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Dr Mark Baker, Psychologist, PhD, Marriage and Family Therapist

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Specializes in: Psychology and Family Therapy
Professional interests include: anxiety, couples therapy, Christian counseling, and more.
650 Sierra Madre Villa Avenue
Pasadena, CA 91107

Dr Mark Baker, Psychologist, PhD, Marriage and Family Therapist is a psychologist in Pasadena, CA specializing in psychology and family therapy.

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650 Sierra Madre Villa Avenue
Pasadena, CA 91107
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Some issues Dr Mark Baker, Psychologist, PhD, Marriage and Family Therapist can help you with:

Attention Deficit Disorder (ADD/ADHD)

Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder, or ADHD, is one of the most common disorders diagnosed in children. Nine percent of children in the USA have been diagnosed with ADHD. Symptoms, which include hyperactivity and difficulty maintaining focus or paying attention, can last into adulthood for some patients. Boys are four times as likely to be diagnosed as girls, although experts don't know why this is.

There are three main types of ADHD:

  • Predominantly hyperactive-impulsive types show symptoms such as constant fidgeting, talking non-stop, touching everything, having trouble sitting still and waiting their turn, and interrupting others.
  • Predominantly inattentive types tend to be distracted, get bored and wander off during tasks, forget things or instructions, daydream, and appear not to be listening. This type is sometimes misdiagnosed because they are not hyperactive and there are fewer behavior issues.
  • Combined types show symptoms from both categories. This is actually the most common type of ADHD.

When diagnosing ADHD, it is important to rule out other issues that may be causing the symptoms. Seizure disorders, hearing loss, anxiety, and domestic problems are some examples of problems that can cause behaviors similar to those seen with ADHD.

Treatment can include stimulant medications, behavioral therapy to teach patients ways to navigate their world and control symptoms better, and accommodations at school or work. A structured environment (with lots of organization and well-defined rules) seems to help most kids with ADHD function at their best.

ADHD is mainly thought of as a disorder that affects children, but symptoms can last into adulthood for a third to half of those diagnosed. In adults, ADHD has similar symptoms as when it is seen in children: impulsive behavior, difficulty maintaining focus, being easily distracted, or a tendency to fidget. These symptoms can cause problems in a patient's careers and relationships. Additionally, adults with ADHD are at increased risk for substance abuse. Medications can be an important part of treatment for adults, as well as stress reduction techniques and organization skills training. Specialized ADHD coaches can help adults with ADHD manage their symptoms and succeed in all areas of their life.

Couples Issues

Couples' issues are problems that occur in spousal or romantic relationships. While every couple may have some disagreements, couples' issues can grow more severe when unresolved disagreements fester over time, potentially culminating in resentment and emotional distress. These issues can lead to breakups, including divorce. Fortunately, people can strengthen their relationships through communication, empathy, and compromise. Couples counseling can help people overcome relationship problems and work through conflicts in a positive setting.

Some examples of couples' issues include:

  • Infidelity
  • Lack of intimacy
  • Disagreements in parenting styles
  • Financial disagreements
  • Trust issues

Couples counseling, also referred to as couples therapy or marital counseling, can help people assess and better understand fractures in their relationships. A couples counselor may ask partners to determine what problems they are facing. Couples counselors may instruct each partner to describe their underlying emotions, experiences, and beliefs in detail. This process may be performed with both partners in the same room or just one at a time. The goal of this exercise is for partners to gain greater understanding of each other's needs and to create solutions for these needs to be met. For example, a couple may arrive at the conclusion that one partner's work schedule leads the other to feel neglected or overwhelmed. Then, couples might implement strategies such as increased communication and partner agreements. These strategies may address previous conflicts as well as prevent new ones from occurring.

In some instances, couples counselors may recommend individual therapy for one or both partners. Individual therapy can address mental health problems that negatively impact the relationship. With continued counseling, people can restore communication and may gain greater understanding of one another's needs, enabling them to better develop solutions for these needs to be properly met.

Depression

Everyone knows what it feels like to get the blues once in a while. But depression is a serious illness that is more severe than a bad day and lasts much longer. Symptoms of depression stop a person from being able to function and enjoy daily activities for weeks or months at a time. It can happen to anyone, and it isn't something that people can control by force of will or "snap out of it."

Some common symptoms of depression include:

  • Feeling sad, guilty, empty or hopeless
  • Fatigue and a lack of energy and motivation
  • A loss of pleasure in activities that were previously enjoyed
  • Unusual sleep or eating habits
  • Mental fog -- trouble concentrating, remembering, or making decisions
  • Physical aches and pains
  • Suicidal thoughts or a preoccupation with death

We don't yet know what causes depression, but it's thought that it is a combination of genetic, biological, environmental, and social influences. Because of this, the most effective treatments for depression combine medication with psychotherapy. Therapy, especially cognitive-behavioral therapy, can be extremely helpful in resolving the negative thoughts and feelings that come with depression. It gives patients new tools that they can use themselves to cope when their depression is making them feel down.

