Michelle McAllister, NCPS

Michelle McAllister is a counsellor who draws on client-centred work to help people feel heard and understood. She holds NCPS and has four years of professional experience in the United Kingdom. Michelle focuses on practical conversations that aim to reduce distress and build confidence. She approaches each person with sensitivity and respect.

Michelle works with stress, anxiety and depression, and supports people dealing with relationship difficulties and grief. She also helps with self-esteem, motivation and issues around body image and isolation. Living with health challenges is one area she recognises and can address alongside chronic pain, illness and disability concerns.

Her style is collaborative and tailored. Sessions look at what is happening now, while also considering past patterns that affect present choices. Cognitive behavioural ideas are used when it helps people change unhelpful thoughts and behaviours. Solution-focused techniques are brought in to set small, achievable goals.

Michelle will personalise the pace and topics to fit each person’s needs. She aims to offer straightforward tools and clear next steps, not jargon. People who want a respectful, steady approach to emotional difficulties often find this style useful.

For practical next steps she asks people to complete a short matching questionnaire and then schedule sessions according to availability. The subscription model used for sessions can be cancelled at any time, and costs vary by location and therapist availability.

How Michelle’s approaches translate to online therapy

Client-Centred Therapy focuses on listening and understanding the person’s experience. The counsellor reflects feelings and helps people find their own solutions, which can suit conversations about stress, relationships and grief. Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) looks at how thoughts, feelings and behaviours connect and uses practical exercises to change patterns that maintain anxiety or low mood. CBT tools can be used to set small, achievable steps and homework between sessions.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will talk with each person about their goals and preferences and will choose or combine methods that fit. This is a collaborative process so adjustments are made as needs become clearer.

Confirm the session formats before booking, as the biography does not list specific options here. Online work can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy life, for example by cutting travel time or allowing a shorter check-in during a break. It also lets people continue therapy when managing chronic illness or caring responsibilities makes leaving home harder. Ask about practical arrangements and scheduling when you complete the matching questionnaire so sessions fit your day-to-day needs.