EMDR is a structured therapy that helps individuals process and heal from traumatic experiences by combining guided eye movements with cognitive and emotional processing. It helps reduce the emotional intensity of traumatic memories, alleviate distressing symptoms, and promote adaptive coping. Sessions typically involve recalling traumatic memories while following bilateral stimulation, such as guided eye movements, taps, or sounds, combined with cognitive and emotional processing. The goal is to desensitize distressing memories, reprocess unhelpful beliefs, and restore emotional balance.