she/her
Dora Porter
LCSW
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
Focus areas
Anxiety, Cultural Issues/Racial Stress, Depression, Sleep, Stress
Experienced with
BIPOC, Black community, Parents, Blended families, Students
Years of Experience
12+
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.