EFT Tapping to Manage Emotional & Physical Impacts of Cancer

Emotional Freedom Techniques (EFT) is an easy-to-learn mind/body skill that can be used to reduce stress, calm the nervous system, and relieve emotional or physical pain. In this 6-week series for patients and caregivers, you will:

• Learn & practice palliative EFT techniques
• Apply EFT to manage common emotional impacts of cancer
• Utilize EFT to manage common mental/physical impacts of cancer
• Get the added benefit of tapping together as a group!

Renee LaFountain is a licensed mental health clinician (LMHC) with a passion for helping people to access their innate healing capacity through a mind/body/spirit approach. Using mind/body techniques, such as Emotional Freedom Techniques (EFT – tapping), mindfulness, guided imagery, and meditation, alongside traditional talk therapy, she assists clients in using their strengths to increase wellness and to feel more empowered in their lives. Renee provides a safe space that enables clients to express themselves authentically, understand themselves more fully, and heal more deeply. Currently, Renee works in a group private practice – Bay State Counseling & Wellness Center – splitting her time between working with clients and serving as the practice’s Clinical Director. In her free time, Renee enjoys spending time in nature, reading, and snuggling with her cat, Bagheera.

Open to Healing Garden clients and caregivers. The first session is mandatory, most beneficial to attend all 6 sessions. This program will meet onsite at the Healing Garden. Limited spots available, pre-registration is required.

Fridays, 9:30-10:30am

This program is supported in part by generous funding from the Shirley, Sterling, Townsend, and Westford Cultural Councils,  local agencies that are supported by the Mass Cultural Council, a state agency.