Emotional Freedom Techniques (EFT) for Doulas:
Trauma-Aware Emotional Support in the Perinatal Period
In-Person Training | March 7, 2026 in Warwick, RI
Birth workers witness and hold deep emotional experiences — joy, fear, grief, intensity, and transformation. Emotional Freedom Techniques (EFT) offer a gentle, evidence-informed way to support emotional regulation and nervous system balance during pregnancy, birth, and the postpartum period.
This live EFT training is designed specifically for birth and postpartum professionals. It focuses on ethical, trauma-aware, scope-appropriate use of EFT, with practical tools you can integrate into your work immediately.
✨ In this training, you’ll explore:
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How EFT supports emotional regulation and the stress response
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When and how birth pros can appropriately introduce EFT with clients
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Simple tapping sequences for common perinatal stressors
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Using EFT for your own grounding, boundaries, and sustainability in this work
No prior EFT experience is required.
📅 Training Details
📍 Format: In Person - Warwick Public Library Main Branch
🗓️ Date: March 7, 2026 11:30am-4:30pm ET
🎓 CEUs: 5 from DONA International
💵 Cost: $40 (donate below to support our friend, Rosa)
📄 Certificate of completion: Provided
This training is appropriate for new and experienced birth workers seeking practical, embodied tools that honor autonomy, consent, and trauma-aware care.
DONA International Continuing Education contact hours. Learn more about DONA International at www.dona.org
🌿 EFT Research Overview
Clinical research shows that Emotional Freedom Techniques (EFT) can significantly reduce stress, anxiety, and trauma-related symptoms, with measurable effects on the nervous system and stress hormones.
🔗 EFT research overview (PubMed)
🧡 EFT & Postpartum Mental Health
Recent research suggests that EFT may help reduce postpartum anxiety, stress, and depressive symptoms, offering a gentle, non-invasive support option during the perinatal period.
🔗 Postpartum stress & EFT research
📚 Learn More About the Science Behind EFT
EFT is supported by a growing body of peer-reviewed research, including work by researchers such as Dr. Peta Stapleton, examining its use for emotional regulation, trauma recovery, and stress reduction.
🔗 Additional EFT research links
📋 Course Completion & CEUs
Participants will complete a short knowledge check at the end of the training (5–10 minutes) to receive their Certificate of Completion and 5 DONA International Continuing Education contact hours.
You’ll receive your certificate before leaving the session.
🎥 Guided EFT Practice Videos
These guided tapping videos are available for continued learning, personal practice, and integration after the training.
You’re welcome to revisit them anytime — whether for your own grounding or as inspiration when supporting clients through emotional or somatic experiences.
Featured Practices:
• EFT Tapping Points Overview
• Releasing Childbirth Fears & Anxiety
• Emotional Support for Chronic Pelvic Pain & Body Autonomy
