The treatment known as eye movement desensitization and reprocessing (EMDR) was developed in 1987 by American psychologist Francine Shapiro for the remediation of trauma symptoms and post-traumatic ...
“That felt like magic, wow,” said one of my patients. “I feel like a weight that has burdened me for years has just been lifted,” said another. Many of my patients have had similar reactions after ...
EMDR was originally developed to treat post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and like many scientific discoveries, it came about almost by accident: “Dr. Francine Shapiro, the psychologist who ...
If you’ve been to a therapist’s office in the past few years, there’s a good chance you’ve heard of eye movement desensitization and reprocessing, or EMDR, therapy. Most commonly used for treating ...