Porshea Pendleton , LMFT

Porshea Pendleton, LMFT, is a licensed Marriage and Family Therapist practicing in Oregon with 24 years of professional experience helping individuals, couples, and families navigate complex emotional and relational challenges. As an LMFT - a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist - she is trained to work with relationship dynamics across family systems as well as individual concerns.

Porshea offers support for a broad range of issues, including depression, PTSD, anxiety, relationship difficulties, substance use concerns, stress, grief, intimacy-related issues, eating concerns, anger, bipolar disorder, and life coaching. She also works with clients on topics such as abandonment, adoption and foster care, aging and geriatric issues, attachment struggles, blended family challenges, body image, cancer-related adjustment, codependency, commitment and communication problems, coping after disasters, dependent personality traits, dissociation, divorce and separation, and domestic violence.

Her clinical work draws on Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, solution-focused techniques, Gestalt approaches, and the Gottman Method for couples. Porshea integrates a faith-informed option for clients who wish to explore or expand their relationship with God, tailoring treatment plans and session goals to each person or couple's unique needs. Sessions emphasize respect, sensitivity, and compassionate guidance.

Porshea approaches therapy as a collaborative process that honors each client’s strengths and goals, helping them build practical skills and insight for improved well-being and healthier relationships.

Therapeutic Approaches and Accessible Online Care

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, is a skills-based approach that helps clients identify and change unhelpful thought and behavior patterns. It is often used to address anxiety, depression, stress, and many day-to-day coping challenges by teaching practical tools for managing emotions and behavior. The Gottman Method is a research-informed approach for couples that focuses on improving communication, increasing emotional connection, and resolving conflict through specific interventions and exercises aimed at strengthening relationship foundations.

Porshea Pendleton uses these approaches as part of a collaborative process, working with each person or couple to determine which methods best fit their needs, goals, and preferences. She tailors treatment objectives together with clients so that the chosen strategies align with values, faith perspectives when requested, and the realities of daily life.

Online therapy with a licensed professional offers flexible access to care through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging. These options make it easier to fit sessions into busy schedules, maintain continuity of care during life transitions, and engage in therapy from familiar surroundings, while allowing therapists and clients to focus on practical progress and relationship work.