Dawn Porter, M.D. (Class of 1983), Founder and CEO of Family Renewed, LLC and Board Certified Child, Adolescent and Adult Psychiatrist
Dawn M. Porter is a Board Certified Child, Adolescent and Adult Psychiatrist in practice for over 20 years. As a blended family mom of six, a military spouse and resident of multiple states, she offers unique insights into challenges families face and provides proven methods to strengthen and support them.
Porter draws on her personal experiences to fuel her passion to strengthen all families. Her vision is to one day see a mentally, physically and spiritually healthy nation that is rooted in the basic concepts of compassion and healing. As an advocate for children, adolescents, adults and families, She conducts presentations and leads interactive workshops locally, nationally, and internationally to address relevant issues such as healthy living, emotional health, trauma, domestic violence, and cultural issues in psychiatry. She serves families, churches, schools and organizations, with specialty resources designed for military and blended families. Porter has developed an innovative, interactive program to strengthen the core family structure, refocus individual and family beliefs, and improve the overall mental and physical health of all participants.
Porter has experience in private practice, community child guidance clinics, group homes, long-term state residential facilities, emergency psychiatry, tele-psychiatry, and court-ordered evaluations. She has worked in inpatient, outpatient and consultative settings.
Porter received her B.A. in Human Biology from Stanford University and her M.D. from Meharry Medical College. She began her Psychiatry training at Baylor College of Medicine and completed it at the University of Illinois at Chicago, where she also completed her fellowship in Child and Adolescent Psychiatry. Her special interest in the effects of culture on the manifestation of disorders especially ADHD, Mood Disorders, Anxiety Disorders, including Post Traumatic Stress Disorder and the Autism Spectrum Disorders.