she/her

Dora Porter

LCSW

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Location

Virtual, California

Insurance Accepted

Anthem Blue Cross Of CA, Aetna, Health Net/MHN, Cigna/Evernorth, Blue Shield of California

Communication Style

Action-oriented, Affirming, Direct, Empowering, Warm

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Focus areas

Anxiety, Cultural Issues/Racial Stress, Depression, Sleep, Stress

Experienced with

BIPOC, Black community, Parents, Blended families, Students

Years of Experience

12+

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I work to help elicit and support goal establishment and completion, preparing for the fulfillment of desired outcomes.

License number

#89982

Therapy style

I have 14 years of professional experience in various clinical areas: crisis, case management, medical social work, community (program implementation), inpatient psychiatric hospital, conservatorship (adult residential), clinical therapy (mental/behavioral health), family health advocate (public health), developmental disabilities, and mental health court (forensics). I thrive on assisting the underserved and generally all who desire holistic health. I approach treatment open-minded and most importantly open-hearted, ready to connect with people who desire change and meaning. I meet you where you are at and am equipped to ride along to assist with reaching desired outcomes. I have an eclectic approach to practice, pulling from different modalities to meet each individual need presented. I work to help elicit and support goal establishment and completion, preparing for the fulfillment of desired outcomes.

Approaches

  • Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
  • Harm Reduction
  • Mindfulness-based Cognitive Therapy (MBCT)
  • Motivational Interviewing
  • Psychodynamic
  • Relational
  • Solution-focused
  • Strengths-based

Education

BA - Psychology, California State University MS - Criminal Justice, Loma Linda University MSW - Masters of Social Work, Loma Linda University

Interests

Family, music, learning, and nature. I’m interested in persistently developing new interests, learning new things, enjoying nature, and being pleasantly and simply just being.