Baker Professional Counseling, Inc.

11/20/2025

When children are grieving, make sure they know:
1) it’s not their fault
2) they are safe
3) you are there for them

11/11/2025

Thank you to all our veterans. We are here for you if you need us.

11/10/2025

If you've been in therapy at Baker Professional Counseling, you know that we highly encourage singing as a fun way to practice deep breathing. But this article gives many more reasons to sing. With the holidays coming up, you have plenty of opportunities...SING!!!

Besides singing simply being fun, there are mental and physical benefits of belting out your favorite tunes.

10/28/2025

I've been interested in why many children and teens with trauma are fascinated by horror content (movies, videos, books). This article shares some insight. Happy Halloween!!

Jump scares and gore might not seem like the most soothing watching, but scary films can actually be the ideal therapy during anxious times.

10/27/2025

Baker Professional Counseling CARES!
Follow these steps as you work toward changing your behavior:

10/21/2025

I often try to help kids see that the information they see online....while often, technically, correct...lacks context and depth. Diagnosis is a skill learned in intense training and refined over years of practice and continuing education. But kids think it is simple and use the internet to try to understand themselves. I encourage caretakers to take a look at the attached resources. Let's work together to protect our kids against mislabeling and pathologizing their experiences.

Teens can learn a lot from social media, as they are happy to inform us, from how to make cake in the microwave to tips for calming themselves when they feel stressed. But social media sources — some accurate, some not — can also lead them to conclude that they have ADHD, autism, borderline pers...

09/08/2025

Some good advice for quick distraction techniques.

Six techniques to energize you when you feel sluggish and relax you when you feel stressed. Feel the transformation in 15 minutes or less.

08/22/2025

We are open for new clients for the first time in a long time. If you would like to schedule an appointment, please call 724-201-2779 or contact us through our website

Counseling, offering Face to Face and Telehealth appointments. Paperwork can be filled out online. Schedule an appointment today. Specializing in child and adolescent trauma treatment, grief, depression, anxiety, LGBTQIA, anger, addiction, serious mental illness, somatic disorders, evidence-based tr...

08/01/2025

Kids in Mercer County dealing with grief and the loss of a loved one are learning to work through their emotions at a very special camp while having a great time.

07/28/2025

Two fancy guys!

Thank you Baker Professional Counseling, Inc. and Community Counseling Center Of Mercer County for sharing these guys with us this week! So much of happens in the quiet moments - where a child opens up, lets a tear fall, or simply feels understood. Thank you to the therapists and grief specialists who gently guide these moments. You are the steady hands behind the healing!

07/24/2025

Dr. Baker has been designated a Certified Forensic Mental Health Evaluator by the National Board of Forensic Evaluators!