EMDR Treatment for Agoraphobia

Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (or EMDR) is a relatively new form of therapy, sometimes used to treat agoraphobia, that focuses on removing emotional triggers associated with childhood abuse or trauma.

In other words, if you have experienced a traumatic event that has caused you to associate fear or anxiety with a certain place, this therapy focuses on removing that fearful or anxious association.

Though some mental health professionals claim that they have had positive results using EMDR to help agoraphobics, there is not a body of research to support its effectiveness with agoraphobia.

EMDR is only recommended after the more proven cognitive-behavioral approaches have been tried or in cases where agoraphobia develops from post-traumatic stress.