ImTT Trauma Therapy for Veterans & First Responders in Iowa
Iowa's veteran community is predominantly rural, with National Guard service representing a significant proportion of veterans in smaller communities. Dr. Flores delivers ImTT therapy for Iowa veterans via PSYPACT telehealth, reaching every corner of the state.
Specialized ImTT Trauma Care — Available Across Iowa
Dr. Flores is a nationally recognized ImTT trainer and trauma psychologist offering Image Transformation Therapy for combat PTSD, moral injury, military sexual trauma, first responder trauma, and narcissistic abuse. ImTT achieves rapid, durable results without requiring detailed verbal narration of traumatic events — making it the modality of choice for veterans and first responders who have found other treatments intolerable, retraumatizing, or simply ineffective.
All Iowa services are delivered via PSYPACT-authorized telehealth. You do not need to travel. You need a secure video connection, a private space, and an hour.
Iowa Military Context
Iowa National Guard units were among the most deployed in the nation during OIF and OEF. Guard veterans in small towns often returned without access to any trauma-specialized mental health care. Iowa's veteran community is spread thin across 99 counties. PSYPACT telehealth makes specialized trauma therapy available regardless of zip code.
Military installations served: Iowa Air National Guard installations (Des Moines, Sioux City, Burlington).
Who Benefits Most from ImTT
- Combat veterans with persistent flashbacks that have not responded to EMDR, CPT, or Prolonged Exposure
- Veterans who cannot tolerate narrative exposure — who find detailed verbal recounting destabilizing or culturally incongruent
- First responders with occupational PTSD — law enforcement, firefighters, EMS, dispatchers — who need a focused, results-oriented approach
- Veterans with moral injury — the specific wound of having done, witnessed, or failed to prevent something that violates a deep moral code
- High-functioning veterans and first responders — officers, senior NCOs, command-level first responders — who need an intensive approach rather than open-ended exploratory therapy
- Veterans who have tried everything and are looking for a different pathway
Dr. Flores has specific clinical experience with: combat PTSD, rural veteran isolation, National Guard deployment stress, agricultural community trauma.
PSYPACT Telehealth — What It Means for Iowa Residents
PSYPACT (Psychology Interjurisdictional Compact) is a multi-state licensure agreement that allows licensed psychologists to practice across state lines via telehealth. Dr. Flores is PSYPACT-authorized, which means she can legally provide therapy to residents of Iowa without requiring a separate IA-specific license.
There are no geographic restrictions on who she can serve within Iowa. Rural residents, those in areas without local trauma specialists, and those who prefer the privacy and convenience of telehealth are all equally eligible.
ImTT Intensive Programs
Many veterans and first responders cannot commit to weekly outpatient therapy. Dr. Flores offers ImTT intensive programs — concentrated 2-day or 3-day programs delivered entirely via PSYPACT telehealth that achieve more processing than months of weekly sessions. You do not need to come to New Orleans. You need three focused days and a reliable connection.
Insurance & VA Benefits
Insurance: Wellmark Blue Cross Blue Shield of Iowa, Optum, United Health. Superbills for all other insurers..
VA Community Care: The Iowa City and Des Moines VA medical centers serve Iowa veterans. Rural Iowans are strong candidates for Community Care telehealth authorizations. The VA MISSION Act (2019) gives eligible veterans the right to see community (non-VA) providers when the VA cannot schedule an appointment within 20 days. Learn more about VA Community Care eligibility.
Self-pay & sliding scale: Sliding scale rates are available for veterans and first responders who qualify. Contact us to discuss options.
Take the Free PTSD Self-Assessment
If you are not yet sure what you are dealing with — or whether what you carry qualifies as PTSD — Dr. Flores offers a free, evidence-based PTSD self-assessment that takes approximately 10 minutes. No registration required.