Anne-Marie Bates
Calm, practical counselling for everyday struggles
About Anne-Marie
Anne-Marie Bates offers calm, practical support for people facing stress, anxiety, low self-esteem and relationship strain. She writes in plain terms and focuses on what matters most to the person in front of her. Anne-Marie aims to make the first steps feel manageable rather than overwhelming.
She has 12 years of counselling experience and is an Accredited member of the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy, often shortened to BACP.
Background and approach
That background includes work with college students and staff, and time in independent practice with a range of adults. This gives her a steady, down-to-earth approach to common life problems. In sessions she works without judgement and listens carefully to each person's story.
Conversations and techniques are adapted to the individual rather than following a fixed script. The focus is on practical steps people can try between sessions, alongside exploring feelings and patterns that cause distress. Anne-Marie helps people navigate relationship and family problems, body image concerns, guilt and shame, and issues around self-harm and loneliness.
She also supports those facing midlife questions, problems with communication and struggles with purpose or emptiness. Her work covers both short-term goals and deeper, longer-term change. Sessions can use structured methods when helpful, and she brings warmth and respect to difficult topics.
She encourages people to set small, realistic goals and to notice gradual progress. The aim is to increase emotional resilience and improve day-to-day coping.
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Sessions & fees
Approaches that suit online counselling
Client-centred therapy places the person and their experience at the heart of sessions. The counsellor listens, reflects and follows the person’s pace to help them make sense of feelings and choices. This approach is helpful for people who need acceptance, clearer self-understanding and steady emotional support.Cognitive behavioural therapy, or CBT, focuses on the links between thoughts, feelings and actions. It uses simple, structured techniques to test unhelpful thinking and try alternative behaviours. CBT is useful for anxiety, low mood and practical problems where learning new skills can reduce distress.
Finding the right approach is part of the work together. The therapist will discuss needs, goals and preferences and agree which methods to use. This is a collaborative process and can change over time as goals evolve.
Online therapy offers practical flexibility. Video calls let people speak face to face without travel, phone sessions can be easier when bandwidth is limited, and live chat or text-based messaging can suit shorter check-ins or when writing helps organise thoughts. These options make it simpler to fit therapy around work, study and family commitments, while still working with registered or accredited professionals and therapists.
| Session length | Typically 50 minutes |
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| 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
Most often
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
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Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 12 years
- Registered with
- BACP
- Languages
- English
