Andrea Baker

Andrea Baker is a licensed mental health counselor in Florida with more than two decades of clinical experience. She helps people manage stress, anxiety, depression, grief, and parenting challenges. She also supports clients facing trauma, medical crises, and life changes that affect daily functioning.

Andrea began her career working with children in therapeutic foster care, teaching life skills and parent coaching. For many years she worked in a hospital setting, helping people who faced acute medical issues and the emotional impact that comes with illness. That background shapes how she listens and responds to medical and caregiving concerns.

Her approach centers on the person in front of her. She uses client-centered methods to build trust and CBT to teach practical coping skills. She also draws on solution-focused and trauma-focused techniques to set goals and process difficult memories.

Andrea often works with people navigating loss, perinatal adjustment, and caregiver stress. She helps people clarify career goals, strengthen communication, and rebuild self-esteem after major life shifts. Her work also includes support around ADHD symptoms, bipolar mood challenges, and sleep difficulties.

Sessions focus on concrete steps you can use between meetings. Andrea aims to help people develop better routines, clearer plans, and healthier ways to cope. She emphasizes collaboration - clients set goals and she helps map the path toward them.

Approaches that guide online work

Andrea often uses client-centered therapy to focus on the person's experience and priorities. This approach means sessions begin by listening and then follow the client's lead to identify what matters most and what they want to change.

She also uses cognitive behavioral therapy, which breaks problems into thoughts, feelings, and actions. CBT provides simple tools to reduce anxiety, improve sleep, and change unhelpful patterns through small, repeatable exercises.

Finding the right approach is part of the process. Andrea collaborates with each person to choose methods that match their goals and comfort level. Together they try strategies and adjust the plan based on what helps most.

Confirm the available session options before booking so you know how she currently meets with clients. Many people find online therapy helps fit counseling into a busy life by reducing travel time and making it easier to schedule brief check-ins around work or caregiving. Online sessions can also allow for focused skill work, safety planning, and regular follow-up without needing to be on-site.