There are dozens of methods of psychotherapy that the academic communities categorize into specific philosophical orientations. The custom is to carve out a philosophical niche and defend your position. However, from time to time an approach emerges that produces original ideas and incorporates many aspects of the earlier approaches into a position that is substantially different than any of its derivatives. In fact, most therapists in the field are eclectic and embrace several philosophical views. ETT™ incorporates so many aspects of other therapeutic orientations into additional original ideas, as well as scientific principles from a wide range of fields that it is literally a new synthesis. Since the perspective of ETT™ does not fit into previously known philosophical positions, it challenges intellectual categorization. Therefore, instead of staking out a simple position, I will compare the attributes of ETT™ with known philosophical orientations.
Psychoanalysis
Sigmund Freud originated the concept of the unconscious mind in modern scientific thought. Although in most professional circles, this concept itself has been updated to concepts of implicit memory, subcortical activity, somatic memory, etc. Nonetheless the idea that a vast array of information relevant to the issues of clients is outside of conscious awareness is an idea central to psychoanalysis. If Freud were here today and could see the workings of ETT™, he would be likely to be astonished. He would see the capacity of ETT™ to elicit relevant memory, emotions and awareness with a speed and precision unlike any other process.
Freud was the first psychiatrist to describe that the personality is composed of inner parts. His system consisted of the id, the ego and the superego. While he would see that these structures are rarely what we find in ETT™, the concept of inner parts is resoundingly verified. However, through ETT™ we can isolate these parts within seconds in powerful ways beyond the capacity of previous methods. Sigmund Freud would be amazed at the efficient powers of ETT™ to isolate, integrate, divide and/or ultimately use these inner parts as resources to heal the client.
Freud spoke of a neuroscience approach but his talk therapy took him far from neurology into a world of psychological speculation. ETT™ links the findings of neuroscience with the practice of psychotherapy. Psychoanalysis proposes that when client’s talked about their problems, it would lead to insights and ultimately relief. However, psychoanalysis typically takes several years. If Freud were here today, he would see talk therapy in ETT™ provoke insights at an uncanny rate. ETT™ typically brings about profound insight in almost every session and it efficiently achieves relief at unprecedented speeds. The evolution of talk therapy in ETT™ advances Freud’s premises far beyond anything he had imagined.
Analytic Psychotherapy
If Carl Jung could observe a single week of hourly sessions of ETT™, I think he would beam with pleasure. Archetypes arise in visual symbolic forms regularly. Imagery emerges with the client’s eyes open and profound spiritual experiences are fairly common. These phenomena are less likely to emerge in talk therapy alone, but with visual brain stimulation they are common experiences.
Both Freud and Jung had interest in dreamwork. I imagine they would both be intrigued by the ETT™ approach to dreams. Instead of conjuring up a theory about how dreams work, ETT™ procedures enhance the client to become aware of their own dream meanings. Some of these findings would support Freud and Jung’s dream orientations but new dream interpretations extend far beyond these earlier dream concepts. More importantly the disturbing aspects of nightmares typically acquire substantial relief fairly rapidly with ETT™.
Among the concepts proposed by Jung was his archetype of the self. In ETT I refer to the authentic self in a very similar way that Jung describes this construct. During ETT™ procedures, movement through emotional states and penetration of defenses often yield a new level of the sense of one’s inner self. In Jung’s view, while awareness of the self is sought, it was considered very difficult to become consciously aware of it, let alone to access it with any degree of consistency. The unveiling of the authentic self has become a frequent revelation in ETT™ sessions. For this reason and the previous ones cited, I imagine that Carl Jung would be excited about the discoveries of ETT™.
Wilhelm Reich
Wilhelm Reich was Freud’s first assistant in 1920 and eventually split off from Freud’s ideas with his own concepts. Reich’s ideas deviated from Freud’s in at least three main areas that Reich pursued much farther. They are (1) the role of the physical body in psychological issues, (2) the nature of biological energy which Freud called libido and Reich described as orgone, and (3) the importance of sexuality in the overall psyche of the person. Years later few Reichian orgonomists are left but neo Reichians in the forms of bioenergetics, radix, and core energetics continue to be active. ETT™ addresses all of these Reichian and neo Reichian emphases and elevates these concepts to profound new levels.
