About George
Dr. George Baldwin helps people facing stress, anxiety, relationship difficulties, grief and depression. He also supports those coping with life changes, addictions, sleeping problems, parenting strain, low self-esteem and compassion fatigue.
Dr Baldwin works with people managing trauma and abuse, bipolar disorder and other complex challenges. He trained as a clinical psychologist and is registered with the Health and Care Professions Council, HCPC. Over six years he has worked across NHS and personal settings, including community mental health, inpatient psychiatric units and physical health clinics.
How George works
That background means he is used to complex presentations and people with multiple needs. His style is warm and non-judgemental. Sessions are usually 45 minutes.
He begins with a straightforward assessment and then builds a visual formulation together. That formulation highlights patterns in thoughts, feelings, behaviours and relationships to help decide what to work on. Therapy focuses on practical steps as well as understanding.
Work often includes noticing unhelpful patterns, trying out alternative thoughts and behaviours, and practising skills between sessions. The pace is set by the person attending. Dr Baldwin uses a range of evidence-based approaches and adapts them for neurodiversity and different life contexts.
He also provides clinical supervision to other psychological professionals. His experience includes work with adoption and foster care, ageing issues, chronic illness, attachment and complex trauma. People can expect clear information and collaborative planning in sessions.
The aim is steady, measurable progress from an agreed starting point.
What George works with
The areas below are the ones George selected when setting up a profile. The first few are listed as the main focus; the rest are also named.
- 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
Training and background
| Register | HCPC |
|---|---|
| Years in practice | 6 |
| Languages | English |
| Session format | Online: video, phone, live chat or messaging |
| Country | United Kingdom |
Memberships and registers are shown as supplied; they are not licences, and this directory does not verify them.
Online support options
Practical therapeutic approaches for online sessions
Dr Baldwin works with recognised, evidence-based techniques that focus on thoughts, behaviours and relationships. Cognitive-behavioural approaches help people notice unhelpful thinking patterns and try out alternative thoughts and behaviours, which can reduce anxiety and low mood. Systemic or relational approaches look at how relationships and family patterns shape problems and help clients identify practical changes in interactions.He also draws on acceptance and commitment ideas which teach skills for noticing difficult feelings while taking steps towards a valued life. Choosing the right approach is collaborative - the therapist will discuss options, try methods and adapt based on your goals, needs and preferences.
Online therapy offers flexibility that fits busy lives. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation and visual work like building a formulation. Phone sessions are useful when bandwidth is limited or a shorter check-in is needed. Live chat and text messaging make it simpler to have ongoing support between sessions or to use therapy in short bursts during the day. These formats mean people across the UK and internationally can access consistent therapeutic support without travel.
Start online instead of waiting
Our partner service asks a few questions about what you are looking for and matches you with a therapist for sessions from home.
Book with GeorgeWe will earn a commission if you sign up through our link, at no cost to you.
Common questions
What concerns does this counsellor help with?
How would you describe his therapeutic style?
What is his professional background?
What credentials and location are listed?
Which languages and international options are available?
In what formats are sessions offered?
How are costs structured?
What are the first steps to begin therapy?
A practical next step
Write down two things you would want to be different in six months. That is the most useful thing to bring to a first session, whoever it is with. If you would rather start now than keep reading, online sessions are the quickest route.
We will earn a commission if you sign up through our link, at no cost to you. Entries are not assessed or endorsed by this directory.
Other entries for stress, anxiety
Supportive LCSW helping people build strength and clarity
Practical, trauma-aware therapy for everyday life
Practical, relational therapy for life transitions