The biggest upside to EMDR for me was that, while traditional talk therapy needs you to "dive" into the memory, with EMDR you simply "stare at the ocean" and watch what comes up. So you don't "drown". Also, you don't have to voice the things you don't want to voice (e.g. because you're embarassed or because it's scary).

I sincerely hope that whatever method you choose will end up working.