- Years in practice
- 12
- Registration
- BACP
- Languages
- English
- Focus
- Stress, Anxiety
- Focus
- Relationship issues
- Focus
- Family conflicts
About David
David Baker is a BACP counsellor with twelve years of practice in the United Kingdom. He welcomes people who are feeling overwhelmed by life changes, struggling with anxiety or depression, or wanting help with relationship and parenting stresses. He works in a straightforward, non-judgemental way and aims to make conversations easy to follow.
David trained in person-centred approaches at Warwick University and has developed a pluralistic style since then. He draws on different methods to match what each person needs rather than using a single fixed method.
Background and approach
This means sessions focus on what a client wants to work on and how they prefer to do that. Clients come for many reasons, including grief, addiction, trauma, intimacy concerns, sleep and eating problems, anger, low self-esteem and career worries. He also helps people coping with major life transitions and compassion fatigue.
Conversations are practical and paced to the person’s comfort, with options to look at thinking patterns, attachment, values and communication skills. David has worked in independent practice and in the voluntary sector, including for a large UK mental health charity and a bereavement counselling service.
He offers therapy by video call, phone, live chat or text messaging so people can choose what fits their life. Sessions are offered in English and international clients can be supported. People who prefer calm, respectful dialogue and a collaborative way of working tend to feel comfortable with his manner.
He aims to help people find clearer ways to manage stress, improve relationships and move through difficult changes.
What David works with
Everything David lists, in their own terms. Parenting is the reason this directory exists; the rest shows what else David helps people with.
- 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
Approaches David lists
- Attachment-Based Therapy
- Client-Centred Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT)
- Existential Therapy
- Gottman Method
- Solution-Focused Therapy
- Trauma-Focused Therapy
Listing an approach is not evidence of training in it. This directory copies what each counsellor names and does not check training records.
Therapeutic approaches and online support
David commonly draws on Attachment-Based Therapy to look at how early relationships shape current patterns. This approach helps when trust, closeness or repeated relationship difficulties are causing pain. He also uses Client-Centred Therapy, which focuses on listening, acceptance and working at the person's pace to build self-understanding and confidence. Cognitive Behavioural Therapy, or CBT, is used to spot unhelpful thinking and try practical experiments to reduce anxiety or low mood.Finding the right approach is part of the work. David will discuss options with each person and choose methods that fit their goals, needs and preferences. The plan is collaborative and can change as progress is made.
Online therapy is offered by video call, phone, live chat or text-based messaging to make sessions flexible. Video calls are useful for face-to-face conversation and visual cues. Phone sessions can be easier when bandwidth is limited or when a shorter check-in fits a busy day. Live chat or messaging can work for brief updates, reflection between sessions or for people who prefer writing over speaking. These options help people fit counselling into work, travel or family commitments while keeping therapy straightforward and accessible.
Questions people ask about David
What kinds of problems does he help with?
He works with stress, anxiety, depression, grief, relationship and intimacy issues, addictions, trauma, eating and sleeping problems, anger, low self-esteem and parenting concerns among other difficulties.
How would you describe his therapeutic style?
He uses a person-centred, pluralistic style that adapts to what each person needs. Sessions are collaborative and focus on practical steps and clearer thinking.
What is his experience and background?
He has twelve years of counselling experience and has worked in independent practice and for major UK mental health and bereavement services.
What credentials does he hold and where is he based?
He is a member of the British Association of Counsellors and Psychotherapists (BACP) and practises in the United Kingdom.
Can he work with people who live outside the UK?
Yes. He supports international clients and conducts sessions in English.
Which session formats are available?
Sessions can be arranged as video calls, phone sessions, live chat or text-based messaging to suit different preferences and schedules.
How are fees and payment handled?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription model that can be cancelled at any time.
What do I need to do to begin therapy?
Press the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule sessions according to the therapist's availability.
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