Garth Baldwin is a consultant clinical psychologist who has over ten years’ experience working with adult clients in both the private and public health sectors. He places the highest importance on the therapeutic relationship and works from the belief that he and his clients become a team to overcome the clients’ challenges together.
Garth works from two core approaches and integrates elements of cognitive behavior therapy and psychodynamic psychology to bring about meaningful change in the lives of his clients. By focusing on understanding ourselves we can move into a space of reflective change and break free from the chains that hold us stuck.
Expertise
- Adjustment Disorders
- Post Traumatic Stress Disorder
- Anxiety Disorders
- Depression and Mood Disorders
- Substance Use and Addictive Behaviors
- Emotional Dysregulation and Self Harm
- Borderline Personality Disorder
- Loss and Grief
- Relational Challenges
- Exploration of the “self”
- Professional Supervision for other therapists
Therapy approaches
- Cognitive Analytic Therapy
- Mentalization Based Treatment
- Object Relations Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy
- Acceptance and Commitment Therapy
- Dialectical Behavior Therapy
- Person Centered Therapy
- Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing Therapy
Qualifications
- Masters in Clinical Psychology (Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University).
- Bachelor of Arts Honours in Psychology (University of South Africa)
- Bachelor of Arts: Private Law & Psychology (University of South Africa)
Affiliations
- Registered Clinical Psychologist with the New Zealand Psychologists Board
- Member of the New Zealand Psychological Society
- ACC registered for sensitive claims
