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Carmen Porter

Carmen Porter

(she/her)

LPC
7 years of experience
Solution oriented
Warm
Holistic
Virtual

Greetings! I am Licensed Professional Counselor in the state of Pennsylvania. In 2014, I received my masters degree in counseling psychology from Chatham University in Pgh, Pa. Impacting individuals and families; helping them to experience resilience, growth and transformation through difficult experiences and life transitions is something I enjoy.

What can clients expect to take away from sessions with you?

In our first session we will get to know each other a bit and you will help me to gain an understanding of how I can best serve you. We will discuss your primary concern along with the impact it has had on you and how you would like to experience life. Together we will develop tentative goals to guide us over the next few sessions.

Explain to clients what areas you feel are your biggest strengths.

Having worked within the field of trauma for 20 years Ive (a) developed skill sets and interventions to assist you in managing the emotions and memories related to your difficult experience as well as (b) created a functional plan to help you move through the stages of stress and/or trauma into resilience and healing.

Describe the client(s) you are best positioned to serve.

I love working with children, youth and adults that may have experiences trauma, loss or difficult transitions in their life. These clients may feel overwhelmed, anxious, depressed, self conscious and/or defeated. My clients are usually self-aware, observant and sensitive; yearn for the guidance, strength and motivation to move forward.

About Carmen Porter

Licensed in

Appointments

Virtual

My treatment methods

Eclectic

After completing a thorough assessment I will design a treatment plan that utilizes a variety of interventions from the following models of therapy: Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT), Positive Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Psychodynamic, Solution Focused Brief Treatment, Faith Based Therapy, Interpersonal and/or Grief Counseling

Trauma Informed Care

I possess 6 years of clinical training in TF-CBT utilizing it to treat trauma in individuals under 25 years of age and Child Parent Psychotherapy (CPP) which is a trauma-informed model of therapy for children under 6 and their families.

Structural Family Therapy

I posses clinical training in family therapy which is designed to realign the family dynamic creating functional roles and relationships along with emotional awareness and acknowledgement of needs.