- self esteem support
- trauma informed
- practical skills
About Portia
Portia Anderson is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (LMFT) with 19 years of clinical experience. She focuses on helping people who struggle with stress, anxiety, low self esteem, relationship and intimacy issues, depression, trauma, and addictions. Her approach is practical and direct, aimed at helping people manage day-to-day life while working toward longer term change.
She blends several approaches in session to match what a person needs. Portia uses elements of cognitive behavioral therapy to identify unhelpful thinking and try new behaviors. She draws on dialectical behavior therapy skills for emotion regulation and distress tolerance. She also brings psychodynamic and attachment-based ideas to help people understand recurring relationship patterns.
Her work includes trauma-informed care and support for those with substance use concerns and dual diagnosis. She helps people through life transitions, mood disorders, family of origin struggles, and issues related to adoption and foster care. Portia also pays attention to the effects of socioeconomic and identity-based stressors, including racism and LGBT+ concerns.
Sessions are practical and goal-focused, with attention to how past experiences shape present patterns. She aims to help people improve communication, set boundaries, and build healthier relationships. Portia emphasizes collaborative work so clients leave sessions with concrete steps to try between meetings.
Portia practices in California and works in English. Her counseling style is warm but straightforward, and she encourages people to take the small steps that lead to lasting change.
She blends several approaches in session to match what a person needs. Portia uses elements of cognitive behavioral therapy to identify unhelpful thinking and try new behaviors. She draws on dialectical behavior therapy skills for emotion regulation and distress tolerance. She also brings psychodynamic and attachment-based ideas to help people understand recurring relationship patterns.
Her work includes trauma-informed care and support for those with substance use concerns and dual diagnosis. She helps people through life transitions, mood disorders, family of origin struggles, and issues related to adoption and foster care. Portia also pays attention to the effects of socioeconomic and identity-based stressors, including racism and LGBT+ concerns.
Sessions are practical and goal-focused, with attention to how past experiences shape present patterns. She aims to help people improve communication, set boundaries, and build healthier relationships. Portia emphasizes collaborative work so clients leave sessions with concrete steps to try between meetings.
Portia practices in California and works in English. Her counseling style is warm but straightforward, and she encourages people to take the small steps that lead to lasting change.