Processing emotions, especially when stored over time may be overwhelming for people, and TFT can be a very helpful tool to help a person release negative experiences.  Mary Ann has practiced this powerful form of energy work since 1994. What she realized early on when dealing with seriously mentally ill adults, is that many of the issues they were dealing with happened in their childhood.  “This kind of treatment does not require a person to speak about the traumatic experience, they can think about it and identify with the feeling they experience with it.”