Somatic Trauma Therapy in Marietta, GA with Christine Baker, PhD, LPC-S, SEP
About Dr. CB Therapy
My Philosophy Behind Dr. CB Therapy
The work always starts in the same place.
I believe healing has to start in the body. Not because the mind doesn't matter, but because trauma doesn't just live in our memories or our thoughts. It lives in our physiology, in the places that still brace, still hold, still wait for the danger to pass. That's where the work needs to go.
This isn't fringe work. It's backed by decades of research, grounded in science, and built around the very thing trauma disrupts: safety. And in my experience, when people finally find that safety in their own body, everything begins to shift.
You don't have to relive it to heal from it. The right conditions, the right pace, and someone who knows how to follow where your body leads. That's what changes things. I've watched it happen hundreds of times. And I built this practice around that conviction.
If you're reading this feeling overwhelmed, stuck, or unsure how to keep going, I want you to know there's another way. One that offers relief in small, practical, and sustainable steps.
Meet Dr. Christine Baker
Why I Do This Work
For over a decade I did what I was trained to do. I showed up for my clients the way I was taught: focusing on thoughts, processing stories, helping people make meaning from pain. What my training never prepared me for was what that would cost my own nervous system.
In the span of three years, I became a mom to three children, one through adoption and two through biologically complex births. Each time, I took a short maternity leave and returned quickly to trauma work. My husband stepped into a lead pastor role, which meant a new state, a new community, and me learning what it meant to hold space for a congregation while navigating my own exhaustion. On the outside, I looked like I was holding it together. Underneath, my nervous system was quietly unraveling.
Migraines. Heart palpitations. Digestive issues. Sleeplessness. All of it unfolding during COVID, with no space to rest and no language for what was happening.
That's when I found Somatic Experiencing.
My turning point
My first SE training weekend felt like a drink of cold water. Something shifted, not just intellectually, but physically. I found hope again, not just for my clients, but for myself. This work gave me language for what I was living and tools to actually feel different. Slowly, my body began to soften. I wasn't just surviving sessions anymore. I was present in them. I wasn't absorbing my clients' pain. I was holding space with clarity, regulation, and a resilience I hadn't felt in years.
It changed everything.
What I believed about healing began to shift. Before, I thought healing meant shifting thoughts or processing memories in a content-heavy, emotional way. Somatic work taught me something different: you can work with trauma without retelling the story. You can regulate without reliving. That insight alone has brought relief, not just to me, but to every client I've worked with since.
It's what eventually led me to build this practice, and to create the Somatic Wellness Collective and the Everyday Simple Somatics podcast, because I wanted to make nervous system education accessible to far more people than I could ever see one on one in a therapy room.
A Little More Christine:
When I'm not in session, you'll find me baking sourdough, out on a run, drinking a latte at my favorite coffee shop, or adding to a home library that has officially crossed 1,500 books. I live in Marietta, GA with my husband Austin, our two daughters, and our son. We spend time outdoors along the Chattahoochee River or riding scooters down to Marietta Square. We are a family that takes our vacation traditions seriously, and Walt Disney World is one we keep coming back to. Austin serves as an associate pastor at City Church Marietta, where he supports global ministry and discipleship.
Locations
In-person sessions in Marietta & Online
Rate
$220/hour
Client Focus
Individual Adults
Specialties
Sex addiction and betrayal trauma, Adoption and identity, Complex trauma and PTSD, Spiritual abuse and religious trauma, Codependency and attachment wounds, Anxiety and depression
Approach
Christine's primary framework is Somatic Experiencing, integrated with IFS, EMDR, Polyvagal Theory and attachment-based methods. Sessions move slowly and intentionally, working in small doses and always returning to safety before going deeper.
Certifications
- Somatic Experiencing Practitioner (SEP), Somatic Experiencing International
- Certified Sexual Addictions Therapist (CSAT), International Institute for Trauma and Addiction Professionals
- Traumatic Stress Studies Certificate, The Trauma Center at the Justice Resource Institute (Dr. Bessel van der Kolk)
- National Certified Counselor (NCC #730431), National Board of Certified Counselors
- Approved Clinical Supervisor (ACS-4468), Center for Credentialing and Education
Licensure
Licensed Professional Counselor — Georgia (LPC00778)
Licensed Professional Counselor — Alabama (LPC04707)
Education
PhD in Counselor Education and Supervision, Regent University
Master of Arts in Professional Counseling, Liberty University
Bachelor of Science in Psychology, Samford University
Additional Training
- Internal Family Systems (IFS)
- EMDR Trained, The EMDR Institute
- Polyvagal Theory
- Trust-Based Relational Intervention (TBRI)