Malcolm Bateup
Experienced integrative psychotherapist and counsellor
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About Malcolm
Malcolm Bateup supports people dealing with stress, anxiety, depression and addictions. He also helps with relationship and intimacy issues, grief, trauma and abuse, and challenges around parenting, sleep and eating. Malcolm uses a practical, approachable style to make starting therapy easier.
He is NCPS credentialed, and has 14 years of experience as a practising psychotherapist and relationship counsellor. His background includes long experience in healthcare dating back to 1996 and lived experience of mental health issues, which inform his empathy and understanding.
Background and approach
Malcolm describes his work as integrative. He draws from different therapeutic approaches so sessions can be adjusted to what feels most helpful. He explains options clearly and works with each person to try different ways of tackling problems.
Sessions are conversational and down to earth. People can expect a calm, steady presence and straightforward tools they can try between meetings. He keeps clinical supervision on a monthly basis to reflect on his practice.
Malcolm has written a book called Live Your Life Like You Lived It Before. He offers face-to-face, video link, couples and walk-and-talk sessions depending on a person’s preference. Before booking, check the current session options to make sure they suit your needs.
At a glance
- Years practising
- 14
- Registered with
- NCPS
- Registration number
- MB00P08
- Languages
- English
- Approaches include
- Attachment-Based Therapy, Client-Centered Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- How sessions happen
- Online, by video, phone or messages
Details are as listed on Malcolm's public professional profile. You can check any number with the professional body.
What Malcolm works with
Everything Malcolm lists, in their own terms.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Addictions
- Family conflicts
- Trauma and abuse
- Depression
- Relationship issues
- Grief
- Intimacy-related issues
- Eating disorders
- Sleeping disorders
- Parenting issues
- Anger management
- Self esteem
- Career difficulties
- Bipolar disorder
- Coping with life changes
- Coaching
- Compassion fatigue
- ADHD
- Abandonment
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Antisocial personality
- Attachment issues
- Autism and Asperger Syndrome
- Avoidant personality
- BDSM, kink, and alternative sex culture
- Blended family issues
- Body image
- Cancer
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Co-morbidity
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Dependent personality
- Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)
- Dissociation
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Eating and food-related issues
- Emptiness
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Fatherhood issues
- Fertility issues
- Forgiveness
- Gender dysphoria
- Guilt and shame
- Hoarding
- Impulsivity
- Infidelity
- Intellectual disability
- 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
- Personality disorders
- Phobias
- Polyamory / non-monogamous relationships
- Post-traumatic stress
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sex addiction
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Sexual dysfunction
- Sexuality
- Smoking / vaping cessation
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Somatization
- Traumatic brain injury
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
Approaches Malcolm lists
- Attachment-Based Therapy
- Client-Centred Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT)
- Gottman Method
- Jungian Therapy
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Narrative Therapy
- Psychodynamic Therapy
- Solution-Focused Therapy
- Trauma-Focused Therapy
Listing an approach is not evidence of training in it. This directory copies what each counsellor names and does not check training records.
How Malcolm works online
Finding the right approach is part of the work together. The therapist will discuss goals, personal preferences and what feels most useful, then try methods that suit the individual. This collaborative process usually involves checking in and adjusting the approach as therapy progresses.
Confirm the session options before booking since formats can change. Online sessions can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy life, reduce travel time and allow a flexible way to maintain regular meetings. For some people, video meetings support visual connection while other formats can be shorter or less bandwidth intensive to fit a break at work. Discuss format preferences when arranging sessions so they match daily routines and practical needs.
Questions and answers
What concerns does Malcolm help with?
He works with a wide range of issues including stress, anxiety, depression, addictions, trauma and abuse, relationship and intimacy matters, grief, parenting challenges and sleep or eating problems.
What is his therapeutic style?
He uses an integrative, approachable style that is conversational and practical, offering straightforward tools and adapting methods to what helps each person most.
How long has he been practising?
He has 14 years of experience as a practising psychotherapist and relationship counsellor, and a healthcare background going back to 1996.
What credentials and country does he work in?
He holds NCPS as a listed credential and practises in the United Kingdom.
Which languages and international options are available?
Sessions are offered in English, and he accepts international clients.
What session formats are offered?
He offers face-to-face, video link, couples and walk-and-talk sessions depending on personal preference; confirm the current session options before booking.
How are fees and payment arranged?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability, and sessions use a subscription that can be cancelled at any time.
How do I begin working with him?
Use the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule according to the therapist's availability.
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