Portia E. Jones, MA, LMHC from Vancouver, Washington holds as a Masters of Arts in Professional Counseling and Certification in Professional Coaching from Multnomah University, Portland, Oregon. Portia has acquired a wide array of professional and personal experiences and each role has provided her the perfect platforms to actively acknowledge and explore the delicate complexities of human diversity thus shaping her worldview by increasing her sensitivity, appreciation, and understanding of others while also developing a rich sense of self, which she believes is essential for true transformation.

 

Portia believes that everyone can reach an optimal state of health and that people, regardless of their circumstances, should be viewed as creative, capable, and valuable individuals. By employing an eclectic holistic approach with a strong reliance on Emotionally Focused Therapy (EFT) and Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT), as well as, creative therapies such as art, music, and drama she is able to help influence people to reach their therapeutic goals thus resolving issues from the past, identifying primary unmet needs, and integrating issues of the mind, body, emotions and spirit. 

 

Portia is passionate about Black advancement through entrepreneurship and education. She and her family enjoy music, reading, the outdoors and making memories in every moment.