About Amanda
Dr. Amanda Baker is a licensed marriage and family therapist (LMFT) based in New York. She offers a steady, direct approach for people feeling overwhelmed by stress, anxiety, relationship strain, trauma, or concerns around intimacy and sexual identity.
Her tone is supportive and practical, aimed at people who want straightforward help and clearer next steps. Dr. Baker centers sessions on the person in front of her.
She listens first, then helps clients name goals and build skills that fit everyday life.
Background and approach
Her work draws on client-centered methods and evidence-based techniques so people can try strategies that match their needs. Over a decade of practice has included helping with depression, relationship ruptures, parenting challenges, career stress, and coping with big life changes. She also addresses ADHD-related struggles, addiction patterns, and concerns tied to identity and sexual expression.
The focus is on usable tools rather than lengthy theory. Sessions often mix short skill practice with guided conversation. Dr.
Baker uses approaches that teach emotional regulation, improve communication, and clarify values and priorities. She encourages active collaboration so clients leave with concrete next steps. People who choose her work with someone who aims to be pragmatic, warm, and direct.
She frames therapy as a team effort to reduce distress and increase personal agency. The goal is clearer thinking and better day-to-day coping, one step at a time.
Therapeutic approaches and how they work online
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) helps clarify what matters most and teaches practical exercises to move toward those values despite difficult thoughts or feelings. It is useful for anxiety, depression, and life transitions where people want more direction. Attachment-Based Therapy looks at how early relationship patterns affect current bonds and communication; it can help people improve trust and connection in important relationships. Client-Centered Therapy focuses on listening, empathy, and building a strong working relationship so clients can explore goals at their own pace.Choosing the right approach is collaborative. The therapist will discuss goals, preferences, and what has or hasn’t worked before. Together they try methods that fit the client’s life and adjust the plan as progress is made.
Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. Video is useful for face-to-face conversation and teaching new skills. Phone sessions can be a good option when bandwidth is limited or when a quieter check-in is needed. Live chat or text-based messaging supports brief updates, coaching, or ongoing reflection between longer sessions. These options make it easier to fit therapy into a busy schedule and keep momentum between meetings.
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What this therapist works with
Most often
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
Also listed
- Addictions
- ADHD
- Attachment issues
- BDSM, kink, and alternative sex culture
- Blended family issues
- Body image
- Career difficulties
- Coaching
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Compassion fatigue
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Divorce and separation
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- HIV / AIDS
- Impulsivity
- Infidelity
- Intimacy-related issues
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- LGBT
- Men's issues
- Midlife crisis
- Parenting issues
- Polyamory / non-monogamous relationships
- Post-traumatic stress
- Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
- Self esteem
- Self-love
- Sex addiction
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Sexual dysfunction
- Sexuality
- Trauma and abuse
- Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
Therapeutic approaches
- Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
- Attachment-Based Therapy
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)
- Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)
- Existential Therapy
- Gottman Method
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Motivational Interviewing
- Narrative Therapy
- Solution-Focused Therapy
- Trauma-Focused Therapy
- Internal Family Systems
- Systemic Therapy
- Experience
- 10 years
- Licensed
- New York
- Languages
- English
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