Lauren Porter, Licensed Mental Health Counselor, NY

Licensed

Online Counseling

(39 reviews)

LMHC Lauren Porter

Provides online counseling through BetterHelp

Mental health conditions are real, common and treatable.

And recovery is possible.

Lauren Porter is an experienced, licensed Mental Health Professional who specializes in affordable online therapy offered through our partner, BetterHelp.

More about me

Licensing: LMHC Years in Practice: 5 State: New York

I am a mental health counselor licensed in New York State with primary experience working with adults. I have worked with clients with a wide range of concerns including depression, anxiety, mood instability, addiction and both childhood and adult trauma.

My counseling style is empathetic and sincere. I believe in treating anyone with respect, compassion and a lack of judgement. In my work I utilize a combination of a cognitive-behavioral, compassion focused and psychodynamic approach. I believe the client is the center of therapy and plan to work with you in addressing the concerns you present. Together we will work to identify challenges you experience, barriers you are facing and work to develop effective and healthy coping skills.

I will be available through a variety of modalities throughout this journey together so that we can find a way to best meet your needs and goals. I am looking forward to working with you and seeing what we can help you accomplish together!

About online counseling

Online counseling allows you to receive care from an online mental health practitioner via phone, video chat, or instant messaging. It is convenient for those who may have trouble getting to or would prefer not to have in-person therapy appointments. Starting at $65 per week, online counseling is generally more affordable than in-person counseling. A study by researchers at University of California, Berkeley found that online counseling can be just as effective as face-to-face therapy while being more convenient, affordable, and accessible.

Issues: Stress Anxiety Trauma and abuse Self esteem Depression Coping with life changes Addictions LGBT Relationship issues Family conflicts Grief Parenting issues Anger management Career difficulties Bipolar disorder Compassion fatigue
Languages Spoken: English

Services offered

Professional, confidential, and judgment-free

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Lauren is a great listener and has a supportive attitude

Lauren is great. She listens without judgement and offers the feedback I didn't know I needed to hear!

Lauren has helped me through the toughest time of my life. Losing my mother devastated me and it turned me into someone that no one wanted to be around. I was angry, bitter, sad, and unsure how to deal with those emotions. Lauren has been my rock through it all. She has helped me understand that my feelings were normal and that grief is a long, winding road. She's taught me that I have to take care of myself before I am of any use to my family. I'm truly grateful for Lauren!

Lauren is always respectful and encourages me to be and do my best

Lauren has been a wonderful addition to my life. She helps me look at things from a different perspective without being judgmental, and still providing support when I need it. I can say with confidence I have grown through our talks.

Was going through a life change: new city far away from my family, was looking for a new job, and had just moved in with my boyfriend. I was having a hard time processing my loneliness looking for friends and my anxiety about finding a new job and handling the rejection of the search. I looked forward to my meetings with Lauren to chat through all of this with her.

This was my first experience with therapy and I was very happy to be matched with Lauren. She is patient, kind, and has taught me to be kind to myself.

Lauren Stanley is the absolute best. I am thankful to have been connected with her and look forward to our sessions.

Lauren is so wonderful at what she does. She is extremely empathetic, gentle and kind and I have felt so supported by her in our time working together. She also always has some profound words of advice for me to take away after each session to help keep me on track. I have truly enjoyed working with her!

I greatly appreciate the time Lauren takes to help me understand the fundamentals of why I think the way I do, and how to affect real change in my life in a clear and friendly way.

Lauren Stanely is incredibly helpful and I enjoyed working with her.

Lauren is amazing!

After years of having and on and off relationship with therapy, I decided that I deserved to take better care of my mental health. This became increasingly important during the pandemic and even more so if I was going to mentally survive at my current job. Lauren was so gentle during my first session with her and that created a safe and comforting environment for me. After the first session I knew I’d want to keep her at my therapist. I appreciate Lauren’s ability to empathize with my experiences that I bring to sessions. All while also providing a different perspective which has allowed me to be honest with myself more and hold my self accountable. I’m excited for my growth as I continue my work with Lauren.

So far I have only had one session with Lauren but I was absolutely blown away by how much ground we covered in such a short amount of time. She was so easy to talk to and got me to open up right away, which I was not expecting. She was also wonderful about promptly sending me tools that I can use to work through some of the things that are bothering me on my own time as well. I am looking forward to working with her more!

