Alicia Porter, LPC
Owner
- BTTI Trained
- LGBTQIA+ Affirming
- Veterans Support
- ADA Accessible
50% client Anxiety/OCD, 30% Parenting with SPACE, 30% mood disorders, grief, life transitions and ADHD. I use CBT and ERP combined with play therapy for my children and adolescents struggling with anxiety. I work with parents using SPACE to help support kiddos. I use internal family systems when appropriate to work on family conflict. Treated 75+ kids/parents in last 4 years
Depression, SH/SI, – client centered. ADHD, Anxiety – CBT, ERP, Play Therapy, Parenting – SPACE
5 years treating. Training and certification through the BTTI and SPACE and AFRID training through the Yale Child Study Center, BTTI – Pediatric, 10 years training for Child Centered Play Therapy, In practice for 11 years. Currently in supervision as needed for religious/scrupulosity OCD with a member of the board working at UChicago.
I have training in ethics pertaining to cultural competency (2020-2021) and have worked with a community counseling center. I also have gender affirmative care training through the American Play Therapy Association. My current clientele are diverse in religious backgrounds as well as gender.
Black Lives Matter – AN ETHICAL CALL TO ACTION FOR CLINICIANS 2020, Autism Spectrum Disorder: Interventions Across the Lifespan 2022, Cultural Compatency graduate class