Adel Houten

Adel Houten is an experienced therapist, EFT Master Trainer, accredited supervisor and Mental Health First Aid England Associate Instructor, with over 20 years of experience supporting individuals and organisations with stress, anxiety, trauma and emotional wellbeing. Through her company Health Perks, Adel has delivered mental health training, resilience programmes and wellbeing support to organisations including NHS services and national employers. She is also the founder of Tapaway, an AI-guided emotional regulation platform combining Emotional Freedom Techniques with breathing and grounding exercises. Adel contributed to a peer-reviewed research paper published in Discover Artificial Intelligence in 2026, alongside researchers from the University of Greater Manchester, exploring the feasibility and safety of AI-guided EFT. Her work focuses on making practical emotional regulation techniques more accessible while recognising the importance of professional support and appropriate safeguarding.