S5 Episode 47: Too Late To Pretend with Dr. Cecelia S. Baldwin, LPC

Dr. Cecelia Baldwin is a licensed professional counselor, a doctor of marriage and family therapy, an educator, and a trauma-informed therapist whose work bridges clinical expertise with deep emotional wisdom. With over a decade of experience supporting individuals, couples, and families, Dr. Baldwin brings a grounded, integrative approach to healing with an intentional focus in nervous system science, attachment repair, and what may be most important, generational understanding. Dr. Baldwin’s work centers around emotional regulation, trauma recovery, and helping people reconnect with their inner world in ways that are both compassionate and sustainable. Dr. Baldwin is committed to helping others understand that healing doesn’t begin with fixing; it begins with listening and she offers clinical supervision, workshops, consultations, and speaks with clarity about the complexity of trauma not as a pathology, but as a pattern of protection. Dr. Baldwin teaches that what we commonly call dysfunction is often wisdom in disguise, and that our nervous systems are not broken, they’re brilliant, shaped by experience, and wired for survival. Through her presence, her teaching, and her work with clients, Dr. Baldwin reminds us that regulation is not perfection, and healing is not a destination; it’s a return to softness, to truth, and to relationship with ourselves.

Connect with Dr. Baldwin:

Instagram - @dr.celia

Website - www.ceceliabaldwin.com

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