This was my first time coming back to therapy after 10+ years. Lauren was extremely patient, kind, and helpful. She took time out to send links and worksheets for specific areas troubling me. I would highly recommend Lauren for her professionalism and care. She was wonderful!

Lauren has such lovely energy. She’s caring, listens well and gives me meaningful feedback. I love working with her.

Lauren always has very thoughtful responses and advice. I’ve really enjoyed working with her.

Lauren is not only very welcoming, kind, respectful, but highly professional, as well. She has helped me on my self improvement journey & work towards the goals I've set for myself. She is an amazing asset.

Lauren Stanley is very kind and compassionate. She's helped validate my feelings and made me feel less like I'm overreacting. She often has resources on coping skills to share which is very helpful.

Great counselor !

Lauren is thoughtful and caring. She listens to me and offers great advice. I appreciate her quick responses.

A wonderful experience! Lauren really listens and puts in true effort to help. Always left her sessions learning something, and feeling a bit relieved.

Lauren is wonderful and so respectful. She facilitates a trusting and welcoming environment that really helps you open up. I really appreciate all the help and support she's provided me.

I have been working with Lauren for almost three months now. She saved me! She has helped me tremendously. I appreciate all her feedback and help. Lauren is very resourceful. I am so happy and grateful to have been paired up with her.

Lauren has been really nice so far. She’s not judgmental and has listened to me closely. She’s engaging too which is a change of pace w a therapist.

She’s awesome

Lauren has help me cope with different situations. She’s a great listener and give the best advice she can possibly give.

Lauren is a very genuine empathic therapist. She really listens to what is said and felt & reflects back. She is able to offer realistic options and ideas for change.

Lauren was great to work with. She listens intently and reacts to what you say with compassion and understanding. I appreciated that she could be a sounding board for the problems I was having, as well as having the insight to help me think about why I was having said problems. She was thoughtful in her responses to me. Personally, I didn’t correspond too much in writing, but on the occasions that I did Lauren was always quick to respond to my concerns and to leave the topic open for discussion during our next session. Absolutely recommend!

I thoroughly enjoy and trust Lauren she really listens or makes an effort to understand me with no judgement and point out things that I may have not thought of. I am really relieved she is my counselor and feel that I am improving day by day working with her.

Lauren is amazing! She's calm, collected, not afraid to say what's on her mind, but at the same time makes you feel like she's on your side. I haven't done therapy before but I couldn't have asked for a better person!

Lauren has been very helpful in helping me deal with a variety of issues that I’ve had and am continuing to get better at dealing with. A fabulous human being indeed!

Lauren is a great counselor! She hears what you have to say and provides great advice and solutions for you to try. She checks her messages frequently and never left me on seen. I've learned a lot from her and can say I am in a way better place now than I was in 2 months ago. I am going to miss having her as my counselor, but I am glad that I got to have a relationship with this amazing woman for this small period of time in my life. 10/10 would recommend!

I have really enjoyed working with Lauren for the past few months. She’s helped me to consider my life in new ways and has asked questions that have made me reflect and realize things differently. She’s given me motivation to make positive changes and has been encouraging all along! Thanks Lauren!

I just started working with Lauren so I can’t really speak to long term care but her responses thus far have been very insightful and have really helped me make sense of my personal and familial issues. She is prompt and timely in her responses as well. I look forward to continuing to work with Lauren and I would recommend her to anyone who is interested in BetterHelp

Lauren has been helping me a lot and just helping me see the reality of my situations and becoming my own best friend. She kind of breaks down things to me so I can get through phases of guilt.

I really appreciate the thoughtfulness of Lauren's responses. I wasn't actually aware I had an option that was not primarily text based on this platform, though now that you mention it I do see there is a little mic and video icon near the bottom of the screen. I don't think that is a critique of Lauren, however, more of a critique of BetterHelp as a platform.

Lauren has been very responsive since we were originally matched. She has been especially great at communication before and after our session. I look forward to continuing to work with here

I could not thank Lauren enough for all her help and guidance over the past few weeks. She listened with open ears and provided the support and reassurance that I needed. Usually I keep my feelings and emotions to myself and just "get over" them but it felt like Lauren totally understood where I was coming from and that made me feel completely comfortable and want to be open. From our very first conversation, I could tell that Lauren would be exactly what I needed to get through this tough time. I had never utilized counseling before and couldn't have asked for a better first experience or counselor. Thanks again!

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