About Porsha
Porsha Coates is a Florida Licensed Mental Health Counselor (LMHC) who supports people dealing with stress, anxiety, parenting challenges, ADHD, and self-esteem concerns. She focuses on practical steps to reduce overwhelm and improve day-to-day functioning. Her style is collaborative and down-to-earth.
Porsha blends conversation with concrete tools. She helps clients spot unhelpful patterns and practice clearer communication. Sessions often include mindfulness exercises and behavioral techniques to manage impulsivity and mood shifts.
How Porsha works
Her background includes a Master of Science in Vocational Rehabilitation Counseling from the University of Hawaii and a bachelor’s degree in psychology from the University of North Florida. She draws on six years of clinical experience in both civilian and military-related settings.
A retired Senior Non-Commissioned Officer from the United States Air Force, she brings firsthand understanding of military culture and veteran-related concerns. That experience informs how she talks about stress, leadership demands, and transitions from high-pressure roles. Porsha uses a person-centered, collaborative approach.
She works with clients to set clear goals and build skills for lasting change. Many clients focus on family communication, blended family issues, life purpose, or managing co-occurring mood and attention concerns.
Porsha lists 6 ways of working on the entry:
What Porsha works with
The areas below are the ones Porsha selected when setting up a profile. The first few are listed as the main focus; the rest are also named.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Family conflicts
- Parenting issues
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Training and background
| Register | LMHC |
|---|---|
| Years in practice | 6 |
| Languages | English |
| Session format | Online: video, phone, live chat or messaging |
| Country | Florida |
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Online support options
Approaches that guide online sessions
Client-Centered Therapy focuses on the client’s own goals and perspective. The therapist offers empathy and reflection so people can discover their own solutions, which helps with self-esteem, life purpose, and relationship communication.Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, looks at how thoughts, feelings, and actions connect. Sessions teach practical skills to challenge unhelpful thinking and change behaviors, useful for anxiety, mood concerns, and impulsivity.
Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist collaborates with each person to try methods that match their goals and preferences. Over time the plan can be adjusted based on what helps most.
Online therapy makes regular contact easier with flexible formats like video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging. Video is good for deeper conversation and visual cues, phone works when bandwidth is limited, and chat or texting allow brief check-ins between sessions. These options help fit therapy into busy days and varied routines.
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Write down two things you would want to be different in six months. That is the most useful thing to bring to a first session, whoever it is with. If you would rather start now than keep reading, online sessions are the quickest route.
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