Meet your compassionate guide to regulation and healing.
I'm Brittany Piper, a survivor turned trauma trained Somatic Experiencing® Practitioner and speaker.
MY STORY
MY STORY
I know from first-hand experience that healing is not one size fits all.
The complexity of trauma requires a complex response. This awareness has fueled my commitment to empowering my clients with a diverse set of modalities for growth. With this mission in mind, I have advanced qualifications in: Somatic Experiencing®, complex trauma, polyvagal theory, nervous system regulation, attachment & internal family systems.
Like many healing practitioners, my story in the trauma space began with my own personal recovery. Since 2004, my path to healing has taken me a profound journey of compassionately understanding the imprints of trauma--both for myself and others. Now, after 18 years of personal healing, training, education, and hands-on work all over the globe, I bring to you the resources I wish I could have had, all those years ago.
Outside of the trauma and somatics space, I'm still wholeheartedly committed to my healing, while also juggling the beauties of: motherhood, marriage, and being an international speaker and advocate on sexual violence prevention & recovery. Regardless of the role I'm in, I've always been guided by my own north star...to help others feel seen, heard, valued and a lot less alone.
Watch my survivor story.
“Britt, you have personally changed my life in so many ways. You made me feel seen, valued, and that I mattered right from the beginning.”
SAMANTHA SANSONE
“I’m so grateful for this course and the community, especially Britt! It’s truly changed my life and shifted so much for me. For the first time in almost 40 years, I finally feel safe and am truly healing instead of just trying to heal.”
SARA HASSANZADEH
“One of the biggest things for me was that you didn’t treat me like I was crazy. So many doctors dismiss your experience, but you made me feel seen. Thank you for being a light.”
DONNA WELSH
My Experience
Over 10,000 hours of hands-on work within the trauma space.
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Individualized and Group work with survivors of trauma
Facilitating Trauma-Informed programs and trainings within: the United States Military, The Department of Justice and National Violent Crimes, Universities, Re-entry Departments for State Institutional Facilities, and more
Advocacy and recovery work within trauma and rape crisis centers in developing countries such as Uganda, South Africa, India and Mexico
Children’s Summer Camp Counselor for a Bereavement & Grief Center
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3-year Somatic Experiencing® Practitioner Training | Somatic Experiencing International
Somatic Attachment Therapy Certificate | The Embody Lab
Complex Trauma Level I & II Certification | Dr. Janina Fisher
Foundations of Polyvgal Informed Practice with the Polyvagal Institute | Deb Dana
IFS Treatment for Healing and Restoring Health: Freedom from Trauma, Early Adversity with the Internal Family Systems Institute | Dr. Richard Schwartz & Nancy Sowell
Transforming the Living Legacy of Trauma | Dr. Janina Fisher
Clinical Applications of Polyvagal Theory in Trauma Treatment: Integrating the Science of Safety, Trust, Self-Regulation and Attachment | Stephen Porges & Deb Dana
Body As Healer, Freedom From Chronic Pain | Dr. Peter Levine
ICF-accredited Trauma Informed Coaching Certification | Moving the Human Spirit
I offer weekly and monthly calls in the Body-First Healing Program, including Somatic Experiencing® sessions!
YOUR NEXT KEYNOTE SPEAKER
Empowering audiences to take brave action in their own lives.
As a rape survivor and leading advocate on sexual violence prevention, Brittany speaks to tens of thousands each year.
BECAUSE I’M HUMAN :)
FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS
FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS
FAQs
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The best ways to work with me is in the Body-First Healing Program
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Refer to my list of training and certifications above! I recommend all of the courses I have completed. In addition, be sure to sign up for my mailing list to receive early access to upcoming trainings or mentorship opportunities I provide.
Check out The Embody Lab to sign up for monthly workshops and webinars!
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The Body-First Healing Program supports survivors in coming to terms with their past, through cultivating a healing present. We focus on their current life and how trauma is affecting them today. Our aim is to help clients build up their strengths, healthy beliefs, and positive coping strategies rather than just extinguishing “negative” behaviors and beliefs. The essence of our teaching is to allow survivors to compassionately understand themselves, to see themselves as human, and to recognize that the way they survived past the pain makes complete sense. The lens through which we accomplish this work includes: nervous system regulation, brain-body connection, Somatic Experiencing®, attachments, and more!
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I first started working in the trauma space in 2006. I have been educating & training on the effects of trauma since 2011. And I’ve been working as a Trauma Trained Practitioner since 2016. In addition, my personal recovery from Complex Trauma over the past 20 years guides much of my work.
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You can find a Somatic Experiencing® Practitioner near you by visiting Somatic Experiencing International’s website here
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Body-First Healing by Brittany Piper
The Body Keeps the Score by Bessel van der Kolk, M.D.
Waking the Tiger by Peter A. Levine, Ph.D.
Healing Trauma by Peter A. Levine, Ph.D.
Complex PTSD: From Surviving to Thriving by Pete Walker
The Myth of Normal by Dr. Gabor Maté
