I’m first and foremost a human who has experienced my share of painful life experiences and the struggle to feel okay. I spent a long time in therapy trying to “fix” myself. And while talking about my struggles in therapy did feel good in the moment, it didn’t lead to any real change.
That is until I found a therapist who guided me into the deep, somatic work my system needed. She taught me how to inhabit myself and my body instead of living in my head. She invited me to listen to my inner knowings rather than constantly doubting, judging, or trying to outrun myself. She showed me how to feel my feelings and stay in contact with myself, even when things were really hard. And finally, I began to feel the relief I’d long sought.
Now I’m a therapist myself, helping others engage with this type of work. I genuinely love helping people inhabit their inner worlds, find the truth underneath what they’re carrying, and experience themselves in new ways that change their lives.
Clinical Training
I have a master’s degree in Clinical Mental Health Counseling from Naropa University with a specialization in mindfulness-based transpersonal counseling. This program is one of a handful of professional counseling programs in the country to offer a deeply holistic training alongside the traditional counseling curriculum. I’m also trained in Integrative Somatic Trauma Therapy.
My professional interests center on translating modern neuroscience into the art of being together in therapy in ways that create deep and lasting inner healing for my clients.
Lilly Davis, MA, LPC-A
What It’s Like to Work Together
My clients often notice early on that I'm listening not just to what's said, but to what's unsaid or bubbling beneath the surface. I pay close attention, help you notice what’s stirring underneath, and stay with you through whatever comes up in that process.
You don't have to arrive knowing what to say. If all you have is a knot in your stomach or a feeling you can't name, that's enough. We'll start there.
Feeling what you've spent years avoiding can be scary. We'll move toward it at a pace your body can handle, and you won't be doing it alone.
Over time, feeling become less scary and more accessible. Your body starts to feel less like something to manage and more like somewhere you live. And you find you can stay with yourself, even when things get hard.
What I Believe About Healing
I believe most suffering comes down to disconnection, from ourselves, from others, and from the life around us.
When life experiences are overwhelming and met with too little support we form patterns and defenses that keep us safe. They protect the most tender and precious pieces of us in times of hardship. But as we grow and life changes, they don't always fall away. Sometimes they end up leading to pain, anxiety, unrelenting sadness, stuckness, overwhelm or just feeling lost. And underneath a feeling of disconnection from the deep, honest relationship with ourselves that so many of us are longing for.
That connection is how we know who we are, what we need, how to move through the world, and gives us the strength to navigate life with steadiness, grace, and ease.
That's why I believe healing happens through connection and feeling, not insight alone. It means coming back into contact with what you truly feel, in your body and in relationship, without rushing to control or fix it. It means meeting your patterns of protection with respect and care and showing them it’s safe now to let go.
Health isn't about always feeling calm. It's about no longer being afraid to feel what you honestly feel.