EFT^TM is based on a revolutionary new discovery that violates most of the beliefs within conventional therapies. It contends that the cause of all negative emotions is due to a disruption in the body's energy system.

With remarkable consistency, EFT^TM relieves symptoms by a seemingly strange but scientific routine that employs tapping with the fingers on various body locations. The tapping serves to balance the energy meridians that become disrupted when the client thinks about or becomes involved in an emotionally disturbing circumstance. Once balanced, the client cannot get upset about the circumstance no matter how hard they try. The actual memory stays but the emotion is gone.