Portia Gordon, PhD, LPC-S, RPT-S, ICST
I believe healing begins when you feel seen, understood, and safe enough to show up as your whole self. My approach to therapy is warm, collaborative, and grounded in social justice. I take time to understand each client so that we can create a healing plan tailored to your experiences, needs, and goals.
I work with clients navigating trauma, PTSD, sexual abuse, grief, depression, anxiety, gender and sexuality, and nontraditional relationships. I also specialize in supporting helping professionals, leaders, and high-achieving individuals experiencing burnout, compassion fatigue, emotional exhaustion, or the pressure to remain strong for everyone else.
Using EMDR, play therapy, sandtray therapy, and expressive approaches, I help clients process experiences beyond traditional talk therapy. Our work can help you understand what you have been carrying, reconnect with yourself, establish healthier boundaries, and build a life that feels sustainable—not simply productive.
I provide affirming care for BIPOC and LGBTQIA+ clients, as well as people in kink and polyamorous communities. Whether we meet for ongoing counseling or a personalized trauma therapy intensive, you can expect care that respects your identity, lived experiences, needs, and individual pace.
Personalized Therapy for Trauma, Burnout, and Emotional Safety
- I have openings
- Virtual only
- Burnout and emotional exhaustion
- Emotional safety
- Trauma and PTSD
- Helping professionals and leaders
- Strong Black Woman Schema
- Compassion fatigue
- Sexual abuse and sexual trauma
- Grief and loss
- Anxiety and depression
- Boundaries and self-trust
- Gender and sexuality
- Kink and polyamorous relationships
- Trauma therapy intensives
Portia’s approach is collaborative, culturally responsive, and grounded in social justice. She helps clients understand how trauma, identity, relationships, work, cultural expectations, and systemic pressures may affect their sense of emotional safety and contribute to burnout.
Using EMDR, play therapy, sandtray therapy, and expressive approaches, Portia creates opportunities to process experiences that may be difficult to explain through words alone. Treatment is personalized to help each client move out of survival mode, reconnect with themselves, establish healthier boundaries, and build a life that feels emotionally safe and sustainable.
- Individual Session Fees: $150
- Couples Session Fee: $200
- Therapy Intensive Fee: Starting at $900
- Accepts limited insurance plans
- Private pay
Education and Credentials
Founder of Turning Point Counseling & Wellness Services
Doctorate in Justice Studies
University of New Orleans 2025
Master of Clinical Mental Health Counseling
Xavier University of Louisiana 2015
Licensed Professional Counselor-Supervisor in Louisiana and Texas
Authorized to provide telehealth services in Florida
Registered Play Therapist-Supervisor
International Certified Sandtray Therapist
You have already done the work of surviving. Therapy can help you determine what you need to heal, rest, reconnect, and thrive. Contact Dr. Gordon to discuss what you are looking for and determine whether ongoing counseling or a personalized trauma therapy intensive may be right for you.
Frequently Asked Questions
Yes. Dr. Gordon offers limited in-person trauma therapy and intensive appointments in New Orleans, as well as virtual counseling where she is licensed or authorized to practice.
Yes. EMDR may be incorporated into individual therapy or trauma therapy intensives when it is clinically appropriate and aligned with the client’s needs.
Yes. Dr. Gordon provides LGBTQIA+, kink, polyamory, consensual non-monogamy, and sex-positive affirming care without judgment.
A trauma intensive provides several focused hours for preparation, resourcing, trauma treatment, and integration. It may be helpful for clients who want more time than a traditional weekly appointment allows.
Complete the consultation form. Dr. Gordon or a member of the TPCWS team will contact you to discuss your needs, availability, and whether her services may be an appropriate fit.