EMDR is a psychotherapy developed by Dr Shaprio in the 1990s in which she found that if you bring up an unprocessed emotionally traumatic memory and combine it with bilateral eye movements, the memory and the emotions change in a positive way. EMDR taps into the brain’s natural information processing system to help process stuck trauma memories. EMDR Institute has developed this therapy into a structured approach, in which all EMDR therapist undertake extensive training and supervision to practice.