Ingrid Koehler , BACP

Ingrid Koehler is a BACP-registered counsellor based in the United Kingdom with 14 years of professional experience. She draws on a background in nursing within the NHS, where she worked in cancer care and clinical trials before retiring from nursing, and has practiced in private counselling since 2011.

She works with people coping with stress and anxiety, relationship difficulties, trauma and abuse, grief and loss, and a wide range of related concerns including self-esteem, anger, eating issues, and compassion fatigue. Ingrid tailors conversations and treatment plans to each person, listening for the story someone wishes to share and then exploring practical and emotional ways to cope. The BACP credential indicates registration with the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy, the professional body for counsellors in the UK.

Ingrid aims to offer a respectful, compassionate space in which emotions can be unpacked and understood. She helps clients make sense of painful experiences - from specific traumatic events to long-standing relational wounds - and works to restore confidence, self-worth and clearer perspective. She supports both individuals and couples and can work either in person or online, adapting her approach to the needs and comfort of each person.

How Ingrid's therapeutic approaches translate to online support

Attachment-Based Therapy focuses on how early relationships shape current patterns of connection and trust. This approach explores attachment needs and relational dynamics to help with issues such as abandonment, intimacy difficulties and patterns that affect close relationships. Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT) helps people and couples identify, express and reorganize emotional responses in relationships. It emphasizes strengthening emotional bonds and improving communication to address conflict, hurt and disconnection. Trauma-Focused Therapy attends directly to the impact of traumatic events and prolonged relational harm, offering ways to process traumatic memories and reduce their ongoing emotional and behavioural effects.

Finding the right approach is part of the therapeutic journey, and Ingrid works collaboratively with clients to determine which methods best match their needs, goals and preferences. A licensed professional will discuss options, adapt techniques over time, and involve the client in decisions about the pace and focus of work.

Online therapy with video calls, phone sessions, live chat or text-based messaging offers practical flexibility - it makes it easier to schedule regular sessions, access care from different locations, and maintain continuity when life is busy or circumstances change. These options provide accessible ways to engage with therapy while retaining the collaborative, empathic support a therapist offers.