Ayallah Richards-Mitchell
Person-centred counsellor focusing on practical change
About Ayallah
Ayallah Richards-Mitchell works from a client-centred framework that places the person at the heart of therapy. She uses plain, direct conversation to help people make sense of their feelings. Her approach aims to be respectful, sensitive and compassionate from the first contact.
She has three years of professional experience in the United Kingdom and is accredited with the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy, BACP. She often supports people managing stress and anxiety, and those who struggle with concentration, memory and focus related to ADHD.
Background and approach
Ayallah adapts sessions to the needs of each person. She draws on cognitive behavioural techniques to address unhelpful thinking and on psychodynamic ideas to look at patterns that repeat over time. Solution-focused methods are used when people want clear, short-term goals and practical steps.
Sessions are conversational and focused on what matters most right now. Ayallah works with clients to set priorities and create a straightforward plan that fits day-to-day life. She aims to make the work feel useful and relevant from the first few meetings.
People who contact her can expect a collaborative relationship where their views guide the pace and aims of therapy. She is comfortable talking about grief, relationship tensions, parenting concerns, anger, low self-esteem and seasonal affective difficulties alongside depression and trauma-related issues.
What Ayallah works with
How Ayallah works
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Sessions & fees
How therapeutic approaches translate to online work
Client-Centred Therapy focuses on listening and understanding the person without judgement. In online sessions this means the counsellor follows your lead, tuning into what you say and what matters most to you. Cognitive Behavioural Therapy, or CBT, looks at how thoughts, feelings and actions interact. Online CBT often uses clear exercises and practical tasks you can try between sessions to reduce anxiety or low mood.Finding the right approach is part of the early work. The counsellor will talk with you about goals, preferences and what feels most useful. Together you will try methods that match your needs and adjust the plan as you go, so the work stays relevant and collaborative.
Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat and text-based messaging. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation when that helps, phone sessions can be easier when bandwidth is limited, live chat is useful for shorter focused check-ins, and messaging supports ongoing reflection between meetings. These options make therapy more flexible and easier to fit around work, family duties and daily life.
| Session length | Typically 50 minutes |
|---|---|
| Client ages | Adults, 18 and over |
| Fees | Subscription via BetterHelp, cancel anytime |
| Insurance | Not billed directly |
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Areas of focus
What this therapist works with
Most often
- Stress, Anxiety
- Family conflicts
- Trauma and abuse
Also listed
- ADHD
- Anger management
- Depression
- Grief
- Parenting issues
- Relationship issues
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self esteem
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 3 years
- Registered with
- BACP
- Languages
- English