Some of the common medications used to treat depression include antidepressants such as SSRI's (Prozac, Paxil, Zoloft) or atypical antidepressants (Cymbalta, Wellbutrin). It's important to remember that these medications have different effects on everybody, and no one medication works right for everyone. Patients may have to try a couple before finding the one that works just right for them. If the first medication they try doesn't work, they should talk to their doctor about trying something else. In extreme cases where medication is not enough, electro-convulsive therapy and hospitalization may be the answer to keeping a severely depressed person safe.

Depression is a difficult illness to deal with, but it is more common than believed and there are many people who can help. With the right treatment, individuals with depression can get back to fully enjoying life again.

In The News 

“Mark Baker, a clinical psychologist and active member of a men's ministry at the mainline Bel Air Presbyterian Church in Los Angeles, said men have been meeting together for years, but not to...”—"The Promise Keepers: Male Bonding for God, Family : Movements: Fast-growing evangelical effort draws 72,000 to Coliseum rally. Some outsiders criticize exclusion of women.", Los Angeles Times, May 1995

Noteworthy Medicare Patient Procedures Performed by Dr Mark Baker, Psychologist, PhD, Marriage and Family Therapist in 2023

Click on any procedure below to see further details on volume and pricing among Medicare patients.

Top 5%

By Volume:

individual therapy

In 2023, Dr Mark Baker, Psychologist, PhD, Marriage and Family Therapist performed more individual therapy procedures for Medicare patients than 95% of providers in related specialties within California.

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2012 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr Mark Baker, Psychologist, PhD, Marriage and Family Therapist treated as a psychologist in Pasadena, CA during 2012 were mental health therapy.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr Mark Baker, Psychologist, PhD, Marriage and Family Therapist for Medicare patients.

mental health therapy 1319

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr Mark Baker, Psychologist, PhD, Marriage and Family Therapist treated as a psychologist in Pasadena, CA during 2013 were mental health therapy.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr Mark Baker, Psychologist, PhD, Marriage and Family Therapist for Medicare patients.

mental health therapy 1660

2013 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr Mark Baker, Psychologist, PhD, Marriage and Family Therapist.

Gender
Male 16
Female 41
Ethnicity
Non-Hispanic White 35
Black 0
Hispanic 0
Asian 0
Other 0
Native American 0
Age
From 65 to 74 0
From 75 to 84 0
85 and over 0
Less than 65 44

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr Mark Baker, Psychologist, PhD, Marriage and Family Therapist in 2013

Hypertension 44
High Cholesterol 42
Stroke 0
Ischemic Heart Disease 23
Depression 75
Chronic Kidney Disease 0
Asthma 0
Osteoperosis 0
Atrial Fibrilation 0
Heart Failure 0
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease 0
Diabetes 26
Dementia 0
Cancer 0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr Mark Baker, Psychologist, PhD, Marriage and Family Therapist treated as a psychologist in Pasadena, CA during 2014 were mental health therapy.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr Mark Baker, Psychologist, PhD, Marriage and Family Therapist for Medicare patients.

mental health therapy 2047

2014 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr Mark Baker, Psychologist, PhD, Marriage and Family Therapist.

Gender
Male 25
Female 49
Ethnicity
Non-Hispanic White 44
Black 0
Hispanic 13
Asian 0
Other 0
Native American 0
Age
From 65 to 74 0
From 75 to 84 0
85 and over 0
Less than 65 51

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr Mark Baker, Psychologist, PhD, Marriage and Family Therapist in 2014

Hypertension 45
High Cholesterol 38
Stroke 0
Ischemic Heart Disease 16
Depression 69
Chronic Kidney Disease 0
Asthma 0
Osteoperosis 0
Atrial Fibrilation 0
Heart Failure 0
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease 0
Diabetes 24
Dementia 0
Cancer 0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr Mark Baker, Psychologist, PhD, Marriage and Family Therapist treated as a psychologist in Pasadena, CA during 2015 were mental health therapy.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr Mark Baker, Psychologist, PhD, Marriage and Family Therapist for Medicare patients.

mental health therapy 2077

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr Mark Baker, Psychologist, PhD, Marriage and Family Therapist.

