As discussed in Critical Thinking: Evaluating New Psychotherapies: The Case of EMDR, a type of psychotherapy that involves the client holding a vivid mental image of a troubling event or memory while watching the therapist's moving finger is called:

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The name of the therapy described in the question is eye movement desensitization reprocessing (EMDR). Choice A, cognitive-behavioral therapy, is a different type of psychotherapy that does not involve eye movements. Choice B, virtual reality therapy, also does not involve eye movements but instead uses simulated environments. Choice D, deep brain stimulation therapy, is a type of physical intervention that involves surgically implanting electrodes in the brain and is not a form of psychotherapy.

As Discussed in Critical Thinking: Evaluating New Psychotherapies: the Case