- Years in practice
- 14
- Registration
- NCPS
- Languages
- English
- Focus
- Stress, Anxiety
- Focus
- Addictions
- Focus
- Family conflicts
About Malcolm
Malcolm Bateup is an integrative psychotherapist with 14 years' experience. He supports people dealing with stress, anxiety, addiction, depression, grief, parenting concerns and relationship difficulties. He also helps with sleep and eating issues, anger, self-esteem, ADHD and coping with major life changes.
Malcolm writes in accessible language and aims to make first contact straightforward. He is approachable and encourages people to take the first step when they are ready. He draws on a broad clinical background and lived experience of mental health to inform his work.
Background and approach
In sessions he adapts to individual needs rather than using one fixed method. He uses conversational, practical techniques that help people notice patterns and try small changes. He also offers relationship-focused work and can use tools that examine attachment and communication styles.
He practises in the United Kingdom and works online as well as face to face. Malcolm holds NCPS as a credential and receives monthly clinical supervision to reflect on his practice. He has a long background in health dating back to 1996 and is the author of Live Your Life Like You Lived It Before.
Clients can expect a collaborative tone. Assessment and goals are set together, then reviewed as work progresses. Malcolm offers a mix of short-term coaching-style work and longer therapeutic exploration depending on what someone needs.
What Malcolm works with
Everything Malcolm lists, in their own terms. Parenting is the reason this directory exists; the rest shows what else Malcolm helps people with.
- 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 his approaches translate to online therapy
Attachment-Based Therapy looks at how early relationships shape present patterns. It helps people understand attachment styles and how those patterns affect parenting, intimacy and close relationship dynamics.Client-Centred Therapy focuses on listening without judgement and following the client's pace. This approach suits people who want a safe space to talk through feelings and decide their own next steps.
Cognitive Behavioural Therapy, or CBT, focuses on noticing unhelpful thoughts and testing them with practical experiments. It is often used for anxiety, low mood, sleep problems and coping with life changes.
Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will discuss options and agree a plan based on the person's needs, goals and preferences. This remains collaborative and can be adjusted as progress is reviewed.
Online sessions are offered by video call, phone, live chat or text-based messaging. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation, phone sessions suit shorter check-ins, and text options work well for frequent brief contact. These formats make therapy more flexible and easier to fit around family, work and other commitments.
Questions people ask about Malcolm
What concerns does he help with?
He supports people with stress, anxiety, addictions, depression, grief, parenting worries, relationship and intimacy-related issues, and related problems such as sleep, eating and anger.
What is his style in therapy?
Sessions are conversational and practical. The therapist works collaboratively to spot patterns and try small, manageable changes.
How much experience does he have?
He has 14 years of experience as a psychotherapist and a longer background in health work going back to 1996.
What credentials and location are listed?
He holds NCPS as a listed credential and practises in the United Kingdom.
Which languages and international options are supported?
Sessions are offered in English and international clients are accepted.
What session formats are available?
Work can be done via video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging as well as face-to-face meetings.
How does pricing work?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription model that can be cancelled at any time.
How do I begin working with him?
Start by selecting the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, then schedule a session according to the therapist's availability.
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