About Rosa · Science × Soul

I help you become someone your body can trust.

More than a decade in biochemistry and medicinal chemistry taught me how the body works. Almost 9 years of somatic and consciousness work taught me why that knowledge alone never heals anyone.

PhD Biochemistry Somatic Trauma Coach Psychedelic Integration Breathwork Facilitator
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You already know what's wrong. Your body hasn't agreed yet.

Before This Work

Intellectually aware of patterns
Stuck in the same relational loops
Anxiety that survives every insight
Disconnected from your own body's signals
Dissociation dressed as discipline
Using achievement to outrun feeling

After This Work

Nervous system that matches your intentions
Patterns that shift, not just get noticed
Capacity for intimacy without losing yourself
Body as ally, not obstacle
Performance from regulation, not fear
Feeling safe being seen

From the lab bench to the laboratory of consciousness.

I've spent more than a decade studying molecular mechanisms — how compounds bind to receptors, how cascade reactions reshape cellular fate, how the smallest structural shifts or environmental changes alter everything. It was precise, beautiful work. And it taught me something humbling: the nervous system is the master regulator of all of it. Not just single molecules, the isolated chemical reactions, but the whole is what matters. The same applies in health, resilience, capacity for intimacy, and presence itself.

When I discovered the gap, that was my golden moment. I knew exactly why I was stuck in certain patterns. I could explain the neurobiology with precision. The chemical pathways and mechanisms. And yet, I remained completely, frustratingly stuck. Knowledge doesn't change the nervous system. Experience does. The body keeps records in ways the mind can't access with logic alone. And it holds onto those records until something shifts at a deeper level.

That turned me to the unconscious, toward somatic work, breathwork, toward the careful study of altered states and consciousness itself. I trained rigorously — not abandoning science but expanding it. Trauma research. Neuropharmacology. Interoception. The actual mechanics of how a body learns to feel safe. And something profound happened: science and soul stopped feeling like polar opposites. They became intimate partners.

Now I hold space where biochemical precision meets embodied wisdom. Where neuroscience doesn't contradict depth psychology but amplifies it. Where the body is treated as an intelligent system, not a problem to solve. This is the rarest combination in this field. And it's exactly what's missing.

"I didn't leave science. I took it somewhere it had never been allowed to go."

The principles I build everything on.

01
The body is not the enemy of the mind.
It's the record of everything the mind has not yet processed.
02
Insight without integration is just more content.
More data for the nervous system to manage rather than transform.
03
You can't think your way into feeling safe.
Safety is a physiological state, not a decision or an insight.
04
The goal is not healing as a destination.
It's a nervous system that can meet life without bracing for impact.
05
Psychedelics don't do the work.
They open the window to the unconscious. What matters is what you do with the light.
06
The most radical act in a dysregulated world?
Being a regulated, embodied, present human being.

Science × Somatics × Soul

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Science
Neuroscience & Evidence
Grounded in how the body and brain actually work. State-of-the-art research on trauma, physiology, psychopharmacology, and the neurobiology of safety and relationships. Evidence-informed practice, not pop psychology or spiritual bypassing.
Somatics
Body as Primary
The body is the site of transformation. Nervous system regulation, interoception, breath, movement, sensation. This is where change actually lands and consolidates.
Soul
The Existential Dimension
Meaning, identity, purpose, the sacred. Where altered states, depth psychology, and consciousness become tools for genuine transformation, not escape.

The things I won't compromise.

Rigor without rigidity
Science informs everything. But the body doesn't fit in a one-size-fits-all framework.
Presence over protocol
Every session is led by what's actually happening, not a template.
Ethics before expansion
No experience is worth your safety or your trust.
Integration over intensity
The ceremony is 1%. What you do in the next 90 days is the work.
Embodiment over performance
I'm not here to help you appear well. I'm here to help you be well.
Clean containers
Clear agreements, transparent pricing, no manipulation.

Trained in the body. Grounded in the evidence.

Rosa F. Brissos, PhD
PhD in Organic & Medicinal Chemistry
2 years of postdoctoral research on antimicrobial peptides, and 3 years in microbiome research. Specialized research in molecular mechanisms and cellular signaling. Over a decade of rigorous scientific training and research.
Certified Transformational Nutrition Coach® (CTNC)
Psychedelic Preparation & Integration
Evidence-informed preparation and somatic/cognitive integration support for psychedelic-assisted exploration and therapy. Specializations: Somatic Trauma Coaching, trauma-informed methodology for nervous system regulation and embodied processing of relational and developmental wounds; Jungian depth psychology, archetypal shadow work & dream interpretation; Regenerative business & conscious leadership for collective wellbeing. Training: VITAL (Integrative Psychedelic Studies) & ICEERS Academy.
Breathwork Facilitator
Multiple lineages, including SomaBreath® (Level 1 & 2) and altered-state protocols. Direct access to nervous system regulation.
Supervision & Peer Consultation
Ongoing engagement with supervisors and peer networks in trauma, somatic work, psychedelic-assisted modalities, neurochemistry, psychoeducation, and therapeutic modalities.
Member, Ethical Practice Networks
Active participant in communities committed to ethical standards in psychedelic-assisted therapy and trauma-informed care.
"I came in thinking I needed help with anxiety. What I found was that I had never actually inhabited my body. Rosa doesn't just give you tools — she teaches your nervous system a new language. If this is what shifted in one session, I can only imagine what working together longer would do."
— Nicole L., Nurse

This work is precise. It's not for everyone — and that's intentional.

This IS for you if...

You've done therapy, read the books, attended the retreats — and something is still missing
You're intellectually sharp and need a practitioner who can match you and point to the blind spots
You're exploring psychedelics or have had experiences you haven't fully processed
You want real change, not better coping strategies
You're ready to work with your body, to feel — not just your mind

This is NOT for you if...

You're looking for someone to vent to and not take responsibility
You want a quick fix or a single session to solve everything
You're not willing to do integration work between sessions
You're in acute psychiatric crisis (I'll refer you to the right support)
You want spiritual experience without scientific grounding, or vice versa

Ready to do the work?

Start with a Breakthrough Session — 90 minutes that map exactly where your nervous system is stuck and what to do about it.

€222 · 90 min · 90-day roadmap · 7-day integration support