If you have heard of EMDR therapy but are not quite sure what it actually is or why it works, you are not alone. EMDR stands for Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing, and even that name raises more questions than it answers. What does eye movement have to do with healing from trauma? Why does following a light or a therapist's finger back and forth help someone feel less distressed by a painful memory? The answer lies in how the brain stores and processes difficult e