- CBT methods
- Acceptance and Commitment Therapy
- Internal Family Systems
About Gerald
Gerald Baird is a Licensed Clinical Mental Health Counselor (LCMHC) in Utah and a Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor (LCPC) in Idaho with five years of clinical experience. He works with adults facing stress, anxiety, grief, eating concerns, depression, and compassion fatigue. He also focuses on issues like abandonment, attachment, body image, control, forgiveness, money worries, and guilt and shame.
Baird draws on several practical approaches to therapy. He uses cognitive behavioral techniques to help people notice and change thoughts and behaviors that keep problems going. He applies Acceptance and Commitment Therapy to help people clarify values and take purposeful steps even when feelings are uncomfortable.
He also incorporates Internal Family Systems ideas to identify parts of a person that hold painful memories or protective roles. These methods are used in clear, conversational sessions that focus on concrete steps and achievable goals. Sessions include talking through recent problems, noticing patterns, and practicing small changes between meetings.
Baird trained for his master’s degree in professional counseling at Grand Canyon University and has worked in both inpatient and outpatient settings. That background informs how he balances immediate coping skills with longer term work on attachment and shame-related patterns.
He asks new clients to complete a short matching questionnaire before scheduling a first session. Costs vary with location and sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time. Sessions are offered in English and international clients are not accepted.
How Gerald blends approaches for online work
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) helps people notice difficult thoughts and feelings without getting stuck in them, then choose actions that match their values. It is often useful for anxiety, guilt, and decisions about what matters most. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) looks at how thoughts and behaviors keep problems going and teaches practical skills to change them, which can help with anxiety, depression, and unhelpful self-judgments. Internal Family Systems (IFS) pays attention to different parts of a person - the parts that protect, the parts that feel shame, and the parts that want healing - and works to bring those parts into better balance.Finding the right approach is a shared process. Gerald will discuss goals, try methods that fit the issue, and adjust based on how the work proceeds. That means sessions can focus on skills practice one week and on exploring a shame-holding part the next, depending on what the client and therapist decide together.
The biography does not list specific session formats, so confirm current options before booking. Online sessions can make it easier to fit therapy into daily life by reducing travel time and allowing shorter check-ins when needed. They also support using worksheets or behavioral experiments between meetings so work continues between sessions.
Areas of expertise
Primary focus
Additional focus areas
Therapeutic approaches
Experience
5+ years
Listed in
Utah, Idaho
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of guilt or shame does he help with?
He helps adults working through guilt and shame tied to relationships, past choices, family and faith concerns.
How does he approach guilt and shame in sessions?
He uses clear, practical methods like cognitive behavioral work and Internal Family Systems to identify parts that hold shame and test unhelpful thoughts.
What experience does he bring?
He has five years of professional experience in both inpatient and outpatient settings, and a master’s degree in professional counseling from Grand Canyon University.
What are his credentials and where is he based?
He is an LCMHC in Utah and an LCPC in Idaho and practices from Utah.
Does he offer sessions in other languages or to international clients?
Sessions are offered in English and he is not accepting international clients.
What session formats are available?
Please confirm current session options before booking, as the biography does not specify formats.
How much do sessions cost?
Cost varies with location; sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with him?
Select the See online therapy options button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session.
Online talk therapy is not emergency care. If you are in danger or thinking about harming yourself, use the crisis numbers.