Anne-Marie Bates, BACP

Anne-Marie Bates is an accredited member of the MBACP (Accred), which denotes membership of the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy, and she brings 12 years of professional counselling experience to her work. She has supported both students and staff at a College of Higher Education and has worked in private practice with people from varied backgrounds, ages, and genders. Her approach emphasizes respect, sensitivity, and compassion, and she works in a non-judgmental way to create a safe space for exploration.

Anne-Marie has particular experience helping people manage stress and anxiety, navigate relationship and family conflicts, and work through depression and self-esteem concerns. She also addresses issues such as body image, communication difficulties, control issues, feelings of emptiness, forgiveness, guilt and shame, impulsivity, isolation and loneliness, questions about life purpose and midlife transitions, as well as self-harm, sexuality, and social anxiety and phobia. Her work is client-centered, adapting conversations and therapeutic plans to meet each person’s unique needs.

Clinically she draws on Client-Centered Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), and Solution-Focused Therapy to support practical change and personal insight. Anne-Marie aims to empower people to take the courageous first steps toward a more fulfilling and happier life, offering guidance and encouragement throughout the therapeutic journey.