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Mark Bate

Mark has a background in travel, hospitality, technology and marketing stretching over 32 years in both South Africa and the UK.

His interest in social care started in 1998 when he completed an intensive course in childcare in Johannesburg, South Africa and, together with his then wife, provided short-term foster care to abandoned children. He went on to further investigate this area by completing a BSc (Hons) degree specialising in Social Marketing.

Mark understands the conflict many professionals experience between their ethical values and their commercial interests. However, he believes that there is a wonderful synergy to be found when a therapist or social care professional can use their communication skills, empathy and training to establish a viable and successful private practice.

This led to the establishment of YouCan Consulting in the UK in 2010, since then the company has gained a loyal base of professional clients.

In his spare time Mark enjoys sport, in particular cricket and golf having played and coached for many years in South Africa and the UK.

Mark sees relationships with clients as a long-term partnership. You can always be assured of a patient and friendly response and Mark looks forward to chatting with you for a free initial consultation.

Together we will work to ensure YouCan be successful!

Design team

We work with a talented team of freelance graphic designers around the world, all share our ethos of creating beautiful, effective websites for our clients. This ensures a steady flow of fresh new ideas working within a model of remote working ideally suited to modern working practices.

Join us

We are always interested to hear from creative freelances looking to develop their skill set and expand their portfolios.

If you are interested in joining our team please contact Mark on This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. detailing your experience and recent work.

Mark Bate

I can highly recommend Mark Bate and his company YouCan Consulting if you are a therapist who wants a bespoke website as well as marketing advice. I found Mark incredibly helpful, attentive and patient as he guided me through the process of designing a website for my private practice. I ended up with all that I had hoped for, and more. Mark understands the challenges of psychological practice and the tension that professionals face in marketing their services while retaining an ethical stance. His warm and friendly nature made him a pleasure to deal with at all times.

Angela Gilchrist

Consultant Clinical Psychologist

"Thanks Mark for an excellent job. My website looks great! People have given me really good feedback saying it works well, looks good and is easy to navigate. You gave so generously of your time, and your expertise means I have been able to achieve more than I had originally hoped for."

Dr Alesia Moulton-Perkins

Chartered Psychologist

"Mark has been absolutely wonderful to work with. Patient, professional, approachable and he is very good at what he does. There were a few technical issues during the implementation process that would have left this technophobe's head spinning, but Mark was helpful and easily and simply explained the difficult. I love my new website. It is exactly what I had hoped for and wanted. I credit Mark's excellent work and creativity in being instrumental in helping me build my business through my internet presence. I highly recommend YouCan Consulting."

Elaina Curran

Hypnotherapist

Mark and the YouCan consulting team have been absolutely fantastic in helping developing our new therapy website, and at very reasonable costs. Mark's expertise in designing the site and his informed advice regarding its content has been invaluable. He has been incredibly patient throughout the process, despite multiple requests and re-edits, and he has worked hard to meet each and every one of our needs and preferences. I cannot recommend his services highly enough.

Dr Gabriel Brady

Better Therapy Partnership

"Mark has worked closely with me to really understand, clarify & create the branding, content and overall 'feel' for the various elements of my developing practice and has always proved to be insightful, efficient and very much focused on my needs. His ability to translate what is in one's mind into something tangible and effective is evident as is his balance of warmth & credibility. I look forward to working with him for many years to come and would certainly strongly recommend him as an important resource for anyone looking to move into, refresh or build a private practice."

Richard Geddis

Psychotherapist

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