Ms. Karin J. Porter

“I am a psychodynamic psychotherapist. My work is based on the assumption that we all have an unconscious mind and that this part of our psyche can influence our lives in very significant ways, causing us to feel things we do not want to feel or react in ways that we find unacceptable. These influences can cause difficulties, confusions and pain, and so it is important to explore how that may be happening and to resolve the problems that have resulted.

Examining patterns of life, analyzing dreams, and, in some cases, therapeutic trance states aid with this work. Psychotherapy concentrates on healing the emotions, mind and spirit. My practice includes work with adolescents and adults who want to undertake this ambitious and rewarding process.

The unconscious mind is also the source of our creativity and a rich mine of resources for life. I believe that life is a challenge that we are meant to meet. A full psychotherapeutic experience involves freeing those resources and meeting that challenge.”