Located in beautiful, Johnson City, Tennessee, Larry Porta Counseling offer’s a number of counseling services to the community. Whether it is individual counseling, group counseling, or couples counseling, Larry’s main goal is stand beside you. Whatever help you may need, Larry is there for you. He will help you receive medical care and treatment when needed, he can refer those who desire medication, and will teach you new skills and behaviors to minimize your symptoms.
A counseling session is generally a 50-minute session. We recognize that you may have gone, or are currently going, through a tough experience. Our role is to come beside you to help, guide, teach, direct, and encourage healthy changes in your life.
Various group counseling sessions are offered to address issues such as emotional, sexual, and physical abuse. We offer substance abuse groups for individuals desiring to live a sober life. Larry is a Certified Addictions Professional, who has had great success working with others toward sobriety. This can be in substance abuse or sexual addictions.
Couples who are in serious relationship trouble, or those in need of working through some relationship issues, are always welcome. Often a breakdown in a relationship is, and can be, devastating to family members. When a family is on an emotional roller coaster, of a divorce or a tragedy in a family, we are here to help ease your burden.
People come into counseling because their life is not working as well as they would like. Often our assessments discover that there is an undiagnosed depression or anxiety that has been unaddressed for quite some time. We refer those who desire to get medication to a helpful doctor, and we teach new skills and behaviors to minimize those symptoms.
Larry specializes in helping those who desire to be free of drugs and alcohol. Whether you are addicted to pain pills (opiates), alcohol, or other substances, Larry is there for you. He will help arrange for you to get medical care, and treatment, with a doctor in conjunction with counseling.
Sexual addiction takes on many forms, from pornography to infidelity. The results can be very damaging to relationships. This goes without saying anything about the destruction it has on the individual. If you want freedom from this disease, Larry has many years of experience.