A system and methods for remote Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) therapy include performing, at therapist and client computing platforms, steps of: receiving an EMDR message indicating a position a bilateral simulation (BLS) element, wherein the BLS element is at least one of a visual, an audio, and a tactile element, and wherein the indicated position is a screen position of a visual element, or a right or left position of an audio or tactile element； and responsively presenting, on the respective computing platform the BLS element at the indicated position； and performing on the EMDR server steps of: establishing connections with the therapist and client computing platforms； and broadcasting simultaneously, over the first and second connections to both the therapist and client computing platforms, the EMDR message.
