Caitlyn Baldwin
Hi, I’m Caitlyn, a Licensed Clinical Social Worker in New Jersey. I work with adults navigating anxiety, depression, ADHD, emotional overwhelm, and life transitions. You may find yourself overthinking, feeling disconnected, or struggling to follow through despite your best efforts. My approach is supportive, collaborative, and direct.
I also work closely with parents to create consistency and support progress at home.
Together, we’ll explore the patterns keeping you stuck and develop practical strategies to manage emotions, build confidence, and strengthen relationships. I draw from CBT, DBT, and strengths-based approaches, tailoring our work to your needs and goals.
First session
Our first session is an opportunity to get to know each other and understand what brings you to therapy. We’ll discuss your concerns, relevant history, strengths, and what you hope will change. I’ll explain my approach, answer your questions, and work with you to identify initial goals. You can share at a pace that feels comfortable, without pressure to tell your entire story at once. My aim is for you to leave feeling heard and clearer about our next steps.
Strengths
I bring warmth, curiosity, and a direct, practical approach to sessions. I help clients recognize their strengths while exploring patterns such as overthinking, self-criticism, people-pleasing, and difficulty setting boundaries. I balance space for emotional processing with tools you can use in everyday life. Together, we’ll identify manageable steps that fit your needs, build self-trust, and work toward the changes that matter to you.
Ideal clients
I work best with adults navigating anxiety, depression, ADHD, and emotional overwhelm. You may feel caught in overthinking, self-doubt, people-pleasing, or difficulty staying motivated and following through. You might want to better understand yourself, feel more connected to your life, or build healthier boundaries and relationships. You don’t need to have everything figured out before starting. Together, we’ll explore what’s keeping you stuck and develop practical steps toward the changes that matter to you.
Treatment methods
Cognitive Behavioral (CBT)
I use CBT to help clients understand how thoughts, feelings, and behaviors influence one another. Together, we explore patterns such as overthinking, self-criticism, and avoidance, and practice more balanced ways of responding. We also develop practical strategies to manage anxiety, improve mood, and navigate ADHD-related challenges with greater confidence.
Attachment-based
I incorporate an attachment-based approach to help adults explore how early relationships influence their current expectations, emotional responses, and connections with others. We work on understanding patterns such as people-pleasing, fear of rejection, and difficulty trusting or setting boundaries. My goal is to support greater self-understanding and more secure, fulfilling relationships.
Solution-Focused Brief Treatment
I use a solution-focused approach to help clients clarify what they want to change, recognize their strengths, and identify manageable next steps. We explore times when challenges feel less overwhelming and build on what is already helping. Sessions support practical progress toward your goals while making room for the emotions and obstacles that arise.
Dialectical Behavior (DBT)
I draw from DBT to help clients manage intense emotions, cope with distress, and communicate their needs more effectively. We practice skills such as mindfulness, grounding, emotional regulation, and boundary-setting. I help you apply these tools to everyday situations so you can respond more thoughtfully and feel more confident handling stress and relationships.
Location
Virtual sessions
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Licensed in
- New JerseyLicense 44SC06637200