Dr. Vikki Baker

Hello. I am a qualified Consultant Clinical Psychologist based in Cardiff, with over 30 years experience of helping people with emotional and mental health difficulties. These include:

• anxiety
• depression
• relationship difficulties
• bereavement
• life transitions
• stress (both personal and work related)
• recovery from adverse childhood experiences
• recent or past trauma
• contact with the criminal justice system

I create a safe and supportive environment in which clients can feel comfortable, improve their understanding of themselves and others and work towards achieving their goals for improved mental health and wellbeing. My clients say that they would recommend me as a therapist to friends and colleagues.

I have a degree in Psychology and a Doctorate in Clinical Psychology and have been trained in a number of different therapy models. I draw from these and other practices to work with people to understand their past and current issues, set goals and to support them to make changes; all of which is based on a shared understanding of your strengths, goals, hopes and circumstances in a supportive and collaborative relationship.

I have experience of working therapeutically with clients with a range of difficulties. The sessions start with us developing a shared understanding of the issues that have brought you to therapy and a full discussion about what might be helpful to address the issues. This open and collaborative approach is important throughout any agreed therapy and it is important that you feel free to discuss anything that you feel is relevant or helpful. Sessions usually last for an hour and can be weekly or at a frequency (and length) to suit you.

I also offer telephone and Skype sessions.

Please feel free to phone me in the first instance before you decide whether I might be the right therapist for you.