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Welcome!

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Feeling stuck or overwhelmed? Trauma can affect your relationships, sense of safety, emotions, behaviors, beliefs, and even show up as physical symptoms. Using trauma-focused therapies like EMDR, Somatic Experiencing, and Child-Centered Play Therapy, we work together to process difficult experiences, strengthen coping skills, and create lasting change. The goal is to help you feel safer, build healthier relationships, expand your choices, and navigate life's challenges with greater confidence and resilience. 

 

Feel free to explore — many of your questions may already be answered on my pages about Play Therapy, the Safe and Sound Protocol, EMDR, and Somatic Experiencing.​ You can also find free resources, videos, research, and skills to learn on my Watch and Read more page.

I look forward to working with you!

Warmly, 

Jennifer Baker LPC RPT ACS

Registered Play Therapist

Approved Clinical Supervisor

EMDR Consultant

Safe and Sound Protocol Certified

Advanced Level Somatic Experiencing

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Getting Started: How to Make an Appointment

​Step 1: Request Services, then have a free consultation phone call.

Scroll down to complete the Request for Services Form. I'll email or call you to schedule a brief phone consultation as space becomes available (first-come, first-served).​

 

Step 2: Book Your Appointment

After our phone consultation, visit the Book Your Appointment page or click the BOOK HERE button below. You'll be asked to become a website member so you can book or cancel appointments anytime by signing in on this website or tapping the MENU button on your mobile device.

Having trouble? Just reach out — I'm happy to help you book or cancel.​

 

Step 3: Send Client Information

Please send me the following so I can set up your account: Client's full legal name, Birth date (used as your first-time password), Email address. You'll then receive a secure, HIPAA-compliant email from TherapyPortal — separate from this website — where all confidential documents are handled.​

 

Step 4: Complete Your Intake Paperwork

After setting up through the email link, click the THERAPYPORTAL button below (or find it on the Book Online page) to complete your intake paperwork and sign any releases needed to speak with collaborators in your care team.

 

Having trouble accessing your portal? Please contact me right away.

Important Policies

 

⚠️ Cancellation Policy: If intake paperwork isn't completed and your intake appointment isn't canceled at least 24 hours in advance, you will be charged the full fee.

 

📅 Appointment Reminders: You'll automatically receive reminders 48 and 24 hours before your appointment, including directions to the office location.

 

​Questions? After submitting your Request for Services, you're welcome to call me directly at (732) 567-2009 and leave a voicemail.

Boats in the Water

What do I do first?

Before your appointment, calling your insurance agency to find out your benefits and deductibles may be helpful.

Sample questions that may help you are located on the Book Online & Billing Questions page.

Specific step-by-step instructions are listed above.

How do I pay if I have insurance?

You are responsible for paying for services when they are rendered, managing your account benefits, and contacting your insurance; I am an OON (out-of-network) provider.  Please read in more detail on the Billing Questions page.

What happens at my intake appointment?

At your first appointment, we will review the Intake Paperwork you downloaded and/or filled out through the Therapy Portal before your visit. 

We will then discuss your needs and goals, and what they will look like when you achieve them, explore potential treatment options, and start immediately!

If you have any questions, please call or email to speak with me.

 

 

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1044 Lacey Road, Forked River NJ 08731
174 Patterson Ave, Suite 4, Shrewsbury NJ 07702

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Email & this website are not considered HIPAA compliant nor confidential and if this is an emergency please Dial 911.

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