Learn about EMDR and explore its treatment phases with EMDR 101—an educational and session-support app for individuals and therapists.
Follow a structured guided experience, use a simple moving dot for therapist-led sessions, or create custom sessions with your own prompts. Personalize the visual, audio, and voice settings to suit your preferences.
FEATURES
• Learn about the phases of EMDR
• Follow guided sessions with spoken and on-screen prompts
• Use bilateral visual stimulation in Dot Only mode
• Record subjective distress (SUDS) scores during supported sessions
• Create reusable sessions with your own questions
• Import and export custom .emdr session files
• Adjust dot size, color, speed, and movement style
• Choose beeps or directional instrument sounds
• Customize voice, language, speed, pitch, and prompt duration
• Review session history and duration
• Switch between light and dark session backgrounds
• Access a built-in tutorial and FAQ
FOR THERAPISTS
Quickly review EMDR phases, create tailored prompt sets, and use the portable Dot Only display while guiding clients.
IMPORTANT
EMDR 101 is intended for education and session support. It is not a substitute for diagnosis, medical advice, or treatment from a qualified mental health professional. EMDR can bring up distressing memories and emotions. If you are experiencing trauma-related symptoms, PTSD, depression, anxiety, or another mental health concern, consider using the app with guidance from a trained professional.
If you are in immediate danger or experiencing a mental health crisis, contact your local emergency services or a crisis support service in your area.
This is a wonderful, customizable app for EMDR therapy. It’s simple to use, too. The only thing that I would suggest is either more time for the instructions, or a paused screen when instructions are given, so users can click when they are ready.
Best Custom Guided EMDR App
RCpen
This app is fantastic for home practice. It has a guided EMDR session all setup but you can also set three custom sessions where you can type the questions you want to ask yourself. I set up the target memory first in my mind while looking in the mirror than j start my custom session using the modified EMDR procedure steps from a therapists guide to EMDR to walk me through the desensitization. I really like how you can slow down the voice reading the questions to you and customize the size and speed of the ball. The only reason I am giving this app 4 instead of 5 stars is because the digital bilateral beep that will sound in one ear and than the other with headphones on is so annoying that I have to turn off the option to have it on. It would have been great to have a few more choices on sound options or at least one that didn't sound like a fire alarm chirp. It's still the best EMDR app out there for home use since you can actually set up the questions so you don't have to think about what you are asking yourself. The other expensive apps have different backgrounds and objects for eye cues which don't really matter and better sound but nothing to guide you through the questions.
Can’t turn off awful voice- even enhanced and premium
BenGajus33
Can’t turn off voices without turning off all soundI would give more stars if I had the option of ‘none’ on the voices.
Developer Response
I implemented the requested feature to turn off the voice while keeping the dot sound active in version 2.6. Note with the voice off, you have to manually press the continue button each time after the prompt text display.Additionally a volume control has been added for both the Voice and Dot sound.
App has bugs, won’t open
DHSB girl
I can’t say if the app works well or not because it won’t open. Yes, I am running the latest version of iOS and have tried restarting my phone. I wish I could get my money back.
Developer Response
Have you done a manual restart of the phone by pressing on the power button and wait for the slide to turn off. Wait a minute before turning on the phone?You can tap on the action button on the right side of the navigation bar on the main screen to direct email the support team.
version 2.6.1
+ adjusted Guided EMDR with Drawing (replacing Image) and Photo (replacing Picture) as keyword usage.
+ added extra guidance for the Guided EMDR settings and session
+ added extra continue button confirmation in the Custom and Import EMDR for the phases: Installation, Body Scan and Closure
+ added preferred language setting help guide and indicator in voice settings
+ added Quick Action and Siri Intent support
+ added localization support
version 2.6
+ interface redesign to follow the modern iOS look and feel
+ volume control for dot and voice sound (mute voice as new option for voice)
+ two new dot movement animation and additional color options
+ EMDR session history review the time spent in a session
Version 2.6.1
The developer, mysteryfiles.nl, indicated that the app’s privacy practices may include handling of data as described below. For more information, see the developer’s privacy policy .
Data Not Collected
The developer does not collect any data from this app.
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The developer indicated that this app supports the following accessibility features. Learn More
Supported Features
VoiceOver
Dark Interface
Information
Seller
Hor-Lin Khai
Size
12.3 MB
Category
Medical
Compatibility
Requires iOS 18 or later.
iPhone Requires iOS 18 or later.
iPad Requires iPadOS 18 or later.
Mac Requires macOS 15.0 or later and a Mac with Apple M1 chip or later.
Apple Vision Requires visionOS 2.0 or later.
Languages
English and 9 more
English, Danish, Dutch, Finnish, French, German, Italian, Portuguese, Spanish, Swedish
