In an EMDR session I use special techniques which are excellent for treating trauma. EMDR stands for Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing.
The technique looks odd because it includes alternating bilateral brain stimulation where your eyes look right and left following an object I will move in front of you (Eye Movement). Although the technique was named for these eye movements, the bilateral brain stimulation may also occur using other sensory channels. For instance, I may use vibrating buzzers you hold in your hands, snapping sounds in headphones or my tapping on your hands. The alternating brain stimulation may have a soothing effect, which favors a calming and distancing process (Desensitization). Within the specific treatment approach, you will revisit and rethink through the traumatizing situations (Reprocessing).
Debra BERG, The Bilingual Psychologist in Paris