Below is a complete, word-for-word therapeutic script for Case Study 00200, integrating EFT Tapping with Emotionally Focused Therapy (EFT-E) principles. It is designed to be trauma-informed, gentle, and suitable for adults or teens, and may be used clinically or self-guided.

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Case Study 00200 – 6 Jan 2026

Self-Love, Self-Worth & Self-Esteem

EFT Tapping – Emotionally Focused Therapy Script

Theme:
From self-criticism and conditional worth → emotional safety → inner acceptance

Core Understanding:
Low self-worth is not a flaw.
It is a learned emotional adaptation formed through unmet needs, criticism, comparison, neglect, or conditional love.
We heal self-worth by creating inner safety and emotional permission, not by forcing positive thinking.

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Session Objectives

• Establish emotional safety and nervous-system regulation

• Soften the inner critic and shame response

• Reconnect with inherent worth (not performance-based)

• Begin installing self-love as a felt experience

• Build a stable inner relationship rooted in compassion

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Session Preparation

• Sit comfortably with feet on the floor

• One hand on the heart, one on the belly

• Slow breathing: inhale 4 seconds, exhale 6 seconds

Self-Worth Rating:

“On a scale of 0–10, how strong is your sense of self-worth right now?”

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Phase 1: Emotional Awareness & Validation

Therapeutic Framing (say aloud):

“Nothing is wrong with you.
Low self-worth is something you learned, not something you are.”

Reflect or ask:

• “When did you first feel you weren’t enough?”

• “What conditions did you believe you had to meet to be worthy?”

• “What does the inner critic say?”

No correction. Only validation.

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Phase 2: EFT Setup Statements

Tap the Karate Chop point
Repeat 3 times (choose what resonates):

“Even though I struggle with self-love and self-worth,
and even though I often feel I’m not enough,
I deeply and completely accept myself right now.”

Alternatives:

• “Even though my value feels conditional…”

• “Even though I’m hard on myself…”

• “Even though I don’t feel lovable as I am…”

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Phase 3: EFT Tapping Sequence – Naming the Wound

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

Round 1 – Acknowledging Pain

• Eyebrow:
  “This feeling of not being enough”

• Side of Eye:
  “This heaviness in my chest”

• Under Eye:
  “This belief that I have to prove myself”

• Under Nose:
  “That love must be earned”

• Chin:
  “That I’m only worthy when I perform”

• Collarbone:
  “This old emotional wound”

• Under Arm:
  “I’ve been carrying this for a long time”

• Top of Head:
  “And it hurts”

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Phase 4: Emotionally Focused Reframe

“Self-criticism developed to keep you connected and safe—not to harm you.”

Round 2 – Honouring the Protective Pattern

• Eyebrow:
  “My inner critic was trying to protect me”

• Side of Eye:
  “To prevent rejection”

• Under Eye:
  “To keep me accepted”

• Under Nose:
  “It learned this early”

• Chin:
  “I didn’t choose this pattern”

• Collarbone:
  “It chose me”

• Under Arm:
  “I can thank it”

• Top of Head:
  “And begin to soften it”

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Phase 5: Releasing Shame & Conditional Worth

Round 3 – Letting Go of Old Beliefs

• Eyebrow:
  “I release the belief that I’m only worthy when I succeed”

• Side of Eye:
  “I release the belief that I must be perfect”

• Under Eye:
  “I release the belief that my needs are too much”

• Under Nose:
  “These beliefs are not truth”

• Chin:
  “They were learned”

• Collarbone:
  “And they can be unlearned”

• Under Arm:
  “I no longer abandon myself”

• Top of Head:
  “I choose self-respect”

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Phase 6: Installing Self-Love & Worth

“Worth is not something you earn.
It is something you remember.”

Round 4 – Reclaiming Worth

• Eyebrow:
  “My worth is inherent”

• Side of Eye:
  “It existed before achievement”

• Under Eye:
  “Before approval”

• Under Nose:
  “Before comparison”

• Chin:
  “I don’t have to prove my value”

• Collarbone:
  “I am enough as I am”

• Under Arm:
  “I allow self-love to feel safe”

• Top of Head:
  “I am worthy of kindness—including my own”

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Phase 7: Building Self-Esteem Through Safety

Round 5 – Embodied Confidence

• Eyebrow:
  “Self-esteem grows through self-trust”

• Side of Eye:
  “Not perfection”

• Under Eye:
  “Not comparison”

• Under Nose:
  “I can rely on myself”

• Chin:
  “I honor my limits”

• Collarbone:
  “I respect my needs”

• Under Arm:
  “I show up for myself”

• Top of Head:
  “This builds real confidence”

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Phase 8: Integration & Regulation

Hand on heart. Slow breathing.

“Notice any shift—emotionally or physically.
Even a softening is progress.”

Re-rate self-worth (0–10).

Ask:

• “What feels different now?”

• “What part of you feels relieved?”

• “What does your inner child need more of?”

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Post-Session Affirmations

Repeat daily:

• “I am worthy without conditions”

• “I treat myself with respect and compassion”

• “My value does not depend on performance”

• “I am allowed to take up space”

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Week 1 Homework

• Use this tapping once daily

• Journal prompt:

  “How do I speak to myself when I struggle—and how can I soften that voice?”

• Practice one self-respecting choice per day

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Therapeutic Note

Self-love is not a mindset—it is a relationship with yourself.
As safety increases, worth naturally stabilizes.