About Family Life Resources

Virginia “Ginny” Porowski

RN, MA, LCMHC

NC Licensed Clinical Mental Health Counselor #3970 · NC Registered Nurse #130396

Ginny focuses her counseling on three kinds of family pain. She helps adults who have been hurt by a narcissistic family member — those who grew up with a narcissistic mother or father, are married to or leaving a narcissistic spouse, or are struggling with an adult child's hurtful, manipulative behavior — find their footing, set healthy boundaries, and begin to trust themselves again. She helps adult children who are burned out caring for Mom or Dad as they age. And she helps people rebuilding after losing a spouse, whether to death or divorce, including the hopes and worries that come with a second marriage.

Learn more about her focus areas: recovering from a narcissistic parent, spouse, or family member, counseling for caregiver burnout and aging parents, grief counseling after losing a spouse, divorce recovery counseling, and remarriage and blended family counseling.

Ginny Porowski is a Licensed Clinical Mental Health Counselor (LCMHC) and Registered Nurse with more than 30 years of experience helping individuals of all ages move toward healing, clarity, and lasting growth. She has been in private practice since 1993, and her nursing career included both rehabilitation and hospice nursing. Her nursing background also shapes her whole-person approach: she understands how the mind, body, and spirit are deeply connected, and she draws on that understanding to care for the entire person rather than a single symptom. That combination of nursing and counseling is unusual among counselors, and it is especially helpful for families facing a parent's illness: she knows the medical side of what you are living through, not only the emotional weight of it. Counseling does not replace your parent's medical team, but you will not have to explain the medical picture from scratch.

Ginny earned her BSN from Emory University and her MA in Counseling from Liberty University, blending rigorous clinical training with a warm, hopeful presence. Her counseling approach is cognitive-behavioral with an appreciation for family systems: she pays attention to how your thoughts and actions are shaping your life today, and to how your past and your family's patterns may still be affecting your present — a natural fit for the family recovery work at the heart of her practice. She works with clients of every age and stage of life, walking alongside them through relationships, grief and loss, life transitions, anxiety, and depression. She also offers career and life coaching and holistic wellness planning for those seeking direction and renewal.

Ginny is currently accepting new clients for both counseling and coaching, in person in Raleigh and by secure telehealth across North Carolina. To see whether she is the right fit, start with a free 10-minute phone consultation or call 919-306-0207.

Dr. James Porowski

PsyD, Licensed Psychologist

Dr. James "Jim" Porowski is a licensed psychologist who holds a doctorate (PsyD) from George Fox University and brings more than 30 years of counseling experience to his work. For 25 years he served on the faculty at Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary, where he taught, mentored, and shaped the next generation of caregivers — an experience that continues to inform his thoughtful, integrative approach to mental wellness.

Jim is the author of With All My Mind: God's Design for Mental Wellness and Strength for the Journey, books that reflect his conviction that emotional and spiritual health belong together. He specializes in helping men navigate burnout, depression, and anxiety, offering steady understanding and compassion to those carrying heavy loads in quiet. His faith-friendly perspective is always available to clients who want it, and never imposed on those who do not.

Currently, Dr. Porowski works to serve Veterans by performing VA Disability Exams for Veterans experiencing PTSD, anxiety, depression, insomnia, etc., secondary to their military service.

Please note: Dr. Porowski is not currently accepting new individual clients. If you would like to begin counseling, Ginny is welcoming new clients and would be glad to connect with you.