Guest: Athena Phillips, LCSW

Athena’s career in behavioral health began in 1995, where she began working with developmentally disabled children and adults. Working with this population prompted her to pursue her Bachelors degree in Social Work, which was completed at Pacific University. She graduated Magna Cum Laude and was Social Work Student of the Year in 2000. During my internship at the She later completed her Masters in Social Work from Portland State University where she was the recipient of the Laurels Scholarship and graduated Magna Cum Laude. Athena is currently enrolled in a doctoral program in pursuit of Doctorate in Psychology.

She has since served in various capacities with an increased specialization in working with trauma. In 2012, she founded Integrative Trauma Treatment Center (ITTC), the foundation of which was to approach work with people from the assumption of capacity, inherent goodness and strength. ITTC offers high quality, integrative and progressive care to survivors of trauma and is housed in Portland, OR.

Shownotes:

[1:30] Who is Athena Phillips?

[3:30] What is the Integrative Trauma Treatment Center?

[5:20] What is an integrative approach to care and how did COVID 19 affect the services?

[7:15] Treatment plans with ITTC

[9:01] Integrative approaches, accessibility and bodywork approach

[13:55] Benefits and improvements from bodywork therapies

[16:12] How to know if clients are ready for a touch massage modality

[18:15] Is it difficult to find Integrative Clinics?

[20:44] How to find trauma informed practices


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