EMDR, which stands for Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing, is a psychotherapy that enables people to heal effectively and relatively quickly from the symptoms and emotional distress that are the result of challenging or disturbing life experiences.

Studies have shown that EMDR therapy helps people with severe emotional pain or problems such as PTSD symptoms, phobias, debilitating anxiety, and other reactions that are deeply felt and ingrained.

While therapy is a process, EMDR therapy has demonstrated in countless studies that the mind can in fact heal from psychological trauma if “blocks” are addressed using this innovative technique.

EMDR approaches healing with the theory that the brain’s information processing system naturally moves toward health.

It follows that if the system is blocked or a memory is unprocessed, EMDR can help the brain shift that state or "block" and help the brain move towards integration, alleviating negative symptoms. Using detailed protocols and procedures, the EMDR clinician can help clients activate their natural healing processes.

The World Health Organization, American Psychiatric Association, the Department of Defense, and many private insurance companies all point to EMDR as a highly rated evidence-based therapeutic model.

To read more, check out www.emdria.org