About Annette
Dr. Annette Burns Porter helps people who feel overwhelmed by stress, anxiety, grief, addiction, or major life changes. She uses straightforward, practical conversation to identify what matters most and to set clear, achievable goals.
Dr. Porter listens first and then offers tools people can use between sessions. She draws on 21 years of clinical experience in inpatient and outpatient settings across the lifespan.
Her background includes a medical degree (MD) and licensure as a Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor (LCPC).
How Annette works
That experience informs her approach to mood disorders, post-traumatic stress, substance-related concerns, and other complex problems. Dr. Porter blends several methods to match what each person needs.
She uses Acceptance and Commitment Therapy to help people clarify values and take committed action. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy helps identify and change unhelpful thoughts and behaviors. Mindfulness practices and Dialectical Behavior Therapy skills are used when emotional regulation and stress management are priorities.
Sessions focus on practical steps people can try right away. Conversations often include skill practice, brief experiments, and problem-solving for relationships, work, or daily routines. The goal is steady progress toward goals the person sets.
She also supports people dealing with aging and geriatric challenges, blended family concerns, communication problems, postpartum mood issues, and veterans' and armed forces matters. Dr. Porter works in Maryland and conducts therapy in English.
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What Annette works with
The areas below are the ones Annette selected when setting up a profile. The first few are listed as the main focus; the rest are also named.
Also listed
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Anger management
- Bipolar disorder
- Blended family issues
- Codependency
- Communication problems
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Eating disorders
- Family conflicts
- Grief
- Intimacy-related issues
- LGBT
- Midlife crisis
- Mood disorders
- Post-traumatic stress
- Postpartum depression
- Relationship issues
- Self esteem
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
- Women's issues
- Young adult issues
Training and background
| Registers | MD, LCPC |
|---|---|
| Years in practice | 21 |
| Languages | English |
| Session format | Online: video, phone, live chat or messaging |
| Country | Maryland |
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Online support options
Therapeutic approaches that translate to online care
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) helps people clarify what matters to them and then take small steps toward those values. It focuses on actions that build a meaningful life even when thoughts or feelings are difficult. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) identifies patterns of thinking and behavior that keep problems going and teaches straightforward techniques to change them. CBT is useful for anxiety, depression, mood disorders, and many day-to-day challenges.Finding the right approach is part of the work together. The therapist will talk with the person about goals, preferences, and what has or hasn't helped before. Together they will choose methods to try, adjust strategies over time, and focus on practical changes that matter to the client.
Online therapy options include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to fit different needs. Video works well for more in-depth sessions and skill practice. Phone sessions are helpful when bandwidth or camera use is limited. Live chat and text-based messaging can be used for brief check-ins, homework support, or when shorter, more frequent contact is preferred. These formats offer flexibility for people juggling work, caregiving, or travel.
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