Ann-Marie Ritchie, BACP

Ann-Marie Ritchie helps people who are feeling overwhelmed by stress and anxiety. She supports those dealing with grief, relationship strain, parenting pressures, anger, low self-esteem and major life changes. Ann-Marie also focuses on social anxiety, forgiveness work and issues affecting young adults. She uses straightforward language and aims to make sessions feel manageable for people who are worried or short on time.

Her style is collaborative and down-to-earth. She works from a client-centred stance, aiming to build on the strengths people already have. Cognitive Behavioural Therapy, or CBT, appears in her work to help spot unhelpful thoughts and try small changes in thinking and behaviour. Solution-Focused Therapy is used to identify practical next steps and short-term goals.

Ann-Marie has four years of professional experience and holds BACP, which is recorded as her credential. Her focus is on helping people find workable strategies for day-to-day life rather than offering long technical explanations. Sessions are paced to each person, with emphasis on clear steps to try between meetings.

She encourages people to take the first step when they feel ready, and she aims to make the therapeutic process understandable. If you want help managing anxiety, coping after loss, or finding new ways to handle family and relationship stress, she offers a calm, practical approach to get started.

How her approaches translate to online practice

Client-Centred Therapy focuses on listening and understanding a person’s view of their situation; in an online setting it means the counsellor follows the client’s pace and priorities while offering reflective support. Cognitive Behavioural Therapy, or CBT, helps identify unhelpful thoughts and test small behavioural changes, which can be worked through in sessions and practiced between meetings. Solution-Focused Therapy is practical and goal-directed, concentrating on small steps and what is already working in a person’s life.

Choosing the right approach is part of the work she does together with each client. Ann-Marie will discuss goals, preferences and what feels useful, and then adapt the plan as progress is made. The therapeutic relationship is positioned as collaborative, with decisions about methods made alongside the client.

The biography does not list specific session formats, so please confirm current options when you book. Online therapy can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy week, reduce travel time and allow for shorter check-ins when needed. It also supports continuing therapy while life circumstances change, with a focus on making sessions practical and easy to apply between meetings.