- Years in practice
- 13
- Credentials
- LCSW
- Licensed in
- New York
- Languages
- English
- Focus
- Stress, Anxiety
- Focus
- Relationship issues
- Focus
- Trauma and abuse
About Alison
Alison Baker is a licensed clinical social worker who brings 13 years of experience to her practice in New York. She works with adults facing stress, anxiety, depression, addictions, and grief. Alison also helps people struggling with relationship patterns, parenting concerns, and life changes.
Alison uses clear, practical methods to help people when emotions feel overwhelming. She helps clients notice unhelpful thoughts, make values-driven choices, and build more dependable routines.
Background and approach
Sessions focus on small changes that add up to better daily functioning. Her work often addresses trauma, attachment wounds, and problems with self-esteem. She helps people who feel stuck after loss or big life shifts to name their priorities and set manageable goals.
Communication skills and boundary work are common steps in her process. Alison draws on Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, attachment-based approaches, and cognitive behavioral techniques. She blends these tools to match each person’s needs rather than using a one-size-fits-all plan.
The emphasis is on what feels useful in the moment. Many clients come for help with panic, mood swings, ADHD-related challenges, or workplace stress. Alison also supports people dealing with chronic illness, shame, and money or career worries.
Her aim is to help clients regain a sense of control and purpose. Sessions are offered in English and she accepts international clients. People can expect straightforward guidance, practical steps to try between sessions, and attention to both coping strategies and long-term goals.
What Alison works with
Everything Alison lists, in the therapist's own terms. Parenting is the reason this directory exists; the rest shows what else Alison helps people with.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Trauma and abuse
- Depression
- Coping with life changes
- Addictions
- Family conflicts
- Grief
- Parenting issues
- Anger management
- Self esteem
- Career difficulties
- Bipolar disorder
- Coaching
- ADHD
- Abandonment
- Attachment issues
- Body image
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Impulsivity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Life purpose
- Money and financial issues
- Mood disorders
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Post-traumatic stress
- Self-love
- Sexuality
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
Approaches Alison lists
Listing an approach is not evidence of training in it. This directory copies what each therapist names and does not check training records.
Therapeutic Approaches and Online Care
Alison uses Acceptance and Commitment Therapy to help people notice unhelpful thoughts and choose actions that match their values. ACT focuses on building meaningful habits and accepting difficult feelings while still moving toward what matters.She also uses Attachment-Based Therapy to look at how early relationship patterns affect current connections. This approach helps people understand trust, intimacy, and communication habits so they can try new interaction patterns.
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy is part of her toolkit for tackling anxious or negative thought loops. CBT breaks down problems into thoughts, feelings, and behaviors and uses small experiments to change what is happening day to day.
Choosing the best approach is a collaborative process. Alison will talk with clients about their goals and preferences and will adapt methods as the work unfolds. The plan can shift over time based on what proves most helpful.
Online therapy offers flexibility for people with busy days or limited travel options. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation, phone sessions can be used when bandwidth is limited, live chat supports brief check-ins, and text-based messaging lets clients send updates between sessions. These options make it easier to fit steady work into varied schedules and to try different formats until the fit feels right.
Questions people ask about Alison
What kinds of problems does Alison commonly address?
She works with stress, anxiety, depression, trauma and abuse, addictions, grief, and parenting concerns. Additional areas include relationship issues, self-esteem, ADHD, bipolar mood concerns, and career or money struggles.
What is her style in therapy like?
Her approach is practical and collaborative, focusing on clear steps people can try between sessions. Sessions blend acceptance-focused work, attachment insights, and cognitive strategies to address daily challenges.
How much clinical experience does she have?
She has 13 years of experience as a licensed clinical social worker. That background includes work with mood disorders, trauma recovery, and behavior change strategies.
Where is she licensed and based?
She is a New York licensed clinical social worker, LCSW, and practices out of New York. Sessions are provided for people located elsewhere as noted by session options.
Which languages are supported for sessions?
Sessions are offered in English. She also accepts clients who live outside the United States.
What session formats are available?
She offers video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. These formats allow flexible check-ins, shorter touchpoints, or full therapy sessions depending on client needs.
How does billing and cost work?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability and sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time. Exact pricing depends on the subscriber plan and location.
How do I begin working with her?
Begin by selecting the Start Therapy button and completing a short matching questionnaire. After that you can schedule sessions according to the therapist's availability.
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