Carmen Porter is a Licensed Professional Counselor who focuses on helping people move through hard times.
01About Carmen
Carmen Porter is a Licensed Professional Counselor who focuses on helping people move through hard times. She works with adults facing stress, anxiety, depression, trauma, grief, addictions, and the strain of parenting. Carmen draws on practical approaches to help people make steady progress toward clearer days.
She uses client-centered work to listen closely and build on each person’s strengths. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy helps people change unhelpful thinking and behavior. Dialectical Behavior Therapy brings tools for managing strong emotions and improving coping skills.
Background and approach
Carmen also weaves in mindfulness and narrative work to help people notice patterns and reframe difficult stories. Carmen has seven years of clinical experience in Pennsylvania. She aims for short, focused steps rather than long, vague plans.
In early sessions she asks about what matters most, the impact of current problems, and practical goals to work toward. Her style is respectful and direct. She helps people learn specific skills for sleep, anger, stress management, and impulsive behaviors linked to addictions or ADHD.
Sessions include skill practice, problem-solving, and reflection on how past experiences shape present choices. Clients can expect a tailored plan that changes as needs change. Carmen emphasizes building resilience and clearer routines to handle daily demands.
She encourages small experiments between sessions to test what helps and what does not.
02Credentials
- LPC (Pennsylvania)
- License PC011893 · expires February 2027
- NPI
- 1346708476 · national provider identifier
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03Focus areas and approaches
Everything Carmen lists on their public professional profile, in their own terms.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Trauma and abuse
- Grief
- Parenting issues
- Depression
- Addictions
- Family conflicts
- Sleeping disorders
- Anger management
- Self esteem
- Career difficulties
- Bipolar disorder
- Coping with life changes
- Coaching
- Compassion fatigue
- ADHD
- Abandonment
- Adoption and foster care
- Attachment issues
- Avoidant personality
- Blended family issues
- Body image
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Codependency
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Dependent personality
- Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)
- Dissociation
- Domestic violence
- Emptiness
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- First responder issues
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Hospice and end-of-life counseling
- Immigration issues
- Impulsivity
- Intellectual disability
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Mood disorders
- Multicultural concerns
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Personality disorders
- Phobias
- Post-traumatic stress
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Smoking / vaping cessation
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Somatization
- Trichotillomania
- Women's issues
- Young adult issues
Methods Carmen names
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Narrative Therapy
- Psychodynamic Therapy
- Solution-Focused Therapy
- Trauma-Focused Therapy
These are the methods Carmen names on their own professional profile. Naming an approach is not evidence of training or certification in it, and this directory checks no training records. Ask directly if it matters to you.
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04Online support
How therapy approaches translate to online care
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy helps people spot and change unhelpful thoughts and behaviors. Online CBT often includes concrete exercises and homework that can be reviewed over video or messages. Dialectical Behavior Therapy focuses on emotion regulation, distress tolerance, and interpersonal skills. In remote sessions DBT tools can be taught, practiced, and reinforced between meetings through brief messages or chat support. Client-Centered Therapy centers the person’s goals and experience, with the therapist offering empathic listening and guidance to shape a tailored plan.Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will collaborate with each person to choose methods that fit their goals, needs, and daily life. That process may start with one approach and include others over time as needs shift.
Online therapy offers practical benefits for people juggling busy schedules. Video calls let therapists observe nonverbal cues and practice skills together. Phone sessions require less bandwidth and can be easier during a short break. Live chat and text-based messaging allow quick check-ins, ongoing skill reminders, and written reflections between sessions. These options make it easier to maintain momentum and try new coping strategies without always traveling to an office.
05Questions people ask
What concerns does Carmen address?
She helps people with stress, anxiety, depression, trauma and grief. She also supports work on parenting strain, addictions, sleep problems, anger, self-esteem, career issues, bipolar symptoms, ADHD, and related concerns.
What is her therapeutic style like?
Her style is client-centered and practical, focusing on listening first and then teaching skills. She combines CBT and DBT techniques with mindfulness and narrative work to change thoughts, manage emotions, and build coping strategies.
How much experience does she have?
Carmen has seven years of clinical experience working with adults on a range of concerns. That experience informs how she blends talking, skill practice, and goal setting during sessions.
What credentials and location are listed?
She is a Licensed Professional Counselor, licensed in Pennsylvania. Her practice is based in Pennsylvania.
Which languages are supported and can she work internationally?
Sessions are offered in English. International clients are not currently accepted.
What session formats are available?
Sessions are available by video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging. These formats allow for shorter check-ins or longer therapy conversations depending on needs.
How is cost handled?
Costs vary with location and therapist availability and use a subscription model. The subscription can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
Start by selecting the Start Therapy button and complete a short matching questionnaire. After that you can schedule sessions according to therapist availability.
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