Counsellor profile
David Baker, BACP
Based in United Kingdom · 12 years of experience
Counsellor for anxiety, relationships and grief
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- Registration
- BACP, United Kingdom (386148)
- Qualifications
- BACP
- Experience
- 12 years
- Languages
- English
- Based in
- United Kingdom
Details come from information David supplied to BetterHelp.
- Attachment-based work
- Client-centred approach
- CBT methods
About David
BACP. 12 years' experience. David Baker works with stress, anxiety, relationship and family issues, grief, depression, addictions and a wide range of other concerns. He offers counselling in English and accepts international clients. He uses an integrative style and aims to work alongside people to find what helps them most.
David trained in person-centred psychotherapy at Warwick University and lists attachment-based, client-centred, cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT), existential approaches and the Gottman Method among his influences. He has experience in private practice and in the voluntary sector, including work with a major UK mental health charity and a bereavement counselling service.
In sessions he talks things through with clients, helps identify practical steps and looks at patterns that contribute to distress. He says no single method fits everyone, so he adapts his way of working to suit each person’s needs and preferences. That might mean focusing on thoughts and behaviours, on how relationships are experienced, or on values and meaning.
David lists many concerns he works with, such as trauma and abuse, intimacy-related issues, eating and sleeping problems, parenting strain, anger and self-esteem, as well as longer-term conditions like bipolar and complex co-morbidity. He also notes additional focuses including attachment issues, body image and work on kink and alternative sexual cultures.
Sessions have been offered face to face in private practice and via telephone and online during recent public health restrictions. Before booking, clients should confirm the current session formats that are available.
How David uses different approaches in online counselling
Attachment-based work looks at how current relationships and early bonds affect feelings and behaviour, helping with issues such as trust, intimacy and abandonment. Client-centred counselling focuses on the person’s experience, with the counsellor listening closely and responding to what matters most to the client. Cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT) concentrates on identifying unhelpful thoughts and patterns, and on practising small behavioural changes to reduce anxiety and low mood.Finding the right approach is part of the work. David will discuss goals and preferences with each client and agree a way of working together. That collaborative process helps decide whether to focus more on thoughts and behaviours, on attachment and relationships, or on values and meaning.
The biography notes that he has offered both telephone and online counselling as well as face-to-face work in private practice, but clients should confirm current session formats before booking. Online or telephone sessions can make it easier to fit counselling around work, family and travel commitments, help with shorter check-ins when needed, and reduce the time spent travelling to appointments. Registered or accredited professionals often use these options to maintain continuity of care when circumstances change.
Areas of expertise
Primary focus
Also works with
Additional focus areas
Therapeutic approaches
Experience
12+ years
Listed in
United Kingdom
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
Which concerns does he work with?
He works with stress, anxiety, relationship and family issues, grief, depression, addictions and many related concerns such as intimacy, eating and sleeping problems.
What style of counselling does he use?
He practises in a pluralistic way, drawing on attachment-based, client-centred, CBT and existential approaches to fit individual needs.
How much experience does he have?
David has 12 years of professional experience working in private practice and the voluntary sector.
Is he registered with a professional body?
He is a registered member of the British Association for Counsellors and Psychotherapists, shown as BACP.
Which languages are sessions offered in?
Sessions are offered in English and international clients are accepted.
What session formats are available?
The biography mentions face-to-face work and that online and telephone counselling have been offered; confirm current session options before booking.
How are fees arranged?
Cost varies with location and sessions use a subscription model that can be cancelled at any time.
How do I start counselling with him?
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