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Dr. Amanda Baker, LMFT

  • Experience10 years
  • LocationNew York
  • Focus areasStress and Anxiety, Relationship, and Family
  • Therapy approachesInternal Family Systems and Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
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About Amanda

Dr. Amanda Baker is a licensed marriage and family therapist practicing in New York who focuses on helping people navigate relationship conflicts, trauma, anxiety, sexual concerns, and related life challenges.

Background and approach

With a decade of clinical experience, she supports individuals, couples, and families through healing and practical problem solving while centering each person’s strengths and goals. Her style is collaborative and client-centered, guiding clients to identify what matters most and to build the skills and insight needed for change.

She draws from several evidence-informed approaches, tailoring interventions to the situation rather than following a single method. Clients can expect attention to relational dynamics, attachment patterns, and emotional regulation alongside work on intimacy, infidelity, grief, career stress, ADHD, and substance-related concerns.

Dr. Baker brings a positive, strengths-based orientation to sessions and values client input in shaping therapy.

She offers a mix of short- and longer-term work, and she aims to help people leave therapy with clearer direction, improved communication, and greater self-understanding.

Therapeutic approaches online and how they help



Internal Family Systems (IFS) offers a gentle way to explore inner parts and understand how different internal voices influence feelings and behavior; it can be useful for trauma, relationship conflicts, and complex emotional patterns. Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) focuses on clarifying values and building psychological flexibility through mindfulness and committed action, which can help with anxiety, stress, and life transitions. Attachment-Based Therapy examines relational patterns formed in close relationships and helps people develop more supported ways of relating and communicating, making it helpful for couples and family concerns.

Finding the right approach is part of the therapeutic process and will be decided collaboratively. The therapist will work with each person to identify goals, experiment with methods that fit those goals, and adjust strategies based on progress and preferences rather than prescribing a single path up front.

Online therapy provides practical options for accessing this work through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging. These formats allow greater scheduling flexibility and make it easier to maintain continuity of care during busy seasons or life transitions while engaging in the same clinical approaches used in in-person settings.

Frequently asked questions

What kinds of problems can be addressed in sessions?
Therapy covers stress, anxiety, relationship and family conflicts, trauma and abuse, intimacy-related concerns, addictions, LGBT issues, parenting, self-esteem, career difficulties, depression, and coping with life changes among other concerns.
Which therapeutic approaches shape the work?
The practice emphasizes client-centered care and integrates methods such as Internal Family Systems, Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Attachment-Based Therapy, Client-Centered Therapy, and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy depending on client needs.
How much clinical experience does the therapist have?
The therapist has 10 years of clinical experience working with individuals, couples, and families on relationship, trauma, sexual, and mood-related concerns.
What credentials and location apply to this clinician?
The clinician is licensed as an LMFT with New York registration NY LMFT 001161 and practices in New York.
Is therapy offered in languages other than English?
Sessions are offered in English only and the therapist is not accepting international clients at this time.
What formats are available for sessions?
Sessions can be scheduled as video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to accommodate different preferences and life schedules.
How are fees and billing handled?
Costs vary with location and therapist availability; sessions are provided through a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
How does someone begin working with this therapist?
To begin, select the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule appointments according to therapist availability.

Areas of expertise

Primary focus

Stress, AnxietyRelationship issuesFamily conflictsTrauma and abuseIntimacy-related issues

Also works with

AddictionsLGBTParenting issuesSelf esteemCareer difficultiesDepressionCoping with life changesCoachingCompassion fatigueADHD

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