About Jacquelyn Baker

Grief, Trauma, and the Work of Real Integration

My Approach

I’m a kind but direct therapist who isn’t afraid to sit with your deepest pain. Many of the people I work with carry grief, anxiety, or the lasting impact of trauma and family wounds. Whatever you’re facing, I’ll meet you with honesty and compassion. Not with platitudes or false reassurance, but with a willingness to stay present with what's actually there.

In therapy, we’ll look at how your past experiences have shaped the patterns and relationships in your life. My role is to help you understand what’s keeping you stuck, and to support you as you move toward a more authentic, connected way of living.

My Training & Experience

I’m certified in Lifespan Integration (LI), a gentle somatic method that helps your mind and body process the past without reliving every detail. Clients often describe it as grounding, calming, and deeply effective for lasting change. It's the primary modality I use because I've experienced its impact firsthand, both in my own healing work and in the room with clients.

I’m also trained as a Compassionate Bereavement Care provider, which means I'm specifically equipped to walk alongside people navigating profound grief and loss surrounding child loss. My experience and training also includes losses that don't have funerals, losses that accumulate quietly over time, and the particular grief that comes with life's later seasons.

I hold a Master’s in Counseling Psychology from The Seattle School of Theology & Psychology and am a Licensed Mental Health Counselor in Washington State (LH 61344290).

Why I Do This Work

My own experience with complex trauma and deep grief has shaped both who I am and how I show up as a therapist.

I've lived with profound loss and complex grief. My life experiences are not separate from my work. The grief and trauma woven throughout my story are the foundation of my work. It's why I can see what others miss, and why I can step deeply into your story.

I've done my own deep therapeutic work, and I continue to do it. That isn't incidental to how I practice. It's central to it. And I know how to help people move through what feels immovable.

This work is sacred to me. I know the emotional costs and challenges, as well as how transforming it can be.

Beyond the Therapy Room

I moved from Pennsylvania to the Pacific Northwest for graduate school and quickly fell in love with this part of the world. The forested trails, the mountains, the particular quality of light here. I spend as much time as I can walking and hiking, getting lost in a good book, and being with the people and animals I love.

I'm a dog lover, and really an animal lover in general. Animals have a way of teaching us things about presence and unconditional connection that most of us are still learning.

I also love to laugh. The work I do can be heavy, and I've learned that moments of lightness matter enormously. Laughter helps us breathe. It reminds us that healing isn't only about pain. It's also about finding our way back to joy.

My Commitment To You

I believe we all need a witness. Someone who can hold our stories without judgment, sit with us in the unbearable moments, and carry hope when we've temporarily run out of our own.

I consider this to be sacred work. It would be an honor to walk alongside you.

Reach out today to schedule your free 20-minute consultation. Let's have an honest conversation about where you are and whether I'm the right person to help.

With care and compassion,

Jacquelyn

In person sessions offered in Renton, WA and online across Washington state