EFT Tapping Practitioner Training Level 1 & Level 2
A two-weekend, in-person training in EFT Tapping — led by a registered clinical psychologist and EFT International Certified Master Trainer with 15+ years of active EFT practice.
Level 1 — 26 & 27 September 2026 Level 2 — 3 & 4 October 2026 Location: The Other Clinic, 35 Lorong 23 Geylang, Singapore 388369 Small cohort — places are limited!
SGD 1,195 + GST (Level 1 & Level 2) Early Bird: SGD 1,095 + GST (register by 31 August 2026)
Is This For You?
This training is open to everyone — but it draws particularly well for people who work alongside or directly with others in a helping capacity.
You might be a counsellor, psychologist, social worker, educator, coach, or allied health professional who has heard about EFT and wants to understand it properly before deciding whether it belongs in your work. You might be someone with no professional background at all who has experienced EFT personally and wants to learn it more deeply. You might have tried EFT informally and want a structured pathway to using it with confidence.
What participants tend to have in common: they are curious, they take their own development seriously, and they want to learn in a room where the teaching goes beyond the mechanics into the actual art of working with people.
This is not a course for those looking to add a line to a CV. Every session involves experiential practice, working with real material in structured pairs. You will be both practitioner and client across the four days.
Free Taster Sessions
Not sure if EFT is for you? Come and experience it first.
The free taster sessions are 90-minute online evenings where you will learn how EFT works, try the basic tapping sequence yourself, and watch a live demonstration on a real issue. Whether or not you go on to the full training, you will leave with something you can use straight away.
Option 1: Wednesday 20 August 2026, 6:30 – 8:00 pm (Online)
Option 2: Tuesday 9 September 2026, 6:30 – 8:00 pm (Online)
Already know you want in? Spots are limited — you can register for the full training directly below.
COURSE OVERVIEW
The training runs across two consecutive weekends, with a gap of one week between levels. Both days run from 9:00 am to 5:00 pm, with two coffee breaks and a lunch break. Each day is divided into four teaching blocks following a consistent rhythm: grounding, teaching, demonstration, practice, and debrief.
Level 1 and Level 2 are each 14 contact hours (28 hours total). The training exceeds EFT International’s minimum requirements for both levels, providing additional time for supervised practice, interaction, and questions. The training is accredited by EFT International (EFTi) — the world’s leading professional body for EFT, established in 1999.
Upon completion, participants receive an EFT International Certificate of Completion for EFT Level 1 and Level 2. This certificate is the entry requirement for the EFTi practitioner certification process — a separate pathway that qualifies graduates for professional practice with paying clients (see the Certification Pathway section below for details).
Group size
Small cohort — places are limited. This is deliberate. A small group allows for real-time observation, individual feedback, and meaningful discussion in a way that larger trainings cannot.
What you will receive
• EFT International Certificate of Completion for EFT Level 1 and Level 2
• Printed Level 1 and Level 2 training manuals with detailed explanations of all techniques and concepts, developed specifically for this training
• Slide decks for visual learning and quick revision
• Module-specific handouts and technique protocol cards
• Access to the EFTi certification pathway
• WhatsApp support group for questions and peer accountability between and after the training
• Access to group mentoring sessions post-training (for those proceeding to certification)
Pre-course materials
A pre-reading pack is sent to all registered participants before the first weekend. This includes the EFTi Code of Conduct and Ethics, the EFTi Glossary of Terms, a free EFT manual, an introductory video on EFT, an overview of the EFTi training pathway, and a short reflection exercise to help you arrive ready to engage and get the most out of the training.
Level 1 — Introduction to Foundational EFT Skills
Dates: 26 & 27 September 2026 (Friday & Saturday) Hours: 14 contact hours across two days Location: The Other Clinic, 35 Lorong 23 Geylang, Singapore 388369
What Level 1 is for
Level 1 brings you from no knowledge of EFT (or informal self-taught knowledge) to confident, competent use of the basic techniques — first for yourself, and then carefully and safely with friends, family, or informal support contexts.