Gender
Male 50
Female 102
Ethnicity
Non-Hispanic White 102
Black 0
Hispanic 0
Asian 0
Other 0
Native American 0
Age
From 65 to 74 0
From 75 to 84 0
85 and over 0
Less than 65 108

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr Mark Baker, Psychologist, PhD, Marriage and Family Therapist in 2015

Hypertension 38
High Cholesterol 42
Stroke 0
Ischemic Heart Disease 20
Depression 75
Chronic Kidney Disease 0
Asthma 0
Osteoperosis 0
Atrial Fibrilation 0
Heart Failure 0
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease 0
Diabetes 20
Dementia 0
Cancer 0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr Mark Baker, Psychologist, PhD, Marriage and Family Therapist treated as a psychologist in Pasadena, CA during 2016 were mental health therapy.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr Mark Baker, Psychologist, PhD, Marriage and Family Therapist for Medicare patients.

mental health therapy 2176

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr Mark Baker, Psychologist, PhD, Marriage and Family Therapist.

Gender
Male 28
Female 59
Ethnicity
Non-Hispanic White 60
Black 0
Hispanic 14
Asian 0
Other 0
Native American 0
Age
From 65 to 74 0
From 75 to 84 0
85 and over 0
Less than 65 55

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr Mark Baker, Psychologist, PhD, Marriage and Family Therapist in 2016

Hypertension 44
High Cholesterol 41
Stroke 0
Ischemic Heart Disease 13
Depression 71
Chronic Kidney Disease 17
Asthma 13
Osteoperosis 0
Atrial Fibrilation 0
Heart Failure 0
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease 0
Diabetes 22
Dementia 0
Cancer 0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr Mark Baker, Psychologist, PhD, Marriage and Family Therapist treated as a psychologist in Pasadena, CA during 2017 were mental health therapy.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr Mark Baker, Psychologist, PhD, Marriage and Family Therapist for Medicare patients.

mental health therapy 2540

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr Mark Baker, Psychologist, PhD, Marriage and Family Therapist.

Gender
Male 30
Female 59
Ethnicity
Non-Hispanic White 58
Black 0
Hispanic 18
Asian 0
Other 0
Native American 0
Age
From 65 to 74 0
From 75 to 84 0
85 and over 0
Less than 65 52

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr Mark Baker, Psychologist, PhD, Marriage and Family Therapist in 2017

Hypertension 44
High Cholesterol 35
Stroke 0
Ischemic Heart Disease 18
Depression 75
Chronic Kidney Disease 22
Asthma 0
Osteoperosis 0
Atrial Fibrilation 0
Heart Failure 0
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease 0
Diabetes 29
Dementia 0
Cancer 0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr Mark Baker, Psychologist, PhD, Marriage and Family Therapist treated as a psychologist in Pasadena, CA during 2018 were mental health therapy.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr Mark Baker, Psychologist, PhD, Marriage and Family Therapist for Medicare patients.

mental health therapy 2514

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr Mark Baker, Psychologist, PhD, Marriage and Family Therapist.

Gender
Male 34
Female 63
Ethnicity
Non-Hispanic White 68
Black 0
Hispanic 15
Asian 0
Other 0
Native American 0
Age
From 65 to 74 0
From 75 to 84 0
85 and over 0
Less than 65 53

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr Mark Baker, Psychologist, PhD, Marriage and Family Therapist in 2018

Hypertension 41
High Cholesterol 43
Stroke 0
Ischemic Heart Disease 21
Depression 75
Chronic Kidney Disease 24
Asthma 0
Osteoperosis 0
Atrial Fibrilation 0
Heart Failure 11
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease 0
Diabetes 27
Dementia 0
Cancer 0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr Mark Baker, Psychologist, PhD, Marriage and Family Therapist treated as a psychologist in Pasadena, CA during 2019 were mental health therapy.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr Mark Baker, Psychologist, PhD, Marriage and Family Therapist for Medicare patients.

mental health therapy 2936

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr Mark Baker, Psychologist, PhD, Marriage and Family Therapist.

Gender
Male 36
Female 65
Ethnicity
Non-Hispanic White 78
Black 0
Hispanic 0
Asian 0
Other 0
Native American 0
Age
From 65 to 74 48
From 75 to 84 13
85 and over 0
Less than 65 40

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr Mark Baker, Psychologist, PhD, Marriage and Family Therapist in 2019

Hypertension 50
High Cholesterol 52
Stroke 0
Ischemic Heart Disease 17
Depression 75
Chronic Kidney Disease 24
Asthma 0
Osteoperosis 0
Atrial Fibrilation 0
Heart Failure 0
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease 0
Diabetes 26
Dementia 0
Cancer 0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr Mark Baker, Psychologist, PhD, Marriage and Family Therapist treated as a psychologist in Pasadena, CA during 2020 were mental health therapy and counseling services.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr Mark Baker, Psychologist, PhD, Marriage and Family Therapist for Medicare patients.

counseling services 174
mental health therapy 3395

2020 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr Mark Baker, Psychologist, PhD, Marriage and Family Therapist.

