David Baker

• Person-centred approach
• Attachment and CBT ideas
• Bereavement support

About David

David Baker works on stress, anxiety, relationships, grief, depression and related issues using a person-centred, pluralistic approach. He describes working alongside people to find approaches that suit them, and he is a Registered Member of the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP). He has 12 years of experience working in counselling and psychotherapy.

David trained as a person-centred psychotherapist at Warwick University and has additional training in transactional analysis and existential approaches. He also notes experience offering telephone and online counselling. His background includes voluntary-sector roles, work for a major UK mental health charity, and a leading bereavement counselling service.

In sessions he aims to help people reduce emotional distress and improve relationships through practical conversation and reflective listening. He draws on client-centred work alongside cognitive and attachment-informed ideas where useful. This means sessions can include talking things through, looking at patterns in relationships, and trying out different ways of coping.

He works with a broad range of concerns, including panic and panic attacks, addiction and compulsion, trauma and abuse, self-criticism, shame, bereavement, and major life changes. He also lists support for intimacy-related issues, LGBT matters, eating and sleeping problems, parenting stresses, anger, and career concerns.

David sees people in a private practice setting in London and offers both short and longer-term counselling to individuals and couples. He is willing to work with international clients and conducts sessions in English.

How his approaches translate to online counselling

David commonly uses person-centred work alongside attachment-informed and cognitive-behavioural ideas. Person-centred counselling focuses on listening and helping people talk through what matters to them; it suits people who want reflective, conversational support. Attachment-based work looks at patterns in close relationships and can help with trust, intimacy and recurring relationship difficulties. Cognitive behavioural ideas target unhelpful thoughts and behaviours and are useful for anxiety, panic and coping strategies.

Finding the right mix of approaches is part of the work. He will discuss goals, needs and preferences and agree a way of working together. That makes the therapy collaborative rather than one-size-fits-all.

The biography notes he offers online and telephone counselling, but it does not list every possible format. Confirm the current session options before booking. Online and telephone sessions can make it easier to fit counselling into a busy week, allow shorter check-ins when needed, and avoid travel to an appointment. Registered or accredited professionals can still use these ways of working to cover grief, relationship issues, anxiety and many other concerns.

Topics David lists

• Stress and anxiety
• Relationship issues
• Family conflicts
• Grief
• Depression
• Addictions
• LGBT
• Trauma and abuse
• Intimacy-related issues
• Eating disorders
• Sleeping disorders
• Parenting issues
• Anger management
• Self-esteem
• Career difficulties
• Bipolar disorder
• Coping with life changes
• Coaching
• Compassion fatigue
• Abandonment
• Aging and geriatric issues
• Antisocial personality
• Attachment issues
• Avoidant personality
• BDSM, kink, and alternative sex culture
• Body image
• Cancer
• Co-morbidity
• Codependency
• Commitment issues
• Communication problems
• Control issues
• Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
• Dependent personality
• Dissociation
• Divorce and separation
• Domestic violence
• Drug and alcohol addiction
• Emptiness
• Family problems
• First responder issues
• Forgiveness
• Gender dysphoria
• Guilt and shame
• Hoarding
• Hospice and end-of-life counselling
• Impulsivity
• Infidelity
• Isolation and loneliness
• Jealousy
• Life purpose
• Men's issues
• Midlife crisis
• Veteran and armed forces issues
• Money and financial issues
• Mood disorders
• Multicultural concerns
• Narcissism
• Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
• Panic disorder and panic attacks
• Personality disorders
• Phobias
• Polyamory and non-monogamous relationships
• Post-traumatic stress
• Prejudice and discrimination
• Process addictions
• Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
• Self-harm
• Self-love
• Sex addiction
• Sexual assault and abuse
• Sexual dysfunction
• Sexuality
• Social anxiety and phobia
• Somatization
• Workplace issues

Ways of working

• Attachment-Based Therapy
• Client-Centred Therapy
• Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT)
• Existential Therapy
• Gottman Method
• Solution-Focused Therapy
• Trauma-Focused Therapy

Questions about David

Does he work with anxiety?

Yes. Anxiety, stress and panic are listed among the main concerns he works on.

What kind of counselling does he offer?

He uses a person-centred, pluralistic way of working and draws on attachment-informed and cognitive ideas where appropriate.

How much experience does he have?

He has 12 years of experience in counselling and psychotherapy, including roles in the voluntary sector and bereavement services.

Where is he based and what are his credentials?

He works from private practice in London and is a Registered Member of the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP).

Can I see him if I live outside the UK?

Yes. He accepts international clients and conducts sessions in English.

What session formats are available?

The biography states he offers online and telephone counselling; confirm current session options before booking.

How are costs handled?

Fees vary with location and sessions use a subscription that can be cancelled at any time.

How do I start working with him?

Select the Talk to a counsellor online button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session.