About the Evidence Based EFT Trainers
Dr Peta Stapleton
Dr Peta Stapleton has 30 years experience as a registered Clinical & Health Psychologist in the State of Queensland, Australia and has completed a Bachelor of Arts, Postgraduate Diploma of Professional Psychology and Doctor of Philosophy. Peta held academic positions at Griffith University for 14 years, teaching and coordinating psychological research trials into new therapies in the area of obesity and weight management and is now Associate Professor in Psychology at Bond University.
Peta is well known in her area of specialty and is consulted internationally for radio, television and print media interviews for her expert opinion.
Peta’s most significant contribution in her research life has been to lead world-first randomized clinical trials investigating the effectiveness of a new and innovative treatment (EFT, Emotional Freedom Techniques or ‘Tapping’). The results have been outstanding. See Peta’s research page at Bond University for publications.
Peta has been awarded many honours including the Australian Psychological Society Elaine Dignan Award for research into women’s issues, the Harvey Baker Research Award for meticulous research (Association of Comprehensive Energy Psychology), and was named 2019 Psychologist of the Year (Australian Allied Health Awards). Peta has authored The Science Behind Tapping: A Proven Stress Management Technique for the Mind and Body (Hay House), which won Best Self-Help Book (2019 Best Book Awards, American Book Fest).
Peta is Director and head Trainer at EBEFT.
Naomi Janzen
Naomi Janzen is an EBEFT Trainer and Mentor who received her advanced training and certification as an Expert Clinical EFT Practitioner (EXP-2) through EFT Universe before being invited by EFT Universe to join their trainer/mentor team for both EFT and Energy Psychology Certification. In 2021 she was accepted by EFT International as a Certified Accredited Master Trainer authorised to teach Levels 1 through 3. She continues to work with clients from all over the world in her private practice while running workshops to train practitioners both in Australia and the USA.
Having come to Tapping over a decade ago when she successfully used the self-help form of EFT to end her own situational depression in under a week, Naomi became determined to learn as much about the techniques as possible in order to help others achieve their own life-changing results. Though little was understood about the science underlying the method’s effectiveness when she began her exploration, she became keenly interested in tracking the emerging body of research that was being conducted and published. In 2016 she began parlaying this interest, drawing on her previous 25 years career as a television writer and producer, into the 2018 documentary film The Science of Tapping, which she wrote and co-produced.
In addition to practicing, training, and mentoring, Naomi works to further the cause of Tapping along with mindfulness/meditation through a number of channels. She is the creator of Remindfulness, an app listed in 2017 by Positive Psychology as a Top 10 App for Mindfulness, as well as co-founder and co-host at One Mind Live, a weekly live online group tapping and meditation membership site that ran from 2013-2017. In addition to authoring forthcoming book Tapping Out of Depression (Even When You Barely Care Enough to Try), in 2018 she acted as Consulting Producer on the award-winning experiential documentary feature film about the power of meditation by Tom Cronin and Jacqui Fifer, called The Portal.
Mitchell Gainey
Mitch Gainey is a certified EFT practitioner and an EBEFT trainer who has worked extensively in with young people, refugees, and others from high trauma backgrounds in Australia, UK, India, South Africa, Mozambique, and Brazil. With qualifications in community development and counselling, he is passionate about professionals and the broader community gaining access to skills that can sustain them in “the work” and provide effective, lasting, and safe resolution from primary and vicarious trauma. Mitch has trained under Dr Peta Stapleton and Dr Lori Leyden, and has been involved in the MindHeart Connect Foundation pilot programs with Indigenous Elders and Refugee Youth.
Travelling throughout Australia and NZ facilitating culture transformation and leadership development, Mitch draws on applied psychology and neuroscience to help people better understand how their brain works and helps them achieve their goals.
He is passionate about the integration of neuroscience, spirituality, and somatic psychology and their practical application for human wellbeing.
Terri Sheldon and Brett Porter
Terri is an EBEFT Trainer and registered clinical psychologist. She has been co-investigator with Dr Stapleton on several published EFT research trials. Terri has 34 years experience as a psychologist working with adults, adolescents and children in the public and private sector. She is a founder and director of the Lakeside Rooms multi-disciplinary private rooms for mental health professionals on the Gold Coast, where she has had her private practice for the past 18 years. Terri also holds Counselling Psychologist and Educational & Developmental Psychologist endorsements. She has trained in Solution Focussed Brief Therapy, Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR), Neurolinguistic Programming (NLP) and Dialectic Behaviour Therapy (DBT).
Brett is an EBEFT Trainer and has been the clinical group facilitator for all of Dr Peta Stapleton’s EFT clinical trials. Brett began his counselling training in 1993 and after leaving a 25 year career as a Queensland national park ranger in 2005, has been working with individuals, groups and organisations on adaptive and functional behaviour change and the development/delivery of body shape change programs. He has training in Transactional Analysis, Vipassana meditation (mindfulness – 31 years), Solution Focussed Brief Therapy, conflict resolution, Gottman Method couples therapy, NLP and DBT. Brett provides mentoring and professional supervision for EFT practitioners.
Louise Sage
Louise Sage is a Certified Advanced Clinical EFT Practitioner and Evidence based EFT Trainer. Louise works with many clients around the world utilizing Clinical EFT, Matrix Reimprinting, and dvanced EFT techniques. Louise enjoys assisting her clients to overcome obstacles to their success, wellbeing, abundance, and happiness. Originally coming to learn EFT through the trainings of Gary Craig the founder of EFT almost two decades ago Louise has her own firsthand experience of the profoundly positive impact EFT can have on all areas of life. Louise first used EFT as a self-help stress reduction tool to treat chronic debilitating stress worry and overwhelm. Then with the expert guidance of an experienced certified EFT practitioner was able to successfully overcome anxiety and panic disorder. As a result of this incredible result Louise pursed the training to become a practitioner to help others with this remarkable technique – during the training process Louise also tapped away her long-held fear of flying.
Louise completed both Certification in Clinical EFT and Evidence Based EFT and then Advanced trauma training and Matrix Reimprinting and achieved the status of Advanced Expert Practitioner through EFT International. Louise also assists with the current research trials being held at Bond University and recently the Pain Trials. Louise often joins Peta and other trainers in their trainings as an assistant and is passionate about teaching this technique. Louise brings to her trainings; her love of sharing EFT, her extensive training / knowledge, and years of successful experience both with clients and personally. Her aim is to teach and promote emotional wellbeing and self-empowerment. Louise is the founder and host of the Tap Into Wellbeing Podcast, where she talks with experts in the field of tapping and emotional wellbeing from both Australia and around the world.
Michelle McCosker
Michelle McCosker is an EBEFT Practitioner and Trainer who specialises in working with women and couples having fertility issues, pregnancy concerns and birth trauma using EFT, Matrix Reimprinting and Matrix Birth Reimprinting. She has completed additional trauma training to best support her clients. After a 14-year career in banking and finance, finishing as a sales coach, which has surprisingly provided many relevant skills to this day; Michelle completed a Bachelor of Health Science in Naturopathy in 2011 and has been in private practice since then. The missing piece of the puzzle was EFT, which has enabled her to guide her clients to achieve optimal results. EFT has since become Michelle’s preferred treatment method in her clinic.
Michelle is lead facilitator for delivery of psychoeducation and psychological intervention for clinical research trials for Cancer patients and Chronic Pain patients for Dr Peta Stapleton, through Bond University on the Gold Coast. Michelle also assists Peta and other trainers in a supportive role for attendees learning EB EFT and EB EFT for Trauma. Michelle’s experience also extends to teaching educators how to use and implement EFT for themselves and the children.
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