Callahan’s uncontrolled study with treatments recorded in public view was replicated by psychologist Glenn Leonoff, with 97% success reported with 68 phobics in an average treatment time of 6.04 min (Leonoff, 1995).Ĭharles Figley and Joyce Carbonell noted that all of the newer therapies for post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) that they explored accelerated the therapy for trauma, in contrast to the lengthy traditional therapies. TFT has been developed since 1980 by psychologist Roger Callahan, who treated 97% of 68 phobic patients successfully in an average treatment time of 4.34 min (Callahan, 1985). Thought Field Therapy (TFT) is a self-administered, brief treatment that uses energy meridian treatment points and bilateral optical-cortical stimulation while focusing attention on the targeted negative emotion or symptom. Illustrative case and heart rate variability data are presented. These within-session decreases of SUD are preliminary data that call for controlled studies to examine validity, reliability, and maintenance of effects over time. Paired t-tests of pre- and post-treatment SUD were statistically significant in 31 categories reviewed. This uncontrolled study reports on changes in self-reported subjective units of distress (SUD) in 1594 applications of TFT, treating 714 patients. The clinical applications of TFT summarized included anxiety adjustment disorder with anxiety and depression anxiety due to medical condition anger acute stress bereavement chronic pain cravings depression fatigue nausea neurodermatitis obsessive traits panic disorder without agoraphobia parent-child stress phobia post-traumatic stress disorder relationship stress trichotillomania tremor and work stress. TFT uses energy meridian treatment points and bilateral optical-cortical stimulation while focusing on the targeted symptoms or problem being addressed. Thought Field Therapy (TFT) is a self-administered treatment developed by psychologist Roger Callahan. Kaiser Behavioral Medicine and Behavioral Health Services Honolulu, Hawaii Abstract