Portland Therapy Center
Lilly Martin

Lilly Martin (She/Her/Hers)

Licensed Clinical Social Worker

LCSW, QMHP

I offer compassionate body-centered therapy to adults. I work with trauma, repressed emotions, anxiety, & spiritual experiences.

Client Status

accepting clients

Contact

971-385-5456

Email Website

At a Glance

Me

Rate: $175-$130

Provides free initial consultation

Practicing Since: 2018

Services

  • Individual

Insurances Accepted

  • Out of Pocket
  • OHP CareOregon/HealthShare
  • OHP Open Card

My Ideal Client

I work with adults who are experiencing symptoms of trauma, depression, anxiety, are overwhelmed with emotions, or are noticing the consequences of unmet childhood needs. I also work with folks who are going through life transitions, exploring identity and spiritual experiences, or feel dissociated from their bodies. My clients are interested in understanding behavior patterns, increasing self-compassion and agency, and releasing trauma and repressed emotions from their bodies.

What I Specialize In

My approach is compassionate and body-centered; I use integrative somatic parts work, IFS, emotion focused therapy, and compassion-focused awareness practices to deepen insight, increase self-empowerment, connect to your inner wisdom, and release limiting beliefs and trauma from the body. Somatic parts work is effective for reducing shame, increasing awareness and understanding of aspects of ourselves, releasing emotional pain, and developing a loving relationships with ourselves.If you are noticing nervous system distress, trauma resurgence, interpersonal difficulties, the need to integrate spiritual experiences, noticing internal conflict, questioning your identity, or want to understand your behavior patterns better, I hold a compassionate space to explore and express what is needed for insight to arise. Without awareness, unconscious patterns continue to play out. New neural pathways and choices can be developed at any age.

My Approach to Helping

We all have the innate capacity to heal ourselves, though sometimes we need support, and new tools along the way. Being human can be challenging, and I provide a safe space to navigate through what needs to be acknowledged and felt. Everyone has their own inner wisdom that guides them through life, however, this wisdom can be covered up by repressed emotions, protective behavior patterns, and unprocessed trauma. I believe that a safe therapeutic relationship is the foundation of therapy that allows for vulnerability and trust to emerge. Voicing the truth of how we feel from a somatic experience is a powerful experience.

Techniques I Use

Specialties

  • Somatic Therapy (Body Centered) External link

    The main models of therapy I use in practice are Integrative Somatic Parts Work, Internal Family Systems, Somatic Experiencing, Existential therapy,, and Emotion Focused Therapy. I take a relational approach to therapy, and place importance of safety, trauma informed care, and communication of client boundaries within the therapeutic relationship at the forefront of my practice. I encourage clients to go at their own pace, and decide what areas of their experience they want to focus on.

Issues I Treat

Specialties

  • PTSD External link

    I have 6 years experience working with folks experiencing symptoms of trauma, presentations of complex PTSD, and attachment injury from unmet needs in childhood. I am drawn to supporting women in navigating through various forms of trauma, including sexual trauma, societal pressures and expectations surrounding physical appearance, abusive relationships, and conditioning surrounding caretaking and placing the needs of others above their own.

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