Malcolm Bateup, NCPS

Malcolm Bateup is an NCPS counsellor practising in the United Kingdom with 14 years of experience. He works with people facing stress, anxiety, addiction, depression, grief and relationship or intimacy-related concerns, and he lists codependency among his focus areas. He also supports people dealing with parenting strain, sleep or eating issues, ADHD and career or life changes.

Malcolm describes himself as an integrative psychotherapist and relationship counsellor. He draws on several approaches so he can adapt to what a person needs. He has a long background in health since 1996 and also describes lived experience of mental health.

Sessions are offered in person and by video link, and he also offers walk-and-talk sessions and couples work depending on client preference. He receives monthly clinical supervision. Malcolm has written a book titled Live Your Life Like You Lived It Before and uses his experience to inform sessions.

In practice he aims to be approachable and to make the first steps less daunting. Conversations focus on what is causing distress now, and on practical next steps people can try between sessions. He checks progress and reviews which methods are helpful as therapy continues.

People often come to him when someone else’s moods or drinking take up too much of their life, when they struggle to say no, or when they feel they are losing themselves in relationships. Malcolm can talk through setting boundaries, coping strategies and how to manage stress and addiction issues while looking at relational patterns.

Therapeutic approaches and working online