David Baker-Hargrove

Dr. David Baker-Hargrove is a veteran mental health counselor based in Orlando, Florida who uses the pronouns ve/ver/vers. For more than a quarter century, ve has provided mental health services to the LGBTQ+ community, with a concentration on trans-specific healthcare. Dr. Baker-Hargrove earned a Ph.D. in Counseling Psychology from Barry University in 2002, and is a licensed mental health counselor in the State of Florida. Ve has been practicing since 1995.

Since 1999, Dr. David Baker-Hargrove has served on numerous funding opportunity review committees with multiple national government agencies, including the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) and the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA). Ve is also recognized as an expert witness in the areas of trauma, post-traumatic stress disorder, and LGBTQ+ cultural competencies by the US Immigration Court, the US District Court, and the 18th Circuit Court. Additionally, for decades, Dr. Baker-Hargrove has volunteered with the American Red Cross, serving as a Disaster Mental Health Responder. In this capacity, ve was dispatched to provide relief to the World Trade Center’s Ground Zero following the 9/11 terrorist attacks. Ve also spearheaded the response effort for the Pulse Nightclub Massacre in June of 2016, mobilizing more than 650 volunteer counselors to orchestrate almost a thousand mental health encounters in the aftermath of that tragedy.

Currently, Dr. David Baker-Hargrove is overseeing two ventures, along with Robert, ver husband and business partner. The first is a consulting firm focusing on leadership development, business consulting, and organizational consulting. The second is a nonprofit organization concentrating on the delivery of health and clinical services to the Northeast Florida community.