Treatment
Tapping
A simple technique for easing stress and difficult feelings, and one you learn once and keep.
What is Tapping?
Tapping, also known as EFT, involves gently tapping with your fingertips on a sequence of points on the face and upper body while focusing on what is troubling you. It is used to ease stress and difficult feelings, and once you have learned it you can use it yourself, anywhere, at no cost. A session lasts 60 to 75 minutes.
What a session looks like
We start with what is bothering you, and how strongly, so there is something to measure against later. Then I show you the points and we tap through them together, using words that match what you are actually feeling rather than anything forced or positive-sounding.
We go round a few times, checking as we go. Most people notice the intensity drop somewhere in the process. Then we do it again with whatever is left underneath.
Why I teach it rather than just do it
Tapping is the only thing I offer that you walk away owning. There is no appointment to book next time, nothing to buy, nothing to depend on me for. You can use it in a car park before a difficult conversation, at three in the morning, or in the ten minutes before an interview.
That makes it especially useful next to the other treatments. Several of my RTT clients use tapping in the weeks afterwards to steady themselves between listening to their recording.
What people bring to it
People bring me stress, nerves, cravings, feelings that arrive faster than they can think, and the kind of low-level churn that makes sleep difficult. Some people find tapping is all they want; others use it alongside Access Bars, RTT or Reiki. We work out together what suits you.
Alongside everything else
Tapping is gentle and sits comfortably alongside medical treatment and any other therapy you are having. It does not replace any of it. If something difficult surfaces while you are tapping on your own, that is worth bringing to a session or to your GP rather than pushing through.
Written by Renate Wimborne, Holistic Therapist & RTT Therapist. Last reviewed 12 October 2026.
Client stories
What working with Renate is like
“After my 1st Access Bars session, I had real clarity. I felt like I had more lightness in my life. Renate is such a warm, compassionate, non-judgemental person who helped me to pick up on issues that no longer served me, so I could release them. I would highly recommend a treatment with Renate.”
Access Bars clientAccess Bars “I just wanted to say thank you for your support. I'm not sure that I would have had the confidence to make such a leap without the therapy you provide.”
Access Bars clientAccess Bars “I contacted Renate as I had lost my motivation to exercise, I wanted to figure out why and fix the issue. Renate was immediately welcoming and compassionate and led me through the session with ease and understanding. I finished the session feeling amazing and having the answers to my question. I was able to pick up the weight training I had once loved and find the lost motivation to exercise, thanks to Renate and her positive transformational skills. I listen to her recording each evening and I am feeling more confident and happy in my day to day life generally. I cannot thank her enough for helping me.”
AngelaRapid Transformational Therapy
Questions
Tapping questions
What is tapping and how does it work?
Tapping means using your fingertips to tap gently on a sequence of points on the face and upper body while you focus on what is bothering you and say it out loud. The theory is that this signals safety to the brain's alarm system and settles the stress response. Research is still developing, and experiences vary.
Can I learn tapping and use it myself?
Yes, and for most people that is the point. Plenty of clients book a single session to learn the sequence properly and then use it on their own afterwards. Once you have it, it costs nothing, needs no equipment and goes everywhere you do: the back of a car, a work toilet, a waiting room.
Does tapping work over Zoom?
Very well, yes. You do the tapping yourself either way, so nothing is lost by not being in the same room, and Renate can see and guide you over video. All you need is somewhere private enough to say things out loud.
Do I have to say things out loud?
Speaking the words does seem to matter, but they do not have to be loud and they do not have to be polished. If you are somewhere you would rather not be overheard you can say them quietly or under your breath. Nothing you say goes any further than the session.
How I can help
People often come to me for Tapping about…
Let's talk. What can I help you with?
The first call lasts twenty minutes and it is free. You can say as much or as little as you like about what is going on, and ask me anything you want to.
Renate Wimborne · Bare, Morecambe · and online across the UK