Bi-Tapp Blog
When Healing Community Trauma, Start with Regulation
The traditional approach to healing community trauma involves group and individual therapy, however, only a small percentage attend these formal mental health interventions. Bilateral tapping can help community members regulate their nervous systems and regain their calm, regardless of whether they choose to attend therapy.
Bilateral Coordination: The History, Misconceptions and Benefits
Bilateral coordination is a term that is interchangeable with bilateral stimulation and bilateral tapping. Bilateral coordination is something we engage in every day when we walk, eat or read, to cite a few examples. Occupational therapists regularly help their...
We are experiencing a mental health crisis in our communities
We are experiencing a mental health crisis in our communities on a level that has never been seen before. For example, during the pandemic, there was an 891 percent increase in calls to national hotlines. (1) The needs have continued to exceed the help that is...
Bi-Tapp is a helpful resource following a crisis or traumatic event
Helping someone feel calmer and safer is one of the top priorities after a traumatic event. After a crisis or traumatic event, Bi-Tapp is a resource that is used to help someone's nervous system begin to calm down. The Bluetooth tappers pair to an App and the person...
An overview of EMDR equipment
EMDR equipment has helped with the advancement of EMDR therapy throughout the world. Bilateral stimulation is part of EMDR therapy. Initially, therapists provided the hand movements needed for this type of therapy. However, not every client could do the eye movements...
Managing Back to School Anxiety with Bi-Tapp
Going back to school is often a time of heightened anxiety for everyone: students, parents, caregivers and educators. Everyone benefits from knowing a few basic tips to proactively manage your anxiety or the anxiety of your children or students. At times of heightened...
How Anxiety Relief Technology is Helping First Responders
First Responders get regular exposure to stressful and traumatic events that can impact every area of their life, Including difficulty getting quality sleep and strained personal relationships. Having access to anxiety relief technology both on “and” off duty is the...
Improve Academic Performance with an SEL Resource
Bi-Tapp is a Social Emotional Learning (SEL) resource that helps reduce anxiety and helps improve academic performance. When someone becomes overly anxious, they struggle to concentrate and are easily overwhelmed. When a student has access to a resource that they...
Bi-Tapp is a resource for Teletherapy
Our world is rapidly changing and we are in a situation where Teletherapy is a way to continue to provide mental health therapy during the Coronavirus pandemic. We, at Bi-Tapp, are receiving calls from mental health therapists regarding the use of the tappers during a...
Ways to manage your anxiety during the Coronavirus pandemic
There is a lot of information being made available to help us stay informed on the Coronovirus (COVID-19). The majority of that information helps us know what to do to protect our physical self. (hand washing, social distancing) That information is very important, but...