James F Porter is a Psychologist based in the USA. My areas of speciality include . This profile is currently unclaimed; please validate the details are current when communicating with the mental health professional.
Therapist Overview
An important step in any therapy is determining the underlying issue causing a patient’s suffering. This may take time. Although many people may share a single diagnosis, such as depression, no two individuals struggle with a disorder in the same way. My goal is to respect and be sensitive to the uniqueness of each individual person in order to gain the trust and safety required for successful therapy. Our sessions will be customized to your specific situation. I have been practicing Clinical Psychology since 1994. My work focuses primarily on: Individual psychotherapy. Ages 17 and up. I conceptualize clients’ psychological difficulties from psychodynamic/depth-psychological and systems perspectives. In treatment, however, I adopt an individualized eclectic approach, borrowing strategies and techniques from various therapies, including cognitive behavioral, interpersonal, humanistic, existential, and coping skills training. If an individual’s primary problem is either substance abuse o