EMDR Therapy’s reprocessing and desensitization phase involves bi-lateral stimulation of a client’s vision, hearing and/or physical senses, by way of watching an electronic light bar move from right to left, listening to alternating auditory stimulation through headphones and/or holding electronically alternating pulsers – all of which serve to activate and better integrate certain structures in the brain. EMDR Therapy has been approved by the National Institute for Mental Health and is “highly recommended” by the Department of Veteran Affairs and Department of Defense for the treatment of trauma. Additional information about how EMDR Therapy works may be found on the EMDR International Therapy Association website.