Dr. George Baldwin, HCPC

HCPC registered Clinical Psychologist. Six years' experience in a range of health settings across the United Kingdom. Dr. George Baldwin works with stress, anxiety, depression, grief, relationship problems, trauma and abuse, addictions, sleep problems, parenting concerns and related issues.

Dr Baldwin sees people for assessment and formulation before agreeing a plan of work. He uses clear, evidence-based techniques and explains how thoughts, feelings, behaviour and relationships interact. Sessions are normally 45 minutes and begin with gathering relevant information and building a visual formulation to guide what to focus on.

He trained through a Clinical Psychology doctorate at the University of East Anglia Medical School and has published peer-reviewed research. His background includes primary and secondary community mental health services, psychiatric inpatient units, physical health clinics and specialist fostering and learning disability services.

His clinical experience covers a wide range of difficulties including bipolar disorder, depression, anxiety and panic, obsessive-compulsive disorder, trauma and multiple forms of abuse, eating and hoarding behaviours, psychotic depression and schizophrenia, personality disorder presentations and emotional dysregulation.

Dr Baldwin adapts methods for neurodiversity, including autism spectrum conditions, attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), attention deficit disorder (ADD) and dyslexia. He also provides clinical supervision to other psychological professionals and has worked with individual clients and in couple, family and small group formats.

Typical work includes making a shared formulation, agreeing targets, and practising alternative thoughts or behaviours between sessions. He explains progress against the agreed plan as therapy continues and adjusts the approach according to ongoing needs.

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