Welcome, bienvenida. Right now you might be feeling anxious, overwhelmed, ashamed, and unworthy. You have a complicated past and lived through some really rough life experiences. Maybe there was chaos in your family home, caregivers who never quite understood and validated you, or issues to do with existing between two cultural worlds. Your emotions and inner critic run your life. You might also struggle with low self-esteem, relationship difficulties, and fight, flight, freeze trauma responses. You crave a deep sense of peace, a break from the past, and a longing to be more grounded and excited for your future. And on top of everything you’ve been through, the world’s pressures, like ongoing injustice, discrimination, and challenges tied to your identity can leave you more on edge and exhausted. I want you to know that with support, you can build a life that isn’t organized around survival. EMDR therapy can help your nervous system learn something different.
I have spent the last decade focused on working with individuals who present with complex trauma including survivors of torture, asylum seekers, domestic/family violence survivors, and women in recovery from substance use. I have advanced training in evidence-based and well researched therapy modalities such as EMDR, IFS, and mindfulness that uniquely equip me to work with those who have experienced trauma at all stages of life. But most importantly, the cornerstone of my practice is the genuine presence, attunement, and warmth that I bring to my work with clients. I take great care in building an authentic therapeutic relationship that honors our shared humanity so that we can dive deep into the work.
I aim to create a supportive and affirming space for women, especially Latina women, where you can come and break generational patterns and feel worthy of taking space and being seen. I welcome your therapeutic cultural practices, beliefs, and ways of healing that are ancestral and grounded in your culture into our sessions. My work is deeply rooted in the belief that when we see that we are not our darkest thoughts and beliefs, that we are not the trauma we lived or inherited, we open ourselves up to vast possibilities and we begin to be the creators of our own lives.
Elba Flores LCSW
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