Rob
Baker
I have over 22 years of experience in working with individuals,
couples and families in varying roles: as a staff therapist and later
as the Director of Counseling of an agency, in my own private practice
and as the founder and Director of a counseling agency.
I enjoy providing therapy, presentations and training workshops
in the specific areas of marriage communication, recovery for sexual
compulsivity and infidelity, parenting, adult-child dynamics and leadership
development. My academic background, credentials and experience include:
- Master of Arts degree in Counseling, with emphasis
in Marriage, Family and Child Counseling from the University of San
Francisco, in 1979.
- Washington State Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist
and Licensed Mental Health Counselor (LMFT, LMHC).
- Certified Sex Addiction Therapist (CSAT) and Certified Sex Addiction Therapist Supervisor/Consultant, through the International Institute for Trauma and Addiction Professionals
(www.i-t-a-p.org). I
have previously been a Certified Affiliate Sex Offender Treatment
Provider in Washington State, from 1993-1998, and have continued
to specialize in working with individuals and couples to address
sexual compulsivity issues in both individual and group therapy formats.
- Certified Instructor with Couple Communication Programs,
Inc., an internationally recognized and award winning skills training
program (www.couplecommunication.com).
- Certification as a Master Personal and Executive
Coach from the College of Executive Coaching (www.executivecoachcollege.com).
I work with individuals, teams and businesses to provide Leadership
Training and Strategic Planning and Consultation Services.
- Certified Consultant with Thomas Indicator Profiles,
a personal and leadership style profiling tool (www.cerecore.com).
- Licensed Facilitator through Corporate Coach University
(www.ccui.com).
- Clinical member of the American Association for
Marriage and Family Therapists (www.aamft.org).
- Charter Member of The American Association of Christian
Counselors (www.AACC.net).
- Professional Member of the Society for the Advancement of Sexual Health (SASH) – (www.sash.net)
- Professional member of The International Institute for Trauma and Addiction Professionals.(www.i-t-a-p.org)