Andrea Baker , LMHC

Andrea Baker is a Licensed Mental Health Counselor (LMHC) based in Florida with 23 years of clinical experience. She supports people facing stress, anxiety, depression, parenting challenges, grief, trauma, and life changes. Andrea often works with women navigating the perinatal period, including those adjusting to new motherhood and coping with postpartum depression.

She began her career in therapeutic foster care helping children and parents learn positive life and parenting skills. For two decades she worked in hospital settings where she supported people during acute medical crises and through complex health journeys. That experience informs her calm, steady approach when medical issues intersect with emotional needs.

In sessions she focuses on practical tools. She teaches coping strategies for anxiety and sleep problems, helps people strengthen communication, and supports goal setting for career and life transitions. She also assists clients processing grief, loss, and trauma in manageable steps.

Andrea uses a collaborative style that centers the client’s story. She treats each person as the expert on their life and works together with them to build on existing strengths. Sessions are straightforward, with concrete steps and homework when useful.

She offers video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. Andrea works in English and practices in Florida as an LMHC. To begin, prospective clients use an online matching process to find a good fit and then schedule sessions based on availability.

Approaches that translate to online care

Client-Centered Therapy focuses on listening and understanding each person’s priorities. The therapist follows the client’s lead, offers empathy, and helps people clarify what matters most in their lives. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, looks at unhelpful thinking and behavior patterns and teaches practical skills to change them; it is often used for anxiety, depression, sleep problems, and stress.

Choosing the right approach is a team effort. The therapist will discuss goals, try methods that fit those goals, and check in to see what helps. If a particular tool isn’t working, adjustments are made so care stays aligned with personal needs and preferences.

Online therapy formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. Video is well suited for deep conversations and visual cues. Phone sessions work when bandwidth is limited or someone prefers not to be on camera. Live chat or text-based messaging can be useful for brief check-ins, quick coping strategies, or fitting support into a busy day. These options make it easier to keep regular contact and to fit therapy into everyday life.