Whether you are dealing with everyday stress, a racing mind that won’t switch off, tension you carry in your body, difficulty sleeping, cravings, low-level anxiety, or memories that still feel charged — Level 1 gives you a practical, structured way to work with these things on your own.
For professionals, it is also the first step toward integrating EFT into your clinical or helping work.
Completing Level 1 does not confer Practitioner status. What it gives you is a solid, well-supervised foundation — and a direct experience of what EFT feels like from both sides of the exchange.
By the end of Level 1, you will be able to:
• Explain how EFT works — and why it works — in plain language
• Use the standard EFT tapping protocol confidently, including extended techniques for when a basic round isn’t enough
• Work with everyday stress, physical tension, cravings, mild discomfort, and low-intensity memories
• Notice and follow how an issue shifts and layers during a session
• Use group tapping effectively
• Use a narrative-based technique for working safely with specific memories
• Know what to do when emotions rise unexpectedly — grounding and containment tools you will practise in class
• Understand the research behind EFT, including why it works at a nervous system level
• Use a person’s own language and body cues to guide a session
• Recognise the boundaries of Level 1 practice — what you can work with and when to refer
The training also covers the history and science of EFT, including over 300 published studies, the mind-body connection, and the ethical boundaries of Level 1 practice. You will watch live demonstrations on real issues and practise in pairs with feedback throughout.
Level 2 — Foundational EFT Skills for Practitioner Work
Dates: 3 & 4 October 2026 (Friday & Saturday) Hours: 14 contact hours across two days Location: The Other Clinic, 35 Lorong 23 Geylang, Singapore 388369 Prerequisite: Completion of Level 1
What Level 2 is for
Level 2 moves you from self-use and informal practice into the skills required for working with others in a professional or semi-professional capacity. This is where EFT becomes a structured tool — boundaried, responsive, and adaptable to what is happening in the room.
If you work with clients, students, or people in any helping capacity who are dealing with anxiety, grief, burnout, trauma, stuck patterns, relationship difficulties, self-worth, or the kind of stress that sits deep in the body and doesn’t shift with talking alone — Level 2 gives you a way to work with these things that goes beyond surface-level regulation into lasting change.
This is sometimes called the difference between “lite EFT” and real EFT — moving from simple stress relief into structured, deeper work where transformation actually happens.
By the end of Level 2, you will be able to:
• Work with more complex emotional material, including higher-intensity memories and trauma responses
• Use gentle, distancing techniques designed for working with sensitive material without overwhelming the client
• Understand trauma from an EFT perspective — how unprocessed experiences are stored in the body and nervous system, and what this means for your practice
• Identify when someone’s system is resisting change — and work with that resistance respectfully rather than pushing through it
• Work with deeply held beliefs that keep people stuck, using a structured protocol
• Know when and how to introduce positive reframes and follow your intuition in a session
• Manage strong emotional responses with confidence — both your client’s and your own
• Run EFT sessions remotely by phone or video
• Build a structured session from start to finish — how to begin, how to navigate what comes up, and how to close well
• Understand the ethical framework for EFT practice, including scope, boundaries, confidentiality, and informed consent
• Know when to refer, and to whom
Demonstrations use real material, practice is supervised, and the teaching draws on over 15 years of clinical tapping experience and learning from trainers internationally.
How the Training Works
The training is always interactive. The flow follows the needs of the group while remaining grounded in the EFTi syllabus — there is a clear structure, but how it comes to life depends on who is in the room.
You will practise the techniques you learn. Practice sessions are supported — you are given a clear starting point, guidance on what to look for, and feedback from the trainer as you work. Existing EFT practitioners and students also join the training as assistants to provide additional hands-on support during practice. The aim is to help you get a feel for how each technique works, find your rhythm with it, and build confidence through doing.
Case examples throughout the training draw on 15+ years of tapping with clients and for self, and learning from trainers internationally. They are woven through the teaching to make the connection between the training room and real-world application as tangible as possible.
