Kelley Baker, Ph. D, LPC, PA

Surviving and Thriving:  Navigating Grief in the Context of Alienation

On Sunday, June 1, 2025 at 8 PM EDT, Family Access-Fighting for Children's Rights will present Dr. Kelley Baker in a webinar titled “Surviving and Thriving: Navigating the Context of Alienation”. This will air exclusively on our Families Divided TV you tube channel.

https://www.youtube.com/@FamiliesDividedTV

This webinar will adapt the stages of Ambiguous Loss, described by Pauline Boss, to help parents, grandparents, and other family members who are experiencing alienation from a child process their grief.  Ultimately, the presenter wants participants to have resources that help them find healthy ways to process chronic grief while continuing to find meaning and purpose in life.  

BIO: Kelley Baker has provided services to families going through divorce and separation for 26 years. She has a doctorate in Personality, Developmental, and Social Psychology from the University of Texas at Austin.  Dr. Baker also holds a master’s degree in program evaluation and a master’s degree in counseling and guidance. She has served on the board of the International Council for Shared Parenting and currently serves on the board of the Parental Alienation Study Group.  She has served as an expert in cases involving parental alienation in New Mexico, Arkansas, Oklahoma, Colorado, and Texas.  Dr. Baker conducts parental alienation assessments, child custody evaluations, and serves as a Guardian Ad Litem, subject matter expert, and consulting expert. She has presented at the Texas, Oklahoma, and New Mexico Bar Associations on the assessment and treatment of parental alienation.  Her publications have included chapters in scientific evidence-based books on forensic psychology and domestic violence.  Her first book was released in February 2025, entitled Therapeutic Interventions for Parent-Child Contact Issues.   Dr. Baker graduated from the University of Texas at Austin in 2002 with a doctorate degree in Developmental, Social, and Personality Psychology and a master’s degree in Program Evaluation. She also holds a master’s degree in Counseling and Guidance and is a Licensed Professional Counselor. Dr. Baker has over 25 years of clinical experience serving families going through separation and divorce. As a forensic consultant in the Austin area of central Texas, she serves primarily as a court appointed guardian ad litem, a court appointed custody evaluator, and an expert on topics related to high conflict divorce. Her professional career includes teaching as an adjunct professor of undergraduate and graduate psychology and counseling courses and providing continuing education and training to mental health and legal professionals. She has presented training for local and state Bar Associations. Her publications include co-authored chapters in The Litigator’s Handbook: Forensic Psychiatry and Psychology and in Gender and Domestic Violence: Contemporary Legal Practice and Intervention Reforms. She has also contributed articles to the National Parents Organization. Dr. Baker is an active member in the American Counseling Association (ACA), The Association of Family and Conciliatory Courts (AFCC), Parental Alienation Study Group where she serves on the membership committee, and the International Council on Shared Parenting (ICSP), where she served for two years as the vice-president of family professions.