Deana Porter, LMFT

She also draws on the Gottman Method when addressing communication and connection in relationships, and uses Internal Family Systems ideas to help people understand different parts of themselves. These approaches are used to create simple, doable plans rather than abstract theories. Common concerns she addresses include anxiety, depression, grief, stress, and struggles with self-esteem or motivation.

She also supports people facing parenting stress, blended family challenges, adoption and foster care issues, caregiving strain, and changes after separation or divorce. Deana works to make goals concrete so progress can be tracked over time. Her sessions aim to be collaborative.

She listens first, then helps identify a few clear steps a client can try between sessions. That might include new communication habits, emotion regulation skills, or gentle experiments to test different choices. People who come to Deana often want practical change and steadier day-to-day functioning.

She meets that need with decades of experience and a calm, matter-of-fact approach that emphasizes respect and sensitivity.