Who I Am Beneath the Surface
Jillian Ellison
Whether you’ve been through years of therapy or this is your first step, my role is to meet you where you are—with clinical depth, intuitive attunement, and a steady presence. You don’t have to perform here. Just arrive. I’ll hold the rest.
Clinical Foundations Begin Below
My Clinical Training
Jillian is a trauma-focused associate therapist offering depth-oriented care for individuals reclaiming their lives after trauma, addiction, and relational wounding. Jillian holds a Master’s in Clinical Psychology from Pepperdine University and a Bachelor’s in Dietetics from the University of Northern Colorado. Jillian is trained in EMDR and currently completing certification under the guidance of an EMDRIA-Approved Consultant.
My Clinical Focus
Jillian's work is dedicated to those navigating the deeper layers of complex PTSD, identity fragmentation, substance use recovery, and relational trauma. Jillian also has clinical experience supporting individuals healing from eating disorders, focusing not just on symptoms, but on the trauma-rooted patterns of control, shame, and survival that often lie beneath.
Somatic Integration
In addition to individual therapy, Jillian facilitates trauma process groups, integrating somatically based resourcing techniques like peaceful place imagery, containment exercises, and bilateral stimulation (rhythmic butterfly hug and tactile grounding tools). These practices help clients regulate their nervous systems, anchor emotional security, and reconnect with an embodied sense of self.
Relational Repair
Jillian's approach blends EMDR therapy, attachment repair, and object relations theory, emphasizing inner child integration. Jillian often incorporates experiential methods [the Gestalt Empty Chair Technique] to help clients externalize critical internalized voices and cultivate nurturing internal figures — building the foundation for emotional regulation, self-compassion, and self-reparenting.
My Clients
Jillian is especially attuned to clients who grew up in emotionally misattuned, chaotic, or substance-impacted environments — those who learned early that love and survival could not always coexist. Through evidence-based practices and intuitive attunement, Jillian offers a steady, transformative space where clients can move beyond survival strategies and rebuild a sovereign, integrated sense of self.
Healing is not about returning to who you were before the pain.
It’s about becoming who you were always meant to be.