Alyssa Baker, LPC

My name is Alyssa and I’m grateful that you are here, now, and reading this. I’m a Licensed Professional Counselor based in Golden, Colorado. I offer accessible services via telehealth or in nature. I specialize in Dialectical Behavioral Therapy (DBT) and love identifying and personalizing tangible skills to add to your tool kit during inevitable life changes. As a yoga teacher and reiki master, I emphasize mindfulness and believe that this practice is a core principle. I emphasize continual practice in fostering connection and self-awareness and encourage building muscle for emotion regulation, distress tolerance, and interpersonal effectiveness. I aim to hold space so that you feel like each session is effective, valuable, and empowering. Together we can aim to pause, reflect, play, practice, repeat.  

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Therapy as a Creative Process

If you are someone who feels weighed down by depression, anxiety, or thoughts of self-harm, or if you’ve ever struggled with suicidality, I offer a safe place to bring the truth of your experience without judgment. I work especially well with people who are seeking both practical skills to help in the moment and a compassionate partner to walk with them through the deeper layers of pain. My training in DBT allows me to help you build tools for regulating emotions, tolerating distress, and strengthening your relationships, while also holding space for your story and your humanity.

If traditional talk therapy has ever felt limiting, you may find resonance in the creative and nature-based approaches I love to weave in. Expressive arts, movement, and time outdoors can offer powerful ways to reconnect with yourself, discover new perspectives, and bring what words sometimes cannot express. My approach is both grounding and expansive—welcoming laughter and lightness, while also honoring the courage it takes to journey into difficult places.

I am passionate about offering inclusive, affirming care for LGBTQIA individuals and strive to make every person feel seen, respected, and valued in their wholeness. If you are looking for a therapist who will offer both tangible skills and soulful support—someone who will encourage reflection, growth, and even play along the way—you may find a good fit in working with me.

“Do you have the courage to be in the pause between what is “no longer” and what is “not yet” ~ Octavia Raheem

Therapy Training

  • MA Clinical Mental Health Counseling, Capella University, MN. 
  • BA Psychology and Anthropology, University of Pittsburgh, PA. 
  • DBT Foundational Skills Training 
  • Nature Therapist, Rites of Passage Wilderness Therapy, Olympia, WA.
  • Perinatal Mental Health: Components of Care (PSI)
  • Mental Health Youth First Aid Instructor
  • Psychiatric Rehabilitation, Denver CO
  • Suicide training, DORA Colorado
  • Intimate Partner Violence Crisis Support, Denver CO
  • Certified Yoga Instructor, 200 hours, Colorado Springs, CO.
  • Reiki Master, Christchurch, NZ.
  • Leave No Trace Certified Trainer, Appalachian Trail.
  • Interpretive Park Ranger (NFS Butte Falls, OR & CPW Stagecoach State Park)
  • PSIA Ski Instructor, Steamboat Springs, CO.