In person in Tampa & virtual across Florida, North Carolina & Vermont
You’re Not Broken. You’re Exhausted.
Trauma-informed therapy for anxiety, body image, food, and the highly sensitive. Parent support for picky eating, ARFID and anxious kids.
Who Are You Here For?
For me
Anxiety, Body Image, Food and Sensitivity
For adults who are exhausted by everything they were taught to believe about their body, their worth, and their own mind.
For my child
Picky/Selective Eating & ARFID
For parents who are watching their child struggle and want to help them - without making it worse.
You’ve spent years trying to fix this by shrinking yourself physically, emotionally, and in every way. It’s time to take up some space.
You've spent your whole life being told there's a version of you to fix - your body, your sensitivity, the parts of you that feel like too much. Somewhere along the way, you lost yourself in that story too. It's making yourself smaller in every room, saying yes when you mean no, and spending so much energy managing what everyone else thinks that there's nothing left to figure out what you actually want. This is a space for adults who are exhausted by everything they were taught to believe about their body, their worth, and their own mind. Who feel like they've tried everything and nothing has actually touched it, and who are finally ready to come back to themselves (or find it for the first time).
You’re in the right place if
Does any of this sound familiar?
(you don’t need to check every box!)
✔️ You have no idea what you actually want - you've spent so long doing what everyone else needed
✔️ You've tried every diet and felt like a failure every time, even though you know diets don't work
✔️ You're waiting until your body looks different to actually show up for your life
✔️ The voice in your head is meaner to you than you'd ever be to anyone else
✔️ You feel like you've lost yourself somewhere along the way and have no idea how to find them again
If you’re here for yourself
If you’re here for your child
✔️Mealtimes feel like a negotiation (or a standoff) every single night
✔️ Your kid eats a very short list of foods, and you're worried that list is getting shorter
✔️ You're watching your kid struggle and you don't know how to help without making it worse
✔️ You're doing everything you can for your child's anxiety and still feel like it's not enough
✔️ You're terrified of passing down your own complicated relationship with food or your body
Keri Baker, LCSW · Tampa, FL · Virtual in FL & VT
Hi, I’m Keri, a Therapist in Tampa, FL
I'm a licensed clinical social worker in Tampa, and I've spent my career working with folks who feel like they've fallen through the cracks - people who are really struggling but don't fit neatly into a box, who've been handed solutions that were never built for them, and who are done pretending they're fine. I also love supporting parents who are trying to navigate their kids’ struggle, whether that’s anxiety, OCD, or ARFID/picky eating.
A big part of my work is with parents. I'm fully trained in SPACE, including the specialty approach for ARFID and picky eating, and I keep training in Responsive Feeding Therapy because I believe mealtimes can be calmer for everyone at the table. I've also lived this on the parent side, navigating food challenges and ARFID in my own family, so you won't get advice from a pedestal.
My office is stocked with fidgets, snacks, and rainbows. It's cozy, eclectic, neurodivergent-friendly, and LGBTQIA+-affirming. There's no script you have to follow and no version of yourself you have to perform. You can just be exactly who you are.
I believe therapy should actually touch the thing and not just talk around it. And I believe you deserve support that was built for exactly who you are.
What We Might Work On
Disordered Eating & Body Image
Your relationship with food and your body isn't broken - it's been responding exactly the way it should to a lifetime of rules, restriction, and messaging. In our work together, we'll untangle all of that.
Anxiety Therapy
Therapy for anxiety isn't about eliminating every worried thought - it's about loosening anxiety's grip so it stops making decisions for you. We'll get to what's underneath it and build tools and insight that actually help.
Brainspotting Therapy
Some things can't be thought through -they have to be felt through. We work with what's stored in your body and nervous system, not just what you can put into words.
Highly Sensitive People
You've spent years being told you're too sensitive, too intense, too much. We work with your nervous system instead of trying to quiet it down, so the depth that's always been part of you stops feeling like something you have to survive
You've spent years following someone else's rules about what, when, and how much to eat. We help you get back in touch with your body's own hunger and fullness cues instead. Learn to trust yourself again
for parents
Parenting a Kid Who Struggles With Food or Anxiety?
You've probably tried the bribes, the hidden veggies, the “just one bite,” and the dinner-table standoffs. Or you've reassured your anxious kid a hundred times and watched the worry come right back. Here's the good news: you didn't cause this, and you don't have to fix your child. We work with you, the parent, on the pieces that are actually in your control, so home gets calmer and your kid gets what they need to grow.
