Michelle McAllister
Thoughtful practical counselling for everyday struggles
About Michelle
Michelle McAllister is a counsellor with four years of professional experience in the United Kingdom. She works with people facing stress, anxiety, relationship strains, grief, low self-esteem and depression. Michelle aims to create a respectful and compassionate space for honest conversation.
She adapts conversations and plans to each person's needs rather than using a one-size-fits-all method. Sessions focus on practical steps and clear goals, alongside time to reflect on feelings and personal history.
Background and approach
Michelle emphasises small, achievable changes that build confidence and improve day-to-day coping. Her work draws on a mix of well-known approaches, offering ways to understand patterns and try new behaviours. She helps people untangle issues like attachment, abandonment worries and communication breakdowns.
Other topics she supports include body image, chronic illness and caregiver stress. Michelle also addresses life transitions such as divorce and pregnancy, and emotional themes like guilt, shame and forgiveness. Men’s issues, impulsivity and a sense of isolation are among the additional areas she can explore in sessions.
People can expect a calm, non-judgemental tone and practical suggestions they can use between meetings. Michelle encourages people to take pace at their own speed while working towards clearer thinking and steadier moods.
What Michelle works with
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Sessions & fees
Therapeutic approaches and online support
Michelle commonly uses Client-Centred Therapy, which focuses on listening closely and shaping sessions around what matters most to the person. This approach helps when someone needs a compassionate space to make sense of feelings and decide on next steps.She also uses Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT), a practical method that looks at thoughts, feelings and behaviours. CBT is useful for tackling anxiety, low mood and habits that get in the way of daily life by teaching techniques to change unhelpful thinking and try different actions.
Finding the right approach is part of the work together. The therapist will discuss goals, try methods that fit the person's needs, and adjust as progress is made. Decisions about style and pacing are collaborative and can shift over time.
Online sessions are offered by video call, phone, live chat or text-based messaging to make contact easier to arrange. Video calls work well for a near face-to-face conversation, phone sessions can fit into a short break or require less bandwidth, and messaging or chat can be useful for brief check-ins or when writing feels easier. These options make it simpler to fit therapy around work, family and other commitments.
| 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
- Relationship issues
- Grief
Also listed
- Abandonment
- Attachment issues
- Body image
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Depression
- Divorce and separation
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Impulsivity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Life purpose
- Men's issues
- Pregnancy and childbirth
- Self esteem
- Self-love
- Sexuality
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 4 years
- Registered with
- NCPS
- Languages
- English
