- CBT techniques
- EMDR offered
- Motivational interviewing
About Kaitlyn
Kaitlyn Baker is a Licensed Independent Social Worker with Clinical Practice (LISW-CP) in South Carolina and has 10 years of professional experience. She focuses on concerns such as stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, self-esteem, depression, coping with life changes, and addictions. She also works with relationship and family issues and with people navigating LGBT, career, and compassion fatigue concerns.
Her approach centers on clear, practical conversation and goal-focused work. Sessions are client-centered and draw on methods like cognitive behavioral techniques, dialectical behavior strategies, EMDR, and motivational interviewing. She helps people identify patterns that keep them stuck and practices skills to change those patterns.
In sessions she talks through current problems and builds simple strategies to manage symptoms and daily struggles. Expect to practice skills, try small experiments between meetings, and discuss what did and didn’t work. She emphasizes using tools that fit each person’s life and situation.
Kaitlyn pays attention to family of origin issues and how early roles and expectations affect adult relationships and coping. She can help people untangle repeating patterns, improve communication, and develop clearer boundaries. Work often includes examining how past family dynamics appear in present behavior.
She draws on a blend of talk therapy and skills training. Clients who want help with body image, social anxiety, workplace stress, or young adult transitions can pursue practical steps and measurable goals. To start, people use the site’s matching questionnaire and schedule an initial session.
How her approaches are used in online sessions
Client-Centered Therapy focuses on listening and reflecting so the client leads the agenda; it helps when someone wants to sort out feelings and priorities. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) looks at the link between thoughts, feelings, and behavior and uses exercises to test and change unhelpful thinking; it is often used for anxiety, depression, and stress. Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) teaches skills in emotion regulation, distress tolerance, and interpersonal effectiveness and can help with strong emotions and impulsivity.Finding the right approach is part of the work together. The therapist will discuss goals, try methods that fit the person’s needs, and adjust based on what is helpful. That collaborative planning helps decide whether to emphasize CBT skills, DBT techniques, EMDR work, or motivational interviewing in sessions.
Specific session formats are not listed in the biography, so confirm current options before booking. Online sessions can make it easier to fit meetings into a busy week, allow shorter check-ins when needed, and reduce travel time. Therapists often combine talk work with skills practice and homework that can be done between meetings to keep progress moving.
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Experience
10+ years
Listed in
South Carolina
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What concerns does she address?
She works with stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, self-esteem, depression, addictions, relationship and family concerns, and related issues such as body image and workplace stress.
What is her therapeutic style?
She uses a client-centered approach with practical skills work. Sessions focus on talking through problems and practicing strategies between meetings.
How much experience does she have?
She has 10 years of professional experience working with a range of concerns including coping with life changes and compassion fatigue.
What are her credentials and where is she based?
She is an LISW-CP licensed in South Carolina.
Which languages are supported?
Sessions are offered in English.
Does she accept international clients?
She does not accept international clients at this time.
How are sessions scheduled and what does it cost?
Cost varies with location and sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
What do I do to begin working with her?
Use the See online therapy options button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule a first session.
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