Ann-Marie Ritchie
Supportive counsellor for stress and anxiety
About Ann-Marie
Ann-Marie Ritchie helps people dealing with stress, anxiety and changes in relationships. She supports those facing grief, parenting strains, anger and low self-esteem. She also focuses on social anxiety, forgiveness and issues often felt by young adults.
Her style is collaborative. She works with each person to build on strengths they already have. Sessions are practical and straightforward, aiming to make small changes that add up.
The aim is to help people feel more able to cope with everyday challenges.
Background and approach
Ann-Marie uses a mix of approaches to suit different needs. Client-Centred Therapy keeps the person's experience at the heart of the work. Cognitive Behavioural Therapy helps spot unhelpful thinking and try different behaviours.
Solution-Focused Therapy looks for what is already working and builds on it. She has four years of counselling experience and is a member of the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy, shown as BACP. That membership is listed as her credential.
Ann-Marie works with adults who want clear, practical steps and support while they make changes. Starting is simple and kept practical. People can choose session types that fit their life and plan progress step by step.
The focus is on useful tools, steady progress and respectful listening as people work through what matters to them.
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Sessions & fees
How Ann-Marie’s approaches work online
Ann-Marie draws on Client-Centred Therapy to keep the person’s experience central, offering listening and reflection so people feel heard and understood. This approach helps when someone needs space to make sense of feelings or to talk things through without judgment.She also uses Cognitive Behavioural Therapy, which looks at the links between thoughts, feelings and actions. CBT is useful for anxiety, stress and unhelpful thinking patterns because it offers practical exercises to try between sessions.
Finding the right approach is a collaborative process. The therapist will listen to goals and preferences, suggest methods, and adjust the plan as sessions progress. Clients and the therapist decide together what feels most helpful for the issues being worked on.
Online sessions are offered by video call, phone, live chat and text messaging to suit different needs. Video calls allow a fuller conversation; phone sessions can be easier when bandwidth is limited or a quick check-in is needed. Live chat and text-based messaging suit shorter prompts or ongoing written check-ins. These options make it easier to fit therapy around work, study and family life while staying focused on practical progress.
| Session length | Typically 50 minutes |
|---|---|
| Client ages | Adults, 18 and over |
| Fees | Subscription via BetterHelp, cancel anytime |
| Insurance | Not billed directly |
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Areas of focus
What this therapist works with
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Also listed
- Anger management
- Coping with life changes
- Family conflicts
- Forgiveness
- Grief
- Parenting issues
- Relationship issues
- Self esteem
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Young adult issues
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 4 years
- Registered with
- BACP
- Languages
- English
