Michelle Allard
Support for stress, grief and relationships
About Michelle
Michelle Allard helps people facing stress, anxiety, depression, grief and relationship strain. She works with issues including anger, addictions, self‑esteem, intimacy and eating or sleeping difficulties. Michelle also supports clients dealing with family problems, attachment wounds, and gender dysphoria.
She is based in the United Kingdom and is registered with the BACP (British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy). Michelle uses a mix of approaches so sessions match what a person needs.
Background and approach
She leans on attachment-based ideas to look at how early relationships shape current patterns. She uses client-centred listening so people feel heard and involved in decisions about their care. Cognitive behavioural techniques are used when practical steps and new thinking patterns help reduce distress.
Her style is calm and collaborative. Sessions aim to help people untangle recurring problems and build on strengths. Michelle pays attention to how past experiences influence present thoughts and feelings, while also working on immediate coping skills and problem solving.
Michelle can offer short-term work for specific issues or longer-term support for deeper concerns. She encourages people to move at their own pace and to set goals that feel manageable. Conversations focus on what is happening now as well as patterns that repeat over time.
To begin, clients complete a short matching questionnaire and then arrange sessions that fit their schedule. Therapy is offered through online formats and can be adjusted to suit individual needs.
What Michelle works with
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Sessions & fees
How Michelle’s approaches work online
Michelle uses attachment-based ideas to look at how early relationship patterns affect current feelings and reactions. This approach can help when people notice repeated problems in relationships or feel easily hurt or distant from others.She also uses client-centred counselling which focuses on listening, acceptance and working at the client’s pace. This helps people feel heard and involved when they want to explore identity, grief or self-esteem concerns.
Michelle brings cognitive behavioural techniques to sessions when practical steps are helpful. CBT offers clear strategies to change unhelpful thoughts and build different habits for anxiety, low mood or sleep difficulties.
Choosing the right blend of approaches is a collaborative process. The therapist will discuss goals, preferences and what feels most useful, and then adapt methods as work progresses. Clients are invited to give feedback so the plan can change if needed.
Online therapy gives flexibility for people with busy lives or limited local options. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation; phone sessions can fit into a short break or use less bandwidth. Live chat and text-based messaging make it easier to check in between appointments or to use a written format for reflection. Registered and accredited professionals can offer the same therapeutic focus online as in-person work, while making scheduling simpler and more accessible.
| Session length | Typically 50 minutes |
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| 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
- Relationship issues
- Grief
Also listed
- Abandonment
- Addictions
- Anger management
- Antisocial personality
- Attachment issues
- Avoidant personality
- Blended family issues
- Body image
- Control issues
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)
- Domestic violence
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Eating and food-related issues
- Eating disorders
- Emptiness
- Family conflicts
- Family problems
- Forgiveness
- Gender dysphoria
- Guilt and shame
- Hoarding
- Infidelity
- Intimacy-related issues
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- LGBT
- Life purpose
- Men's issues
- Midlife crisis
- Mood disorders
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Parenting issues
- Phobias
- Post-traumatic stress
- Pregnancy and childbirth
- Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
- Self esteem
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sex addiction
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Sexuality
- Sleeping disorders
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Trauma and abuse
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 4 years
- Registered with
- BACP
- Languages
- English
