Ingried Upingasana , BACP

Ingried Upingasana is a UK-certified integrative counsellor who combines academic training with practical experience to support people through difficult life moments. She holds a Bachelor’s degree in Counselling and Coaching, an undergraduate qualification focused on therapeutic practice and helping clients set and reach goals, and a Master’s in Applied Positive Psychology and Coaching Psychology, a postgraduate degree that explores well-being, resilience, and strength-based approaches. She brings five years of clinical experience to her work and is affiliated with BACP, the professional association for counsellors and psychotherapists in the United Kingdom.

Her practice centers on gentle, compassionate support that helps clients rediscover strengths and move toward a life that feels more aligned and fulfilling. Ingried’s approach is holistic, trauma-informed, and faith-sensitive - she creates space for spiritual reflection when that is meaningful to the person in therapy. She works with a wide range of emotional challenges including anxiety, low mood, grief, identity struggles, self-esteem concerns, trauma, and relationship difficulties.

Ingried emphasizes building Positive Psychological Capital - fostering hope, self-belief, resilience, and optimism - so clients feel better equipped to handle life’s ups and downs. Her work draws on evidence-based methods such as cognitive behavioural techniques, mindfulness practices, solution-focused strategies, person-centred support, and positive psychology exercises like gratitude and meaning-making. She warmly welcomes and affirms people from all backgrounds, including LGBTQ+ communities, offering a nonjudgmental and nurturing therapeutic space.

Approaches that guide online therapy and remote support

Ingried integrates client-centred therapy and cognitive behavioural therapy to create a warm, practical approach online. Client-centred therapy focuses on empathy, active listening, and providing a nonjudgmental space so people can explore their feelings and values and build self-understanding - it is helpful for relationship challenges, identity concerns, and low self-esteem. Cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT) helps identify patterns of thinking and behaviour that contribute to anxiety, depression, and stress, and offers practical strategies to shift unhelpful habits and develop coping skills. Mindfulness therapy is also part of her toolkit, teaching present-moment awareness and simple grounding practices that reduce reactivity and support emotional regulation.

Finding the right approach is a collaborative process. Ingried works with each person to assess needs, goals, and personal preferences, and she tailors techniques so therapy feels relevant and doable. Together the therapist and client decide which methods to emphasise as progress unfolds.

Online sessions using video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging make it easier to access consistent support around work, family, and daily life. These options offer flexibility in scheduling, reduce travel time, and allow people to engage in therapy from settings that feel comfortable to them while still working with licensed professionals and therapists who can adapt methods to the online format.