Hello!
My name is Dustin Baldwin. I am a Licensed Independent Clinical Social Worker in the great State of Wild, Wonderful West Virginia. I have been licensed via the West Virginia Social Work Board since 2006.
I began providing outpatient therapy in the fall of that year, and have been fortunate to have helped countless clients cope with psychological distress, enact change, and achieve life goals.
I received a Bachelor of Science degree in Psychology from Southeastern University in Lakeland, Florida in 2003 and a Master of Social Work degree in 2006 from West Virginia University. I have completed additional coursework in psychology from Yale University and The Ohio State University. I serve in capacities outside of BetterHelp as well, working as a medical social worker specializing in kidney dialysis, and as a graduate field instructor with The Ohio State University since 2008 and the University of Southern California since 2012 providing supervision to graduate students earning their Master of Social Work degrees. I provide postgraduate supervision to social workers earning their clinical/independent licenses as well. I am also licensed as a Licensed Independent Social Worker - Supervisor (LISW-S) via the Ohio Counselor, Social Worker, and Marriage and Family Therapist Board and a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) via the Oregon Board of Licensed Social Workers.
I have been trained in Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing, Dialectical Behavior Therapy, Cognitive Therapy, and specialize in Mindfulness Meditation.
Working in the helping profession has been truly rewarding. I am dedicated to assisting individuals cope with life’s challenges, both internal and external, helping couples and families meet goals of improved communication, increased intimacy, and general harmony and happiness, and being an agent of change, working with others toward social justice as a proud social worker!
I look forward to meeting you! Please see my schedule for openings and feel free to message anytime!
Mindfully,
Dustin
Additional areas of focus: LGBT, Relationship issues, Family conflicts, Grief, Intimacy-related issues, Eating disorders, Sleeping disorders, Parenting issues, Anger management, Self esteem, Career difficulties, Bipolar disorder, Coping with life changes, Coaching, Compassion fatigue, ADHD, Abandonment, Adoption and foster care, Aging and geriatric issues, Antisocial personality, Attachment issues, Autism and Asperger Syndrome, Avoidant personality, Blended family issues, Body image, Cancer, Caregiver issues and stress, Chronic pain, illness, and disability, Co-morbidity, Codependency, Commitment issues, Communication problems, Control issues, Coping with natural or human-caused disaster, Dependent personality, Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD), Dissociation, Divorce and separation, Domestic violence, Drug and alcohol addiction, Eating and food-related issues, Emptiness, Family of origin issues, Family problems, Fatherhood issues, Fertility issues, First responder issues, Forgiveness, Guilt and shame, HIV / AIDS, Hoarding, Hospice and end-of-life counseling, 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, Paranoia, Phobias, Postpartum depression, Post-traumatic stress, Pregnancy and childbirth, 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, Smoking / vaping cessation, Social anxiety and phobia, Somatization, Traumatic brain injury, Trichotillomania, Workplace issues, Young adult issues
Clinical approaches: Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), Client-Centered Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT), Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR), Mindfulness Therapy, Motivational Interviewing, Solution-Focused Therapy, Trauma-Focused Therapy, Internal Family Systems
WV LICSW DP00942707
These quotes represent just a few of the many positive reviews that we have received for Dustin Baldwin. We don't pay anyone to provide their review and they are all made voluntarily. Some people's experience receiving therapy with BetterHelp might be different.
Mr. Baldwin has been extraordinarily supportive and helpful to me in just the few sessions we have had to date. This has been my first experience with therapy and he has made it very easy. I had avoided therapy prior to this due to anxiety about the process and after this experience wish I wouldn't have put it off.
Written on Feb 07, 2023 after therapy with Dustin for 3 weeks on issues concerning stress, anxiety, relationship issues, family conflicts, parenting issues, self esteem, and compassion fatigue
Dustin is extremely helpful and always checks in on me
Written on Feb 07, 2023 after therapy with Dustin for 2 weeks on issues concerning depression, stress, anxiety, addictions, relationship issues, trauma and abuse, grief, intimacy-related issues, and self esteem