Most of this work happens with you. Your child doesn't have to sit in a therapy chair or be told something is wrong with them.
My training in SPACE and Responsive Feeding Therapy shapes how we approach mealtimes: following your child's cues, keeping pressure low, and rebuilding trust around food.
Picky Eating & ARFID Therapy
If your child eats a short list of foods, melts down at meals, or you're worried about growth and nutrition, the struggle is real. Working with me is a different approach that focuses on what is actually in your control as a parent.
Body image, food, anxiety, and the sense of taking in more than everyone else around you don't take turns. They show up at the same time, tangled up with each other, usually with a very loud inner critic running commentary in the background. And sometimes the hardest part is watching your kid carry something you recognize from your own life.
Most folks who find their way here have been carrying some version of this for a long time. Maybe you've tried to address one piece of it - the food thing, or the anxiety, or the sensitivity thing - and it helped a little, but it didn't touch the rest. Because it's all connected.
That's how we work here. Not "this session we do body image, next session we do anxiety." All of it, together, at whatever pace makes sense for you.
Here’s the thing
For parents, that often means the work on your child's meals or anxiety and the work on your own stuff happen side by side. That's not a flaw in the plan. It's usually how real change happens.
You don’t have to do this alone!
This all sounds good, but now what?
1. Schedule a free consult call
Send me a message or grab a spot on my calendar. We'll hop on a free 15-minute call, I'll answer your questions, and we'll figure out if we're a good fit. No pressure, no commitment - just a conversation.
2. Show up
That's genuinely it. You don't need to have it figured out before you get here. You don't need to know what to say. You just have to show up — I'll take it from there.
3. Start to actually feel a change
Not "fixed." Not "healed" in some tidy, Instagram-worthy way. Just... lighter. Less at war with yourself. More able to make choices that actually feel like yours.
You don't have to hit rock bottom. You don't have to have a diagnosis, for you or for your kid. You just have to be tired of this running your life (or your dinner table).
That's the whole bar. That's it. If your body, your sense of self, the voice in your head, or the way your family eats has been taking up way more space than you'd like, and you're ready to actually do something about it, this is the place.I've got you.
Ready to get started with Therapy in Tampa? Reach out today!
have questions? I’ve got answers!
Frequently Asked Questions
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Sessions are $200 for a 50-minute individual therapy session. Therapy intensives are priced differently depending on the length and format - reach out and we can talk through what makes sense for you!
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I'm a private pay practice, which means I don't bill insurance directly. I know that's not the answer everyone wants — but it also means I'm not limited by what insurance decides your care should look like.
Superbills: I can provide a superbill (an itemized receipt) that you can submit to your insurance for potential out-of-network reimbursement. Depending on your plan, you may be able to get a portion of the cost back. It's worth calling your insurance to ask about your out-of-network mental health benefits, or check out my FAQ page to check your benefits
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Yup! I have an in-person office in the Carrollwood area of North Tampa. It's cozy, eclectic, stocked with fidgets and snacks, and very much designed to feel like anything but a sterile waiting room. You're welcome here exactly as you are.
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I do! I offer virtual sessions across the state of Florida, Vermont & North Carolina. Whether you prefer to meet in person in Tampa or online from your couch (no judgment on the pajamas), we can make it work.
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Totally okay! You don't need to know what you're doing to start. The first session is mostly just getting to know each other. I'll ask some questions, you can ask me anything you want, and we'll figure out together what you need. There's no script you have to follow.
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I hear this a lot, and honestly, it makes a lot of sense. Not all therapy is the same, and not all therapists are the right fit for the specific stuff you're dealing with. I use approaches that are designed to get underneath the surface — IFS, Intuitive Eating, and Brainspotting — because sometimes talking about the thing just isn't enough. If past therapy felt like it was circling without landing, that's worth bringing up when we talk.
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The first step is a free 15-minute consultation call. We'll get to know each other a little, you can ask whatever questions you have, and we'll see if we're a good fit. No pressure, no commitment. Book your free consult here →
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For SPACE and Responsive Feeding , the work is with you, the parent. Your child isn't the one “in treatment,” and they don't have to be told something is wrong with them. We work on the things you can change at home, like how you respond, how mealtimes run, and how pressure shows up, because that's where kids tend to shift. If you're not sure what makes sense for your family, we'll sort it out on the free consult.
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Picky eating is really common and usually works itself out. ARFID is when a limited diet starts affecting growth, nutrition, energy, or daily life, like skipping events because of food or relying on a very short list of safe foods. You don't need a diagnosis to reach out. If you're wondering, that's reason enough to talk.
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