Hannah is not currently accepting new clients.

Welcome! My name is Hannah Baker, and I’m glad you’re here. I am a Licensed Clinical Mental

Health Counselor and a Licensed Clinical Addiction Specialist in the state of North Carolina.

Somatic-Based Psychotherapy

Emotions and memories can surface in confusing and often quickly dismissed ways. You may

feel that you should be “over” your past by now, and you might be able to identify many

practical solutions to recurring difficulties. Yet, despite explanations and strategies that feel

rational, obvious, or insightful, something doesn’t quite feel right or settled.

You sense that, despite your external achievements and success, there is something inside that

doesn’t feel worthy of them or deserving enough. Even when your goodness is recognized, you

might recoil with discomfort, embarrassment, or shame. You may find yourself caught off guard

by how you show up in relationships, especially during times of stress or conflict, despite a deep

desire for fulfilling, caring, and mutual connections.

EMDR (Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing) and Somatic Experiencing are

somatic (body)-based interventions that support the resolution of trauma and the residual impacts

of painful experiences held in the body. These approaches help free up space previously

occupied by survival strategies such as perfectionism, substance misuse and self-medication,

people-pleasing, avoidance, emotional distancing, and other reenactments of family system

patterns. In doing so, you will create room for more intentional, connected, and caring

relationships with yourself and others.

Attachment and Relationships

You may be seeking support in making sense of your early childhood experiences and how they

continue to shape your relationships as an adult. You feel stuck between wanting freedom and

closeness. Perhaps early experiences, such as adoption or foster care, losing a parent to death or

illness, or experiencing separation, have made closeness with or distance from other people feel

confusing, threatening, or unsafe.

You often find yourself saying “yes” to keep the peace, struggling to make decisions

independently, or feeling that it’s nearly impossible to risk disappointing others. I have a

particular interest and specialty in supporting individuals in healing post-traumatic stress and

attachment wounds. Together, we will co-create a space to explore your identity and values,

process grief and loss in all forms, develop skills to deepen intimacy and trust, and gently

disentangle family conflict and intergenerational patterns.

Post-Abortion Support

I will meet you wherever you are with a supportive, nonjudgmental space following an abortion.

After my own abortion, I noticed that I only began hearing others’ stories once I started openly

sharing mine. Together, we can explore the intersection between the uniqueness of your abortion

experience and the universality of a deeply human one.

I bring a reproductive justice lens to our work, informed by both training and my lived

experience. I will follow your lead in post-abortion processing, which may include openly

exploring your unique circumstances; navigating complex emotions related to the choice you

made or wished you had made; expressive arts processing; ritual or spiritual meaning-making;

and grief or celebration in forms that resonate with you.

In a post–Roe v. Wade society, I aim to create a therapeutic, pro-choice space that honors your

autonomy and supports you within a sociopolitical context that too often restricts access and

sends the message that your body does not belong to you.

My Approach to Therapy

I integrate experiential approaches including somatic trauma therapies and Gestalt interventions

with psychodynamic and attachment-based frameworks. I approach our work together with

curiosity, an attunement to themes and patterns, and a deep desire to understand who and what

matter most to you.

I aim to understand the systems you navigate outside the therapy room with humility and care,

recognizing how these contexts shape the changes you seek. When appropriate, I may offer skills

and practices that align with your lifestyle and lived environments to support your growth. I am

trained and experienced in Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR), Somatic

Experiencing, and Gestalt and Redecision interventions through the Southeast Institute for Group

and Family Therapy.

Hannah is not currently accepting new clients.

hannah@outofthewoodstherapy.com

Hannah can accept most Aetna, Optum/United, Medcost or BCBS insurance plans.

The private pay fee is $140 for 50-55 minute individual therapy sessions or $165 for relational therapy.

If you would like to know more about using insurance or out-of-network benefits, please click here.