“Nia” Junia Baker
LPC NCC CPCS

 Credentials

• Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) in the state of Georgia (2018 - present)

• Certified Professional Counselor Supervisor (CPCS) member #1975 through LPCA (2021-present)

• Green Cross Compassion Fatigue Therapist & Educator Certification (2016)

• RYT 200 hours through Yoga Alliance (2023)

Clinical Training

• Intensive Training

  • Somatic Experiencing Student; Intermediate Level (2022-present)

  • Further Somatic Experiencing Training (2023)

    • Neurodivergence, Trauma, and Somatic Experiencing with Sarah Schlote, MA, RP, CCC, SEP

    • Somatic Experiencing For Animals with Sarah Schlote, MA, RP, CCC, SEP

    • Inner Relationship Focusing - A Somatically Based Parts Work Model with Maureen Gallagher, Phd, SEP, Psychologist, SE Faculty Member, IRF Trainer

  • Exposure and Response Prevention (ERP) Therapy for OCD 4 day intensive training through The Cognitive Behavior Institute Center for Education (2022)

  • CBCT (Compassion Based Cognitive Therapy) Training through the Center for Contemplative Science and Compassion-Based Ethics at Emory University (2021)

  • Radically Open DBT (RO-DBT) 2 week intensive training from Tom Lynch, creator, with supervision from Dr. Nicole Little, senior clinician (2017-2019)

  • DBT-SUD (Substance Use Disorder) 2 day training through Behavioral Tech (2019)

  • Foundational Training in Dialectical Behavioral Therapy (DBT) through the Behavioral Tech (2017)

  • EMDR trained through EMDRIA Humanitarian Assistance Programs (HAP) (2016-2018)

  • TF-CBT Certification from the Medical University of South Carolina (2014)

  • Paths to Peace intensive 200 hour yoga teacher training (2023)

• Highlighted One Day Trainings

  • Special Topics in IFS Therapy: The Presence of the Therapist, Polarizations, Extreme Protectors, and the Cycle of Addiction - 8 hours (2021)

  • Telemental Health: Breaking Geographical Boundaries in Counseling by Sonja Sutherland PHD LPC - 6 hrs (2020)

  • The Business Side of Therapy: Maintaining Ethical & Legal Standards While Growing Your Practice (With COVID/Online Practice Updates) (2022)

  • Yoga for Resiliency and Trauma Recovery: Level 1 with Sacred Roots Wellness (2018)

  • Behavioral Tech Dialectical Behavior Therapy: Treating the Eating Disordered Client with Multiple Problems, Assessment, Management, and Treatment of Individuals at Risk for Suicide (2017)

  • Crisis Prevention Institute (CPI) Nonviolent Crisis Intervention Training (2014-2018)

  • Commercial Sexual Exploitation of Children (CSEC) Training through the Salvation Army of Atlanta, GA (2013)

  • Core Skills in Homeless Services: Trauma Informed Care (2011)

Education

• Masters of Arts (MA) in Professional Counseling from Richmont Graduate University (2015)

  • Certificate in Trauma Counseling

• Masters of Theological Studies (MTS) from Emory University (2022)

  • Portfolio on Religion and Spirituality as both Trauma and Resource from a Neurobiological Lens

• Bachelor of Science in International Affairs and Spanish from Georgia Institute of Technology (2009)

  • Thesis on the Politicalization of the Exploitation and Trafficking of Women and Children Globally

  • Study abroad, including business and language learning in Salamanca, Spain & Mexico City, Mexico

Clinical Experience

• Green Cross Relief Support & Training as Compassion Fatigue Therapist & Educator

  • Charlottesville, VA after Unite the Right Rally (August, 2017)

  • Moria refugee camp in Lesvos, Greece (July, 2016)

• Professional Roles

  • Active Resilience Counseling & Coaching (Active Resilience Counseling LLC)

    • Clinical Director (2021 - present)

    • Founder & Executive Director (2018 - Present)

  • Communications Director for DBTGA, a cooperative network of DBT clinicians in Georgia (2018-present)

  • Clinical Therapist at Beloved Atlanta, a nonprofit holistically serving adult women who have experienced sexual violence & addiction (May 2019- December 2021)

  • Skyland Trail, nationally recognized psychiatric treatment organization serving adults

    • Outpatient DBT: Director & Therapist (2017-2019), DBT Individual & Groups Counselor (2016-2019)

    • Groups Manager & curriculum writer (2015-2018)

  • Clinical Therapist Contractor at Wellspring Living Women’s Home, providing DBT & Art Therapy groups and individual therapy for adult women who have experienced sexual exploitation & incarceration (2015)

Training & Research Experience

• Consultant and trainer for nonprofits clinically caring for adult women and minors who have experienced sexual violence and trafficking

  • Romania: 2022: training in Trauma Informed Care, DBT & RODBT Skills for Stabilization, Sex Trafficking & Addiction, Grief & Loss

  • Atlanta, GA: 2014 - 2015, 2019 - 2021: training in Trauma Informed Care, DBT Theory & Skills Practice

• Orienting to Neurobiological Safety: Trauma-Informed DBT & RODBT for Stabilization 5 hours (June 2022)

  • HRSA Fellowship Training at Richmont Graduate University 6 Hours for CEUs (2021, 2022, 2023)

  • LPCA Conference 2022 6 hours for CEUs (May 2022)

• Richmont Trauma Center: Understanding & Working with LGBTQIA+ Clients in a Faith-Based Context 1 hour (June 2022)

• Green Cross Compassion Fatigue Training at Moria refugee camp in Lesvos, Greece (July, 2016)

• Masters of Theological Studies (MTS) with a portfolio on trauma, spirituality, neurobiology from Emory University, Candler School (2022)

  • Research Assistant for Dr. Adriana Chira in Human Trafficking in Global History at Emory University (2021)

• Leadership Training as Operations Director, CARE for AIDS, counseling individuals with HIV AIDS in Kenya, Africa (2012-2013) in Nairobi, Kenya (Dec., 2012)

• Lead Research Assistant (April 2014 – May 2015):

  • Abolition Intl., HEART Trauma Model Program Evaluation: Research and development HEART Trauma Model of therapy

  • The Effects of Trauma Informed Care (TIC) Education on Coping Strategies, Compassion Satisfaction, Vicarious Trauma and Burnout Among Residential Staff and Volunteers of Sex Trafficking Shelters