EMDR

What is it?

EMDR stands for Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing.  It is an information processing therapy.

It resolves symptoms resulting from disturbing and unresolved life experiences - these unresolved experiences can get "stuck" in our memory system, causing flashbacks, nightmares, etc.

How does it work?

It is difficult to describe as it is a complex therapy but, in a nutshell, by using eye movements the brain is stimulated to reprocess the "stuck" traumatic memories.