The language and examples are chosen with awareness of the multicultural context participants bring. Ethics — scope, consent, confidentiality, and boundaries — is embedded throughout both levels, not confined to a single module.
You will be both practitioner and client in practice sessions. You are never required to work with material that feels too personal or too heavy for the training room. The instruction throughout is to stay in the shallow end. There is always an alternative available if you would prefer not to use a particular type of material.
Between Level 1 and Level 2: Use the week. Notice what you want to explore further. Bring your questions back. Students who arrive at Level 2 having tapped on themselves between the weekends get significantly more from the second level.
Scope and Limitations — What You Can and Cannot Do
This section matters. One of the things that distinguishes professionally trained EFT practitioners from people who have watched videos online is knowing the edges of what they are working with.
After Level 1:
You are equipped to use EFT for your own self-care and personal practice. You can share EFT with friends and family in informal, supportive contexts. You can work with low-intensity everyday material — everyday stress, mild physical discomfort, minor cravings, low-charge memories.
You are not equipped to work as a professional practitioner or to work with trauma or complex clinical presentations.
After Level 2:
You are equipped to work with the full foundational range of EFT skills. For mental health professionals, counsellors, and coaches, Level 2 provides a strong, structured foundation for integrating EFT into existing clinical or helping practice — within your existing scope of professional competency.
Working with acute mental health concerns, complex trauma, and clinical presentations requiring specialist training remains outside the scope of EFT Level 2 unless you are already qualified to work with these populations through your existing professional registration.
Completing Level 2 does not automatically make you a certified practitioner. Certification is a separate process (see below) and is what qualifies you for professional practice with paying clients.
The training addresses these distinctions clearly across both levels. Students leave knowing not just what they can do, but where to refer when something is beyond their scope.
After the Training — The Certification Pathway
EFTi practitioner certification is a separate process that follows the training. These are the minimum requirements:
1. Pass the EFTi Online Practitioner Exam A multiple-choice exam taken through the EFTi website. An 80% pass mark is required. Students register as EFTi Student Members before sitting the exam.
2. Complete a minimum of 50 practice sessions Logged across a minimum of 20 different individuals, each session at least 45 minutes. These may be paid or voluntary sessions.
3. Submit case studies Written case studies demonstrating the ability to apply EFT safely and competently with real clients, following EFTi guidelines.
4. Complete a minimum of 6 hours of mentoring Individual or group mentoring with your trainer or an approved EFTi mentor, to support and assess your developing practice.
5. Trainer assessment of readiness Your trainer assesses your overall readiness for certification. Additional work may be required beyond the minimums listed above depending on your individual development.
Upon certification, you hold the internationally recognised credential of EFT International Accredited Certified EFT Practitioner, which qualifies you for professional practice with paying clients.
The process typically takes 6–12 months after Level 2, depending on the pace at which you build your practice hours. Group mentoring sessions are available through this training to support you along the way.
About Your Trainer
Mahima Didwania Registered Clinical Psychologist (SRP) | EFT International Certified Master Trainer | Certified Schema Therapist (ISST) | Integrated Clinical Hypnotherapist | Clinical Supervisor
Mahima has over 15 years of clinical experience working with teens, adults, and couples across India and Singapore. She is a Senior Clinical Psychologist at The Other Clinic and runs Lodestar Within, her independent practice.
Her clinical work integrates Schema Therapy, EFT, clinical hypnotherapy, ACT, CBT, and mindfulness — but EFT has been a constant across her career. She has used it actively for over 15 years: with clients, in training, and for herself.
She holds the highest trainer accreditation within EFT International’s certification pathway — Master Trainer — which means being assessed on the ability to train future practitioners safely, ethically, and to an international standard. She was among Singapore’s earliest ISST-certified Schema Therapists.
Beyond the therapy room, Mahima teaches clinical hypnotherapy and ethics at the School of Positive Psychology Singapore at postgraduate diploma level, and provides clinical supervision to psychologists and counsellors. She is a NOVA-trained crisis responder.
