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It helps me to love my work: An interpretative phenomenological analysis of the senior therapist experience of using Energy Psychology in Psychotherapy for Trauma

White, I. C. · Master's thesis · 2014

Case series 👥 3 participants Preliminary ✓ Source-checked 📍 Ireland
In plain English. This master's thesis interviewed three seasoned trauma therapists about what using energy psychology, including tapping, has done for their own practice and outlook, not about patient symptom scores. All three described the work as personally transformative, changing how they think about therapeutic change and even their own sense of contentment. With only three therapists interviewed, this is a small qualitative study about clinician experience rather than a test of patient outcomes.

What they found

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This master's thesis interviewed three seasoned trauma therapists about what using energy psychology, including tapping, has done for their own practice and…

Interviews with three experienced psychotherapists who use energy psychology for trauma treatment produced four themes: transformation, paradigm shift, state of presence, and spiritual realization, with therapists attributing significant changes in their professional and personal outlook to the practice.

How the study worked

Who took part three experienced psychotherapists using energy psychology for trauma (n=3)
What they did This is a detailed report following a small number of individual cases through tapping.
Measured with interpretative phenomenological analysis (interviews)

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DesignCase series
Participants3 people
Populationthree experienced psychotherapists using energy psychology for trauma
Outcome measuresinterpretative phenomenological analysis (interviews)
JournalMaster's thesis
Year2014
CountryIreland
LanguageEnglish
MethodEFT / Tapping
Publication typeDissertation
Verification✓ Confirmed against the primary source

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White, I. C. (2014). It helps me to love my work: An interpretative phenomenological analysis of the senior therapist experience of using Energy Psychology in Psychotherapy for Trauma. Master's thesis.

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THE TAPPING EVIDENCE BASE Trauma (other) 3 participants WHAT THEY FOUND Interviews with three experiencedpsychotherapists who use energy psychologyfor trauma treatment produced four… Case series · 3 participants White · 2014 · evidence.thetappingsolution.com