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Dr. Athena Porter, LCPC

Stress, Anxiety Anger management Self esteem, Motivation Depression Coping with life changes
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About me

Welcome!
I am a person, who like many other human beings, has skills and talents. As a qualified mental health care provider with a doctorate in Clinical/Community Psychology, I have been using my talents to help people afflicted with anxiety, depression, bipolar disorder, post traumatic stress disorder, schizophrenia, and other psychological disorders. While I appreciate the wide-range benefits of an eclectic approach, I prefer and tend to apply cognitive-behavioral, humanistic, and sociocultural models in counseling and therapy sessions.

I view life as a journey in which we, as human beings, use our mind, body, and spirit to solve problems, overcome adversity, and enjoy life. Besides helping people alleviate symptoms derived from mental illness, I provide support for personal growth within the context life coaching and wellness sessions.

The span of my career is more than twenty years. The local and global scopes of my vision as a healer, have led me to provide community psychology services in Chicagoland, numerous cities in other parts of the United States, and Ghana (Africa). These community-wide services entail conducting presentations at community health fairs, disseminating information for various type of awareness campaigns (examples: suicide prevention, domestic violence, PTSD, HIV/AIDS, smoking cessation, substance abuse, and Covid19). Moreover, I have imparted information about mental health through the media.

I love providing psychological services! I am grateful to be gifted as a healer! Furthermore, I look forward to serving you!

Enjoy balance in body, mind, and spirit,

Dr. Athena Porter

Professional experience

21 yrs in practice
Stress, Anxiety Anger management Self esteem, Motivation Depression Coping with life changes

Additional areas of focus: Addictions, Relationship issues, Family conflicts, Trauma and abuse, Grief, Intimacy-related issues, Parenting issues, Career difficulties, Bipolar disorder, Coaching, ADHD, Caregiver issues and stress, Communication problems, Coping with natural or human-caused disaster, Family of origin issues, Isolation / loneliness, Midlife crisis, Veteran and Armed Forces Issues, Mood disorders, Multicultural concerns, Panic disorder and panic attacks, Paranoia, Post-traumatic stress, Prejudice and discrimination, Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD), Smoking / vaping cessation, Social anxiety and phobia, Women's issues, Young adult issues

Clinical approaches: Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT), Existential Therapy, Hypnotherapy, Mindfulness Therapy, Psychodynamic Therapy, Solution-Focused Therapy, Trauma-Focused Therapy

Services offered

Video
Phone
Live Chat
Messaging

License information

IL LCPC 180.002727

Reviews

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This journey has been amazing with Dr. Porter! Highly recommend

Written on May 11, 2025 after therapy with Athena for 2 months on issues concerning stress, anxiety, relationship issues, family conflicts, grief, self esteem, career difficulties, and coping with life changes

Dr. Porter is really helping me to workout some areas of improvement. I've only had three sessions, but I can already feel the difference! I'm really optimistic about the direction we're going and I know my future self will be grateful for the work I'm doing now!

Written on May 11, 2025 after therapy with Athena for 2 weeks on issues concerning depression, stress, anxiety, addictions, relationship issues, family conflicts, trauma and abuse, intimacy-related issues, and self esteem

Dr. Porter consistently listens to my thoughts and concerns without judgement and she always responds with respect and care. She is great at what she does and she gives insightful feedback when needed. I notice positive changes in my life since I’ve been working with Dr. Porter.

Written on May 06, 2025 after therapy with Athena for 6 months on issues concerning depression, stress, anxiety, relationship issues, grief, self esteem, coping with life changes, and coaching

Dr. Porter is an amazing therapist. She listens, checks in on me, gives me helpful worksheets, is patient when I'm silent, and overall such an asset to this therapy platform, and myself. I'm so glad I signed up, and so grateful she was the therapist assigned to me.

Written on Apr 25, 2025 after therapy with Athena for 2 years on issues concerning stress, anxiety, addictions, grief, and adhd

I've been working with Dr. Porter for a bit over 3 years. She has helped me grow and has supported me all this time to the point where we have concluded daily therapy. Her knowledge, intellect, and experience have helped me greatly in my journey

Written on Feb 25, 2025 after therapy with Athena for 4 years and 3 months

Dr. Porter is very professional and compassionate. She has helped me identify issues I need to work through and provided me with tips and tools to do so.

Written on Dec 07, 2024 after therapy with Athena for 4 months on issues concerning stress, anxiety