Eye Movement Desensitisation and Reprocessing (EMDR) therapy was developed by Dr. Francine Sharpio in 1987. It is a unique type of therapy that helps with the re processing of trauma. The core premise of EMDR is that traumatic experiences can become 'stuck' or 'frozen' in an isolated memory network, which is problematic because, when we are 'triggered', our memory network cannot distinguish between the past experience and the experience happening in the present, it is one and the same. This can show up in the form of flashbacks, anxiety, withdrawal and shutting down responses meaning that our defence mechanisms have taken precedence.  EMDR therapy can help you to access and re process the traumatic memory, this happens through a mechanism called 'Memory Reconsolidation' whereby the memory network is re visited and re organised which has the effect of reducing its emotional intensity.