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Hi there, I’m Oscar Oliver Baker, a board-certified Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner (PMHNP) passionate about helping people feel more balanced, confident, and supported in their daily lives. I work with clients navigating anxiety, depression, ADHD, PTSD, trauma, stress, and burnout. I believe mental health care should feel collaborative, personalized, and judgment-free.

My approach combines thoughtful medication management with supportive therapy and practical coping strategies tailored to your goals and lifestyle. Whether you’re starting treatment for the first time or looking for a provider who truly listens, I strive to create a safe space where you feel comfortable and empowered in your care.

I like to utilize different therapies such as psychodynamic, CBT, ACT, person centered, and mindfulness to help clients achieve their goals. I have experience working with individuals struggling with depression, anxiety and OCD, adjustment disorders, sexual and domestic abuse, anger management and mood disorders, personality disorders, and family/relationship issues. I also consider myself to be a culturally competent therapist, and have experience working with the Hispanic/Latino Community.

My passion is to help others achieve wellness. I am a board certified Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner with over 10 years of experience. I currently work both inpatient and outpatient facilities within New York City. I specialize in the diagnoses and treatment of adults with a range of mental health issues.

I offer comprehensive psychiatric evaluation, individual psychotherapy and medication management for adults. My goal is to explore each of my patient's situations and issues judiciously before arriving at appropriate diagnosis and treatment plan.

My patients often say that I am approachable, personable, and respond quickly to emails/phone calls. I am accepting new patients.

I am committed to providing a warm, open, and supportive space where you feel safe to share your story. My approach is grounded in kindness, collaboration, and genuine care, allowing us to build a trusting relationship at your own pace.

As a Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner, I provide compassionate and nonjudgmental mental health care for individuals seeking healing, balance, and personal growth. I believe every person’s story is unique, and I strive to create a safe, supportive space where my clients feel heard and valued.

My approach is holistic and collaborative — I look at the whole person, not just symptoms, integrating evidence-based treatments with empathy and understanding. Together, we identify meaningful goals and create practical, sustainable solutions that support emotional well-being, resilience, and self-empowerment.

Whether you’re navigating anxiety, depression, life transitions, or simply need a safe place to process your thoughts, I’m here to help you move forward with clarity and confidence.

Learn how to make your own evidence based darts that are bound to hit bullz-eye multiple times and continue to. Use Your, style, with your values in your way. What I can teach you is the kind of CBT that you learn by experience and usually increasingly enjoyable practice until you become a master of it and then you get terminate me. Or come back for review sessions whenever. By then you'll know how to reduce and change your negative moods like anxiety and anger into more rational and positive ones.

Through changing your irrational thinking to more practical/rational you will change your mood, perceiving more reality. With a bendable steal backbone you can adapt and instead of giving yourself more pressure. Give yourself props here and now. Become your own positive reinforcement technique.

Understand, guide and be more mindful of your negative the emotions. Tactfully attack irrational anxiety/panic/fear and possibly ADHD related, anger and frustrations. This therapy you learn by living it. You'll teach yourself how to be yourself more and more as you educate your personal psyche. Enhance your work with others through model behavior.

Hi, I’m Amanda Sifonte, LCSW. I work with teens, adults, and older adults experiencing anxiety, depression, addiction, stress, chronic health conditions, grief, and life transitions. I strive to create a warm, supportive environment where clients feel heard and understood. Using a collaborative and individualized approach, I tailor treatment to your unique needs and goals, helping you build practical skills, gain insight, and move toward lasting growth and well-being.