What Is EMDR Therapy?

Therapist guides a patient through an EMDR therapy session using eye movement techniques in a calm clinical office

What Is EMDR Therapy? By Dr. Charles R. Freeman, Ph.D. EMDR therapy, or Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing, is a structured trauma-focused therapy that helps people process distressing memories so the nervous system no longer reacts as strongly or automatically. EMDR does not erase the past. The goal is to reduce the emotional charge, body […]