Thought Field Therapy
A Former Insider's Experience
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 12385016 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Monica Pignotti (Florida State University, Tallahassee,, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2007 |
| Volume | 17 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 392-407 |
| Publication date | 2007-04-30 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Research on Social Work Practice (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1049-7315 • E-ISSN: 1552-7581 |
| Publisher | SAGE Publishing (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.1177/1049731506292530 |
| OpenAlex | W2062306990 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 4 |
| References cited | 19 |
Thought Field Therapy (TFT) is a novel therapy that employs finger tapping on purported acupressure points. Over the past decade, TFT, promoted on the Internet and through testimonials of fast cures, has gained popularity with therapists, including clinical social workers. Although TFT claims to cure a wide variety of psychological and physical problems, there is scant evidence to support such claims. The following is an account of my 7-year experience as a leading practitioner, author, and teacher of TFT and includes my initial skepticism, what first interested me, my experiences training to the highest level of TFT (the proprietary Voice Technology) and becoming part of the inner circle of TFT, an experiment I did with Voice Technology, and factors that led to my doubts and ultimate disillusionment with TFT. The pseudoscientific aspects of TFT and how they can impair critical thinking are also discussed
Alternative medicine · Epistemology · Field (mathematics · Internet privacy · Popularity · Pseudoscience · Psychotherapist · Skepticism · Variety (cybernetics · Complementary and Alternative Medicine Studies · Computer Science · Medicine · Mindfulness and Compassion Interventions · Psychology · Psychosomatic Disorders and Their Treatments · Social Psychology
| Citations per year | 0.25 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2010 - 2024 (15) |
| Highly cited | No |