If Wilhelm Reich were here today and could see ETT™ at work, he would be stunned at the advances of ETT™ in the realm of the physical body in psychological defenses. Reich used physical manipulation and Alexander Lowen, the founder of bioenergetics, used physical movement to assist in changing the physiological aspects of psychological issues. ETT™ brings an entirely new level of speed and depth into changing the physical aspects of psychological issues. What used to require numerous sessions to change now may occur in seconds with ETT™. Through visual brain stimulation we can access routes in the brain that directly impact the portion of the brain and nervous system that are responsible for a physical symptom.
In terms of biological energy, Reich devoted a lot of attention to what he called orgone. The movement of this biological energy was at the center of all Reich’s work. During ETT™ sessions, most clients frequently report sensations of movement that they experience as “energy”. Freud’s concept of libido primarily has sexual connotations, whereas Reich used his orgone energy concept as the essential life force that appears to underlie both sexuality and the full range of life in the universe. ETT™ incorporates all of these ideas. Clients often distinctly see and feel this underlying energy during many ETT™ sessions. Therefore, many ETT™ procedures are modified to accommodate the recognition of these phenomena. I imagine that Reich would be stunned by the efficient use of this biological energy in ETT™.
During Reichian or neo Reichian approaches the role of sexuality, catharsis, and grounding are important foci. In order to prevent emotional overwhelm and flooding, several ETT™ procedures are devoted to bringing people back to a secure, well grounded experience. ETT™ accelerates emotional catharses so profoundly that numerous grueling sessions of crying, kicking and screaming can now take place within minutes and with less intense expression. Sexual issues that may be hidden, riddled with shame or out of control can now be addressed with ETT™ to a depth and speed that would achieve what Reich tried so long to develop.
Embodiment Approaches
In reaction to the cognitive behavioral dominance in our field, there are now a number of therapeutic approaches that believe emotion is lodged in the body and exists below conscious awareness. These approaches include, but are not limited to Focusing, Somatic Experiencing, various forms of bodywork, applied kinesiology approaches and many more. Clearly these methods have found something of therapeutic value that appears to help without verbal or intellectual engagement. In fact many of these adherents attempt to avoid cognition and verbalization because they are seen to interfere with finding the underlying core issues which are thought to reside in somatically held emotion. “Embodiment” therapists would potentially embrace ETT™ because it too accesses relevant affect and memory hidden in somatic symptoms in a highly proficient way . ETT™ can usually facilitate change in somatic memory without the use of physical touch or movement. However, in many cases ETT™ seeks answers in both conscious verbal/intellectual expression as well as in the emotional body domain. The bottom line is the achievement of long-term outcomes. This purpose and these results would certainly be applauded by the embodiment oriented therapists.
Behaviorism
B.F. Skinner devoted his career to methods that would facilitate desired changes of behavior. His principle of operant conditioning or behavior modification is the central tenant of Behaviorism and now has massive amounts of scientific research that supports it. If we were to focus upon behavioral change as the goal and look beyond the means for acquiring it, ETT™ offers a bold new process for achieving behavioral goals. In many cases ETT™ is achieving behavioral change after numerous other therapies have already failed. However, it is probably the speed at which ETT™ achieves behavioral change that would capture Skinner’s attention. While the role of operant conditioning should certainly be recognized, being able to go directly to the portion of the brain responsible for a behavior and rapidly change it, provides a whole new concept in behavioral management.
Cognitive Therapy
More recently cognitive therapy has flourished. Its basic philosophy concerns the primacy of cognition and the use of cognitive rationale to change emotional states, behavior and dysfunctional thoughts themselves. Instead of directly using cognitive verbal interventions to change thoughts, emotions and behavior, ETT™ uses an entirely different means to change cognition. By changing cognition through visual brain stimulation and interpersonal guidance, ETT™ achieves enormous cognitive goals. If cognitive therapists would be pleased to achieve cognitive goals, regardless of the procedures used, they would like ETT™. ETT™ can (1) effectively awaken amnesia, (2) spontaneously evoke insight and (3) provide logically coherent thoughts, and (4) change scattered thinking into clearly focused cognition. Instead of trying to correct irrational thinking through dialogue, ETT™ promotes the client to come up with rational thinking primarily through their own awareness within a very short time. ETT™ interpersonal interaction does not rule out the direct use of cognitive therapy strategies, but its use is simply an occasional adjunct to the process. However, the numbers of different strategies, within the field of cognitive therapy, are diverse. Newer proponents like Jeffrey Young use forms of cognitive therapy that are more compatible with ETT™. Nonetheless, most cognitive therapists would surely be surprised at the speed and effectiveness of ETT™ for altering cognition.
