Pearl Lopian, Counsellor, EFT International Trainer, Advanced EFT Practitioner, Wellbeing Coach
Pearl has been living in Jerusalem since February 2017 and is excited to bring her expertise in a popular healing modality called Emotional Freedom Techniques, more commonly known as Tapping to Israel. When she first discovered EFT she instantly knew it was the vehicle to help her spread compassion an
d healing to a growing group of individuals who were feeling disconnected and discouraged with traditional therapy. Specifically, Pearl noticed many of her counseling clients were not able to free themselves from traumatic experiences through traditional therapy. “It was frustrating for people to open themselves up yet confess that the painful memories and experiences were still weighing them down, taking up valuable space in their lives and stuck within their body,” says Pearl . A life-long learner and inquisitive person, Pearl continually searches and researches proven healing modalities to help her patients extricate themselves from these traumatic experiences in a direct and effective manner. It feels like acupuncture; using the fingertips instead of needles. Each session feels like a sequence of follow-the-leader. She invites the client to express a thought that weighs on them as the first step to mitigate the negative impact of this experience in the mind and also in the body. After the client makes a simple statement about the negative thought, Pearl delves into a series of questions designed to diagnose the cause of the discomfort. Pearl synthesizes their statement while tapping in order to balance the energy system. The client repeats the words Pearl uses and follows her gestures as she taps various acupuncture points on the face and upper body. The entire sequence creates a soothing rhythm and emotional intimacy that allows the client to untether painful emotions that may be locked in the body, sometimes for decades. “When we verbalise our thoughts, stating how we feel while tapping on acupuncture points at the same time, we calm the body and neutralise the intensity of the thought. Tapping on the meridian points on the body sends a calming messages to the amygdala; the part of the brain that controls the stress response.”
The body is compliant and the shift is powerful, immediate and effortless. “Most of the time, my clients tear-up, yawn, or get tingles. That’s how I know energy is already shifting. Through this simple, painless method, they are able to shift a lot of energy, breaking through limiting beliefs that may have been buried deep inside the body for a
long time.” Often times a seemingly random memory drops in to the session providing a connection that can be a root cause of the distress. Working together with Pearl, the client then neutralizes the negative thought or memory in a calming, soothing tapping repertoire. Professional Biography
After raising four children, Pearl worked in finance trading endowment policies and buying and selling options on the FTSE 100 at the British Stock Market. “It was the early 2000s and the markets were booming, but the experience left me cold. I felt that there was so much more I could do with my talents and passion to support society. I really wanted to enhance lives, not just bank balances.”
Pearl left finance and plunged herself into social service agencies as the Volunteer Coordinator and Bereavement Befriender at The Manchester Jewish Federation from 2000 to 2005. She was a Hospital Visitor at North Manchester General Hospital from 2001 to 2009. She was the Family Liaison Officer for Camp Simcha, U.K. from 2009 to 2017 where she created the Manchester Branch offering emotional support and practical assistance to families of children with life-threatening conditions. She also was a Counselor at Doctors Surgeries in Chadderton and Wigan. Through experience she discovered a passion and curiously for natural healing, able to help the people she served find meaning and comfort amidst serious challenges. These experiences inspired her to earn a diploma in Counseling from Manchester College of Arts and Technology. In 2008, she became a Qualified Counselor and the following year , she became a Qualified EFT practitioner studying under Gwyneth Moss, EFT Master, who learned from Gary Craig, the Founder of EFT. Since arriving in Jerusalem, Pearl has been busy engaging with the local community, conducting phone and Skype sessions with a large client base back in the U.K. Pearl has already led classes and workshops for different Israeli communities in need of healing including a workshop for new Olim; two workshops to teach adults how to break through emotional obstacles and taught a stress release workshop at a Girls High-School. At this summer’s Maccabiah Games, Pearl worked with athletes in Team USA to improve performance and reduce anxiety.