She believes in everyone’s capacity for wholeness and works to help people build lives that feel genuinely their own — not just functional, but meaningful and joyful.
Frequently Asked Questions
Can I attend Level 2 without doing Level 1 with you? In principle, yes — if you have completed an EFTi-aligned Level 1 with another registered EFTi trainer and can demonstrate the required competencies. Please contact us to discuss.
Is this training suitable if I am not a mental health professional? Yes. The training is open to all. The scope of Level 1 and Level 2 practice is explained clearly throughout, including the distinction between professional and non-professional application. Non-clinical participants leave with real, useful skills and a clear understanding of what their scope is.
What is the difference between this training and watching EFT videos online? Proper teaching and training that meets the high standards of EFT International — not just tips and techniques. In the training, you receive structured teaching, supervised practice with real material, real-time feedback, live demonstrations, and assessment of your developing competence. You also learn to go beyond surface-level stress relief into deeper, structured EFT work — the kind that leads to lasting change, not just temporary regulation. This is something self-directed learning from videos cannot provide.
What is the evidence base for EFT? There are now over 300 published studies on EFT, including randomised controlled trials and meta-analyses across anxiety, PTSD, depression, physical pain, phobias, and more. Researcher Peta Stapleton at Bond University has produced one of the most substantial research bodies in the field. A landmark 2022 systematic review published in Frontiers in Psychology confirmed that Clinical EFT meets the criteria for an evidence-based treatment. EFT International actively supports ongoing research.
Will I be certified after completing Level 1 and Level 2? No. You will receive an EFT International Certificate of Completion, which is the entry requirement for EFTi practitioner certification. Certification is a separate process involving mentoring, supervised practice, case studies, and trainer assessment of your readiness. It is what qualifies you for professional practice with paying clients. See the Certification Pathway section above for full details.
What happens if I miss part of the training? You may miss a maximum of 4 hours and still be eligible for the EFT International Certificate of Completion. If you miss time, you will need to demonstrate the self-learning to bridge the gap. Given the small group size and cumulative nature of the content, please contact us before registering if you have any date conflicts.
Is this training recognised by SAC or SPS for CPD hours? You will accrue CPD hours through this training. Please check with your professional body directly regarding the applicable category and number of hours claimable.
Can I repeat the training? Yes — repeat students are welcome where space is available, at a reduced repeat rate. Contact us for details.
Register
EFT Level 1 — Introduction to Foundational EFT Skills Friday 26 & Saturday 27 September 2026 9:00 am – 5:00 pm each day
EFT Level 2 — Foundational EFT Skills for Practitioner Work Friday 3 & Saturday 4 October 2026 9:00 am – 5:00 pm each day
Fee: SGD 1,195 + GST (Level 1 & Level 2) Early Bird: SGD 1,095 + GST (register by 31 August 2026)
Location: The Other Clinic, 35 Lorong 23 Geylang, Singapore 388369
Questions? Contact us at hello@theotherclinic.sg or +65 8809 0659
DISCLAIMER
Emotional Freedom Techniques (EFT) is an evidence-based technique supported by a growing body of clinical research, including over 300 published studies. While it is gaining in scientific support and is accepted as a legitimate psychological technique by many practitioners and researchers, it is not yet universally classified as a formally validated scientific technique by all professional bodies.
This training is an educational programme designed to teach the principles and practice of EFT. While the trainer is a registered clinical psychologist, the training itself is not a psychological service and does not constitute therapy.
The content provided in this training and any accompanying materials is for general educational purposes only. It is not intended to be a substitute for professional psychological, psychiatric, or medical advice, diagnosis, or treatment. Always seek the advice of your physician, psychologist, or other qualified health provider with any questions you may have regarding a medical condition or mental health concern. Never disregard professional advice or delay seeking it because of something you have learned in this training. If you experience any unusual symptoms while practising EFT, seek the advice of a health professional.
The effectiveness of EFT may vary from person to person. No guarantees are made about individual outcomes. A lack of result or progress may mean you need advice or intervention from a health professional.