Portia Harvey is a licensed professional counselor with ten years of experience helping people through hard seasons.
01About Portia
Portia Harvey is a licensed professional counselor with ten years of experience helping people through hard seasons. She focuses on practical ways to reduce anxiety, manage mood shifts, and move through major life changes. Portia aims to make sessions feel respectful and aligned with each person's values.
She helps people who are facing depression, bipolar challenges, trauma and abuse, panic attacks, and ongoing stress. Common concerns she supports include social anxiety, body image, caregiver strain, chronic illness and pain, and questions about life purpose.
Background and approach
She also addresses guilt, shame, money worries, and struggles common in young adulthood. Portia describes her work as person-centered. That means she listens first, honors your background and beliefs, and shapes the plan around what matters to you.
She blends practical, evidence-based techniques with attention to culture and faith when clients want that considered. Her background includes a decade of clinical practice in Texas as an LPC, and she brings personal insight as a Black woman and person of faith. Those aspects inform how she connects and understands diverse life experiences.
In sessions Portia focuses on clear, doable steps you can try between meetings. She works collaboratively to set goals and adjust the plan as needs change. To begin, clients complete a short matching questionnaire and schedule according to availability.
02Credentials
- LPC (Texas)
- License 78100 · expires December 2027
- NPI
- 1194391821 · national provider identifier
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03Focus areas and approaches
Everything Portia lists on their public professional profile, in their own terms.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Trauma and abuse
- Bipolar disorder
- Depression
- Coping with life changes
- Body image
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Communication problems
- Guilt and shame
- Life purpose
- Money and financial issues
- Mood disorders
- Multicultural concerns
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-harm
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Young adult issues
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04Online support
How evidence-based techniques translate to online therapy
Portia integrates practical, evidence-based methods into her sessions. One approach focuses on building coping skills for anxiety and panic, teaching breathing, grounding, and stepwise exposure to reduce avoidance. Another approach centers on mood management for depression and bipolar concerns, using activity planning, routine changes, and problem-solving to stabilize daily life.Finding the right approach is a collaborative process. Portia listens to your concerns and works with you to choose techniques that match your goals, values, and cultural background. She adjusts the plan as you try strategies and notice what helps.
If you are considering online therapy, confirm current session options before booking. Online work can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy life, reduce commute time, and allow short check-ins when a full in-person visit isn't practical. It can also be simpler to use the phone when bandwidth is limited or to choose a video meeting when visual connection matters. Ask about the available formats when you schedule so you can pick what suits your routine and needs.
05Questions people ask
What kinds of problems does Portia help with?
She supports people facing stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, bipolar disorder, depression, and major life changes, plus related concerns like panic attacks, social anxiety, and body image.
How would you describe her therapy style?
Portia uses a person-centered approach that starts with listening and respects each person's values. She pairs that with evidence-based techniques tailored to practical goals.
How much experience does she have?
She has ten years of clinical experience working with a variety of mood and stress-related concerns in Texas.
What are her credentials and practice location?
She is a licensed professional counselor - LPC - practicing in Texas.
Which languages are sessions offered in?
Sessions are offered in English.
Can people outside the U.S. work with her?
She is not accepting international clients at this time.
How are session costs handled?
Costs vary with location and therapist availability, and sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
What is the first step to begin working together?
Click the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule based on the therapist's availability.
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