Alison Baker, LCSW

Alison Baker is a licensed clinical social worker (LCSW) based in New York with 13 years of experience. She focuses on helping people manage anxiety, depression, and life transitions. Alison also supports clients facing relationship strain, grief, addiction concerns, and the everyday stress of parenting and work.

Her work often addresses how past experiences shape current patterns, including attachment and abandonment issues. She uses clear, practical language in sessions so people can try new ways of relating and coping between meetings. Treatment goals are laid out together and revisited as progress is made.

Alison draws on approaches such as Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Attachment-Based Therapy, and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy. She aims to help people identify unhelpful thoughts, notice emotional patterns, and act in line with what matters to them. Strategies are adapted to each person’s situation, whether they are dealing with panic attacks, chronic illness, or career stress.

Clients can expect conversations that balance empathy with concrete tools. Sessions may include skill practice, values exploration, and communication work for strained relationships. Alison encourages small, manageable changes that build resilience over time.

She also addresses issues like body image, chronic pain and illness, ADHD, and mood disorders. People seeking support can expect collaboration on realistic steps toward better daily functioning and healthier connections.

How Alison’s approaches translate to online work

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) helps people clarify what matters to them and take small steps toward those values, even when difficult thoughts or feelings show up. Attachment-Based Therapy looks at how early relationships influence current patterns and focuses on building safer, more connected ways of relating. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) breaks down unhelpful thoughts and behaviors into manageable pieces and teaches practical skills to change them.

Picking the best approach is a team effort. The therapist will talk with clients about goals, preferences, and what feels most useful. Then sessions can blend ACT, attachment work, and CBT techniques based on what the person needs and responds to.

Online therapy can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy life, help with scheduling across time zones for international clients, and reduce commute time. The biography does not specify which remote formats are offered, so confirm current session options before booking. Expect sessions to focus on skill practice, values-based exercises, and communication techniques adapted to remote work, all aimed at helping clients manage symptoms, handle life changes, and improve day-to-day functioning.