a free, no-pressure 15-minute video call. We’ll talk briefly about what’s bringing you to therapy and what you’re hoping for, I’ll answer your questions about how I work, fees, and out-of-network reimbursement, and together we’ll decide whether we’re a good fit. You don’t need to prepare anything, and there’s no obligation to book.
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Sessions are $200 per hour of work together. I am in-network with BCBS and BCN plans for Michigan residents. For New York and Florida residents, I partner with Mentaya to help you use your out-of-network benefits. Depending on your plan, up to 80% of your session cost can be reimbursed, and all of your claims are handled for you. You can check your benefits here (opens in a new window), or we can review them together during your free consultation.
HEALING THROUGH RECONNECTION
Your body can learn to settle.
Healing reaches every part of you: your mind, your body, your relationships, and your sense of meaning. You deserve care that sees all of it.
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