Ingried Upingasana, BACP

Ingried Upingasana is a counsellor who helps people facing stress, anxiety, relationship strain and intimacy-related issues. She uses calm, warm listening to help you find small, practical steps forward. She welcomes people from diverse backgrounds, including LGBTQ+ communities, and offers space for spiritual reflection when that matters to a client.

Ingried draws on five years of hands-on practice and a Bachelor’s degree in Counselling and Coaching. She also holds a Master’s in Applied Positive Psychology and Coaching Psychology. She describes her work as holistic and trauma-informed, aiming to rebuild hope and self-belief as therapy progresses.

Sessions focus on what matters to each person. She uses practical tools from Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to notice unhelpful thinking. Mindfulness practices are offered to help manage stress and improve sleep. Person-centred listening gives space to reflect and be heard.

She also uses Motivational Interviewing to support change when people feel stuck. Psychodynamic ideas may be brought in to look at past patterns that affect current relationships. Positive psychology techniques such as gratitude and meaning-making are used to strengthen resilience.

Ingried pays attention to safety and pace when working with trauma and abuse. She supports people dealing with addictions, grief, parenting strain and career changes, always tailoring the work to individual needs. Before booking, confirm current session options and practical arrangements to ensure they suit your life.

How therapeutic approaches translate to online work

Client-Centred Therapy focuses on attentive listening and reflecting back what a person says so they feel understood; it helps when someone needs time to sort through feelings and make sense of their priorities. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) offers clear, step-by-step ways to notice and change unhelpful thinking and behaviours, which can be useful for anxiety, low mood, sleep and some intimacy concerns.

Finding the right approach is a collaborative process. The therapist will work with each person to decide which methods suit their needs, goals and preferences, and will adjust the work as progress unfolds. That shared decision-making helps make sessions feel relevant and manageable.

Confirm the current session options before booking to know which formats are offered. Online therapy can make it easier to fit counselling into a busy day, reduce travel time, and allow shorter check-in meetings when needed. It can also make it simpler to use mindfulness exercises, worksheets and homework between meetings to support steady progress.