One of the most dominate forms of therapy today is the hybrid called cognitive behavioral therapy. Of course, this blend of philosophies is an attempt to use the best of the two approaches. Again, if we were to compare outcomes, our observation suggests that ETT™ may provide outcomes far beyond this method. If cognitive behavioral therapists simply valued outcomes, I imagine they would be amazed at ETT™.
Humanistic Psychology
Humanistic psychological concepts were led by Abraham Maslow and Carl Rogers. Abraham Maslow is known for several of his original ideas and among them is the concept of peak experiences. His research demonstrated a connection between peak experiences and the activation of one’s fullest potential. ETT™ sessions frequently produce peak experiences by the end of many sessions. In fact ETT™ possesses several protocols that consistently produce states of extreme wellbeing. If Maslow saw these experiences, he would surely reveal in delight.
At the heart of humanistic psychology is the concept that we are born with enormous potential and that this positive psychological drive is inherent. Carl Rogers thought that through authentic listening and exhibiting unconditional positive regard, we enhance others to activate their potential. ETT™ utilizes this principle and substantially extends it in more precise ways. ETT™ is an attachment focused method that allows facilitators to customize interpersonal responses to provide optimal emotional regulation. The process forces ETT™ clinicians to attune to client’s emotions to a degree that elevates client-centered therapy to a new level. I actually met Carl Rogers once and I believe he would be delighted with ETT™.
Neurobiological Based Therapies
There is a large amount of research in the field of cognitive science, developmental psychology, and brain science for psychotherapy to base modified methods of therapy upon. There are now several new forms of psychotherapy that base their approaches on the research and theory of attachment disorders. Excellent work by Diane Fosha, Susan M. Johnson and Karl Brisch are attachment focused forms of therapy based on the new neuroscience research. I developed very specific ways to provide optimal interpersonal responses based on attachment disorders. The ETT™ use of attachment allows the therapist to custom tailor attunement according to each client’s unique pattern. When visual brain stimulation accompanies this interpersonal approach, we achieve “super attunement”. Attachment focused therapists would simply be dazzled by the way ETT™ uses neurobiological based principles of attachment issues and resolves deeply held attachment patterns to achieve rapid neural integration.
EMDR
Professionals categorize ETT™ as similar to EMDR upon initial exposure more than to any other method. Eye movement desensitization and reprocessing (EMDR) is a form of therapy that has enjoyed enormous growth within the last fifteen years. ETT™ uses an entirely different form of eye movement that is based on several evidence based concepts. There are at lease twelve differences between EMDR and multidimensional eye movement (MDEM), I have been trained in EMDR and I find it much slower and more difficult to achieve client safety than with ETT™. The commonality between EMDR and ETT™ is that both methods use eye movement and both are designed to achieve rapid trauma recovery. Suffice it to say that the vast majority of ETT™ clinicians are trained in EMDR and no longer use it since they have learned ETT™. In this case it is the speed, depth, and consistent outcomes that appear to be the attraction for ETT™.
SAD
The specialty of treating seasonal affective disorder (SAD) has promoted a massive amount of scientific research on the effects of light on humans. These clinicians standardly use white light boxes coupled with antidepressants to control the symptoms of SAD. However, these interventions are necessary to repeat throughout the affected season and year after year. I published a stunning breakthrough in the treatment of SAD in a professional journal in 2004. ETT™ can often permanently eliminate SAD and several sub-syndromes within a dozen sessions unless there are other complications. One would think that SAD clinicians would laud such an achievement. (Vazquez, 2004)
Hypnosis
When people see ETT™ demonstrated they often conclude that it is somehow similar to hypnosis. This assumption takes place possibly because it appears to facilitate rapid changes in a mysterious way. However, I am a trained hypnotherapist with special training in Ericksonian hypnosis. Therefore, I know I am not conducting a hypnotic session, but there may be some remnants of my past skills influencing a small portion of the interaction. ETT™ differs from hypnosis in that it does not use hypnotic suggestions, does not require a hypnotic trance, nor does it use hypnotic inductions. However some of the outcomes I saw in hypnotherapy like relief of physical pain, relief of phobias, and a variety of other achievements are similar. I find ETT™ to be far more precise, consistent and powerful than any hypnosis I have seen or read about. The similarity is that ETT™ also accesses certain hidden states of mind relevant to resolve a targeted symptom.
