Monica Baker is a licensed marriage and family therapy (LMFT) with over 14 years of experience providing individual, couples, family, and group therapy. Monica earned her M.A. in Marriage and Family Therapy from Antioch University New England. She has worked in various mental health settings that include residential, partial hospital programs (PHP), intensive outpatient programs (IOP), community mental health, and private practice. Monica has specialized training for treating depression, anxiety, PTSD, addiction, loss, life stressors, and communication issues.
Marriage and family therapists believe emotions, behavior, and relationships are interconnected. With clients, Monica explores how their internal (self) and external systems (family, friends, society) play a role in the identified problem. The end goal of therapy, is to therefore create a change in one’s own system that improves feelings of confidence, motivation, and hope. Monica harmoniously engages loved ones, family members, and friends along with other forms of community support, and collaborates with external providers such as primary care physicians, schools, and specialists to support the client's treatment plan.
Monica uses a variety of evidence-based therapy models including Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Motivational Interviewing (MI), and Solution Focused Therapy (SFT). In couples work, Monica utilizes John Gottman’s Method of therapy. It is a model rooted in the research of thousands of couples and has been very successful in improving intimate relationships.
When Monica is not working, she enjoys being outdoors, bird watching, gardening, and finding new places to hike. Monica believes that it is essential for mental health providers to “practice what they preach” and have a daily self-care routine. Ask me about skydiving!
Monica is currently accepting new clients for in person counseling sessions at our Farmington Office as well as through "HIPPAA" compliant Telehealth with late afternoon, evening hours available for both options. She is currently paneled in-network with Aetna, Medicare and will be paneled shortly with Blue Cross Blue Shield, Husky and Tri-care.
To schedule an appointment with Monica, please call us at (866) 887-6864 extension 2.