Gender
Male 30
Female 68
Ethnicity
Non-Hispanic White 72
Black 0
Hispanic 11
Asian 0
Other 0
Native American 0
Age
From 65 to 74 50
From 75 to 84 12
85 and over 0
Less than 65 36

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr Mark Baker, Psychologist, PhD, Marriage and Family Therapist in 2020

Hypertension 46
High Cholesterol 47
Stroke 0
Ischemic Heart Disease 24
Depression 75
Chronic Kidney Disease 24
Asthma 12
Osteoperosis 11
Atrial Fibrilation 0
Heart Failure 0
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease 0
Diabetes 24
Dementia 0
Cancer 0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2021 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr Mark Baker, Psychologist, PhD, Marriage and Family Therapist treated as a psychologist in Pasadena, CA during 2021 were mental health therapy and counseling services.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr Mark Baker, Psychologist, PhD, Marriage and Family Therapist for Medicare patients.

counseling services 260
mental health therapy 3069

2021 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr Mark Baker, Psychologist, PhD, Marriage and Family Therapist.

Gender
Male 25
Female 62
Ethnicity
Non-Hispanic White 71
Black 0
Hispanic 0
Asian 0
Other 0
Native American 0
Age
From 65 to 74 46
From 75 to 84 0
85 and over 0
Less than 65 26

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr Mark Baker, Psychologist, PhD, Marriage and Family Therapist in 2021

Hypertension 43
High Cholesterol 52
Stroke 0
Ischemic Heart Disease 21
Depression 75
Chronic Kidney Disease 18
Asthma 0
Osteoperosis 14
Atrial Fibrilation 0
Heart Failure 0
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease 0
Diabetes 21
Dementia 0
Cancer 0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2022 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr Mark Baker, Psychologist, PhD, Marriage and Family Therapist treated as a psychologist in Pasadena, CA during 2022 were mental health therapy.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr Mark Baker, Psychologist, PhD, Marriage and Family Therapist for Medicare patients.

mental health therapy 2772

2022 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr Mark Baker, Psychologist, PhD, Marriage and Family Therapist.

Gender
Male 24
Female 65
Ethnicity
Non-Hispanic White 71
Black 0
Hispanic 0
Asian 0
Other 0
Native American 0
Age
From 65 to 74 40
From 75 to 84 0
85 and over 0
Less than 65 26

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr Mark Baker, Psychologist, PhD, Marriage and Family Therapist in 2022

Hypertension 56
High Cholesterol 72
Stroke 0
Ischemic Heart Disease 0
Depression 69
Chronic Kidney Disease 16
Asthma 0
Osteoperosis 19
Atrial Fibrilation 0
Heart Failure 0
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease 0
Diabetes 27
Dementia 0
Cancer 0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2022

Volume of procedures performed by Dr Mark Baker, Psychologist, PhD, Marriage and Family Therapist for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr Mark Baker, Psychologist, PhD, Marriage and Family Therapist treated as a psychologist in Pasadena, CA were mental health therapy and counseling services.

counseling services 217
mental health therapy 2409

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2022

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr Mark Baker, Psychologist, PhD, Marriage and Family Therapist.

Gender
Male 27
Female 57
Ethnicity
Black / African American 0
Asian / Pacific Islander 0
Non-Hispanic White 59
Native American / Alaskan Native 0
Hispanic 6
Other 0
Age
75 to 84 2
85 and over 0
Less than 65 44
65 to 74 16

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr Mark Baker, Psychologist, PhD, Marriage and Family Therapist From 2012 - 2022

The highest averages of the most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr Mark Baker, Psychologist, PhD, Marriage and Family Therapist treated were depression, high cholesterol, hypertension and diabetes.

Hypertension 41
High Cholesterol 42
Stroke 0
Ischemic Heart Disease 15
Depression 66
Chronic Kidney Disease 13
Asthma 2
Osteoporosis 4
Heart Failure 1
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease 0
Diabetes 22
Atrial Fibrillation 0
Dementia 0
Cancer 0

Education & Training

He has a state license in California.

Licensed In: California

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Biography

Dr. Mark Baker works as a family therapy and psychology. His clinical interests include depression, christian counseling, and attention deficit disorder (ADD/ADHD). Dr. Baker is conversant in Spanish.

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