Family Counselor: Leslie Baker
925.426.1575
Leslie Baker, MA, MFT, NCC, RPT-S Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist #28252
Licensed since 1991, Leslie as a family counselor has over twenty years of experience in the field of psychotherapy. She graduated Magna cum Laude with a Bachelor of Science degree in Child Development/Family Studies from Cal Poly, San Luis Obispo. She earned her Master of Arts degree from Antioch University in Santa Barbara.
Prior to the start of her full-time practice in Pleasanton, Leslie worked in group homes for the physically and emotionally challenged, the public school system as a behavior specialist and as an Associate in child abuse agencies and eating disorder clinics.
Leslie continues to contribute to the development of the marriage and family profession in various roles.
- National Board Certified Counselor
- Leslie is a Registered Play Therapist Supervisor providing treatment, training, and supervision in the field of Play Therapy.
- Suicide Bereavement Clinician 2017- Present
- Retired faculty, College of Social Sciences, University of Phoenix.
- Leslie Baker is a certified Gottman Therapist – Facilitates – Couples therapy, Gottman Level 1 trainings, Art & Love of Science Workshops and Consultation for Gottman Level 1.
- Leslie Baker has no relevant non-financial relationship to disclose.
Facilitator for local, national, and international conferences including:
- PESI: Spokane, Bethel, Tacoma, WA & Ontario, Anaheim, Pasadena, CA.
- NAMI, Family Education & Resource Center, American Foundation for Suicide Prevention: Livermore, CA
- American Counseling Association Annual Conference, Honolulu, HI.
- 8th Annual Southern California Regional Play Therapy Conference, Orange County, CA
- International Association for Play Therapy: Ohio, Louisville, KY, Phoenix, AZ, Dallas, TX Minneapolis, MN., Little Rock, AK
- British Columbia Association for Play Therapy, Vancouver, Canada,
- Expressive Therapies Summit, New York, NY
- Hawaii International Conference on Education, Honolulu, HI
- CAV Academy, Maui, HI
- California Association for Marriage & Family Therapists, LA
- Discovery Center, Danville, CA.
- Mid-Atlantic Play Therapy Training Institute, Arlington, VA
- Axis Community Health: Pleasanton, CA
- Northern California Regional Play Therapy, Livermore, CA, Avila Beach, CA.
- Academy for Play Therapy Training, Conference: San Ramon, CA
- California Association for Play Therapy: Los Angeles, San Diego, and San Francisco.
- Association for Psychological Counseling & Trauma Therapy- Ukraine
Publications:
- Baker, L. (2022). Expressive Therapies in Telemental Play. In Stone, J. (Ed.), Play Therapy and Telemental Health: Foundations, Populations, and Interventions (pp. 201-216). Routledge.
- Baker, L. (2019). Therapy in the Digital Age. In Stone, J. (Ed.), Integrating Technology into Modern Therapies (pp. 37-47). Routledge.
- Baker, L. & Cross, M.R. (2019) Snug & Rug and the ‘No Good Very Bad Thing’: A story of coping calming & courage for children. Therapy2Thrive.
- Baker, L. (2017). Healing Feelings: A healing story for children coping with a grownup’s mental illness. Yorkshire.
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