About Ann-Marie
Ann-Marie Ritchie helps people facing stress, anxiety, relationship strain, grief and life changes. She works with issues such as parenting pressures, anger, low self-esteem, social anxiety and young adult concerns. Her style is straightforward and collaborative.
She aims to make the first steps feel manageable for a worried parent reading on a phone. Ann-Marie uses a client-centred way of working that builds on a person’s own strengths. She also draws on cognitive behavioural techniques to identify unhelpful thinking and small experiments that test different ways of coping.
How Ann-Marie works
Solution-focused methods are used to pin down practical goals and notice what changes are already happening. Sessions are designed to be practical and down-to-earth. Conversations look at what is happening now, what has helped before, and what might help next.
She keeps language simple so people can use ideas between sessions. Ann-Marie has four years of experience and holds BACP accreditation, which is listed as a credential. She works from the United Kingdom and conducts sessions in English.
The programme she offers can include short-term goal work or ongoing support depending on what a person needs. To begin, clients complete a short matching questionnaire and schedule sessions. Therapy uses a subscription model that can be cancelled at any time.
Costs vary by location and the specifics of the subscription.
Ann-Marie lists 3 ways of working on the entry:
What Ann-Marie works with
The areas below are the ones Ann-Marie selected when setting up a profile. The first one is listed as the main focus; the rest are also named.
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
Training and background
| Register | BACP |
|---|---|
| Years in practice | 4 |
| Languages | English |
| Session format | Online: video, phone, live chat or messaging |
| Country | United Kingdom |
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Online support options
Approaches that guide online sessions
Ann-Marie uses client-centred work to put the person’s experience at the heart of sessions, listening closely and following the client’s priorities. This approach helps when someone needs a space to be heard and to make sense of difficult feelings.She also uses cognitive behavioural therapy, which looks at links between thoughts, feelings and actions. CBT involves noticing unhelpful thinking patterns and testing small, practical changes to break cycles of worry or avoidance.
Finding the right approach is part of the work together. The therapist will talk through goals, preferences and what has helped before to decide whether a client-centred, CBT or solution-focused emphasis suits the situation. This is a collaborative process and can change over time as needs shift.
Online sessions are offered by video call, phone, live chat or text-based messaging to give more flexibility. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation, phone sessions can be easier when bandwidth is limited, and live chat or messaging can suit shorter check-ins or times when writing feels more comfortable. These options make it simpler to fit therapy around family life, work breaks or study commitments.
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