Emotional Freedom Technique - Menopause & Neurodiversity and Teenage anxiety.

ROSEY LEES HOLISTICS

Emotional Freedom Technique

A simple tool that can make a meaningful difference

One of the things I love most about Emotional Freedom Technique (EFT), often known as tapping, is that it gives people something practical they can use for themselves.

Over the years, I have worked with clients of different ages and backgrounds, including neurodivergent adults, teenagers and young people, and I have seen how valuable it can be to have a calming technique that doesn't only exist inside the therapy room.

Clients have reported changes such as feeling calmer, less overwhelmed and better able to manage stressful situations. Some have described being able to recognise what is happening emotionally before reaching the point of complete overload. Others have found that tapping has helped them work through difficult feelings, anxiety, negative thought patterns or emotions they had been carrying for a long time.

EFT & Neurodiversity

EFT can be particularly useful for people with ADHD and other forms of neurodivergence.

For some neurodivergent people, everyday life can involve a huge amount of internal processing — managing sensory input, emotions, expectations, responsibilities and the pressure to keep functioning when the nervous system is already exhausted.

This can sometimes contribute to overwhelm and burnout.

EFT combines gentle tapping on acupressure points with acknowledging what we are experiencing in the moment. Rather than demanding that we simply "stop worrying" or "think positively", it gives us a physical process to follow while recognising the emotion that is actually there.

For people who find it difficult to sit quietly and meditate, having something active and structured to do can sometimes feel much more accessible.

I have used EFT with young people, teenagers and older adults, adapting the language and approach to the individual rather than expecting everyone to respond in exactly the same way.

A Tool for Anxiety & Stress

When anxiety appears, we aren't always somewhere we can immediately access professional support.

That is why I believe teaching people tools they can carry with them is so important.

Once someone has learned EFT, tapping can potentially be used at home, before an appointment, during a stressful day, when feeling overwhelmed or simply as part of a regular self-care routine.

It doesn't mean difficult feelings will never happen again. The aim is to develop another way of responding when they do.

EFT, Menopause & Emotional Wellbeing

Menopause and perimenopause can bring significant physical and emotional changes. Stress, disrupted sleep, irritability, anxiety, emotional sensitivity, poor concentration and feeling overwhelmed can all become part of the experience for some women.

EFT doesn't treat the underlying hormonal changes of menopause, but it can be used as a complementary wellbeing technique to help manage the stress and emotional responses surrounding those changes.

Sometimes simply being able to acknowledge:

"This is how I feel right now — and I can give myself permission to work through it."

can be incredibly powerful.

EFT Has Helped Me Too

I don't teach EFT simply because I have studied it.

I use it myself.

As someone with ADHD who is also experiencing menopause, I understand personally how quickly thoughts, emotions, responsibilities and physical exhaustion can sometimes become overwhelming.

EFT has given me a practical way of slowing things down, acknowledging what I am feeling and giving myself space to regulate.

That lived experience has also influenced the way I work with clients. I don't believe wellbeing should be about telling somebody how they should feel.

It should be about helping them discover what works for their own mind, body and circumstances.

Why EFT?

Perhaps one of EFT's greatest strengths is its simplicity.

Your hands are always with you.

Once you have learned the tapping points and how to use them, you have a technique that can be practised almost anywhere.

For someone experiencing anxiety, stress, overwhelm or burnout, knowing "I have something I can try right now" can itself provide a sense of empowerment.

At Rosey Lees Holistics, EFT is offered as part of a compassionate, person-centred approach to emotional wellbeing.

Emotional Freedom Technique • Stress • Anxiety • Neurodiversity • Burnout • Menopause • Emotional Wellbeing

EFT is a complementary wellbeing approach and is not a replacement for appropriate medical or mental-health care.

Rosey Lees Holistics

Supporting the whole person — mind, body and emotional wellbeing.