Below is a full, word-for-word therapeutic script designed for Week 1 of a healing program. It blends EFT Tapping with Emotionally Focused Therapy (EFT-E) principles and is suitable for individual sessions, self-guided work, or practitioner-led therapy.

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Case Study 00151 – Week 1

Call the Authentic Self

EFT Tapping – Emotionally Focused Therapy Script

Week 1 Theme:
Safety, Awareness & Reconnection

Core Intention:
To create emotional safety, soften protective patterns, and gently reconnect the client with their authentic self—the part that exists beneath conditioning, fear, shame, and survival strategies.

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Session Objectives

• Establish nervous system safety

• Reduce emotional guarding and inner resistance

• Identify disconnection from the authentic self without judgment

• Begin rebuilding trust with the self

• Call forward the authentic self in a gentle, non-threatening way

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Session Preparation (Practitioner or Self-Guided)

• Sit comfortably with feet on the floor

• Slow the breath (inhale 4, exhale 6)

• Rate emotional discomfort or disconnection from authentic self (0–10)

“There is no right or wrong way to feel. Whatever is here is welcome.”

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Phase 1: Emotional Awareness & Validation

Therapeutic Prompt (spoken softly):

“Before we try to change anything, let’s simply notice what it feels like to be you right now.”

Ask or reflect:

• “Where do you feel most disconnected from yourself?”

• “What emotions arise when you think about being your true self?”

• “What part of you learned it wasn’t safe to be authentic?”

Allow silence. Validate all responses.

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Phase 2: EFT Setup Statement (Karate Chop Point)

Tap on the Karate Chop point while repeating each statement 3 times.

Setup Statement:

“Even though I feel disconnected from my authentic self,
and a part of me learned it was safer to hide,
I deeply and completely accept myself right now.”

Alternate options (use what resonates):

• “Even though I don’t fully know who my authentic self is anymore…”

• “Even though being my true self once felt unsafe…”

• “Even though I learned to protect myself by not showing who I really am…”

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Phase 3: EFT Tapping Sequence – Acknowledging Protection

Tap through the points:
Eyebrow – Side of Eye – Under Eye – Under Nose – Chin – Collarbone – Under Arm – Top of Head

Round 1 – Honouring the Protective Self

• Eyebrow:
  “This disconnection from my authentic self”

• Side of Eye:
  “This distance I feel inside”

• Under Eye:
  “A part of me learned to hide”

• Under Nose:
  “It was safer not to be fully me”

• Chin:
  “I had reasons for becoming this way”

• Collarbone:
  “These patterns protected me”

• Under Arm:
  “They helped me survive”

• Top of Head:
  “And I honor that part of me”

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Phase 4: Emotionally Focused Reframe – Safety First

“Nothing is wrong with you. Your nervous system adapted.”

Round 2 – Creating Safety

• Eyebrow:
  “I’m not broken”

• Side of Eye:
  “I adapted to my environment”

• Under Eye:
  “My system learned what it needed to”

• Under Nose:
  “To keep me safe”

• Chin:
  “I don’t need to force change”

• Collarbone:
  “Safety comes first”

• Under Arm:
  “I can go slowly”

• Top of Head:
  “My body responds to gentleness”

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Phase 5: Calling the Authentic Self (Core Script)

“The authentic self does not need to be created.
It needs to be invited.”

Round 3 – Invitation

• Eyebrow:
  “Somewhere inside me”

• Side of Eye:
  “My authentic self still exists”

• Under Eye:
  “It hasn’t disappeared”

• Under Nose:
  “It’s been waiting”

• Chin:
  “Waiting for safety”

• Collarbone:
  “Waiting for permission”

• Under Arm:
  “Waiting for compassion”

• Top of Head:
  “I gently call it forward now”

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Phase 6: Rebuilding Self-Trust

Round 4 – Trust & Permission

• Eyebrow:
  “I don’t have to fully reveal myself yet”

• Side of Eye:
  “I can start by listening”

• Under Eye:
  “I can get to know myself again”

• Under Nose:
  “Without pressure”

• Chin:
  “Without judgment”

• Collarbone:
  “Without needing approval”

• Under Arm:
  “I allow small moments of authenticity”

• Top of Head:
  “I am safe to be real with myself”

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Phase 7: Integration & Regulation

Hand on heart. Slow breathing.

“Notice any shift—however small.
Even neutrality is progress.”

Ask:

• “What feels slightly different now?”

• “What part of you feels seen?”

• “What does your authentic self need more of this week?”

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Post-Session Affirmations (Optional)

Repeat softly or silently:

• “My authenticity returns as safety grows”

• “I no longer abandon myself to belong”

• “I am allowed to be real, gently and gradually”

• “My true self emerges when I feel safe”

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Week 1 Homework (Gentle, Non-Forceful)

• Notice one moment per day where you feel slightly more like yourself

• Journal prompt:

  “When do I feel most like me—without trying?”

• Use this tapping script once daily or as needed

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Therapeutic Note

This session is not about change, but reconnection.
Authenticity grows naturally when safety, compassion, and permission are present.