Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) is an evidence-based therapy widely used in the treatment of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). EMDR is recommended by multiple international treatment guidelines and is supported by decades of clinical research. Trauma researchers, including Dr. Bessel van der Kolk , have helped expand our understanding of why EMDR is effective — particularly when trauma symptoms are rooted in the nervous system rather than conscious t