Talk About EFT

Lou is an Integrated Wellness & Family Coach who has worked with adults and families for over 15 years and specialises in anxiety, stress, fears and pain.

She uses her unique blend of wellness therapies, wellness coaching and parenting training to guide, support and empower clients to relax, release and rebalance. Lou is an Advanced EFT practitioner and loves using various EFT modalities in her practice to help clients of all ages to move from Stresses to Smiles® and for her own self-development.

Lou’s Stresses to Smiles® for Families, Stresses to Smiles® for Schools and Early years programmes share her vast wellness toolkit in fun, creative and empowering ways, creating ripples of calmness, connection and compassion in homes, nurseries and classrooms.

Lou has used picture tapping since 2020 and is always fascinated how it allows clients of all ages to express how they feel, without any deep analysis, explanations or sharing of issue details. The shifts can be powerful and although it looks simple, the technique and language used has many supporting layers. In the talk Lou will share the concepts of picture tapping and her experiences of using it in her own life and with clients.

Lou also runs a community wellness hub and is a trained reflexologist and reiki practitioner. She works from her Wellness studio in Northamptonshire and online with UK and international clients.

Lou Tassell – Integrated Wellness & Family Specialist
Guiding and empowering you from Stresses to Smiles®

www.optimalvitality.co.uk
07966 502611

Monday April 13th 2026 6 – 7pm BST (on Zoom) Book here

Izzy is an Occupational Therapist, currently employed as a Specialist Neurodevelopmental Practitioner, working as a diagnostician in Autism and ADHD, as well as offering post diagnostic therapeutic support.

She often uses tapping in her work, and will be talking about why, along with sharing ideas about what we need to be aware of when working with our neurodivergent clients.

Tuesday May 5th 2026 6 – 7pm BST (on Zoom) Book here

In this talk Lucy Renshaw will explore how intergenerational trauma lives in the nervous system of highly sensitive and neurodivergent people, often intertwining with lived experiences of ADHD, autism, dyslexia and complex trauma — whether we choose to label these traits or are simply curious about the interconnectedness of non-linear thinking, a different way of being, sensitivities, intuition and a heightened awareness of energy. 

Lucy will explore how patterns of shame, fear and self-abandonment are absorbed early in life and carried through family lines — and why they often surface during key transitions such as becoming a mother, hormonal shifts or relationship breakdowns.

Blending reflective teaching with gentle EFT demonstrations, somatic awareness, and other energy medicine modalities, this session introduces EFT as a compassionate starting point for meeting the nervous system with curiosity and cultivating safety. 

Lucy has an innate passion for Colour and will share how she works creatively with colour as a map — a way of noticing and understanding subtle emotional and energetic imprints held in the body.

 In a time where technology accelerates faster than our nervous systems can adapt, this work invites us back into presence, heart and embodied wisdom — creating a ripple of healing across generations.

About Lucy

My work has grown from a creative, non-linear path through art, alongside a deep sensitivity to people, patterns and the natural world. 

My lived experience & practise includes navigating neurodivergent traits, complex trauma, mother wounds, and heightened sensitivity — whether labeled or simply experienced as a different way of being — which led me to explore the interconnectedness of intuition, non-linear thinking and inherited patterns.

I fuse EFT with other energy medicine modalities and work in creative, embodied ways, supporting non-linear, intuitive women, young adults, and practitioners such as therapists, counsellors, and coaches to feel safe to be seen, heard, and fully embodied in their work and lives. 

I guide those ready to reclaim what they’ve given away, embody their sensitivity as a source of power, and build a deeper sense of presence, self-trust, and belonging — helping them break patterns, and move through life with more visibility, confidence, and feeling fully safe in themselves.

Monday June 1st 2026 6 – 7pm BST (on Zoom) Book here

Kristin is an Integrative Therapist who specialises in working with both shame and trauma. She is an Advanced EFT practitioner, a Clinical Hypnotherapist, certified Integrated Healer, and incorporates NLP and Somatic Stress Release into her practice. She is also a former Trustee of EFT International. Although she is based in London, Kristin’s sessions are held online as she works with clients on all continents.

Kristin describes her process of unlearning toxic shame as Shamework and believes that it is the most profound work we will ever do. Sources of shame can include (but are not limited to) trauma; abuse; military service; rape; assault; addiction; affairs; siblings; parental suicide; incarceration; family dysfunction; bullying; not living a traditional lifestyle; being childfree; political beliefs; kink; public shaming; being the child of immigrants; separation from parents at a young age; poverty; religion; sexual orientation; gender; Narcissistic parents; and ancestral/cultural trauma and shame.

Shame is the most viscerally felt emotion; it even has its own physical characteristics called the physiology of shame. When our internalized shame is activated by an external trigger, it often feels like our body shuts down. We experience a freeze-response which can look like brain fog; slouching; the desire to shrink or disappear; averted eye contact; and blushing / facial heat. 

This contractive shut-down response is one of the things that make shame notoriously difficult to confront, even in a healing space. It’s also the reason Kristin believes EFT is the safest and most effective tool to use when working with shame in clients. In this talk Kristin will discuss:

∙        What shame is and what it is not

∙        Why shame is so elusive, even in the therapeutic field

∙        How EFT allows us to safely approach shame

Kristin’s practice is called Yew Tree Integrated Healing and if there are any questions about whether this talk is safe or useful for you, feel free to email her at kristin@yewtreeintegratedhealing.com

Monday September 7th 2026 6 – 7pm BST (on Zoom) Book here