Works with
- Anger
- Stress, Anxiety
- Anger management
- Self esteem
- Bipolar disorder
- Depression
How Portia works
- Not listed
Practical facts
- Credentials
- LPCC
- Licensed in
- Kentucky
- Years in practice
- 10
- Languages
- English
- Session format
- Online, through our partner platform
About Portia
Portia Davis is a licensed professional clinical counselor with ten years of experience helping people navigate difficult seasons. She practices in Kentucky and focuses on common problems like stress, anxiety, anger, low self-esteem, bipolar disorder, and depression. Portia aims to create a calm, respectful space where people can be heard and start making practical changes.
Portia often helps people who are dealing with chronic illness, caregiving responsibilities, or major life transitions.
Background and approach
She also supports individuals coping with grief, hospice and end-of-life concerns, and the emotional strain of aging. Her work includes addressing communication problems, impulsivity, and feelings of emptiness or guilt. Her approach centers on listening first, then helping clients build clear, realistic steps forward.
Portia focuses on developing coping skills, improving self-understanding, and restoring a sense of purpose. Sessions tend to be straightforward and goal-oriented, with attention to day-to-day challenges. People come to her for help with forgiveness, rebuilding self-esteem, or managing strong emotions like anger.
She also assists those juggling caregiving stress or chronic pain and illness. Portia combines practical strategies with an empathetic presence to help people make steady progress. She offers sessions in several remote formats that fit busy lives.
Portia works collaboratively to set priorities and track progress, keeping interventions focused and manageable. Her aim is to help people leave therapy with clearer tools and a stronger sense of direction.
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
- Anger management
- Self esteem
- Bipolar disorder
- Depression
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Avoidant personality
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Co-morbidity
- Communication problems
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Dependent personality
- Emptiness
- Family problems
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Hospice and end-of-life counseling
- Impulsivity
- Life purpose
- Midlife crisis
- Mood disorders
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Personality disorders
- Post-traumatic stress
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-love
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Evidence-based approaches and online care
Portia uses evidence-based therapeutic techniques to help people manage mood and strong emotions. One common approach focuses on building coping skills and emotion regulation - teaching practical strategies to reduce reactivity, manage anger, and handle intense feelings in daily life. This is useful for stress, impulsivity, and anger-related concerns.Another approach centers on mood management and working with symptoms of depression and bipolar disorder by identifying patterns, establishing routines, and creating small behavior changes that improve mood stability and daily functioning. These techniques aim to make day-to-day life more manageable and predictable.
Finding the right approach is part of the process and happens collaboratively. The therapist will talk with the client about goals, try methods that fit their needs, and adjust the plan as progress is seen. Clients are encouraged to share what works and what doesn’t so therapy stays practical and focused.
Online therapy formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to fit different schedules and preferences. Video sessions allow face-to-face conversation when bandwidth permits. Phone sessions can be easier when a shorter check-in is needed or camera use is difficult. Live chat and text messaging are useful for quick updates, brief coping support, or when typing feels more comfortable than talking.
Questions people ask about Portia
What concerns does Portia commonly address?
She helps people manage stress, anxiety, anger, self-esteem issues, bipolar disorder, and depression, along with related concerns such as caregiver stress, chronic illness, and grief.
How would you describe her therapeutic style?
Her style is compassionate and client-centered with a focus on listening first, then building practical steps and coping skills tailored to each person's needs.
What is her professional background?
She has ten years of clinical experience working with mood disorders, personality-related concerns, life transitions, and end-of-life issues.
Where is she licensed and based?
She is a Licensed Professional Clinical Counselor, LPCC, practicing in Kentucky.
Which languages are supported in sessions?
Sessions are offered in English.
What session formats are available?
Sessions can be conducted by video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging.
How does billing and cost work?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
Start by selecting the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule sessions according to therapist availability.