Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing

Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) is a way of removing trauma and was developed by Francine Shapiro. It works by having clients recall traumatic events whilst tracking the movement of a therapist's hand back and forth in front of them. Many practitioners also use a light which moves from left to right on a wall.

Although users of this technique say that they do not fully understand how this works, including Shapiro, they do recognise that there is a connection with the REM (Rapid Eye Movement) State.