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ABOUT

ABOUT ME

BACKGROUND

You might look fine on the outside—showing up, doing all the things—but inside, something feels off. Maybe it’s a quiet sense of disconnection, a loneliness you can’t explain, or the feeling that you’ve had to hide parts of yourself just to be accepted. I work at the intersection of trauma and grief — especially when it shapes identity, disrupts belonging, or lives in the nervous system.

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Many people I work with have had so much happen to them they worry no one will believe them—others can’t name what hurts, but still feel it. It often shows up as shame, self-doubt, shutdown, relationship struggles, anxiety, or a quiet feeling that something’s missing. These are the wounds that shape everything: who you trust, how you show up in relationships, how safe you feel in your body, and how much of yourself you hide or silence to stay accepted. This is pain that seeps into the bones — emotional neglect, relational betrayal, grief no one saw, and shame that whispers you’re too much, or not enough.

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My work is experiential, drawing from IFS, AEDP, EMDR, and somatic approaches to support healing that moves beyond coping — toward deeper, embodied, relational repair. Many of the people who find me are healing from sexual abuse or relational trauma and have already done years of talking and understanding. What they’re longing for now is something felt, experiential, grounded, and rooted in the body.
 
This work unfolds slowly and gently, creating enough safety for honest emotion, deeper repair, and lasting change.
 

EVIDENCE-BASED PRACTICES

  • EMDR 

  • IFS (Level 1 trained)

  • AEDP

  • Somatic Experiencing (Beginning 1)

SPECIALTIES

  • Relational Trauma

  • Grief and loss 

  • Traumatic Grief

  • Sexual Trauma

  • Sexual Abuse 

  • Domestic Abuse

  • Domestic Violence 

  • Anxiety 

INSURANCE

  • OHP CareOregon

  • PacificSource 

  • Out of pocket 

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PERSPECTIVE

I believe healing is a quiet rebellion — a radical return to yourself. It’s the moment you stop blaming yourself and begin to feel your emotions, recognizing they make sense. It’s the moment you start speaking your truth without shrinking, unlearning who the world told you to be, and finally coming home to who you really are.

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This work is raw and deeply relational. It’s not always easy. If you’re ready to dig beneath the shutdown, the shame, and the disconnection, I’ll meet you in the trenches. Healing happens when we stop trying to be who we were told to be and begin becoming who we truly are. You are allowed to take up space, feel your own emotions, and live a life that feels like yours.

CONTACT ME

CONTACT

Please briefly share the challenges you’d like to work on and what’s drawing you toward therapy. I’m especially interested in working alongside individuals who feel ready to explore their healing and growth.


If you’re planning to use insurance, feel free to include which insurance you have—this just helps me better understand how to support you with next steps.

PHONE

503-451-3838

ADDRESS

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NE Portland, OR

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© 2023 by Brittany C. Tilton, LCSW, P.C.

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