Energy Psychology
A category of methods that people often compare to ETT™ involves various meridian tapping methods like thought field therapy or emotional freedom technique. However, the only similarities may be that both techniques tend to work quickly, involve the human energy system and both are relatively new. These meridian tapping techniques are often referred to as forms of “energy psychology” and are based on the Chinese medicine model. One oriental medicine doctor who went through ETT™ training described ETT™ as a hundred times faster and more precise than Chinese medicine. ETT™ clearly facilitates rapid movement of perceived energy and while it overlaps with the Chinese energy system concepts, ETT™ actually utilizes an entirely different means for altering the human energy resources. Meridian tapping techniques tend to require more self-work follow up than ETT™. ETT™ bears a resemblance to these techniques in that it interrupts and shifts fixated dysfunction in ways that are not solely dependent on talk. These approaches tend to by pass the intellect to accomplish their objectives.
Brain and Heart “Rhythm Approaches
There are methods like brainwave biofeedback (neurofeedback) and Heart Math that focus on either brainwaves or heart rate. The neurofeedback camp is based on the premise that teaching the client to learn how to develop optimal brainwaves can at least temporarily relieve the condition pursued. ETT™ uses brainwave entrainment through external light that almost instantly elicits the brainwave pattern sought for a specific therapeutic task. Some of the latest forms of neurofeedback incorporate colored light into their process but in an entirely different way. One key difference is the speed at which ETT™ accomplishes the brainwave entrainment. Another difference is the interpersonal interaction that is important in ETT™ which does not occur during neurofeedback. Also, instead of simply relying on the idea that corrected brainwave patterns will ameliorate the problem, ETT™ corrects the underlying dynamic issues from which brainwave distortions are derived. This insures the likelihood of long-term change of the symptoms which does not tend to occur as often with neurofeedback. Professionals who use neurofeedback sometimes classify ETT™ as a different form of neurofeedback that uses visual feedback.
The Heart Math clinicians base their work on the concept that the vibratory activity of the human heart is far more impactful than the rhythm of any other organ. It is 60 times greater that the brain. The logic is that if one can optimize the heart rhythm, its vibrating activity will resonate with all other organs and improve them as well. While focusing on positive (emotional) heart experiences is often helpful, the approach has some significant limitations. One of the processes ETT™ uses is to facilitate states of extreme wellbeing. By having access to the entire brain and nervous system, visual brain stimulation can precisely target the portions of the nervous system responsible for the vibrating nature of the heart. When it is appropriate, positive emotions can be extracted from hidden implicit memory by ETT. It has been observed that the Heart Math concepts can often be achieved faster through visual brain stimulation because the repertoire of applications of ETT™ is so vast that it serves to accomplish much more. I have conducted heart rate variability monitoring during ETT™ and invite heart math professionals to observe the results for themselves.
In addition to the focus on the brain or the heart is the focus upon the human intestinal system as a source for psychological distress. While ETT™ may focus on the emotional or physical heart in some cases and the brain in other cases, far too often the source of many unresolved symptoms appears to be in the human gut. People often feel “a knot in their stomach” or digestive symptoms in conjunction with unresolved issues. If I was forced to select a physical vicinity from which the deepest problems are solved, I might pick the viscera. ETT™ has a profound capacity to access and relieve psychological symptoms that are associated with the viscera.
Mindfulness
Today there are various forms of meditative procedures like mindfulness meditation that are used as therapeutic treatment. These methods are often quite valuable and can promote an improved sense of “presence”. The only problem with this is that it is often a “one size fits all” approach. Some people are simply not good candidates for it like those who have obsessive compulsive disorder. Mindfulness can be done in conjunction with ETT™ or after ETT™ has harnessed a degree of brain focus. In fact, certain ETT™ techniques like “spectral resonance technique” could be seen as advanced forms of mindfulness meditation because they facilitate engagement and achieve the same outcomes as mindfulness meditation, except much faster. I once conducted a demonstration with a woman who had meditated for years but never had a direct experience of enlightened ecstasy. In her very first ETT™ session in front of a group, she reported a sense of extreme wellbeing unlike anything she had ever previously experienced. This essentially demonstrates that the two methods can work in conjunction with one another, or ETT™ can provide the same outcomes even more efficiently.
