Therapist profile
David Porter, LCSW
Arizona
LCSW helping with relationships and codependency
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- Credentials
- LCSW
- License
- LCSW, Arizona / LCSW-21813
- NPI
- 1841078847
- Experience
- 10 years
- Languages
- English
- Location
- Arizona
About
- CBT and ACT
- DBT skills
- Addiction recovery support
About David
David Porter is an independently licensed clinical social worker, LCSW, licensed in Arizona with 10 years of professional counseling experience. He works with adults who are coping with stress, anxiety, addictions, trauma and abuse, depression, relationship struggles, and codependency concerns. He also supports people facing grief, intimacy issues, anger, and life transitions.
David uses straightforward, skills-based work alongside conversations about patterns and meaning. He draws on Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and Acceptance and Commitment Therapy to help people notice unhelpful thoughts and try new behaviors. Dialectical Behavior Therapy tools are used when emotion regulation and distress tolerance are the most pressing needs.
His practice includes attention to attachment issues and how early relationships shape current reactions. That background informs work on communication, trust, and commitment worries. He also brings experience working with addiction recovery and trauma reactions without focusing only on symptoms.
Sessions aim to build practical tools for day-to-day life. Clients practice boundary setting, clearer communication, and coping strategies between sessions. The emphasis is on small, actionable steps rather than long lectures.
People looking for help with people-pleasing, trouble saying no, or living with someone else’s mood swings will find specific, behavior-focused work here. The approach combines talk and skill practice, with steps you can try after each meeting.
How sessions work
How therapeutic approaches guide online work
David commonly uses Acceptance and Commitment Therapy and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy when working with clients. ACT helps people clarify their values and make room for difficult feelings while taking steps toward what matters. CBT focuses on identifying unhelpful thoughts and testing new behaviors to change how daily life feels.He also draws on Attachment-Based ideas to notice how past relationships shape current patterns. That approach is useful for people struggling with trust, codependency, or repeating relational styles. Working together, therapist and client choose which methods to try based on needs, goals, and what feels most useful in practice.
Confirm the session formats offered before booking because the biography does not list specific options. Online work can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy week, allow for shorter check-ins when schedules demand it, and remove travel time so practice between sessions is more realistic. The therapist will collaborate on how to structure sessions so they match everyday life and your stated goals.
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Therapeutic approaches
Experience
10+ years
Listed in
Arizona
Languages
English
Questions
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of concerns does he address?
He works with stress, anxiety, addictions, trauma and abuse, depression, relationship and intimacy issues, codependency, grief, and related concerns.
What is his therapeutic style like?
He uses direct, skills-based work informed by CBT, ACT, and DBT to teach practical tools and change everyday patterns.
How much clinical experience does he have?
He has 10 years of professional counseling experience as an LCSW practicing in Arizona.
What are his credentials and where is he based?
He is an LCSW licensed in Arizona and practices with clients in that state.
Does he offer sessions in other languages or internationally?
Sessions are offered in English and he is not accepting international clients.
What session formats are used?
Please confirm current session options before booking since formats are not specified in the biography.
How does pricing work?
Cost varies with location and sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin a first session?
Select the See online therapy options button, complete the short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session.
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Online talk therapy is not emergency care. If you are not safe at home, use the crisis and helpline numbers.