Karen S Baker is a Counselor based in the USA. My areas of speciality include Anger Management, Behavioral Issues, Chronic Relapse, Codependency, Internet Addiction, Life Coaching, Life Transitions, Parenting, Peer Relationships, and Women's Issues. This profile is currently unclaimed; please validate the details are current when communicating with the mental health professional.
Therapist Overview
Having worked with pregnant and parenting women in residential treatment for addiction recovery for the past ten years, I have specialized in substance use disorder, relapse prevention, and co-occurring mental health issues. Non-judgmentally and compassionately, I focused on helping these women to understand their family of origin issues and how they had impacted their lives so profoundly in unhealthy ways. We worked together on increasing self-esteem, self-worth, developing sober emotional coping skills, and improving parenting skills through individual counseling and evidence-based group therapy programs. While my specialty is chemical dependency and related issues, I focus on each client as a unique individual, with unidentified strengths and positive qualities. My approach is client-informed and solution-focused, using cognitive behavioral, narrative, and solution-focused therapies, as well as teaching mindfulness techniques and healthy life skills. If you’re in recovery from addic