Dialectical Behavioral Therapy
There are certain kinds of therapeutic methods that are designed for specific diagnoses. Dialectical behavioral therapy (DBT) is designed to work with borderline personality disorder. This excellent approach is the standard of care for borderline personality disorder. However, it is a very long process that usually takes several years to complete. Its central challenge is that of affect regulation with people who have a lot of intense emotions and an intolerance to almost any emotion. At this writing ETT™ protocols that are custom tailored to this population have just been developed and are awaiting more testing. However, on the first trial with a woman who (1) had borderline personality disorder and , (2) had been in therapy for over twenty years, and (3) had made little or no progress, completed ETT™ treatment for borderline personality disorder in six months. She is no longer showing any significant symptoms! By reversing affect intolerance, borderline clients can begin to regulate their emotions in just a few months.
Couple Therapy
ETT™ has been used in the context of marriage or couple therapy. It is an attachment focused therapy that bears some similarity to Emotionally Focused Couple Therapy. However, ETT™ strategies used with individuals have been found to profoundly speed up the couple work. Suffice it to say that a systems concept has always been a part of ETT™ and family members are taken into account during ETT™.
Biochemical Approaches
Pharmaceuticals attempt to alter brain chemistry and ultimately improve psychological symptoms. According to neuroscience research about interpersonal processes based on attachment theory, interpersonal processes can and do alter brain chemistry. SPECT (Single Photon Emission Computed Tomography)scans of ETT™ clients who underwent ETT™, clearly show an alteration of the brain’s biochemistry. An obstacle in this domain is the cultural belief that one must take chemicals into the body in order to change brain biochemistry. This myth is simply inaccurate. Clinical observations of the relief of symptoms suggest that ETT™ often improves brain chemistry faster and more long-term than psychotropic medications. If the goal is the outcome of improved brain chemistry and ETT™ can achieve it with less side-effects, ETT™ can be seen as a method that alters brain chemistry.
The Electromagnetic Perspective
There are a range of treatments that are generally seen as electromagnetic therapies. These include electroshock therapy, transcranial magnetic therapy, deep brain stimulation and ETT™. Electroshock therapy or electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) originated in 1938 by the Italian psychiatrists Ugo Cerletti and Lucino Bini. It has undergone changes since its original form. Today it is used for treatment resistant depression, acute psychotic states, mania, and schizophrenia. It changes brain chemistry by applying about 800 milliamps of electric current for up to six seconds. It is a controversial treatment because of the adverse effects of memory loss, amnesia and/or disorientation. An estimated 1 million people per year receive ECT worldwide today. It attempts to cure depression by inducing a seizure which appears to be an extreme measure to accomplish what other electromagnetic approaches can achieve without stifling the brain into submission. It is possible to achieve relief of intractable depression through ETT™ without the high risk of side effects.
More recently there have been a few new forms of electromagnetic therapies that have less severe side effects but sill utilize the idea that an electromagnetic intervention can change brain chemistry and ultimately psychological symptoms. Deep brain stimulation is a procedure that involves surgically implanting electrodes into the patient’s brain. Then through the use of an electronic remote, the portions of the brain related to the psychological symptoms are stimulated to relieve the symptoms. Of course this involves the risk of brain surgery and leaves the person dependent on the technology for relief. ETT™ is similar to deep brain stimulation because it also rapidly and precisely controls the electromagnetic impulses that controls the portion of the brain from which symptoms occur.
Another recent development involves transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS). This electromagnetic intervention uses magnetic stimulation around the skull of the patient in daily sessions that often require five weeks of treatment. It is an impersonal method that provides no new learning. Since loneliness is often central to depression, an impersonal method risks further alienation by the process itself. ETT™ is similar to TMS because it harnesses the brain’s electromagnetic impulses. The magnetic stimulation is thought to alter the electromagnetic activities of the brain, which in turn affect brain biochemistry to change psychological symptoms.
ETT™ offers an electromagnetic form of treatment that appears to provide most of the benefits of the other electromagnetic interventions without any of the deficiencies or side effects of the other methods. ETT™ can be seen as an electromagnetic form of therapy due to the fact that the photoreceptor cells in the eyes convert external light into electrical impulses that course through the brain. These impulses possess tiny magnetic fields. When thousands of electrical impulses are flowing through the brain, their cumulative effect can be measured as brainwave patterns. In addition to visual light stimulation, every thought or feeling we have, impacts neural impulses and brainwave patterns. When a skilled facilitator guides the client’s mental focus, it prepares brainwave activity for a task and then when precise external visual stimuli are used to direct electromagnetic impulses to the precise portions of the brain and nervous system responsible for the targeted symptom (1) the symptoms are relieved, (2) brain chemistry changes and (3) brainwave patterns change. Therefore, ETT™ does not over-stimulate the brain like ECT nor does it have its severe side effects. ETT™ does not require the health risk of brain surgery nor create a dependency on the treatment. ETT™ usually does not require five weeks of daily sessions. On the other hand, similar outcomes to other electromagnetic approaches are likely and the importance of optimal interpersonal support during treatment facilitates new learning which maximizes the outcome.
