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Diplomas/Degrees

Diplomas/Degrees

Ph.D., University of Denver

M.A., Wake Forest University

B.A., University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

Licenses and Certifications

Licenses and Certifications

NYS LicensedPsychologist

DELE Certified (Spanish)- Level C2 (Mastery)

Recent Courses

Recent Courses

Master'S Thesis Research

Mental Health Counseling 11

Psychological Research I

Research Interests

Research Interests

My research focuses on cultural ruptures, cultural humility, and reducing disparities in psychotherapy, as well as gender-based violence and institutional violence prevention. 

Chapters

Chapters

Freetly Porter, E. & Aghassizadeh, N. (2026). Psychological Theories of Family Violence. In Hattery, A., & Smith, E. (Eds.) Theories of Family Violence. Springer Nature. 

Magnuson, S., Freetly Porter, E., & Hattery, A. J. (2024). Mental Health Treatment Resentmentand Contagious Dehumanization: The Unintended Consequences of Reforming Solitary Confinement for Individuals with Severe Mental Health Disorders. In Handbook on Contemporary Issues in Health, Crime, and Punishment (pp. 236-257). Routledge.

Hattery, A. J., Kafonek, K., Monterrosa, A., Porter, E. F., & Smith, E. (2023). Theories of family violence: Implications for prevention and treatment. In P. Sturney’s (Ed.), Violence in families: Integrating research into practice. Springer

Articles

Articles

Freetly Porter, E., Owen, J., Eng, E., Eubanks, C. F., Muran, J. C., Yang, R., Gao, J., Sun, V., Morgan, S., Zhao., S., & Pruchnicki, A. (2026). Cultural rupture-resolution: the role of cultural comfort, cultural humility and cultural opportunities. Counselling Psychology Quarterly, 1-22.

Freetly Porter, E., Aghassizadeh, N., & Ryan, L. (2026). Therapist intrapersonal factors and rupture repair: Professional self-doubt, self-compassion, and repair strategies in a simulated cultural rupture task. Psychotherapy Research, 1-13.

Freetly Porter, E., Owen, J., Rousmaniere, T., Kivlighan, D. M., Narvaez, R.C., Heshmati, S. (2025). Multicultural Orientation and Deliberate Practice Coaching: An Empirically Supported Case Study. Counselling and Psychotherapy Research. 

Freetly Porter, E., Mendoza, M. P., Deng, M., Kiss, M., Mirance, K., Foltz, K., & Hattery, A. J. (2024). Institutional betrayal in the criminal and civil legal systems: exploratory factor analysis with a sample of Black and Hispanic survivors of intimate partner violence. Journal of interpersonal violence, 40(3-4), 756-779.

Freetly Porter, E., & Owen, J. (2024). Therapists’ responses to cultural ruptures: A pilot study of external ratings of multicultural orientation. Journal of Psychotherapy Integration, 34(4), 530–543.

Freetly Porter, E., Mendoza, M. P., Deng, M., Horwitz, S. D., Soltys, M. A., & Hattery, A. J. (2024). Institutional Betrayal and Race in the Civil Legal System: A Latent Class Analysis with Survivors of Intimate Partner Violence. Race and Justice, 21533687241277254.

Davidsen, A. H., Dong, Y., Porter, E. F., Ryan, K. F., Bugatti, M., Coleman, J. J., & Owen, J. (2026). Early identification of psychotherapeutic change: AI-derived predictors from routine data. Journal of Counseling Psychology.

Musliu, S., O'Malley, J., Coleman, J. J., & Porter, E. F. (2026). Lived Experiences of Counselors鈥怚n鈥怲raining When Discussing Existential Factors With Clients. The Journal of Humanistic Counseling.

Bugatti, M., Hills, E., Soma, C. S., Brian, R. M., Freetly Porter, E., Coleman, J. J., Owen, J., Imel, Z. E., & Kopelovich, S. L. (2026). The impact of artificial intelligence-based clinical training on burnout among practitioners treating serious mental illness. Psychological services.

Coleman, J. J., Freetly Porter, E., Musliu, S., Kopta, S. M., & Owen, J. (2024). Exploring therapist effectiveness across multiple domains over time. Journal of Counseling Psychology.

Coleman, J. J., Drinane, J. M., Owen, J., Sinha, S., Porter, E. F., Agorsor, C., DeBlaere, C., & Davis, D. E. (2024). Psychotherapy with clients who are incarcerated: Therapists’ multicultural orientation, alliance, and outcomes. Professional Psychology: Research and Practice, 55(1), 39–47.

Freetly Porter, E., Jessen, M., Coleman, J. J., Sinha, S., Devor, N., Sauer-Zavala, S., Levitt, H.,Tao, K., Zanarini, M., Farchione, T., Sandage, S. J., & Owen, J. (2023). Therapist experiences and perspectives on moving beyond symptoms and into flourishing: A grounded theory analysis. Counselling Psychology Quarterly.

