Not All EFT Practitioners Are Good at EFT Tapping – My Personal Experience

When I first stepped into the world of EFT Tapping, I expected the process to feel supportive, structured, and meaningful.

I thought a practitioner would guide me gently, help me track my emotions, and walk me through the shifts with confidence.

But very quickly, I realised something uncomfortable, not every EFT practitioner actually practices EFT the way it’s meant to be practiced.

This is my personal experience with the whole journey, the frustrations, the surprising gaps in the field, and how all of this eventually pushed me toward remote EFT tapping sessions instead of depending on the limited options around me.

The First Red Flag- When Practitioners Skip the Basics

One of the most shocking things for me was how many practitioners completely ignored the most fundamental part of EFT tapping therapy, checking and tracking the emotional intensity. Even research on EFT Tapping suggest that it is follows a controlled research protocol.

EFT is built on a simple framework, identify the emotion, rate it, tap, re-check the intensity, and repeat until something shifts. This is how you measure whether anything is actually healing.

But session after session, I found practitioners jumping straight into tapping without-

• clarifying what emotion we were working on
• asking me how strongly I felt it
• checking if anything had shifted

It left me feeling like I was doing therapy with no feedback loop.
If the practitioner doesn’t track emotions, you’re basically tapping at random. There’s no direction, no clarity, and definitely no sense of progress. It feels hollow — and honestly, a bit careless.

This alone made most of my early sessions ineffective.

Where Things Fell Apart, Handling Emotional Intensity

This was the second turning point for me.

Something people don’t talk about enough is how EFT isn’t just technical, it’s deeply emotional.
Trauma, grief, fear, shame… these things don’t come out in a soft, predictable way. They come in waves. They surprise you. They overwhelm you.

And that’s exactly where many practitioners simply couldn’t hold space.

Some became visibly uncomfortable. Some tried to lighten the mood instead of going deeper.
Some switched into “giving advice” mode, which is the opposite of what EFT tapping therapy is supposed to be.
Others actually rushed the session so they didn’t have to sit in the intensity with me.

I realised that a certificate doesn’t automatically give someone the emotional capacity to support trauma. EFT is easy to learn but genuinely hard to master. Emotional steadiness, empathy, and groundedness can’t be taught in a weekend workshop.

Research actually supports that trauma work requires stable emotional regulation from the practitioner, because unresolved or intense emotions can easily overwhelm the client if not handled properly.

Why I Stopped Relying on EFT Practitioners Near Me

In the beginning, I had this idea that the best option would be someone in my city — someone “near me” who I could see easily.
But the more sessions I tried, the more obvious it became that the local pool was incredibly limited.

If I stayed stuck searching “EFT practitioners near me,” I was also staying stuck with people who weren’t able to give me the depth or structure I needed. And emotional healing shouldn’t be dictated by who lives in a 10km radius.

I had to let go of the idea that proximity equals quality. And I think a good therapist is more important and crucial than where the therapist is located.

Therapy research actually backs this up, a strong therapeutic alliance is one of the biggest predictors of real healing, and when a practitioner can’t stay present with your emotions, the entire process becomes less effective.

Choosing Remote EFT Sessions Was a Turning Point

The moment I opened myself to remote online EFT tapping sessions, everything changed.

Suddenly, I wasn’t restricted to a tiny list of local practitioners. I could choose people based on their skill, not their location. And that alone made a massive difference.

Working remotely let me access-

• practitioners who actually track emotional intensity
• specialists who work on exactly the kind of issues I was dealing with
• people who are calm and competent when emotions rise
• structured, grounded sessions that actually produce results

And I could do all of this comfortably from home.

Online EFT gave me what local sessions simply couldn’t range, choice, flexibility, and better-quality guidance. Honestly, now I prefer doing online EFT tapping sessions vs. offline sessions as it also saves travel time and exhaustion.

There is actual research backing up that online session and offline sessions give the same results so there is no reason one should limit themselves to offline practitioners.

The Reality Check, Good EFT Practitioners Are Rare Everywhere

One thing I didn’t expect was this- even when searching globally, truly skilled EFT practitioners are still rare.

Most of the really good ones are booked out, often for months. They carry waitlists, and they attract long-term clients because they genuinely help people.

This made me understand that limiting myself by location made absolutely no sense.

If the best practitioners are already hard to find worldwide, why would I cut down my options even further by sticking to local ones?

What This Journey Taught Me

Today, I prefer remote online EFT tapping therapy over anything else. Not because it’s trendy but because it actually works for me.

It allows me to choose practitioners who-

• follow proper EFT structure
• track emotions with precision
• specialise in trauma or anxiety
• stay grounded when sessions get intense
• offer sessions that lead to real emotional shifts

Most importantly, I no longer feel forced to settle. I don’t have to work with someone just because they’re nearby. My healing isn’t limited by geography anymore.

And that’s the biggest lesson I’ve learned, healing works best when you choose quality over convenience.

If you are looking for an online EFT Practitioner then here is a quick guide on what questions you can ask your practitioner so that you book the right one for yourself.

If too help people with EFT tapping, I have seven years of experience as I type this out and before EFT Tapping I also had experience with Reiki therapy. I started with Reiki at the age of 19, and things changed for me spiritually after that.

Do check out my one-on-one EFT tapping sessions and reach out to see when my next slot is available.