Emma Baber, M.S.W., LCSW, psychotherapist, has over twenty years of clinical experience in the social work field, as a supervisor and direct practitioner, providing support, resources, and advocacy to individuals and families in various settings including child welfare, disaster recovery, intimate partner violence, disability services, and education. She is SIFI-certified to effectively supervise social work students.

As a school social worker, Ms. Baber provided regular training to students, parents, and educational staff on developing skills and strategies for stress reduction, emotional regulation, communication, distress tolerance, organization, time management, and other aspects of executive functioning. While at Sinergia, she developed and implemented a curriculum and training program to provide parenting skills for individuals with disabilities, and moderated panels on the rights of parents with disabilities in NYC. Ms. Baber also worked with students and families on academic planning, work-life balance, and vocational training, and has mediated communication and conflict resolution between students and teachers. She assisted individuals and caregivers experiencing addiction, suicidal ideation, mental illness, grief and loss, and family conflict. She has a private practice as a psychotherapist.

Ms. Baber offers a trauma-informed and client-centered therapeutic approach, with a commitment to social justice and anti-racist principles and providing culturally competent care in her clinical practice.

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Education

• B.S.W., James Madison University
• M.S.W., CUNY Hunter's Silberman School of Social Work
• Certificate in Clinical Practice with Adolescents, New York University
• Treatment modalities for ADD/ADHD Clinical Services, Evergreen Certifications