Instead of applying an unnatural force of electricity or magnetic energy, ETT™ uses variations of light that precisely activates the person’s own internal electromagnetic system. By using these mechanisms, unnatural side effects are avoided and in most cases it appears that ETT™ may even yield faster results. ETT™ offers an electromagnetic intervention that is facilitated with optimal interpersonal support throughout the process which reduces the profound alienation that so many depressed patients possess.
Other Unique Attributes of ETT™
This long list of comparative attributes is not intended to suggest that ETT™ is a panacea. There are several conditions for which ETT™ has yet to be applied or protocols for treatment developed. However, what ETT™ can accomplish suggests an entirely new level of treatment capacity. Hypothetically almost anything derived from brain activity should be accessible to ETT™, since it can be directed to almost any brain circuits responsible for a symptom.
While there are various forms of “brief therapy” that attempt to reduce the number of sessions to meet the needs of restricted insurance reimbursement, the long-term cost of these methods may not be beneficial. These methods may relieve a narrowly focused presenting symptom or temporarily avoid many issues related to the presenting symptoms but this approach tends to put many of these clients at a high risk for recidivism. When these clients need to return to treatment over and over after a brief series of treatments, the cost of therapy is often much more over several years. Most forms of brief therapy are essentially focused but scaled back therapy. ETT™ typically pursues in-depth issues, underlying sources of the symptoms, as well as relief of the presenting symptom without sacrificing a brief course of treatment.
This type of breakthrough in treatment impacts cost which has a bearing on how ETT™ is conceived. If consumers save money, therapists may erroneously assume that they are more likely to make less money. Unfortunately this may actually have a bearing on how the philosophical orientation of ETT™ is seen. My position is that we owe it to our clients to provide the most thorough, effective, rapid, cost-effective, humane form of treatment we can provide. I have found that I can raise my rates and still provide more cost-effective therapy because fewer sessions are needed. Because ETT™ is effective clients who attend ETT™ sessions tell other people about it, so there has not been an income reduction due to shorter term treatment. Therapies are sometimes labeled according to their cost effectiveness.
I discovered that ETT™ creates a new niche in psychotherapy when I was invited to provide a presentation at a psychiatric hospital. This psychiatric facility focused on the use of the arts and cathartic expression. Since most psychiatric hospitals are focused on the use of pharmaceuticals to cease acting out or emotional unrest, I was interested in a hospital that embraced human emotions and understanding. However, I realized that the personnel at this hospital were not interested in shortening inpatient stays and they were not able to grasp that an approach that embraces emotional expression could actually reduce the number of sessions. Apparently the belief is that either one targets control of emotions for briefer outcomes with pharmaceuticals or targets emotional expression for much longer, but more personable outcomes. However, there is apparently not an understanding that an in-depth, emotionally embracing method can often provide relief in a shorter time than the use of psychotropic medications. This third niche is the unique position of ETT™.
Most symptoms of psychological conditions concern some form of affective symptom. Therefore, most psychotherapies provide methods to either change the cognition, behavior or somatic symptoms that exist in the context of an emotional experience in the hope that the emotion will change as a consequence. ETT™ differs from this norm by directly pursuing the affect, targeting it directly and then rapidly transforming it. This capacity provides a unique methodological niche for ETT™ because human emotion has been seen as an elusive aspect of the psyche. However, the fact is that when disturbing affect is relieved, the associated cognition, behavior and somatic symptoms typically change with it.
ETT™ is a results oriented approach to psychotherapy. By using visual light stimulation, it incorporates concepts from scientific fields not usually brought into explanations of psychotherapy. Research from fields as diverse as genetics, quantum physics as well as neuroscience provide key information to explain the mechanisms of ETT™. Since these diverse scientific fields are involved in the ETT™ mechanisms of action, they impact the complexity of the philosophical orientation. For this reason and all of the other aforementioned characteristics, the philosophical orientation of ETT™ represents an entirely new paradigm.
