My T does EMDR and has done it with me. I found it immensely helpful for me, and it has been proven to be quite effective for most people in a number of studies.

Yes, it was weird at first. She talked to me about it, told me about the EMDR website and asked me to read about it, had a session where she talked about it with me, and then scheduled a 1.5 hour session for our first EMDR session. At first, it was awkward, but I became quite used to it. It definitely lessened my anxiety and negative emotions about several things and events. I highly recommend trying it!