Glenda Baker

Glenda Baker accepts Cigna Healthcare/Evernorth, Oscar, Centivo, Prime Health, Empire BlueCross BlueShield, Mount Sinai Employee UMR (United Healthcare), and Aetna. Octave clients pay an average of $28 per session through insurance, and more than 95% pay less than $45 per session. Your exact cost depends on your plan’s copay or deductible. You can use the cost estimator to see what you would pay before your first session. If you would rather pay out of pocket, self-pay sessions in New York are estimated at $180-250 per session.

Glenda Baker is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (LMFT). Glenda is licensed to practice in New York, so clients located in New York can book sessions. Glenda’s New York license number is 1272, and you can look it up through the state licensing board. Octave verifies every therapist’s license before they begin seeing clients, and licenses are kept current as a condition of practicing with Octave.

Glenda Baker has been practicing therapy for 34 years. Glenda’s education and training include MA - Counseling Psychology, Northwestern University. Over that time, Glenda has worked closely with BIPOC, Black community, Parents, and Students. Octave therapists average more than a decade of experience, and Glenda is part of that group.

Glenda Baker works with BIPOC, Black community, Parents, and Students and specializes in Anxiety, Burnout, Couples Therapy, Cultural Issues/Racial Stress, Depression, Divorce, Family Conflict, Family Therapy, Grief, Life Transitions, Relationship Concerns, Stress, and Workplace Stress. These are the areas where Glenda spends most of their clinical time. Glenda also sees couples and families together in joint sessions. If the concern you want help with isn’t listed here, a Care Navigator can tell you whether Glenda is a good fit or match you with another Octave therapist who specializes in it.

Glenda Baker draws on Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Motivational Interviewing, Relational, Solution-Focused, and Strengths-Based. In sessions, Glenda’s style is action-oriented, casual, empowering, holistic, and instructive. In Glenda’s words: “I truly enjoy helping people, especially young adults, overcome personal stressors and barriers.”

Glenda Baker (she/her) offers therapy in English. Glenda identifies as Black.

Glenda Baker offers online sessions over secure video, so you can meet from home or any private space. Glenda is licensed in New York, and you need to be located in that state at the time of each session. All you need is a device with a camera and a stable internet connection.

Your first session with Glenda Baker is a chance to talk through what brought you to therapy and what you want to work on. Glenda will ask about your background, your current concerns, and your goals, and together you will start shaping a plan for your sessions. It is also a chance to see whether Glenda’s style feels like a good fit for you. After their first session, 9 in 10 Octave clients say their therapy experience has been good or better.

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