About Michelle
Michelle McAllister offers a respectful, client-centred way of working. She uses everyday language and practical steps to help people navigate stress, anxiety, low mood and relationship difficulties. Michelle holds NCPS and has four years of professional experience in the United Kingdom.
She helps people cope with grief and loss and to rebuild motivation, confidence and self-esteem. Michelle also supports people dealing with abandonment and attachment concerns, body image, caregiver strain, chronic illness or pain, and isolation or loneliness.
How Michelle works
Sessions are adapted to each person. Michelle aims to listen first, then propose small changes that feel manageable. She draws on Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to spot thinking patterns, and on psychodynamic ideas to look at how past experiences shape current feelings.
Michelle uses solution-focused techniques when clients want practical steps and faster progress. The work can include talking, setting simple goals, and practising new ways of responding between sessions. Conversations are paced to the person’s comfort and needs.
She describes therapy as a collaborative process. Michelle supports clients who want clearer communication, better emotional regulation, or to work through guilt, shame, forgiveness or life-direction questions. Her approach is straightforward and aimed at helping people make steady, realistic change.
Michelle lists 4 ways of working on the entry:
What Michelle works with
The areas below are the ones Michelle selected when setting up a profile. The first few are listed as the main focus; the rest are also named.
- 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
Training and background
| Register | NCPS |
|---|---|
| Years in practice | 4 |
| Languages | English |
| Session format | Online: video, phone, live chat or messaging |
| Country | United Kingdom |
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Online support options
Therapeutic approaches for online support
Michelle uses Client-Centred Therapy to focus on the person's experience, offering a listening, non-judgemental space where the client leads the pace and topic; this helps when someone wants empathy and to feel heard. She also draws on Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, which helps identify unhelpful thinking patterns and try out small behavioural changes to reduce anxiety or low mood. Psychodynamic ideas may be used to gently explore how past relationships influence current feelings and repeating patterns.Finding the right approach is part of the work. Michelle will discuss options and adapt methods based on the client's goals, needs and preferences, so the plan feels collaborative and realistic. Together they decide which techniques to try and review progress as they go.
Online therapy offers practical flexibility. Video calls let people see facial cues and use visual tools, phone sessions can be easier when bandwidth is limited, live chat suits quick check-ins and text messaging supports ongoing reflection between appointments. These formats make it easier to fit therapy around work, caregiving and other commitments while still working with registered or accredited professionals and experienced therapists.
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