Sheena Smith Baker

***Currently accepting new clients, including those impacted by recent hurricanes. Ask about affordable treatment options for those with a financial hardship due to natural disasters. Dr. Sheena Smith Baker is the owner and sole practioner at InnerSource Counseling. Sheena is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker with a master's degree in social work and doctorate degree in clinical psychology. She is currently scheduling new adult clients residing in Florida and Oklahoma for virtual therapy sessions. Primary issues treated include stress, complex childhood trauma, posttraumatic stress disorder, narcissistic abuse, co-dependency and attachment concerns, anxiety, depression, self-esteem, life transitions, parenting, insomnia, divorce/separation, and family/relationship issues. It takes a lot of courage to seek help and Sheena strives to facilitate a safe and comfortable environment for clients. Her approach to therapy is empathetic and caring, holistic, client-centered, strengths-based, and individually tailored to meet each person's specific needs. As a former Midwesterner now residing in the Tampa Bay area, Sheena has 17 years of experience in social services and mental health treatment. She has had the privilege of working with clients from many different backgrounds. In addition to private practice, Sheena previously worked in public schools, community-based behavioral healthcare agencies, joint military mental health clinics, and elderly care facilities. She worked in a domestic violence shelter, inpatient hospital, Autism care unit, pain-management clinic, and a foster-care agency. Sheena completed law enforcement academy and became a certified law enforcement officer in the state of Texas to better serve victims of domestic violence. She has led clinical teams, provided clinical supervision, offered professional development and community psychoeducational trainings and coaching sessions, developed social services programs, and served on community boards. She continues to remain current with the latest research and interventions in the mental health field. Sheena is able to implement a wide-scale of clinical, research-informed therapeutic interventions. She has completed training courses in Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy (CBT, CBT-I, TF-CBT), Internal Family Systems, EMDR, Brainspotting, Exposure-Therapy, Mindfulness-based Therapy, Inner-Child Work, Motivational Interviewing, Solution-Focused Therapy, Nutrition & Mental Health Interventions, along with many additional modalities and areas of treatment. This practice makes inclusion a priority, serving people from different backgrounds and all walks of life with dignity and respect. *LGBTQIA+ Affirming *Minority Advocate *Culturally Considerate *Secular or Religious Integrations *Military & Law Enforcement Competency