Ayallah Richards-Mitchell

Ayallah Richards-Mitchell is a counsellor who uses a person-focused approach to help people address anger and related concerns. She works in a respectful, sensitive way and aims to tailor sessions to each person’s situation. Her style is direct but warm, and she encourages practical change in day-to-day life.

She draws on Client-Centred Therapy to follow what matters most to the person in front of her. Cognitive Behavioural Therapy is used to spot and shift patterns of thinking and behaviour that keep stress, anxiety and low mood active. Psychodynamic ideas can help uncover how past experiences shape current reactions. Solution-Focused Therapy helps set short-term goals and build straightforward steps to reach them.

Ayallah has three years of professional experience in the United Kingdom and holds BACP registration. She has worked with people dealing with stress, anxiety, grief, self-esteem, relationship difficulties and parenting strain. She also supports people who are managing attention and concentration challenges often associated with ADHD, plus seasonal affective disorder.

In sessions she listens closely, helps people identify what's getting in the way, and offers concrete tools to try between meetings. The emphasis is on practical progress and on finding approaches that fit the person’s life and values.

To begin she invites people to take a first step and reflect on what they want to change. From there she works with each person to build a plan that suits their needs, pace and goals.

How her approaches work in online therapy

Client-Centred Therapy focuses on building a trusting relationship and following what matters to the person. Online sessions can use this approach to help someone feel heard and to work through feelings like anger and grief. Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) looks at the links between thoughts, feelings and actions and offers practical exercises. Delivered remotely, CBT can include homework, thought records and step-by-step behaviour experiments relevant to everyday life.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. The counsellor will discuss the different methods and help decide what fits each person’s goals and preferences. Decisions about techniques and pacing are made together, so the plan evolves from the client’s needs.

Session formats are not specified in the biography, so please confirm current options before booking. Online work can make it easier to fit sessions around work, childcare or travel and can reduce time spent travelling. It also allows straightforward follow-up tasks and written notes to be shared between meetings when helpful. Registered or accredited professionals often use remote sessions to keep continuity of care and to reach people who cannot attend in person.