About George
Dr. George Baldwin is a HCPC-registered clinical psychologist who helps people manage stress, anxiety, relationship difficulties, grief and mood problems. He also supports people facing life changes, addiction concerns, sleep problems and issues around parenting and self-esteem.
He has six years' clinical experience and accepts clients in the United Kingdom and internationally. He writes and publishes research and completed his clinical psychology doctorate at the University of East Anglia Medical School.
Background and approach
His work in both NHS and personal settings has included community mental health services, inpatient wards and physical health clinics. This broad background means he has experience with a wide range of difficulties and complex presentations. Sessions are usually 45 minutes and begin with an assessment to build a clear picture of what is happening.
He develops a visual formulation with the person, which maps patterns in thoughts, feelings, behaviours and relationships. That formulation then informs practical goals and steps to work on between sessions. He commonly uses Cognitive Behavioural Therapy and Systemic ideas, and draws on Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Compassion Focussed approaches, Solution-Focused work and Dialectical Behavioural Therapy skills when helpful.
The style is warm, non-judgemental and tailored to each person. Therapy can involve practising new behaviours, trying out alternative ways of thinking and tracking progress against the agreed formulation. Practical strategies are combined with discussion so people can apply changes in daily life.
How common approaches translate to online therapy
CBT, or Cognitive Behavioural Therapy, focuses on identifying and changing unhelpful thoughts and behaviours. It is often used for anxiety, phobias, low mood and sleep problems and involves practical exercises to try between sessions.Systemic ideas look at patterns in relationships and how those affect feelings and behaviour. This approach can help with relationship strain, parenting challenges and family-related stress by mapping interactions and deciding on small changes to try.
Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will discuss options and agree a plan based on the person's goals, preferences and what seems to help in early sessions. That collaborative process can include mixing techniques from different approaches when useful.
Online sessions are offered via video calls, phone, live chat or text-based messaging. Video calls let you use visual tools like shared formulations, while phone sessions use less bandwidth and can be easier to fit into a work break. Live chat and messaging allow shorter check-ins and ongoing written reflections. These options make it easier to maintain regular contact and practise skills between meetings, which supports steady progress.
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What this therapist works with
Most often
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Grief
Also listed
- Abandonment
- Addictions
- Adoption and foster care
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Antisocial personality
- Attachment issues
- Autism and Asperger Syndrome
- Avoidant personality
- BDSM, kink, and alternative sex culture
- Bipolar disorder
- Blended family issues
- Body image
- Cancer
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Co-morbidity
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Compassion fatigue
- Control issues
- Coping with life changes
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Dependent personality
- Depression
- Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)
- Dissociation
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Eating and food-related issues
- Emptiness
- Family conflicts
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Fatherhood issues
- Fertility issues
- First responder issues
- Forgiveness
- Gender dysphoria
- Guilt and shame
- Hearing impaired
- HIV / AIDS
- Hoarding
- Hospice and end-of-life counseling
- Immigration issues
- Impulsivity
- Infidelity
- Intellectual disability
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Men's issues
- Midlife crisis
- Money and financial issues
- Mood disorders
- Multicultural concerns
- Narcissism
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Paranoia
- Parenting issues
- Personality disorders
- Phobias
- Polyamory / non-monogamous relationships
- Post-traumatic stress
- Postpartum depression
- Pregnancy and childbirth
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self esteem
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sex addiction
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Sexual dysfunction
- Sexuality
- Sleeping disorders
- Smoking / vaping cessation
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Somatization
- Trauma and abuse
- Traumatic brain injury
- Trichotillomania
- Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
- Visually impaired
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
- Experience
- 6 years
- Licensed
- Languages
- English
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