David Baker, BACP
David Baker is a counsellor with twelve years of experience helping people navigate difficult times.
About David
David Baker is a counsellor with twelve years of experience helping people navigate difficult times. He works from a person-focused stance and adapts his approach to each person's needs. He offers online and telephone sessions and supports people across the United Kingdom and internationally.
He is a member of the British Association for Counsellors and Psychotherapists, known as BACP. He trained in person-centred methods at Warwick University and has added other ways of working, including existential ideas and transactional analysis.
Background and approach
In practice he blends approaches rather than using only one method. This flexibility means sessions are shaped around what the client finds most useful. David helps with common problems such as anxiety, stress, depression and grief.
He also supports people facing relationship difficulties, addiction and trauma. He works with concerns linked to intimacy, body image, sleep and eating, and with career or life-change struggles. People bring both short-term issues and longer-standing struggles.
Sessions typically focus on what is happening now and practical steps to feel a bit better. He aims to create a calm space where people can talk honestly and be heard without judgement. His background includes voluntary-sector roles and work with large UK mental health and bereavement organisations.
That experience informs how he meets people from different walks of life. He will discuss how therapy might help and agree a way of working that suits each person.
Details from the counsellor's public professional profile · registration number listed
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| Body | Registration number | Expires |
|---|---|---|
| BACP | 386148 | March 2026 |
Registration details are as listed on the counsellor's public profile. You can check any number with the registering body.
Sessions and payment
Sessions are held online through our partner platform, by video, phone or messaging depending on the counsellor.
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Focus areas and approaches
Everything David lists on their public professional profile, in their own terms.
- Stress, 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 / 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 / non-monogamous relationships
- Post-traumatic stress
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
- 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 David names
- Attachment-Based Therapy
- Client-Centred Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT)
- Existential Therapy
- Gottman Method
- Solution-Focused Therapy
- Trauma-Focused Therapy
Naming an approach is not evidence of training in it. This directory copies what each counsellor lists and does not check training records.
How different approaches work online and by phone
Attachment-based work focuses on patterns in close relationships. It helps people understand how past connections shape current responses and improves how they relate to others. Client-centred therapy places the person's experience at the heart of sessions and prioritises listening, acceptance and working at the client's pace. Cognitive Behavioural Therapy, or CBT, looks at unhelpful thoughts and behaviours and offers practical techniques to change them, which can help with anxiety, low mood and sleep problems.Deciding which approach to use is a joint process. The therapist will discuss your goals, preferences and day-to-day situation and then suggest ways of working. If something does not feel right, adjustments can be made so the sessions suit you better.
Online sessions by video let people see facial cues and keep a stronger conversational flow. Phone sessions are handy when bandwidth or camera use is an issue, or for a shorter check-in. Live chat and text-based messaging suit people who prefer writing or need more flexible timing. These options make it easier to fit therapy around work, family and travel, while keeping the focus on practical progress and emotional support.
Frequently asked
What concerns does David work with?
He supports people with anxiety, stress, depression, grief, trauma and addiction. He also helps with relationship issues, intimacy, eating and sleeping problems, and career or life changes.
What is his therapeutic style like?
His style is person-centred and adaptable. Sessions are conversational and paced to suit each person's needs while exploring practical steps for change.
How much experience does he have?
He has twelve years of clinical experience, including work in independent practice and roles with UK mental health and bereavement organisations.
What credentials and region apply?
He is a member of the British Association for Counsellors and Psychotherapists (BACP) and practises from the United Kingdom.
Which languages and international options are supported?
Sessions are offered in English and he accepts international clients.
In what formats are sessions offered?
Therapy is available by video calls, phone sessions, live chat or text-based messaging to suit different needs and schedules.
How are fees and payments handled?
Cost varies with location and therapist arrangements; sessions are provided via a subscription that can be cancelled at any time.
What are the steps to begin therapy?
Start by selecting the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule sessions according to the therapist's availability.
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