- Client-Centred Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy
- Solution-Focused Therapy
About Ann-Marie
Ann-Marie Ritchie is a counsellor registered with the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP) and has four years of experience. She works with stress, anxiety, relationship and family concerns, grief, parenting issues, anger, self-esteem and coping with life changes, with an additional focus on forgiveness, social anxiety and phobia, and young adult issues.
Her style is collaborative and practical. She starts by listening to what matters most and helps people recognise strengths they already have. Sessions are conversational and focused on small, manageable steps. She aims to make tasks feel doable rather than overwhelming.
Ann-Marie uses approaches drawn from Client-Centred Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) and Solution-Focused Therapy. That means she will listen closely, help identify unhelpful thinking patterns, and work with clients to try out new coping strategies between sessions. The emphasis is on clear goals and simple techniques you can use in daily life.
She has experience guiding people through grief and life changes, and she pays attention to how relationships and parenting can affect wellbeing. Her work often involves practical problem solving for current stresses alongside looking at how past experiences shape present reactions.
Sessions are conducted in English and arranged through the service's booking process. Prospective clients complete a short matching questionnaire and then schedule a first session. Costs vary with location and are managed through a subscription that can be cancelled at any time.
How her approaches fit with online sessions
Client-Centred Therapy focuses on listening and reflecting what matters to the client, helping people feel understood and clarifying what they want to work on. This approach is useful for exploring feelings around relationships, grief and life changes.Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, looks at how thoughts, feelings and behaviours interact. It uses practical exercises and short experiments to test unhelpful thinking and build new coping strategies, which can be practiced between sessions for issues like anxiety and social phobia.
Solution-Focused Therapy concentrates on goals and what works now. It encourages small, achievable changes and builds on existing strengths to create momentum when people feel stuck.
Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will discuss options with each person and decide together which methods match their goals and preferences. This remains a collaborative process, with adjustments as progress and needs become clearer.
The original profile does not specify which session formats are offered. Please confirm the current online session options before booking. Online sessions can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy week, reduce travel time, and allow shorter check-ins when schedules are tight. They also let people use quieter surroundings or telephone when video is difficult, helping to match practical needs to the work.
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Experience
4+ years
Listed in
United Kingdom
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What concerns does she support?
She works with stress, anxiety, relationship and family concerns, grief, parenting, anger, self-esteem and coping with life changes, and has a particular focus on social anxiety and phobia and young adult issues.
What is her therapeutic style?
Her style is collaborative and practical. She listens first, then helps people identify small steps and techniques to try between sessions.
How much clinical experience does she have?
She has four years of experience working with people on anxiety, grief and relationship-related concerns.
What credential does she hold and where is she based?
She is a member of the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP) and is based in the United Kingdom.
Can I work with her in other languages or from abroad?
Sessions are offered in English. She is not accepting international clients at this time.
What session formats are available?
The original biography does not list specific session formats. Please confirm current session options before booking.
How are costs handled?
Costs vary with location and sessions use a subscription model that can be cancelled at any time.
How do I get started?
Click the See online therapy options button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule your first session.