In Canada By Heather Schofield, DHMHS, H.D.
Based on having performed over 2,500 PSE tests on patients and practitioners and conducted seminars on Psychosomatic Energetics, Heather Schofield has compiled a number of tips and suggestions to share with therapists. Six of these are provided here: 
- When testing, we can get hints about what is going on with our patients through good observation. Use these hints as a guideline, rather than an expectation or assumption of results. For example:
- Cold and chilly hands can indicate Paravita.
- Hot or sweaty hands can indicate Simvita.
- Stiff arms, tense shoulder or difficulty relaxing while testing can indicate Neurovita.
- When patients have difficulty relaxing during testing in the sitting position, rather than ask them to relax, instead I ask them to drop their shoulders and gently shake their arms. They may have to be reminded several times during testing, but it makes the testing process easier.
- When testing the mental level for the conflict ‘awareness of conflict’, this number should always be low (40 or less), as the conflict is sitting in the subconscious level, so we are not consciously aware of this conflict. However, we generally can be aware of our actions or the patterns that relate to the theme of the conflict.
- Emvita 28 can be a difficult remedy to explain without getting resistance, so I simply tell the patient they have a belief they hold very close to their heart.
- If a patient disagrees or has a difficult time accepting the concept of the emotional conflict (Emvita identified), often I will put more emphasis on the positive affirmation or try to determine if they are in a compensated state. If this emotional conflict is large or a central conflict, then I will ask if the theme of the conflict relates more to past feelings.A great example of this was a practitioner that tested for Chavita 5 and Emvita 18 (being misunderstood, not being heard, trouble expressing your opinion). She stated that she was a very good communicator and in fact, had her Master’s degree in Communication. This was a large conflict for her (size 80), and so I asked how her childhood was regarding the ability to communicate. She indicated she grew up in a household where she was not permitted to communicate or express her opinion freely, so she compensated for this by becoming an excellent communicator.
- One should not test oneself. Always have someone else test you. The analogy I use is that one’s body is like a house with lots of rooms and since we are inside of the house our perspective does not enable us to see the entire house. In contrast, by having another person (a competent therapist) test you, they are able to see the whole picture and thereby more accurately determine what your active conflict and emotional issue are.
Note: A sample of a REBA test sheet used for patient testing is shown below.