Dr. George Baldwin, HCPC

Dr. George Baldwin is a registered Clinical Psychologist with the Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC) and an active contributor to peer-reviewed research. He completed his Clinical Psychology doctorate at the University of East Anglia Medical School and has developed experience in assessing, formulating and treating complex psychological difficulties in line with guidance from the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE).

His clinical work spans NHS and private settings and includes providing clinical supervision to other psychological professionals. Over the last six years he has practiced in primary and secondary community mental health services for children and adults, psychiatric inpatient units - including forensic, adult acute, older adult acute and eating disorder wards - physical health clinics such as paediatrics, diabetes and chronic pain, and specialist learning disability and fostering services.

Dr. Baldwin has worked with clients across the lifespan on a wide range of difficulties, including anxiety, panic, depression, bipolar disorder, psychotic depression, schizophrenia, delusional disorder, hoarding, OCD, disordered eating, emotional dysregulation, personality disorders, specific phobias and trauma related to physical, domestic, sexual, psychological and financial abuse, neglect and bereavement. He adapts his methods within the context of neurodiversity and has experience working with Autism spectrum conditions, ADHD, ADD and Dyslexia.

His preferred modalities are Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) and Systemic therapy, and he is also trained in Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), Solution Focused Therapy (SFT), Compassion Focussed Therapy (CFT) and Dialectical Behavioural Therapy (DBT) skills. He describes his approach as warm, non-judgmental and tailored to the individual, couple or family. During regular 45 minute sessions he begins with an assessment and typically develops a visual formulation collaboratively, highlighting patterns in thoughts, feelings, behaviours and relationships and using that framework to set goals and measure progress. Treatment plans often include practising and documenting alternative thoughts or behaviours to promote change between sessions.