Matt Baker
Licensed Therapist, MSW, LCSW
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OCD therapy is challenging but doable. We are in this together. I love learning about different ways other humans experience life and hold different perspectives about existing. Connecting with other people is joy! It is incredible to see people use their innate strengths and resilience to overcome challenges. My career prior to NOCD has involved high-risk populations, including homeless services and treating trauma in children in the foster care system.
OCD therapy is challenging but doable. We are in this together. I love learning about different ways other humans experience life and hold different perspectives about existing. Connecting with other people is joy! It is incredible to see people use their innate strengths and resilience to overcome challenges. My career prior to NOCD has involved high-risk populations, including homeless services and treating trauma in children in the foster care system.
Location
Licensed in California
About
Clinical Expertise
OCD, Anxiety, Depression, Phobias, Skin picking, Hair pulling, Nail biting, Tics, Children and Adolescents
Cultural competencies
Atheism
Education
California State University, Long Beach
Insurance
Plans accepted by Matt
Aetna, Ascension SmartHealth, Blue Cross Blue Shield, Blue Shield, Blue Shield of California, Cigna, Curative, Forest County Potawatomi, Horizon BCBS, Independence Blue Cross, Kaiser - Northern California Region, Kaiser - Southern California Region, Oscar Health, Partners Direct Health, Positive Healthcare, United Healthcare, Western Health Advantage,
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Get to know Matt
What I want to help you see in yourself
I want to help you feel confident. With OCD, it's not uncommon to feel powerless or defeated. The possibility of hope is the foundation for any change.
My message to you if you're struggling right now
Even though you may not know what to expect, starting ERP can give you the groundwork and the understanding of how this mechanism works in your brain. That hopefully can give you the confidence to overcome it.
What my Members say helps them feel comfortable with me
Especially in the early sessions, I tend to really take the time to get to know you and not just jump into it. I also try to give as much information and education about OCD—or other relevant diagnoses. When it comes to ERP, I make sure that you understand not just how it works, but why it works and how it could fit into your life.
The most rewarding part of treating OCD
Hearing members say, surprisingly quickly at times, that they're able to control and tolerate their symptoms much better. When Members go from 'my life is feeling outside of my control' to being able to spend more quality time with their families and do things that they haven't been able to do, that's a really powerful thing.
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