Amanda Baker
Hi! I'm Amanda, a Licensed Mental Health Counselor (LMHC) based in Florida. I received my Master's from Barry University with a dual master's in Mental Health Counseling and Marriage and Family Therapy.
I am a veteran and proudly served in our US Navy which drives my heart to provide help for veterans, retired military, military personnel, and their families.
I am a veteran and proudly served in our US Navy which drives my heart to provide help for veterans, retired military, military personnel, and their families. I’ve been practicing since 2015. I help adults struggling with relationship stress, career stress, life transitions, and burnout become the best versions of themselves.
First session
After the initial and necessary paperwork is completed. The first session together, we'll start with brief introductions, and then dive into the specific challenges you're facing. In our following sessions, clients can expect a collaborative experience, where we will work together to create a tailored plan and goals for their specific life challenges in a compassionate and non-judgmental atmosphere. Knowing therapy can occasionally be a painful process. I leave room and space for my clients to work through their struggles and roadblocks in life at their own pace. We will focus on exploring and managing thoughts, feelings, and responses by using Cognitive Behavioral therapy (CBT), as well as integrating a collaborative and eclectic range of skills and tools, such as DBT, psychodynamic, and trauma-informed therapy practices and techniques in the sessions. My goal is to help my clients gain insight and develop more helpful coping strategies and tools to manage their moods, thoughts, feelings, and responses. Which will empower them to navigate life's challenges and become more resilient to work through difficult life situations in the future.
Strengths
My greatest strength lies in my empathetic approach to collaborating with clients and providing a safe, nonjudgmental space to express themself. I actively listen, validate, and honor each of my client's unique perspectives, as well as guiding and exploring new and different viewpoints.
Ideal clients
I love working with a variety of individuals and have a deep connection to all those who are seeking change and growth in their lives. I'm experiences working with working professionals, teachers, medical professionals, first responders, veterans, military personnel, and their families who are going through life transitions from military life to civilian life, individuals seeking help with career changes, and relationship struggles and meeting relationship goals. My clients are hopeful and eager to improve but don't yet have the tools needed to make their goals a reality. They often feel stuck, overwhelmed, and anxious about their future, family life, and career path.
Treatment methods
Cognitive Behavioral (CBT)
Your treatment will be tailored to your specific needs so that you can accomplish your goals or resolve your concerns. My approach is very eclectic in that it combines CBT, psychodynamic, DBT, and motivational interviewing techniques. My belief is that the client comes first so my approach is client-centered.
Location
Virtual sessions
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- FloridaLicense MH17814