|| About Bob ||

Bob Baker, M.S. & M.DIV
Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist
Founder of Daybreak
For those that have difficult work schedules I do offer early counseling times:
5:00 AM; 6:00 AM and 7:00 AM
Monday, Tuesday, Thursday & Friday
I lived in Southern California most of my life except for two ‘side trips.’ I was the US Army and served with the 82nd Airborne Division and closed out my time with the US Army as a Drill Instructor. My second brief absence from Southern California was to go up to Golden Gate Southern Baptist Theological Seminary (renamed Gateway Baptist Seminary) for a presidential appointment as a professor in the area of pastoral care and as the Dean of Students. While I loved the seminary, I wanted to work closer with the local church and returned to Southern California to join Saddleback Church.
I’m an alcoholic and have been clean for over 45 years. I became a Christian after I got out of the US Army and have been in ministry for over 40 years. I have been married for over 40 years with two grown children. I am a 30+ years experienced licensed Marriage and Family Therapist who recently retired from Saddleback Church located in Lake Forrest, California where for 17+ years I served as Pastor of Pastoral Care. I unretired to begin the Daybreak Family Counseling Center and start the nonprofit Daybreak Church Care Development Ministry.
Since I’ve been in the role of dealing with the most difficult cases; I trained both lay leaders and people seeking to become licensed mental health professionals; I provided supervision to all the above who provided the care to others as they adjusted their treatment plans to give their clients the best treatment; I have an understand of these issues and how to diagnose them and to treat them:
· Stress, Anxiety
· Occupational
· Educational
· Stage of Life
· Depression
· Unmotivated
· Disoriented
· Unclear
· Alcohol and Drug Misuse/Abuse
· Relationship Issues
· Intimacy-Related Issues
· Communication
· Spiritual Struggles
· Marital Conflict
· Adult ADD and ADHD
· Family Conflicts
· Trauma and Abuse
· PTSD
· Domestic Violence
· Grief—Loss—Death
· Parenting Issues
· Blended Family Issues
· Anger Resolution
· Self-Esteem
· Family of Origin
· Previous Marriage
· Career Guidance
· Individuals—Men and Women
· Premarital Counseling
· Loved One is Mentally Ill
· What you cannot do
· What you can do
· How to maintain your sanity
· Divorce
· Recovery
· Bitter
· Angry
· Confused
· Could not prevent it