- Trauma-informed care
- Practical coping skills
- Perinatal support
About Andrea
Andrea Baker is a Florida-licensed mental health counselor with more than two decades of experience helping people manage anxiety, depression, stress, and big life changes. She commonly helps with parenting challenges, sleep problems, grief, relationship concerns, and coping after trauma or loss. Andrea also supports people facing career decisions, attention-related struggles, and compassion fatigue.
She began her career working with children in therapeutic foster care, teaching life skills to kids and parents. For the past 20 years she has worked in hospital settings, supporting people through acute medical crises and helping them navigate health-related stress. That work informs how she supports clients coping with serious illness, chronic pain, and caregiving strain.
Her approach centers on the client and practical strategies. Sessions often focus on identifying small, achievable steps, improving communication, and building confidence. Andrea uses cognitive behavioral techniques to challenge unhelpful thoughts and solution-focused methods to set short-term goals.
She also draws on trauma-focused work when needed, helping people process difficult events and reduce their impact on day-to-day life. Motivational interviewing is used to strengthen commitment to change and to clarify values when people feel stuck.
Andrea emphasizes partnership in the room. She treats each person as the expert on their own story and works to create a plan that fits their life and values. Many clients come away with clearer goals, coping tools they can use immediately, and a steadier sense of direction.
How therapy approaches translate to online care
Client-Centered Therapy places the person’s priorities first and focuses on listening, empathy, and building on strengths; online sessions using this approach emphasize what matters most to the individual and shape goals around daily life. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) helps identify patterns of thinking that contribute to anxiety or low mood and teaches practical skills to test and change those patterns; CBT works well for stress, sleep issues, anxiety, and depressive symptoms. Trauma-Focused Therapy concentrates on processing painful events and reducing their hold on current functioning, using paced, stabilizing techniques to support recovery after difficult experiences. Finding the right approach is part of the work together. Andrea will collaborate with each person to choose methods that match their needs, goals, and preferences, and she adjusts plans as progress is made. That collaborative process helps people try approaches and keep what helps most. The original profile does not list specific online session formats, so confirm current options before booking. Online therapy can still make it easier to fit sessions into busy weeks, shorten travel time, and allow check-ins that work around appointments or caregiving. Some approaches lend themselves to focused skill-building sessions, while others involve longer processing over time; Andrea will discuss practical scheduling and format during the initial match to help sessions fit everyday life.Areas of expertise
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Experience
23+ years
Credentials
Florida
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What concerns does Andrea commonly address?
She works with stress, anxiety, depression, grief, sleep problems, parenting strain, relationship issues, trauma and coping with life changes, among other concerns listed in her profile.
What is her general approach in therapy?
She uses a client-centered style that focuses on practical steps, goal-setting, and building on a person’s strengths. Techniques from cognitive behavioral therapy and solution-focused therapy are used to create actionable plans.
What kind of background does she have?
Andrea has 23 years of counseling experience, including early work in therapeutic foster care and two decades in hospital settings supporting people through medical crises.
What credentials and region are listed for this clinician?
She is a Licensed Mental Health Counselor (LMHC) practicing in Florida and holds the credential shown as FL LMHC in her profile.
Which languages are supported and can international clients be seen?
Sessions are offered in English, and she is not currently accepting international clients.
What session formats are available?
The original profile does not specify session formats; please confirm current session options with the service before booking.
How does pricing work for sessions?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability, and sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
Use the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule according to therapist availability.