R. Dennis Porch
Psychiatrist, MD, PsyD
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Irvine, CA 92618
Let's Connect (949) 544-1600
I am experienced in treating both adults and children with the use of Psychoanalytic methods. I use the object relations approaches of Klein, Winnicott and Bion. In child therapy, I engage children on a deep level through play, dreams, art and conversation. With adults, I use free association, night and day dreams. My object is to expose patients to their primitive, deep anxieties allowing them to work through their troubled minds, facilitating internal growth and development, and positive social interactions. I also work with mothers and babies having bonding difficulties. My practice is busy so use email for best results.
I am a psychiatrist and psychoanalyst that engages the primitive mental states of patients on a metaphoric level increasing their own capacity to grow through emotional pain, fear and depression so that they can relieve hurtful feelings, and discover more of their own creative talents and abilities. I no longer offer drug therapy but am happy to refer it.
I have been lucky to be involved in academic and private practices treating painful problems. I began as a neuro-anesthesiologist treating physical pain, but I have now extended myself to understand more severe pain - that of the soul. I am most happy helping people one at a time.
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Finances
Fees
- Individual Sessions $140
- Couple Sessions $140
- Sliding scale: apply if you may be eligible
- Pay by Cash, Check, Health Savings Account, Wire
Insurance
- Patients need to check what their own insurances
- Will give super bill to clients for them to send
- Out of Network
Call or Email me for a free 15 minute consultation now - (949) 544-1600
R. Dennis Porch
Psychiatrist, MD, PsyD
Qualifications
- Verified by Psychology Today License: California / G31368 R. Dennis Porch
- In Practice for 45 Years
- Board Certification by Anesthesiology
- Certificate from Southern California Psychoanalytic Institute 2 year Psychodynamic Psychotherapy Program / 1988
- Degree/Diploma from Psychoanalytic Center of California PsyD / 2019
- USC & Psychoanalytic Center of CA, Graduated 1995
Feel free to ask about qualifications and training experience. Email or (949) 544-1600
R. Dennis Porch
Psychiatrist, MD, PsyD
Specialties and Expertise
Top Specialties
- Child
- Asperger's Syndrome
- Eating Disorders
Expertise
- ADHD
- Adoption
- Anxiety
- Autism
- Behavioral Issues
- Bipolar Disorder
- Bisexual
- Borderline Personality (BPD)
- Chronic Impulsivity
- Chronic Pain
- Chronic Relapse
- Coping Skills
- Depression
- Developmental Disorders
- Dissociative Disorders (DID)
- Divorce
- Education and Learning Disabilities
- Emotional Disturbance
- Family Conflict
- Grief
- Impulse Control Disorders
- Infertility
- Internet Addiction
- Lesbian
- Marital and Premarital
- Mood Disorders
- Narcissistic Personality (NPD)
- Obsessive-Compulsive (OCD)
- Oppositional Defiance (ODD)
- Parenting
- Peer Relationships
- Personality Disorders
- Pregnancy, Prenatal, Postpartum
- Racial Identity
- Relationship Issues
- School Issues
- Self Esteem
- Self-Harming
- Sexual Abuse
- Sleep or Insomnia
- Spirituality
- Stress
- Suicidal Ideation
- Thinking Disorders
- Transgender
- Trauma and PTSD
Do these issues align with your needs? Email or (949) 544-1600
R. Dennis Porch
Psychiatrist, MD, PsyD
Client Focus
Age
Toddler ,
Children (6 to 10) ,
Preteen ,
Teen ,
Adults ,
Elders (65+)
Participants
Individuals ,
Couples ,
Family
Communities
Aviation Professionals ,
Bisexual Allied ,
Cancer ,
Gay Allied ,
HIV / AIDS Allied ,
Immuno-disorders ,
Lesbian Allied ,
Little Person Allied ,
Open Relationships Non-Monogamy ,
Sex Worker Allied ,
Single Mother ,
Veterans
Ethnicity
Asian ,
Other Racial or Ethnic Background
I also speak
Spanish
Age
Toddler ,
Children (6 to 10) ,
Preteen ,
Teen ,
Adults ,
Elders (65+)
Participants
Individuals ,
Couples ,
Family
Communities
Aviation Professionals ,
Bisexual Allied ,
Cancer ,
Gay Allied ,
HIV / AIDS Allied ,
Immuno-disorders ,
Lesbian Allied ,
Little Person Allied ,
Open Relationships Non-Monogamy ,
Sex Worker Allied ,
Single Mother ,
Veterans
Ethnicity
Asian ,
Other Racial or Ethnic Background
I also speak
Spanish
Treatment Approach
Types of Therapy
- Attachment-based
- Child Play Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral (CBT)
- Cognitive Processing (CPT)
- Compassion Focused
- Culturally Sensitive
- Eclectic
- Emotionally Focused
- Existential
- Family / Marital
- Freud, Kline, Bion, and post Bionian therapy
- Interpersonal
- Intervention
- Jungian
- Mindfulness-Based (MBCT)
- Motivational Interviewing
- Multicultural
- Music Therapy
- Parent-Child Interaction (PCIT)
- Person-Centered
- Play Therapy
- Positive Psychology
- Prolonged Exposure Therapy
- Psychoanalytic
- Psychobiological Approach Couple Therapy
- Psychodynamic
- Rational Emotive Behavior (REBT)
- Reality Therapy
- Relational
- Sandplay
- Solution Focused Brief (SFBT)
- Somatic
- Strength-Based
- Structural Family Therapy
- Transpersonal
- Trauma Focused
Ask about what different forms of therapy will be like. Email or (949) 544-1600
R. Dennis Porch
Psychiatrist, MD, PsyD
Location
Nearby Areas
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R. Dennis Porch
Psychiatrist, MD, PsyD
Last Modified: 13 Feb 2023