About Nate
Nate Porter is a licensed counselor who focuses on helping people facing stress, anxiety, anger, depression, and life transitions. He writes straightforwardly and listens for practical steps that fit each person's life. Nate brings nine years of professional experience to sessions and approaches work with respect for each person’s strengths.
People often come for help with relationship strain, parenting stress, addiction concerns, grief, or questions about identity. Nate emphasizes safety and steady progress, so sessions tend to focus on clear goals and tools that can be used between meetings.
Background and approach
He encourages small, realistic changes that add up over time. In his sessions Nate talks through what is getting in the way and helps people organize next steps. He blends problem-solving with emotional support so clients leave with a plan they can try.
That plan might include coping skills for panic or worry, strategies for managing anger, or ways to reframe difficult thoughts. Nate also works with issues like attention differences, attachment and abandonment wounds, body image, and substance concerns. He recognizes how these problems can overlap and aims to address multiple concerns together.
His approach is collaborative - he invites questions and feedback as therapy progresses. He holds licenses as an LCPC in Kansas and an LCMHC in Utah and conducts sessions in English. Nate frames therapy as a team effort and helps people move from feeling stuck to taking actionable steps toward change.
How evidence-based techniques translate to online care
Nate uses evidence-based therapeutic techniques that focus on practical change and emotional regulation. One common approach teaches breathing, grounding, and thought-checking skills to reduce anxiety and panic; these are brief exercises people can practice between sessions to lower stress. Another approach targets patterns in relationships and attachment by identifying unhelpful interaction habits and rehearsing new ways to communicate; this helps with relationship strain, abandonment concerns, and codependency.Choosing the right method is a collaborative process. Nate works with each person to understand their goals and preferences, then tries approaches that fit those aims. He checks in regularly and adjusts the plan when something is not working, so clients help shape the course of therapy.
Online sessions are offered by video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to increase flexibility. Video is useful for deeper conversation and practicing skills together. Phone sessions can be good for those who prefer not to use video or need a lower-bandwidth option. Live chat and text messaging work well for brief check-ins, coaching-style guidance, or tracking progress between longer sessions. These options make it easier to fit counseling into a busy schedule and keep momentum between meetings.
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What this therapist works with
Most often
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Anger management
Also listed
- Abandonment
- Addictions
- ADHD
- Attachment issues
- Autism and Asperger Syndrome
- Body image
- Career difficulties
- Co-morbidity
- Coaching
- Codependency
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Coping with life changes
- Dependent personality
- Depression
- Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)
- Divorce and separation
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Family conflicts
- Family problems
- Forgiveness
- Grief
- Guilt and shame
- Impulsivity
- Isolation / loneliness
- LGBT
- Men's issues
- Money and financial issues
- Mood disorders
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Paranoia
- Parenting issues
- Phobias
- Post-traumatic stress
- Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
- Self esteem
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Trauma and abuse
- Young adult issues
- Experience
- 9 years
- Licensed
- Utah, Kansas
- Languages
- English
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