I started trauma therapy more than 20 years ago before EMDR was invented. I remember thinking how silly it was that some people believed waving a finger in front of your face was going to cure me of the effects of CSA. I don't think it's silly any more (I think the research is clear that it has benefits for many people), but when I had a re-activation of my PTSD four years ago (after 15 years w/o therapy) I went back for talk therapy. My current T is very eclectic, if I had to label him, I'd say humanistic-psychodynamic-mindfulness.

I think that EMDR is worth trying if you have access to it, but I do not believe even its strongest proponents believe it's a panacea for all trauma.