Dr. Athena Porter
Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor (LCPC)
Illinois therapists accepting new clients
Valentina GasparroLCPC · 25 years experienceAddictions · Self esteem · Stress, AnxietyWork with Valentina
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About Athena
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
What Athena helps with
- Addictions
- ADHD
- Anger management
- Bipolar disorder
- Career difficulties
- Coaching
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Family conflicts
- Grief
- Intimacy-related issues
- Parenting issues
- Relationship issues
- Self esteem
- Stress, Anxiety
- Trauma and abuse
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- Caregiver issues and stress
- Communication problems
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Family of origin issues
- Isolation / loneliness
- Midlife crisis
- 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
- Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
- Women's issues
- Young adult issues
How Athena works
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)
- Existential Therapy
- Hypnotherapy
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Psychodynamic Therapy
- Solution-Focused Therapy
- Trauma-Focused Therapy
What clients say
- “I started with Dr.Porter a month ago and I have been extremely happy with her. She pushes me to think in a different perspective and breaks things down. I can’t wait to continue seeing her!”
- “Dr. Porter is thoughtful and truly listens. She has helpful suggestions and I feel better after talking to her.”
- “So far so good, excited to continue treatment!”
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- “Dr. Porter is very considerate and understanding. I enjoy her outlook and sense of humor about things but mostly how supportive she is. I also enjoy how she respects my spiritual beliefs and incorporates them into my therapy.”
- “Dr. Porter is absolutely wonderful, and she has helped me on this journey in guiding me to where I wanted to be. 100% recommend Dr. Porter.”
- “So far so great!”
- “I have only had 1 session with her. I feel it was a great session amd she really follows up with me.”
- “She is the best and I appreciate her expertise.”
- “Dr.Porter has helped me through a number of topics. She’s great at listening and giving feedback!”
- “Dr Porter is a treasure.”
- “This journey has been amazing with Dr. Porter! Highly recommend”
- “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!”
- “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.”
- “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.”
- “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”
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