Traumatic life events are among the etiological factorsthat may trigger eating disorders (ED). In the presentstudy, we examined the effects of Eye MovementDesensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) therapy andCognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) therapies combinedon two young girls, who had symptoms of ED as a consequence of their traumatic experiences.Two Caucasian female patients arrived at the clinic withhighly similar complaints about eating. They both weremutually holding the fear that food would get stuck intheir throat, breathing would be impeded and theirheart rate would increase; creating an inability to swallow while eating. This culminated in a fear of deaththrough asphyxiation while eating. In the initial interviews, the clients revealed past traumatic events inwhich a food blockage in the throat led to a temporaryinability to breathe. Therefore, we conducted EMDRtherapy combined with CBT. Both were treated withseven sessions of EMDR therapy and nine sessions ofCBT, after which symptoms were reduced to minimum.In this case study, EMDR therapy combined with CBTproved to be effective by neutralizing the impact of previous trauma on ED symptomatology.