WHEN TALK THERAPY ISN’T ENOUGH
Sasha Flores, LCSW-S
Corpus Christi • Texas • Oregon • Washington
EMDR body-based trauma therapy and Rapid Transformation Experiences for real, lasting healing.
Maybe you’ve spent years being the strong one, holding everything together, staying busy, performing under pressure, or pushing through because life demanded it. Whether you come from a high-intensity career, are navigating new parenthood, managing medical challenges, or carrying experiences you’ve never spoken out loud, the stress doesn’t simply fade. Eventually, your mind and body start telling the truth for you.
The weight you carry might show up as:
Feeling numb, detached, or shut down or the opposite: tense, hyperaware, and always braced for impact
Episodes of dissociation, losing time, feeling unreal or disconnected from your body, or struggling to stay present during stress
A mind stuck in loops, worry, self-doubt, intrusive thoughts, or “what ifs” that won’t stop
Panic or overwhelm that hits suddenly, as if your body reacts before you can understand why
Relationship or intimacy patterns that don’t feel like “you,” or are shaped by old wounds
Sexual behaviors or compulsions that feel out of control or wrapped in shame or secrecy
Deep physical and emotional exhaustion from chronic or acute medical conditions, pain, or complex diagnoses
Identity shifts, emotional strain, or loneliness connected to pregnancy, postpartum, or fatherhood
Pressure to perform whether as a competitive athlete, performer, professional, partner, or parent
If you’re feeling stretched thin, pulled back into old survival strategies, or overwhelmed by reactions you can’t quite explain, you’re not alone. And you’re exactly where you need to be.
This work is for people who have lived through hard things physically, emotionally, relationally, or professionally.
For those whose bodies have carried trauma, whose nervous systems run on overdrive, or who have felt disconnected from themselves or their lives.
For competitive athletes and performers navigating injury, burnout, identity, or the intense expectations of their field.
For parents working through perinatal stress, postpartum changes, or the complex realities of parenthood.
For anyone dealing with severe dissociation, chronic pain, medical trauma, or the quiet burdens that no one else seems to see.
No judgment. No shame. No sugarcoating.
Just steady, evidence-based, trauma-informed support from someone who understands the realities of high-stress environments, invisible wounds, shifting identities, and the parts of life that feel too heavy to carry alone.
I’m not just a therapist, I’m a fellow traveler through the terrain of life.
I’m someone who has lived the realities that many of my clients carry. I’ve spent years in environments where strength is expected, vulnerability is rare, and in some cases, being vulnerable isn’t just uncomfortable it can feel unsafe or even dangerous. My work is shaped as much by lived experience as by clinical training.
As an Army veteran, former law enforcement officer, first responder, and healthcare provider, I’ve moved through worlds where trauma is constant, loss is routine, and composure is a requirement, not a choice. Coming from a long line of service members, I understand the unspoken rules of readiness, emotional restraint, and pushing through because I’ve lived them myself. I know what it means to be the strong one, to carry pain quietly, and to never let it show.
These experiences shape the way I sit with people who are exhausted from holding everything in those navigating pressure, stress, failure is not an option, PTSD, Complex PTSD, moral injury, severe dissociation, chronic or acute medical issues, pain, problematic sexual behaviors, or the heavy emotional cost of high-pressure roles. I work with individuals and couples who have spent years surviving, performing, or protecting others at the expense of their own well-being.
Through body-based trauma therapy, we move beyond talk alone and into deeper nervous-system healing. I understand how trauma embeds in the body because I’ve had to learn how to unravel it within myself.
I also offer compassionate, confidential support around sensitive reproductive experiences, including pregnancy endings, birth trauma, fertility challenges, and post-termination healing. These stories are often met with misunderstanding or silence in the outside world; here, they are met with privacy, dignity, and care.
Most importantly, you don’t have to explain or prove your pain here.
You don’t have to justify why something hurts, or why it’s heavy, or why you can’t just “push through” anymore. I’ve lived in places where vulnerability is unsafe, and I know how much courage it takes to finally let your guard down.
You don’t have to carry this alone. When you’re ready, I’m here steady, grounded, unafraid of the hard places, and fully committed to walking alongside you as you reclaim what you’ve had to hold by yourself for far too long.
Ways We Can Work Together:
Therapy for Trauma Recovery
Ongoing body-based trauma therapy using EMDR, Brainspotting, and other specialized modalities.
Virtual: TX, OR, WA
In-person: Corpus Christi, TX
EMDR Intensives & Rapid Transformation
Multi-hour or multi-day focused sessions for accelerated when you need momentum and have space for deep work.
Virtual across Texas, Oregon and Washington
Psychological Evaluations for Clarity
Comprehensive, trauma-informed diagnostic evaluations for autism, ADHD, learning, trauma and mood concerns.
Ages 5+
If you’ve tried talk therapy, or even trauma therapy, and it didn’t bring the relief you hoped for, it doesn’t mean you’re beyond healing. It doesn’t mean you’re “resistant,” broken, or doing anything wrong. It simply means your system needs a different doorway into healing, one that goes deeper than words and reaches the places trauma actually lives.
Trauma isn’t stored in thoughts alone. It lives in the body, the nervous system, the patterns you can’t think your way out of.
That’s why I integrate advanced, evidence-based modalities designed to help the body release what it’s been holding onto, often for years, decades and even generations.
Core Trauma Therapy Approaches
EMDR Therapy (Somatic & Attachment-Focused, Certified)
Basic Accelerated Resolution Therapy (ART) (Certified)
Brainspotting Therapy
Heart-Centered Hypnotherapy
Ketamine-Assisted Psychotherapy
Complementary Body-Based & Integrative Approaches
Ego States & IFS-informed work
Exposure & Response Prevention (ERP)
Inference-Based CBT for OCD
Somatic-based trauma therapy and nervous system regulation
Trauma-sensitive yoga
My approach is grounded in both clinical expertise and lived experience. I know what it’s like to try everything you can therapy, coping skills, trauma work yet still feel stuck, overwhelmed, or unchanged. That doesn’t mean you’ve failed; it means the work needs to meet your body, your history, and your nervous system where they truly are.
In our work together, shame is met with compassion, not judgment.
Identity wounds are held with respect, not scrutiny.
Your pain is believed not questioned or minimized.
My mission is to help you find safety in your body again, to reconnect with yourself and others, and to finally experience healing that lasts healing that feels real, grounded, and possible.
Send a message to begin.
You next step doesn’t have to be a leap, it just has to be a step in your journey.