What is EMDR therapy, and how does it help people who have experienced trauma?

  • Written by: Peta Stapleton, Associate Professor in Psychology, Bond University
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Earlier this year, Prince Harry revealed he has used a therapy called EMDR to cope with anxiety and trauma, including trauma resulting from his mother Princess Diana’s death when he was 12.

He demonstrates the technique in the Apple TV+ docuseries The Me You Can’t See.

EMDR stands for eye movement desensitisation and...

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