John Porterfield, MFT

need help improving your relationship? resolving a problem? need support as you make changes in your life and move towards your true goals? i help individuals and couples develop effective solutions for resolving lingering problems and overcoming challenges that keep you from moving forward towards the goals that you value and desire. i am a licensed marriage and family therapist (mfc 35445) and a certified jungian analyst specializing in individual and couples psychotherapy and psychoanalysis. i maintain a private practice in sherman oaks, california. with over 14 years experience as a clinician, my areas of expertise include: individual and couples counseling focusing on issues of personal growth and development, changes related to stage-of-life transition, relationship issues, stress reduction, anxiety, depression, grief and loss, gay and lesbian issues, and jungian-oriented psychoanalytic work and dream interpretation. in addition, i teach public workshops on personal growth and dr