Dr. Amanda Baker

Compassionate trauma and relationship therapist

LMFT New York

Experience: 10 years in practice
Focus areas: Stress, Anxiety, Relationship, Family
Approaches: Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
Languages: English

About Amanda

Dr. Amanda Baker is a licensed marriage and family therapist (LMFT) based in New York who focuses on trauma, relationships, and sexual concerns.

Background and approach

With a decade of clinical experience, she works alongside individuals, couples, and families to address anxiety, depression, infidelity, addictions, and a wide range of intimacy and relationship challenges. Her practice also includes work on parenting, career stress, ADHD, body image, and compassion fatigue.

Her style emphasizes a client-centered, collaborative stance that helps people identify their strengths and clarify goals. She draws from several evidence-informed methods, including cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT), acceptance and commitment therapy (ACT), attachment-based approaches, and dialectical behavior therapy (DBT), tailoring interventions to each person’s needs.

Dr. Baker combines practical skills training with exploration of relationship patterns and attachment concerns, and she invites clients to guide the pace and priorities of their work.

Sessions are offered through a variety of online formats and adapt to what feels most helpful for each client. New clients begin by completing a brief matching questionnaire and scheduling according to availability, with subscription-based sessions that may vary by location and therapist schedule.

Approach-Focused Online Therapy Options

Dr. Baker often combines cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) and acceptance and commitment therapy (ACT) to help clients change unhelpful thinking patterns while clarifying values and committed action. CBT offers concrete strategies for managing anxiety, depression, and stress through skill building and behavioral experiments, while ACT supports increased psychological flexibility and movement toward important life goals.

Attachment-based therapy is another important lens she uses to explore how early relationship patterns affect current intimacy and communication. This approach helps people understand and shift long-standing interaction styles in partnerships and family relationships, which can be especially useful for addressing trust, infidelity, and attachment concerns.

Choosing the right approach is a collaborative process. She works with clients to identify priorities, test different methods, and adjust the plan as goals evolve so that therapy aligns with each person’s needs and preferences.

Online sessions are offered via video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to provide flexibility for scheduling and communication style. These formats make it possible to continue therapeutic work from different locations and to choose the interaction mode that best supports progress and convenience.

Frequently asked questions

What kinds of concerns does Dr. Baker address?

Her practice covers stress, anxiety, relationship and family problems, trauma and abuse, intimacy-related issues, addictions, LGBT concerns, parenting, self-esteem, career challenges, depression, ADHD, and related topics such as attachment issues and infidelity.

What is her therapeutic style like?

She practices in a client-centered, collaborative way and mixes practical skills with exploratory work. Dr. Baker integrates approaches such as CBT, ACT, attachment-based therapy, and DBT to match client needs.

How much experience does she have?

She has ten years of clinical experience working with individuals, couples, and families on trauma, relationship difficulties, sexual concerns, anxiety, and depression.

What credentials and location are on file?

She holds the credential LMFT and is listed as NY LMFT 001161 in New York.

Are sessions available in other languages or to international clients?

Sessions are offered in English, and she is not currently accepting international clients.

Which session formats does she offer?

Clients can meet by video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging depending on what fits their needs and schedule.

How does payment and cost work?

Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.

What are the first steps to begin working together?

Start by selecting the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule sessions based on the therapist's availability.

Areas of expertise

Primary focus

Stress, AnxietyRelationship issuesFamily conflictsTrauma and abuseIntimacy-related issues

Also works with

AddictionsLGBTParenting issuesSelf esteemCareer difficultiesDepression Coping with life changesCoachingCompassion fatigue ADHD

Additional focus areas

Attachment issuesBDSM, kink, and alternative sex cultureBlended family issuesBody imageCodependencyCommitment issuesCommunication problemsDivorce and separationFamily of origin issuesFamily problemsForgivenessGuilt and shameHIV / AIDSImpulsivityInfidelityIsolation / lonelinessJealousyMen's issuesMidlife crisisVeteran and Armed Forces IssuesPolyamory / non-monogamous relationshipsPost-traumatic stressProcess addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)Self-loveSex addictionSexual assault and abuseSexual dysfunctionSexualityWomen's issuesWorkplace issues

Therapeutic approaches

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)Attachment-Based TherapyClient-Centered TherapyCognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)Existential TherapyGottman MethodMindfulness TherapyMotivational InterviewingNarrative TherapySolution-Focused TherapyTrauma-Focused TherapyInternal Family SystemsSystemic Therapy

Experience

10+ years

Licensed

New York

Languages

English