Fraire, A., Tiwari, D., Hinger, C., Leeper, E., Agorsor, C., Hughitt, R., Coleman, J., Sinha, S., Porter, E., DeBlaere, C., Davis, D., & Owen, J. (2023). Observer and client perceptions of therapist multicultural orientation in a jail setting. Journal of Psychotherapy Integration, 33(4), 368-383.

Sinha, S., Porter, E. F., Leeper, E., & Owen, J. (2021). For worse or for better: Predicting deterioration in a relationship education program for low-oncome, racially diverse couples. Journal of Couple & Relationship Therapy, 20(4), 340-364.

Jankowski, P. J., Sandage, S. J., Bell, C. A., Davis, D. E., Porter, E., Jessen, M., Motzny, C. L., Ross, K.V., & Owen, J.  (2020). Virtue, flourishing, and positive psychology in psychotherapy: An overview and research prospectus. Psychotherapy 57(3), 291.

Anders, C., Kivlighan, D. M. III, Porter, E., Lee, D., & Owen, J. (2020). Attending to the intersectionality and saliency of clients’ identities: A further investigation of therapists’ multicultural orientation. Journal of Counseling Psychology, 68(2), 139.

Conference Presentations

Conference Presentations

Bugatti, M. (Chair), Freetly Porter, E., Coleman, J., & Owen, J. (Discussant). (2025, June). Social determinants of psychotherapy process and outcomes: Disparities and responsiveness [Symposium]. Society for Psychotherapy Research Annual Convention, Kraków, Poland.

Winklejohn Black, S. (Chair), Freetly Porter, E., Hinduja, D., Cassells, R. C., Drinane, J., Wilcox, M., & Pérez-Rojas, A. (Discussant). (2025, August). Toward a deeper understanding of cultural comfort [Symposium]. American Psychological Association Annual Convention, Denver, CO.

Coleman, J. (Chair), Bugatti, M., Freetly Porter, E., & Owen, J. (Discussant). (2025, August). Technological innovations in psychotherapy: The impact of AI and NLP on clinical practice [Symposium]. American Psychological Association Annual Convention, Denver, CO.

Boritz, T. (Moderator), Westra, H., Eubanks, C., Boritz, T., Horvath, A., Boswell, J., Ribeiro, E., Flückiger, C., & Freetly Porter, E. (2025, June). Building capacity for process coding [Structured discussion]. Society for Psychotherapy Research Annual Convention, Kraków, Poland.

Feng, R., Li, Z., Soltys, M., & Freetly Porter, E. (2024 August). International Students' Experiences of Gender-Based Vilence and Institutional Betrayal.  American Psychological Association: Seattle, WA. 

Coleman, J.J., Freetly Porter, E., Musliu, S., Kopta, M., Owen, J. (2024). Exploring effectiveness across multiple domains over time. Panel presentation. Practice-oriented research: Challenges and benefits of using standardized measures in psychotherapy. Society for Psychotherapy Research, 55th International Meeting, Ottawa, Canada.

Musliu, S., Freetly Porter, E., Frankson, B., Agorsor, C., & Owen, J. (2022 August). Intentions and Interventions in Jails: Therapists’ Methods for Addressing Ruptures and the Impact on Client-rated MCO. Society for Psychotherapy Research Conference: Denver, CO.

Bugatti, M., Freetly Porter, E., & Owen, J. (2023 August). Therapist Effectiveness Across Multiple Outcomes Over Time. In R. J. Reese (Chair), Practice-Research Networks: The Power of Practice, Technology, and Research to Improve Psychotherapy. American Psychological Association: Washington, D.C.

Freetly Porter, E., Jessen, M., Ross, K. V., Motzny, C. L., & Owen, J. (2019 August). Measures Review: Character Strengths and Virtues as Pathways to Flourishing in Psychotherapy. American Psychological Association, Division 17 Conference: Chicago, IL.

Grants

Grants

John Templeton Foundation
Overall Project Title: Training and Treatment Integration Research for Virtue and Flourishing in Mental Healthcare: A Team Science Project

Site Project: The Center for Alliance-Focused Training at 茄子视频

Role: Co-Investigator 
Amount: $400,000 
Awarded: June, 2025

Center for Institutional Courage Grant
Title: International Students' Experiences of Institutional Betrayal in the Aftermath of Interpersonal Violence

Role: Principal Investigator
Amount: $5,000  
Awarded: June, 2024

Charles J. Gelso Psychotherapy Research Grant
Title: Cultural Rupture Repair: Drawing on Experiences of Effective Therapists

Role: Principal Investigator
Amount: $5,000
Awarded: August, 2024