Jack Baker (he/him)

I specialize in chronic anxiety stemming from uncertainty and self-doubt, and the behaviors often associated with such anxiety, like people-pleasing and perfectionism. I also focus on social anxiety and work effectively with long-standing social fears. My approach combines traditional CBT with Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) and interpersonal process, integrating non-attachment-informed mindfulness to help clients find peace and acceptance without needing a specific outcome.

I specialize in Cognitive Processing Therapy (CPT), a form of CBT designed to treat PTSD and the beliefs that keep people from being able to heal (known as stuck points). I also enjoy working with clients recovering from trauma who may not have received a formal PTSD diagnosis but are still impacted by past events, as well as clients diagnosed with a personality disorder such as borderline personality disorder that often is a result of complex trauma.

I specialize in family-based exposure and response prevention (ERP). This type of intervention leverages the unique position of family members to compassionately and empathetically help a client engage in therapist-directed exposure to feared stimuli. The family then supports the client in finding other ways to occupy his/her/their time that are different from how the client typically responds when trying to alleviate anxiety as a result of exposure to feared stimuli.

I use DBT as a way of teaching concrete coping skills for clients who need help managing immense emotions or would benefit from more interpersonal skills. DBT has a range of skills for distress tolerance, emotion regulation, interpersonal effectiveness, and mindfulness, and nearly every client is likely to benefit from at least one DBT skill. DBT can be a helpful approach when you feel like you need additional tools in your coping skills "tool box" to meet life's challenges.

I use CPT as a way of helping clients who have experienced trauma identify and recover from stuck points, or in other words, beliefs they have about themselves, others, or the world that keep us from being able to heal and move forward in life. Stuck points can be tricky to spot; they may seem true on the surface, but often they only serve to keep us mired in shame. Together we will find these stuck points and work to challenge them in ways that restore your sense of self and worthiness.

As an alternative to traditional CBT, I offer ACT, which views our thoughts and emotions not as purely negative things that must be changed, but rather as things that we can develop healthier responses to. I use ACT to help clients develop new ways of relating to their thoughts and emotions without getting caught up in directly changing or challenging the thoughts. Instead, we can use our values to unhook from unhelpful thoughts and respond to them in ways that get you closer to your goals.