Michelle McAllister

Michelle McAllister is a counsellor with four years of professional experience based in the United Kingdom. She works with people facing stress, anxiety, relationship difficulties, grief, low self‑esteem and depression. Michelle aims to treat everyone with respect and compassion while tailoring conversations to each person's needs.

Michelle draws on client‑centred principles to create a listening space where people feel heard. She also uses elements of cognitive behavioural therapy to help people spot and change patterns that make life harder. Her background includes work with issues around body image, attachment and abandonment, and the emotional impact of chronic illness.

Sessions focus on practical steps and personal reflection. Michelle helps people set manageable goals and try small changes between meetings. She also offers space to process loss, guilt, shame or the upheaval that follows separation and divorce.

Her approach is collaborative and paced to the individual. Michelle asks questions, listens, and adapts her style to what each person needs in the moment. She aims to support people in building confidence and clearer choices about their next steps.

Michelle is registered as NCPS. Sessions are conducted in English and she practises in the United Kingdom. People who wish to start can use the site's matching process to find out more before booking.

How Michelle uses different approaches in online work

Client‑centred therapy is about making space for the person speaking. The counsellor listens without judgement, follows what matters to the client, and shapes sessions around their concerns. This approach helps people who need a steady, supportive place to talk and sort out feelings.

Cognitive behavioural therapy, or CBT, looks at specific thoughts and behaviours that keep problems going. It uses practical exercises and experiments to test new ways of thinking or acting, which can help with anxiety, low mood and unhelpful habits.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. The counsellor will talk with the client about goals and preferences and choose methods together. That means the plan can change as progress is made or needs shift over time.

For practical online work, check which session types the counsellor currently offers before booking. Confirming formats helps match sessions to everyday life, for example fitting therapy into a lunch break or arranging shorter check‑ins when time is limited. Online work can make it easier to keep regular appointments and to bring tools and exercises straight into ordinary routines.