Dr. Annette Burns Porter, MD, LCPC

Dr. Annette Burns Porter brings more than 21 years of clinical experience to her work, combining a collaborative style with respect for each person’s lived experience. She approaches therapy with the belief that clients are experts on their own lives and partners with them to build more satisfying relationships and to pursue the changes they want to make. Dr. Porter practices an integrative model, drawing on Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Dialectical Behavior Therapy, client-centered methods, and mindfulness practices to tailor care to each individual’s needs.

Her background spans both inpatient and outpatient settings and includes work across the lifespan with culturally diverse populations. She provides individual and family therapy and offers trauma-informed treatment for adolescents, young adults, adults, and seniors. Areas of focus include anxiety, mood and adjustment disorders, substance-related and addictive disorders, post-traumatic stress, family conflict, relational difficulties, grief and life transitions, and a range of other concerns such as eating issues, bipolar disorder, and coping with major life changes.

Dr. Porter holds MD and LCPC credentials - MD indicating a medical degree and LCPC indicating a licensed clinical professional counselor - and completed graduate training including a M.S. in Counseling Psychology from Bowie State University, a Doctor of Clinical Psychology from Argosy University in Virginia, and a B.A. in Family and Community Development from the University of Maryland at College Park. She practices in Maryland and conducts therapy in English.