About Malcolm
Malcolm Bateup helps people facing stress, anxiety, addiction, depression and relationship difficulties. He supports those coping with trauma, grief, intimacy concerns, eating and sleeping problems, and issues with self-esteem. Malcolm also offers guidance around career changes, parenting strains, ADHD and compassion fatigue.
He has 14 years of clinical experience and uses a flexible, integrative style. That means he selects methods that match a person's needs rather than relying on a single approach.
How Malcolm works
Sessions aim to be straightforward and practical, with an emphasis on listening and building trust. Clients can meet him in a variety of ways to suit their life. Options include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, text-based messaging and some face-to-face meetings.
This range allows shorter check-ins, longer therapeutic work or conversations that fit around work and family commitments. Malcolm trained in multiple therapeutic models and holds NCPS. He undertakes regular clinical supervision to review his work and keep perspectives fresh.
He is also the author of Live Your Life Like You Lived It Before, which reflects his interest in recovery and meaningful change. His approach is warm and approachable. He aims to make the first step feel less daunting and to offer clear next steps.
People often come for help with both immediate worries and longer-term patterns, and sessions balance practical strategies with deeper reflection.
Malcolm lists 10 ways of working on the entry:
What Malcolm works with
The areas below are the ones Malcolm selected when setting up a profile. The first few are listed as the main focus; the rest are also named.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Addictions
- Family conflicts
Also listed
- Abandonment
- ADHD
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Anger management
- Antisocial personality
- Attachment issues
- Autism and Asperger Syndrome
- Avoidant personality
- BDSM, kink, and alternative sex culture
- Bipolar disorder
- Blended family issues
- Body image
- Cancer
- Career difficulties
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Co-morbidity
- Coaching
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Compassion fatigue
- Control issues
- Coping with life changes
- Dependent personality
- Depression
- Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)
- Dissociation
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Eating and food-related issues
- Eating disorders
- Emptiness
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Fatherhood issues
- Fertility issues
- Forgiveness
- Gender dysphoria
- Grief
- Guilt and shame
- Hoarding
- Impulsivity
- Infidelity
- Intellectual disability
- Intimacy-related issues
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Men's issues
- Midlife crisis
- Money and financial issues
- Mood disorders
- Multicultural concerns
- Narcissism
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Paranoia
- Parenting issues
- Personality disorders
- Phobias
- Polyamory / non-monogamous relationships
- Post-traumatic stress
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
- Relationship issues
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self esteem
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sex addiction
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Sexual dysfunction
- Sexuality
- Sleeping disorders
- Smoking / vaping cessation
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Somatization
- Trauma and abuse
- Traumatic brain injury
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
Training and background
| Register | NCPS |
|---|---|
| Years in practice | 14 |
| Languages | English |
| Session format | Online: video, phone, live chat or messaging |
| Country | United Kingdom |
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Online support options
How therapeutic approaches translate to online work
Attachment-Based Therapy focuses on how early relationships shape current patterns. Online sessions can help people notice and change unhelpful patterns in close relationships, such as anxiety about closeness or difficulties trusting others.Client-Centred Therapy puts the person at the heart of the process. The therapist listens without judgement and helps clients clarify their own goals and choices, which suits people facing life changes, low mood or self-doubt.
Cognitive Behavioural Therapy, or CBT, helps people identify unhelpful thoughts and try different behaviours. It is practical and structured, and it can be useful for anxiety, depression, sleep and coping with stress.
Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will discuss options and make choices together based on the client's needs, aims and what feels most helpful. That collaborative process includes checking in and adjusting methods as the work progresses.
Online therapy offers flexibility and accessibility. Video calls are close to face-to-face conversations and allow visual cues. Phone sessions can be easier when bandwidth is limited or for people who prefer not to be on camera. Text-based messaging or live chat suit shorter check-ins, note-taking or ongoing support between sessions. These formats help people fit therapy around busy lives and different schedules.
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