Works with
- Anger
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Trauma and abuse
- Depression
- Coping with life changes
How Portia works
Practical facts
- Credentials
- LMFT
- Licensed in
- California
- Years in practice
- 19
- Languages
- English
- Session format
- Online, through our partner platform
About Portia
Portia Anderson is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (LMFT) with 19 years of clinical experience. She focuses on helping people manage strong emotions like anger, navigate stress and anxiety, and cope with major life changes. Portia aims to create a calm, straightforward space where clients can talk through problems and build practical skills.
She uses a mix of approaches that match each person's needs. That can include techniques from cognitive behavioral therapy to help change unhelpful thinking, dialetical behavior therapy skills for managing intense emotions, and attachment-based ideas to improve close relationships.
Background and approach
Portia also draws on psychodynamic and narrative perspectives to help people make sense of patterns that cause pain. Portia has worked with people facing trauma, substance use and recovery, mood disorders, and issues tied to family of origin. She pays attention to social factors such as economic stress and identity-related concerns that affect mental health.
Her practice includes supporting clients through abandonment wounds, codependency, blended family problems, and caregiver stress. Clients meet with Portia from California via video calls, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging. Sessions can be used to build emotion regulation skills, process past hurts, or plan concrete steps for change.
She describes her approach as collaborative and grounded in respect for each person’s story. People who want a therapist who combines skill-based tools with deeper exploration may find her approach helpful. Portia works in English and does not take international clients.
What Portia works with
Everything Portia lists, in the therapist's own terms. Anger is the reason this directory exists; the rest tells you what usually sits alongside it in Portia's practice.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Trauma and abuse
- Depression
- Coping with life changes
- Addictions
- LGBT
- Family conflicts
- Intimacy-related issues
- Anger management
- Self esteem
- Career difficulties
- Bipolar disorder
- Compassion fatigue
- Abandonment
- Adoption and foster care
- Attachment issues
- Blended family issues
- Cancer
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Codependency
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)
- Domestic violence
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Emptiness
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Impulsivity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Men's issues
- Midlife crisis
- Mood disorders
- Multicultural concerns
- Paranoia
- Post-traumatic stress
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
- Self-love
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
Approaches Portia lists
- Attachment-Based Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)
- Narrative Therapy
- Psychodynamic Therapy
- Solution-Focused Therapy
- Trauma-Focused Therapy
Listing an approach is not evidence of training in it. This directory copies what each therapist names and does not check training records.
How therapeutic approaches translate to online care
Attachment-Based Therapy looks at how early relationships shape current patterns. It helps people understand trust, closeness, and repeated conflicts in their relationships so they can try new ways of connecting. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, focuses on the link between thoughts, feelings, and actions. It helps change unhelpful thinking and build concrete skills for anxiety, depression, and anger. Dialectical Behavior Therapy, or DBT, teaches practical strategies for regulating intense emotions and improving distress tolerance, which can be useful for anger and mood instability.Choosing the right approach is part of the work together. Portia will discuss your needs and goals and try methods that match what you want to change. That collaborative process means techniques can be adjusted over time as the client’s goals evolve.
Online sessions are offered as video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to fit different schedules and preferences. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation and visual cues. Phone sessions can be easier when a quieter space or less bandwidth is needed. Live chat or text messaging can support short check-ins, homework review, and flexible communication between sessions.
Questions people ask about Portia
What concerns does Portia commonly address?
She works with stress, anxiety, anger, depression, relationship and intimacy issues, trauma and abuse, addictions, and life transitions among other areas.
How would you describe her therapeutic style?
Her style blends practical skills with deeper exploration. She uses skill-based methods alongside work that looks at patterns from a person’s past.
What kind of experience does Portia have?
Portia has 19 years of experience as a psychotherapist working with mood disorders, substance use recovery, family of origin issues, and related concerns.
What are her credentials and where is she based?
She is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist - LMFT - licensed in California and practices from that state.
Which languages are supported for sessions?
Sessions are offered in English only and international clients are not accepted.
What session formats are available?
Sessions are offered via video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to suit different needs and schedules.
How are costs handled for therapy?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
What steps do I take to start working with Portia?
Click the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule according to the therapist's availability.