Michelle Allard, BACP

Michelle Allard is an integrative therapist working in the United Kingdom who tailors care to each person she meets. She blends Gestalt, psychodynamic, and cognitive behavioural therapy techniques to create flexible treatment plans that reflect an individual’s needs and goals. By combining different methods she offers a personalised approach that draws on evidence-based strategies and relational work to help clients move forward.

Michelle pays close attention to how past experiences shape present thoughts, emotions, and relationships, and she supports people to untangle recurring patterns that may be holding them back. Her practice includes work with stress, anxiety, depression and low mood, relationship difficulties, grief and loss, and anger management, as well as a range of other concerns. She aims to help clients develop coping strategies and clearer ways of relating to themselves and others.

Central to her practice is the therapeutic relationship. Michelle cultivates a calm and attentive presence, listening so that clients feel heard, accepted, and understood. She believes people are experts in their own stories and brings a collaborative stance that empowers clients to identify their own solutions. Sessions can be brief and focused or longer term depending on the person’s needs, and there is no fixed time frame - progress moves at the client’s pace.

Michelle Allard is registered with the BACP - the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy - which is the professional body for counsellors and psychotherapists in the UK. She welcomes people seeking support to make meaningful, lasting change and offers a supportive, nonjudgemental space in which to explore challenges and strengths.

Therapeutic approaches and online sessions with Michelle Allard

Michelle Allard uses client-centred therapy to create a warm, accepting environment in which the client’s perspective and goals guide the work. This approach helps with self-esteem, relationship issues, and navigating life transitions by emphasising empathy and the client’s own resources. Attachment-based therapy is used to explore how early relationships influence current patterns of connection and emotion; it can be helpful for people struggling with intimacy, abandonment concerns, or longstanding relational difficulties. Cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT) offers practical tools to identify and change unhelpful thinking and behaviour patterns and is often used for stress, anxiety, depression, and coping skills development.

Finding the right mix of approaches is part of the therapeutic process, and Michelle works collaboratively with each person to determine what fits best for their needs, goals, and preferences. She adapts methods over time so therapy remains focused and relevant to the client’s changing priorities.

Online sessions are offered through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging, providing flexibility for different schedules and comfort levels. These options make it easier to access consistent support from registered professionals without geographic constraints, allowing work to continue even when circumstances change.