When EMDR was first published in 1997, it was hailed as the most important method to emerge in psychotherapy in decades. In the twenty years that followed, Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) therapy has successfully treated psychological problems for millions of sufferers worldwide. In this updated edition, Francine Shapiro offers a new introduction that presents the latest applications of this remarkable therapy, as well as new scientific data demonstrating its effectiveness. Drawing on the experiences of thousands of clinicians as well as extensive research literature on depression, addiction, PTSD, and other disorders, she explains how life's experiences are naturally stored in our brains, causing us to feel and act in harmful ways, and how EMDR therapy can provide relief, often in surprisingly short periods of time. Capable of being applied to survivors of traumatic experiences as well as individuals suffering from phobias and other experience-based disorders, EMDR is a necessary read for anyone wishing to understand why we hurt, how we heal, and how we get better.