About
Dr. Jake Porter is a Licensed Professional Counselor in Houston, TX and founder of Daring Ventures Counseling, Coaching, and Consultation, which he established in 2017 after more than a decade in pastoral ministry. He specializes in betrayal trauma, sexual addiction recovery, and couples work, and created the Couple-Centered Recovery model used in his intensive therapy programs. He also serves as a professor in the Doctor of Professional Counseling program at Kairos University (formerly Houston Graduate School of Theology) and hosts the Betrayal Recovery Radio podcast for APSATS.
Services
- Betrayal trauma
- Sexual addiction
- Couples counseling
- Infidelity
- Trauma and PTSD
- Codependency
- Grief
- Chronic impulsivity
- Sexual abuse
- Marital and premarital concerns
- PTSD
- Attachment-based therapy
- Christian counseling
- EMDR
- Emotionally Focused Therapy
- Experiential therapy
- Narrative therapy
- Psychodynamic therapy
- Somatic therapy
- Trauma-focused therapy
- PACT
State licenses
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Texas · License #78173 · LPC Active
Reputation
4.8 / 5 across 19 reviews Positive
- Birdeye Rated 4.8 / 5 19 reviews
What clients praise
- Marriage/relationship restoration credited to the practice
- Practitioner expertise and compassion, Dr. Porter named specifically
- Intensive disclosure and couples programs described as transformative
- Clients report feeling safe and well-guided through recovery work
In the field
Media
Interviews
Sources
The facts on this page are drawn from 18 public sources and independently fact-checked before publication.
Psychology Today directory
- Identity anchor: name, credentials (LPC, NCC, CSAT, CMAT, CCPS, CPAP), practice name, Houston TX location, 12 years in practice, license number 78173, specialties/issues/modalities, Christian client focus, no-insurance/documentation policy, session formats, education (psychologytoday.com)
NPPES NPI registry
- NPI 1790365195, taxonomy Counselor Mental Health, practice address 3100 Edloe St Ste 210 Houston TX 77027, active status, enumeration date 2021-04-09 (npiregistry.cms.hhs.gov)
NPI directory mirror (npino.com)
- Cross-reference of NPI 1790365195 with TX license 78173 LPC and practice address/phone (npino.com)
practice site (Daring Ventures)
- Practice founded 2017, phone/email contact, program details (daringventures.com)
marketing/booking site (go.drjakeporter.com)
- Bio, credentials list, contact address, phone, email (go.drjakeporter.com)
about.me profile
- Degrees (B.A. Elmira College, M.Div. Southwestern Seminary, Th.M. and Ed.D. Southern Seminary, M.Ed. Lamar University), institutional title at Houston Graduate School of Theology (about.me)
APSATS directory profile
- Credential list, Kairos University title, board role, personal/family detail, photo candidate (apsats.org)
Kairos University faculty listing (search snippet)
- Assistant Professor of Counseling, Lead Professor of Doctor of Professional Counseling Program (kairos.edu)
- Current position as Founder/clinical leader of Daring Ventures, credential list, education timeline (linkedin.com)
- Official social profile, ~30K followers, bio text about betrayal/infidelity work (instagram.com)
Facebook (personal)
- Official social profile (facebook.com)
Facebook (business page)
- Official Daring Ventures business page (facebook.com)
X / Twitter
- Official social profile handle (x.com)
YouTube
- Owned channel (youtube.com)
review aggregator (Birdeye)
- 4.8/5 aggregate rating from 19 reviews for Daring Ventures Counseling, Coaching, and Consulting; recurring positive themes naming Dr. Porter (reviews.birdeye.com)
Amazon (book listing)
- Author of 'Breaking Barriers, Building Bridges: The Couple-Centered Recovery Model for Lasting Connection After Betrayal' (amazon.com)
SA Lifeline Foundation (conference/press)
- Conference talks and interviews on Couple-Centered Recovery model (salifeline.org)
podcast platform (Spotify for Creators)
- Betrayal Recovery Radio episode interview appearance (creators.spotify.com)