The global burden of psychological trauma, intensified by conflict, displacement, and disaster, demands scalable, evidence- based interventions. Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) therapy, traditionally a high-intensity individual and group treatment, can be effectively adapted into low-intensity formats for delivery in low-resource crisis settings, including low- and medium-income health economies. As demand outstrips supply, task-shifted models allow trained non-specialists to provide trauma care, provided clinical supervision systems, triage, and risk assessment procedures are in place. That said, a significant obstacle to such critical developments emerges from within the EMDR international community itself. Comparative models, such as low-intensity Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) and Narrative Exposure Therapy (NET), demonstrate similar scalability and effectiveness, particularly in humanitarian contexts. Key considerations include cultural adaptation, supervision structures, systemic integration, and a more coherent research and development strategy that better matches the needs of critical donors. This presentation will provide a candid and critical overview of task-shifting and the potential of low-intensity EMDR in trauma- capacity building. Low-intensity EMDR certainly holds promise as a vital component of global mental health responses.