Dr. Annette Burns Porter, LCPC

LCPC Dr. Annette Burns Porter is licensed in Maryland and has 21 years of clinical experience. She helps people with stress, anxiety, addictions, trauma and abuse, grief, depression, and relationship and intimacy-related concerns using collaborative, client-led methods.

Dr. Porter works in a way that centers the client's own experience. She frames therapy as a partnership and helps people identify practical changes that improve relationships and day-to-day functioning. She uses several approaches to match what each person needs and emphasizes working toward concrete goals.

Her background includes work in both inpatient and outpatient settings across the lifespan and with culturally diverse people. She draws on education in counseling psychology and clinical psychology to inform her practice. Her listed specialties also include bipolar disorder, eating concerns, anger, self-esteem, and coping with life changes.

Additional focus areas include aging and geriatric issues, blended family concerns, codependency, communication problems, drug and alcohol addiction, midlife transition, veteran and armed forces issues, mood disorders, postpartum depression, post-traumatic stress, social anxiety and phobia, women's issues, and young adult issues.

Dr. Porter describes her approach as integrative and responsive to individual needs. She provides trauma-informed treatment and works with people toward clearer communication, more manageable routines, and measurable progress on goals.

Therapeutic approaches used in remote work