The Havening Techniques®
Hopeful Havening
This is most often used at the end of a session. Here, the individual chants the word "hopeful"while receiving Havening Touch®. The therapist adds words after each chant. Words such as "I am healing", I am recovering", "My pain has eased","I feel good", "I am good enough. Or, " I am strong","I can do this, I will heal", "I will recover".
Affirmational Havening
In this approach the client seeks something they find positive about themselves. The word or phrase, like in Transpirational Havening, has a preceeding unspoken "I AM"... worthy, strong, a good boy, etc. Once chanting begins, Havening Touch is applied for about 3-5 minutes.
Havening Touch®
Havening Touch® involves simply touching the hands, upper arms or face. In a Havening session a person might like to use all of the differnt areas or only one, for example just the arms or the face. In these three videos you will see and hear the use of the various different ways that Havening Touch can be applied. You will also observe the use of other tools such as lateral eye-movement and the use of the gaining of trust, explaining the Havening process and what the possible outcomes might be, elicitation (history taking), distraction techniques and the use of the Havening Techniques. There are a growing number of Havening Techniques and some of these are listed below. In the following pages the neurochemistry is explained in detail.
Self-Havening
We can apply Havening Touch® ourselves and use the Havening Technique. We refer to this as Self Havening.
​Facilitated Self Havening
A Havening practitioner can guide us through the process of choosing which Havening Technique to use at what point as we are applying Havening Touch. This is called Facilitated Self-Havening.
​Facilitated Havening
Havening Touch® can also be applied by a certified Havening Practitioner. A practitioner would always ask for permission to apply the Havening Touch and demonstrate it on themselves before asking.
Considerations
There are certain circumstances where the practitioner or the client may not wish to touch or be touched and in these cases the client can use Facilitated Self-Havening Touch.
Please be advised that these videos are educational in nature and are being provided only as general information and they are not to be considered medical or psychological advise. Further, they do not constitute a warranty, guarantee, or predicition regarding the outcome of an individual using The Havening Techniques® for any particular problem or issue.
Event Havening
In this method, the client imaginally brings to mind the event that causes distress. The individual then rates the distress on a scale from 0-10 (called an SUD, Subjective Units of Distress scale). Havening Touch® and distraction techniques are subsequently employed. The purpose of Event Havening is to remove the distress caused by the recall of the traumatic memory. The videos demonstrate this method.
Outcome Havening
One of the most remarkable finds involving Havening Touch® is that it allows the client to take control of the event in their minds and imagine a positive outcome to the event. For example if a client had been trapped in a circumstance, one could offer a different outcome while Havening Touch® is applied. The idea that we can alter the outcome has powerful implications for the treatment of trauma. It has allowed people to distance themselves from the event to such an extent they can move on.
Role Havening
This is a very difficult type of Havening and requires intimate knowledge of the clients' circumstances. It is never used at the outset. Here, a trained therapist or counselor takes on a role of an individual that is a powerful component of the traumatic event and speaks to the client while applying the Havening Touch®. For example, a child who has died can speak through the therapist. The speech should be comforting and informative. After some of the traumas have been removed, and the client is amenable, they can be coached. Coaching approaches include the development of purpose and meaning. Please see the Primer andwww.powerthroughthought.com for additional information.
Transpirational Havening
In this process the client chants a word or a phrase that is associated with a traumatic event. The word chosen is proceded by a the non-spoken "I am"... scared, afraid, angry, ashamed, guilty, alone, etc. Without Havening Touch®, emotionally related events remain seperate, but when Havening Touch® is applied during chanting, these events become bound and are brought to consciuosness and removed.